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Tino Cochino Radio is now airing weeknights 7-11 p.m. on 104.9 KBTE-FM in Lubbock. Cochino said, “It's an amazing feeling to be back on-air in the city where my career began. My love for radio was ignited the moment I walked out of Cavazos Junior High and saw a local station’s live remote set up."

The opinionated former ESPN baseball commentator picks up a weekend show on Carr's network. Schilling will host a three-hour Saturday morning show (9 a.m. to Noon) beginning September 10.

Ramar Communication’s KTTR-FM HD-2, and K245BG, Rock 96.9 has added 2 Guys Named Chris to morning drive.

The Rams are back in LA and Head Coach Jeff Fisher will be giving listeners insight into game strategies from the previous match-up, and previewing the next game, on The Jeff Fisher Show, 6-7 p.m. PT, beginning Tuesday, September 13.

77 WABC in New York debuted a new daily Web series on wabcradio.com Tuesday called Back to the Books Radio with Rita Cosby.”

Beasley Media Group in Charlotte has hired Jeff Anderson as Operations Manager/PD of Hip-Hop station WPEG/Power 98 and Urban AC WBAV/V101.9. Anderson began his radio career with Beasley WZFX-FM, Fayetteville, NC, more than two decades ago.

The syndicated morning show begins on Alpha's WXYY on September 6, replacing a music-only morning show.

Syndicated host Joe "Pags" Pagliarulo announced on Friday that his 16-year old daughter had gone missing. On Saturday morning, he said that the search was over.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Jim Pruett has died. He was 72. Pruett was half of the legendary Stevens & Pruett show on Houston’s former Rock 101 KLOL. Mark Stevens died in 2011.

San Francisco’s KBLX-FM 102.9 has a new afternoon drive jock. Antoine Davis will move from his current position as evening host to 3-7 p.m. PT effective immediately. Davis has been on air with the station for over 12 years.