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97.6 FM KOYE (La Invasora) Program Director, Juan Martin Ovalle was honored as Professional of the Year at the 9th Annual Hispanic Business Achievers Awards on October 26. The annual award recognizes Hispanic-owned businesses and professionals that have been successful in their respective industries.

The former RAB SVP of training and long-time Nebraska broadcaster died last week after suffering a major stroke a year ago. Dodson was 74. There will be no funeral, but a celebration of life Tuesday. Dodson got his first radio job when he was 15 at KNCY in Nebraska City.

Top 40/Rhythmic WWKX-FM, HOT 106 in Providence has a new morning show featuring native Rhode Islanders Bekah Berger and Mike D.

Westwood One is serving up Country duo LOCASH for Thanksgiving. The pair will host an all-star Thanksgiving special called "A Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration" with LOCASH. The special will include cuts from their new album The Fighters, music from their A-list friends, and bountiful holiday memories.

Buzz Knight, the longtime SVP/program development for Greater Media, will be joining Beasley as VP/programming on the close of Beasley's purchase of Greater Media. He takes over from Justin Chase, who, as reported earlier, has been promoted to EVP/programming for Beasley Media Group. Chase called Knight "incredibly strategic and well suited for the Beasley company culture."

As Beasley gets ready to close on its purchase of Greater Media, Justin Chase takes on a bigger role as Executive Vice President of Programming. Chase was VP of Programming since 2013, after four years of service as Operations Manager for Beasley's cluster in Vegas.

Although the station had nothing to announce at this time, several reports in New York have Chris Carlin joining Ike Reese for afternoon drive on CBS's WIP in Philadelphia. Carlin has co-hosted SportsNet New York’s Loud Mouths since 2008. Carlin has worked at SiriusXM and did fill-in work at FAN. Early in his radio career Carlin was Mike Francesa’s producer for six years. Picture courtesy SNY.tv

Country Singer Todd O’Neill has won the NASH Next 2016 Challenge artist development competition. O’Neill, who hails from Hammond, LA, will receive national radio airplay on Cumulus Media radio stations, a recording contract with Big Machine Label Group, and will have an original song produced by Jay DeMarcus...

Jeff Warshaw's Connoisseur Media has hired Lisa Sonnenklar as COO of Connoisseur's Integrated Solutions Division. Warshaw said, "Using our potent mix of radio, digital, and event marketing assets, we have been able to get tremendous ROI and visibility for many of our clients. We are now putting even more firepower into these efforts. We are delighted to welcome Lisa into the Connoisseur family.”

It's a newly created position for McHale who comes to CBS Radio from American Apparel, where he was SVP and Chief Information Officer and responsible for rebuilding the entire IT organization from the ground up.