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promoted to Senior Director/Daytime Programming at ESPN Audio … KCBS/San Francisco Director/News and Programming Ed Cavagnaro announces his retirement after more than three and a half decades at the all-newser … Roger Hedgecock ends his Radio America nationally syndicated show and reduces his role to commentator at hometown flagship, KFMB/San Diego … Salem Communications rebrands as Salem Media Group … Owen Murphy exits as PD of KFWB/Los Angeles … Steve McCoy hired for mornings at WYAY/Atlanta … Westwood One launches a new WLS/Chicago-based show hosted by Jonathon Brandmeier in hours previously held by Dennis Miller, who steps away from radio.

MARCH: Cumulus/Chicago VP/Market Manager Donna Baker named Midwest Regional VP, based in Kansas City, succeeded in Chicago by market veteran Peter Bowen … Chris McGorrill, Operations Manager for Saga Communications’ Portland (Maine) Radio Group, leaves after a 25-year run … Charlie Wilkinson named Market President at iHeartMedia/Dallas … Howie Carr returns to the WRKO/Boston lineup via his self-syndicated show … WTOP/Washington PD Laurie Cantillo leaves the all-newser and the radio biz to join NASA’s Office of Communications … WTEM/Washington PD Chuck Sapienza exits … Tom Schurr joins Cumulus Media as SVP/Operations … Pierre Bouvard named Chief Marketing Officer for Cumulus Media … Steve Sutton named Program Director at KCMO/Kansas City … Tom Lee named PD at KFWB/Los Angeles … Steve Goldstein steps down as Saga Communications EVP/Group Programming Chief, launches Amplifi Media, focused on developing digital audio on-demand and podcast content … Dan Mitchinson joins KFBK/Sacramento for mornings.

APRIL: Cumulus Media promotes Mike McVay to SVP/Content & Programming … WLW/Cincinatti morning host Jim Scott signs off after 50 years on the air in the Queen City … Voltair makes its public debut at the NAB Show in Las Vegas … WBZ/Boston afternoon co-host Anthony Silva retires after 36 years with the station … WHAS/Louisville afternoon host Terry Meiners re-ups … CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer announces retirement ... Dan Mason retires as President/CEO of CBS Radio. He’s succeeded by former Journal Communications President/COO/CFO Andre J. Fernandez … Sports radio programming veteran Ryan Maguire is named PD at WQAM/Miami … Scott Hopeck is named

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Only a few more calendar pages left to flip before 2015 is one for the history books. This edition of NTS MediaOnline Monthly takes a look back at some of the people, topics and issues that made news in the world of News/Talk/Sports radio and media this past year.

JANUARY: Len Berman and Todd Schnitt are teamed for mornings on WOR/New York… Randall Bloomquist exits as corporate PD for Cumulus Media News/Talk stations …Ken Charles exits iHeartMedia …’Big’ John Howell moves to mornings at WLS-AM/Chicago … Scott Shapiro named VP/Sports Programming for Premiere Networks … Mark Levin inks a long-term extension with Westwood One … Bill White named PD for KFBK & KSTE/Sacramento … Beasley Broadcast Group rebrands as Beasley Media Group, Inc … Entercom/Greenville ups Mark Hendrix to Operations Manager at WORD, as Bob McLain becomes Ops Manager Emeritus … Kim Bryant promoted to EVP/West Coast Sales for Westwood One … Dave Ramsey marks a milestone as his daily syndicated talk show tops 550 affiliates … Westwood One and talker Michael Savage reach a deal extension … Eric Brooks promoted to Assistant Program Director at WTMJ/Milwaukee … WJR/Detroit Program Director Mike Wheeler promoted to Operations Manager for Cumulus Media/Detroit.

