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Chuck “DZL” Thompson has been named PD and midday host at iHeart's Alt. Rocker XL102 in Richmond. Thompson has two decades’ experience with his last position as APD/Music Director and afternoon host for WEND-FM in Charlotte. He’s also had stints in programming and promotions in Rochester, Atlanta, Columbia, and Canton, GA.

It's pretty much old news after it leaked out Tuesday. Both ESPN and SirisXM have confirmed that Stephen A. Smith is ending his run on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Radio and will begin on ESPN’s owned and operated stations in L.A. and New York on January 17. The same the two-hour program (1 p.m - 3 p.m.) will run on ESPN’s SiriusXM Channel 80.

Terry Boers joined sports station WSCR (The Score) in Chicago back in 1992. He was one of the station's first hosts following a long career as a columnist at the Chicago Sun Times. The station is sending off the host with a special live broadcast Thursday called "Toast to Terry," which Boers will host himself.

After over four years with Max Media's ESPN Radio 94.1 in Virginia Beach, Nick Cattles is returning to CBS Radio in Boston to work at The Sports Hub. Cattles came to Max Media from The Sports Hub back in 2012.

Westwood has produced and distributed Dave Ross' weekday feature for 25 years and that relationship will continue. Ross is a morning news host on KIRO-FM in Seattle and his daily commentary is heard on over 200 stations.

The Country station is owned by Steel City Media in Kansas City where Todd Nixon will take over as PD for Mike Kennedy, who retired at the end of 2016.

A familiar voice will be heard on the The Ace & TJ Show when listeners tune in in 2017. Guenn (Peterson) Schneider had been part of the team from 2007-2011 and has spent the past few years working with various media outlets throughout Charlotte. Now she's back and raring to go.

Joey Jenkins has been promoted to PD for ESPN Boise (Impact Radio Group). He's been with Impact since March of 2016, working as producer, phone screener, and board operator for all local programming on ESPN Boise.

This changes comes from iHeart in Grand Rapids where WSNX-FM (Hit Music) will pipe in Mojo in the Morning starting January 16, 2017. Mojo broadcasts from Detroit. His show replaces Ken and Shmitty. Shmitty will remain at the station as Mid Day host.

Bubba John Stevens (John Laboranti) who was on the air in Philadelphia for over 45 years has died. Stevens worked for WMGK and WMMR, retiring from WMGK in November of 2013. He was 66 when he passed and battling cancer.