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Hubbard in St. Louis has named Scott Roddy PD for 106.5 The Arch. Roddy has been the acting PD of The Arch since September and he's been PD for sister station 92.3 WIL.

CBS Radio has announced the appointment of Fred Bennett to the newly created position of VP/GM, Traffic Operations and Partnerships. Bennett is charged with building an in-house traffic content and sales operation to serve CBS Radio's 117 radio stations.

Jeff Mitchell has been appointed to the position of General Manager for Salem Media Group’s stations in Dallas. Mitchell has been with Salem Dallas as Director of Sales for the past 6 ½ years.

Al P is the new nighttime host for CHR Top 40 station, WFLC/HITS 97.3. The young jock started his radio career at the ripe old age of 16, hosting and mixing an Internet radio show.  At 19 he interned for at SBS Entertainment in New York City, then scored his big break when he was hired to be a part of the morning show at CBS’ WBMP.

She's been a regular on Radio Ink's annual top PD list. Yesterday, Charese Fruge informed Radio Ink she was leaving her position as Vice President of Programming and Operations Manager for CBS Radio in Houston. Here's what Fruge told us...

iHeartMedia West Palm Beach says that Rich Dickerson will retire from The Love Doctors on December 16. The Love Doctors airs afternoons on WZZR-FM Real Radio 94.3. Dickerson launched The Love Doctors in 1991 on WZZR-FM after hosting an earlier incarnation of the show on iHeartMedia rock station WKGR-FM.

William (Bill) Shearer, a member of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) Board of Directors in the 1980s and 90s, passed away November 1 after a lengthy illness. During his NABOB Board tenure, Shearer was the General Manager and then eventual owner of KGFJ-AM in Los Angeles.

Louie Diaz, currently Program Director of WRQX in Washington, D.C., moves to Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Atlanta and Program Director of WWWQ in Atlanta, while Rob Roberts, currently Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Atlanta and Program Director of WWWQ, will move to WRQX/Washington, D.C. as Program Director. He will also fill the new position of Vice President/Hot AC at the corporate programming level.

The Boston station has announced that veteran morning host Greg Hill has signed a new, long-term contract that will keep him at the Entercom station for the rest of his career. Hill started with the Rock station in 1986 and has been hosting the Hill-Man Morning Show for 26 years.

Miller will also be the station’s new afternoon drive host. Both positions are effective December 12. Miller will be responsible for day-to-day programming operations for Z 104.3 and will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee the station's on-air content, digital footprint, and music programming.