FEBRUARY: Pam Coulter succeeds retiring Peter Maer as White House Correspondent, and Steven Portnoy is named Congressional Correspondent at CBS Radio News … Scott Masteller named Program Director for WBAL/Baltimore …Westwood One inks a multi-year extension with Jim Bohannon … SRN host Michael Medved takes a hiatus to undergo treatment for throat cancer … iHeartMedia EVP Programming/Midwest Carl Anderson adds additional duties as Talk Brand Manager, assisted by three Talk Brand Coordinators, including Grace Blazer (iHeartMedia/Miami); Greg Foster, (iHeartMedia/Denver); and Kelly Carls, (iHeartMedia/Louisville) … KSL/Salt Lake City morning co-host Grant Nielsen announces his retirement after 22 years in wake-ups … Jason Dixon, steps down as PD at Greater Media Sports/Talker Detroit Sports 105.1, succeeded by Sports radio veteran Dave Shore … Amanda Gifford

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President/Market Manager for iHeartMedia/New York. Linda Little succeeds him as President/Market Manager at iHeartMedia/Phoenix … Anthony Gargano moves to mornings at WPEN (95.7 The Fanatic)/Philadelphia … Entercom/Sacramento promotes Lance Richard to VP/Market Manager … Jack Swanson replaces the retiring Ed Cavagnaro as Director of News and Programming at KCBS/San Francisco … Dan Zampillo is named PD at WTEM/Washington.

MAY: Entercom Communications promotes Louise ‘Weezie’ Kramer to Chief Operating Officer … Cumulus Media taps Lori Lewis as Vice President/Social Media … RAB Senior VP/Professional Development John Potter announces his retirement after 50 years in broadcasting … Tom Paleveda named VP/Programming for Genesis Communications’ SportsTalk Florida and NewsTalk Florida … Greg Foster adds stripes as VP News/Talk/Sports for iHeartMedia/Denver. Concurrently, Josh Everett is named Program Director for KHOW and KKZN, reporting to Foster, who continues as PD for KOA … Johnny Donovan retires from WABC/New York, where he’s served as Staff Announcer and Production Director for more than thirty years … Barbara Haynes exits Cumulus Media/Providence, succeeded by Cumulus/Worcester VP of Sales John Sutherland … Don Kollins exits CJCL/Toronto to become PD at Entercom/San Francisco Sports/Talker KGMZ-FM.

JUNE: Ken Charles named PD at KNX/Los Angeles … SRN host Michael Medved is declared “cancer free” and returns full-time to his daily show … iHeartMedia/Albany, NY names Jeff Wolf PD/News Director for WGY and Fox Sports 980 … Larry Mendte tapped for mornings on iHeartMedia/Delaware’s WILM and WDOV … Cumulus Media promotes WMAL/Washington, DC PD Bill Hess to Corporate Program Director for News/Talk … Greg Strassell joins Hubbard Radio as SVP/Programming … Canada’s ratings organization Numeris bans stations from using Voltair or any other post-encoding processor in their audio chain … KABC-KLOS/Los Angeles President/Market Manager Marco Radlovic exits … Ben Ferguson exits at WBAP/Dallas as Chris Salcedo succeeds him in the 9-11am slot … Longtime WTOP/Washington News Director Mike McMearty is promoted to Director of News and Programming … Media industry veteran Kraig Kitchin assumes interim CEO duties at Glenn Beck’s multi-media digital venture, TheBlaze, as Betsy Morgan exits …WBAP-KLIF/Dallas News Director Rick Hadley leaves after a 10-year run … The Broadcasters Foundation of America names former CBS Radio President/CEO Dan Mason Co-Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the group’s Board of Directors.

JULY: The battle over Voltair vs. Nielsen’s PPM continues to gain heat as Nielsen announces it will not support Voltair and promises future enhancements to improve PPM … Doctors order a 30-day radio silence for Glenn Beck due to strained vocal cords … Bonnie Petrie joins WTMJ/Milwaukee to co-anchor newscasts on Wisconsin’s Morning News with Gene Mueller … After 45 years on the radio Sports/Talker Tony Bruno exits his WIP/Philadelphia show and broadcast radio to pursue podcasting

and other interests … After 33 years on the job Delmarva Broadcasting President/CEO Pete Booker retires. He’s succeeded by Jeff Boden … Meghan McCain joins Premiere Networks as host of America Now … Freda Ross is promoted to News Director for WBAP and KLIF/Dallas … Colin Cowherd exits ESPN … KFMB-AM & FM/San Diego GM Gina Landau announces her retirement after a 35-year career in the market … CBS Radio names Scott Herman COO… Longtime First Light host and Westwood One News anchor Dirk Van retires … Legendary sportscaster Dick Enberg receives Major League Baseball’s Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence.

