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The VP of Content & Programming has extended his contract with the Chicago station through 2019. GM Jimmy de Castro said, “Todd makes it fun to come to work every day. He’s a content musician that drives our incredible spoken-word content across a multitude of platforms.” Manley has held his VP position at WGN since 2013. He's also worked at WXRT in Chicago and KTRS in St. Louis.

iHeartMedia Nashville is bringing on Morgan Huelsman as Digital Program Director. Huelsman will work with the iHeart Nashville programming and sales teams regarding the cluster's mobile content strategy. Previously, Huelsman served as the Digital Content Director for iHeart's four stations in Wichita.

This goes back to the December 2015 charges against the former Opie & Anthony host. He pleads to two misdemeanor charges of assaulting his girlfriend, third-degree assault, and blocking someone’s breathing. Newsday reports Cumia will have to do six months of outpatient alcohol abuse treatment and a six-month batterer’s intervention program. Cumia is 55. His girlfriend at the time was 26.

107.7 The End, Entercom's Alternative station in Seattle, has pegged Page to host middays, replacing Pepper who left a few months ago. She comes to Seattle after covering weekends and swing shifts at Cumulus' Rock 100.5 in Atlanta. She'll also be responsible for social media at the station.

Buzz Sports Radio in Raleigh-Durham will debut The Sports Shop with Reese & Kmac Tuesday, July 5. The Sports Shop will be the first African-American sports talk morning show in the Raleigh-Durham market. The show, which is billed as "urban sports radio," moves from its current 10 a.m. to noon timeslot to morning drive, and replaces The Morning Show with Mike, Lauren & Demetri.

iHeartMedia announced Wednesday that Josh Everett has been named Director of Spoken Word Programming for its Kentucky-Indiana Region. Everett will also oversee NewsRadio 840 WHAS-AM in Louisville. He replaces long-time WHAS-AM PD Kelly Carls who's retiring. Everett will be based out of Louisville, moving over from iHeart's KHOW-AM and KDSP-AM in Denver, where he was PD.

Entercom's KQMT 99.5 The Mountain is bringing in Dan Hardee for the afternoon drive slot to replace 36-year radio veteran Dan Mitchell, who's retiring to spend more time with his family.

New York City talker 77 WABC is adding a new weekend show that goes behind the scenes of the fashion industry. Always in Fashion will be hosted by one of the fashion industry’s most successful business leaders, Mark Weber. The one-hour weekly business program will run Saturdays from 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST.

The New York Daily News has the details about Zev Brenner who received one year probation and a $2,500 fine for not filing his tax returns for years. Brenner hosts "Talkline" on WMCA. He pleaded guilty to not filing a tax return in 2009. As it turned out he had not filed from 2003 to 2011. Brenner already paid $63,764 back to the IRS for 2009 to 2011. Picture courtesy New York Daily News.

CBS New York has the details about the death of the longtime New York City DJ who worked at WHN, WYNY, and most recently WCBS-FM. Daniel’s son, Chris Daniel, sent out a message saying his father died “suddenly” Tuesday morning. The cause of Daniel’s death was not indicated.