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Chuck Whitaker is now the Operations Manager of Cumulus' five-station cluster in Pensacola. Whitaker joined Cumulus Pensacola last year as PD of AC-formatted WMEZ-FM after more than 20 years programming stations in Augusta, including nine years at Beasley Top 40 WHHD.

Mark McCauley previously served as Market President for the Florida Gator Network and Florida News Network, and launched FNN Hispana, a statewide Hispanic news network, in 2008. As Senior VP of Sales, McCauley will oversee all sales operations for the West Palm region.

As Senior VP of Programming, Rad Messick will oversee all programming operations for the West Palm Beach region. Messick joins the region from iHeartMedia Omaha, where he most recently served as Senior VP of Programming.

Ryan McCredden will continue in his role as PD at sports-talk stations SportsRadio610 and CBS Sports Radio 650 in Houston. CBS says under McCredden's leadership, ratings for both stations have increased.

To set the stage for the 51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, nine-time ACM winner Jennifer Nettles will host Westwood One’s 2016 ACM Nomination Special.

Greg Thunder is the new morning show co-host on Cities 97 KTCZ-FM, joining Keri Noble. Thunder is a Minnesota native and will join Cities 97 from KGOR in Omaha. He's worked in the Twin Cities before, hosting a morning show on KSTP-FM from 2004-2010. He then went on to host mornings in Houston on KILT-FM.

STAR 99.9 (WEZN-FM Bridgeport, CT) has filled its’ midday vacancy with Megan Duley. Originally from Connecticut, Megan has been in Massachusetts, near the Berkshires, for the last few years co-hosting mornings at Live 95.9 (WBEC-FM Pittsfield).

Micah Goldberg has been named Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Denver region. The iHeartMedia Denver region consists of 26 stations that includes Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Ogallala, Nebraska.

The new deal with Lou Manfredini runs through December 31, 2020. Manfredini began his career at WGN in 1995 as a guest on the Bob Collins Show when he was given the nickname “Mr. Fix It.” He continues to answer listeners’ home improvement questions on The Mr. Fix-It Show, which is the #1 Saturday morning radio program in Chicago.

KWNR-FM 95.5 The Bull, Las Vegas' New Country, announced Monday that Lois Lewis has been named the new Assistant Program Director/Music Director and new mid-day host, effective immediately. Lewis will host weekdays from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. PT.