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Katy Lollis advances from GSM to D.O.S. at Beasley's Fayetteville, NC market which has six stations. Market Manager Mac Edwards said, “Katy has been a valued employee of our company for nearly a decade."

JoJo Turnbeaugh will also serve as PD and Afternoon Host for iHeart's country statioin the cluster KWNR-FM. iHeartMedia has four station in Sin City. Regional President Glynn Alan said, "Jojo's energy, depth of knowledge in multiple formats, and intense desire to win will continue to drive revenue and ratings for our Las Vegas cluster.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman will headline SportsRadio 94WIP’s Wing Bowl 24 on Friday, February 5 at the Wells Fargo Center. Wing Bowl has become a celebrated annual radio event.

The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, announced Thursday the appointment of Paul Rourke as the organization’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, reporting to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews.

Nationally syndicated radio host Tom Joyner will host a special red carpet presentation and be a featured presenter on the 47th NAACP Image Awards airing live February 5 on TV One.

John Boyle is the new Operations Manager and Program Director for NASH FM 92.3/WRKN-FM and 106.1 the Underground/WZRH-FM in New Orleans, replacing Ray Mariner. Boyle moves to New Orleans from Melbourne where he was PD at Cumulus’ 95 ROCK/WSJZ.

After taking some time to try his hand as marketing director for Six Bends Harley Davidson in Fort Myers, Jeff Hickox is back in radio with Beasley Broadcasting. Hickox had been with Beasley for two decades, mainly on the air, before the move to Harley.

The Alliance for Women in Media and its foundation are proud to announce its 2016 National Board of Directors. Many board members, along with nearly 50 industry executives, participated in judging the record number of 2016 Gracies entries on January 30 and 31.

It's more responsibility for Bob Rosenthal who gets the VP/GM job for Scripps in the Idaho market. Most recently, Rosenthal was General Sales Manager for Cumulus Media in Boise.

Cox Media Group’s Athens cluster has named Kisha Hardwick its new Digital Sales Manager. Previously, Hardwick was Digital Sales Manager for Raycom Media in Augusta.