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Congratulations to a good friend of Radio Ink. Mix Group President Jason Garte, his wife Natally, and their 2-year-old daughter Bella welcomed baby Daniel Jason Garte to the family, Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. Daniel Weighed in at 9 pounds, 12 oz. and 21 inches tall.

Marc Kestecher has been with ESPN for 17 years, and now he has a new role to add to his slate: lead play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ESPN Radio. Kestecher replaces Kevin Calabro who is now commentating for the Portland Trailblazers.

And they are: Trent Muldrow - Eastern region, based in Columbia, SC; Jeff Caudell - Western region, based in San Antonio, TX; and, Geary Morrill - Midwest region, based in Saginaw, MI.

Jeff Jarnigan takes on the role having 30 years’ experience in radio broadcasting in the Knoxville market. Cumulus’ Knoxville cluster is headlined by WIVK-FM.

Conry has taken over the 3-6 p.m. slot at Power Talk 1360/1280 in Modesto. Conry is heard throughout the Midwest, Southeast, and West Coast, and has been on-air in Central California for three years on Sacramento's News Radio KFBK. In addition to his own show, Conry has sat in for Jason Lewis and Mark Belling nationally.

Paul Giammarco will join Lite Rock 105/WWLI-FM in Providence to host afternoons as of Tuesday, July 26. Giammarco moves to WWLI-FM from the CW28, where he was in account management and development.

Sheryl Personett is the new Senior Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions for Entravision in Denver. Personett will be responsible for selling Entravision’s media and marketing solutions across the company’s television, radio, and digital properties in that market.

Bill Michaels, Program Director of radio stations WXKR-FM, WLQR-FM, WTOD-AM, and WQQO HD2, has been promoted to Operations Manager for the company’s station cluster in Toledo, OH, and Monroe, MI. It’s a new position, in which Michaels will manage station ops for eight stations in Toledo and Monroe, OH.

Country is the most popular music genre in the U.S., with 97 million fans, so why not mine for more talent? Cumulus’ “NASH Next 2016” competition will do just that. The winner of the four-month-long national competition will receive a record deal with Big Machine Label Group,

KNRJ/101.1 The BEAT in Phoenix has added The Breakfast Club to its weekday morning lineup, effective Monday, July 11. The show starring DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God will now be heard in the 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. timeslot.