AUGUST: Glenn Ordway returns to WEEI/Boston after a nearly two-year hiatus … The Rush Limbaugh Show celebrates it’s 28th year in national syndication … Dawn Girocco joins Cumulus Media/Los Angeles as VP/Market Manager for KABC and KLOS … KGO/San Francisco host Ronn Owens undergoes deep brain stimulation surgery to combat the effects of Parkinson’s … Lance Tidwell is named Senior Vice President/Programming for iHeartMedia/San Antonio … Westwood One syndicated talker Mark Levin’s book, Plunder and Deceit, hits #1 on the New York Times’ bestsellers list … Colin Cowherd inks a new TV and radio deal with FOX Sports 1 and Premiere Networks’ syndicated FOX Sports Radio … Ben Ferguson returns to PM Drive at WREC/Memphis … Bob Agnew exits as PD at KLAA/Orange-Los Angeles and segues to a new post as Media Director for Irvine, CA-based sports and entertainment marketing firm Sports 1 Marketing … WDBO/Orlando reporter/anchor Monica Rix joins FOX News Radio as a New York City-based reporter … WDBJ-TV/Roanoke news reporter Alison Parker and photo-journalist Adam Ward are shot and killed on live television by a disgruntled former colleague … Vin Scully announces he plans to return in 2016 for his 67th season in the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast booth … Salem Media Group rebrands its top-of-hour news product in a joint partnership with Townhall.com.

SEPTEMBER: 95-year old WCCO/Minneapolis sportscaster Sid Hartman marks an unprecedented 60 years with the CBS Radio News/Talker … Michael Czarnecki named Operations Manager and Assistant Program Director at WRKO/Boston … ESPN Radio host Dan Le Batard and Jon ‘Stugotz’ Weiner takeover Colin Cowherd’s former 10am-1pm midday slot on the network … After 30 years Van Harden steps down as PD at WHO/Des Moines, but continues hosting his long-running morning show with co-host Bonnie Lucas … Angela Corral is promoted to News Director at KGO/San Francisco … Brett Winterble joins KFMB/San Diego to host PM Drive … Dave Cadeau succeeds Don Kollins as PD at CJCL/Toronto … WTMJ/Milwaukee Assistant PD Eric Brooks is promoted to the newly created position of Program Manager … HeartMedia/Tampa Bay re-signs Jack Harris to a contract extension that will keep the market legend on WFLA for at least the next three years … iHeartMedia promotes Carl Anderson to Market President and Senior Vice President/Programming for the company’s seven station Tucson cluster. He’ll also continue to serve as the company’s News/Sports/

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Talk Brand Manager … On the eve of the 2015 NAB/RAB Radio Show, Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey is ousted by the company’s Board and replaced by Board member and former magazine industry executive Mary Berner. Concurrently John Dickey, EVP Programming and Content also exits … CBS Radio/Minneapolis SVP/Market Manager Mick Anselmo announces his retirement.

OCTOBER: Bill Plaschke and Jeanne Zelasko are paired as morning co-hosts at KFWB/Los Angeles … Heidi Harris and Alan Stock return to KXNT/Las Vegas, hosting the station’s AM and PM drive shows, respectively … Smokey Rivers is named Operations Manager for KQTH and KFFN/Tucson … WYAY/Atlanta morning host Steve McCoy is fired for re-editing and airing an old interview with Donald Trump and passing it off as a newly obtained conversation with the GOP presidential hopeful … Rusty Humphries is named SVP/Programming for Liftable Media’s newly acquired USA Radio Networks, where he’ll also host a new daily talk show, Trending Today USA … Brian Freeman, Director of Spoken Word Formats and News at Curtis Media Group exits after an eight-ear run with the company … KSPN/Los Angeles Senior Director/PD Mike Thompson gets pink-slipped in a round of cost cutbacks at ESPN Radio … Jeff Sottolano is promoted from Director of Programming to VP/Programming at CBS Radio … Salem Radio Network signs independently syndicated talker Steve Deace to air in the network’s 9pm-midnight (ET) slot.

NOVEMBER: Broadcast Company of the Americas promotes Mike Shepard to VP/Programming and Operations for San Diego Sports/Talker Mighty 1090 … Jim Ward and John Melendez join WYM Media Management’s syndicated Stephanie Miller Show as co-hosts … ‘Too Tall’ Tom Szymanski is named Chief Meteorologist at KFGO/Fargo … Compass Media Networks inks a multi-year extenstion with Gordon Deal to continue anchoring CMN’s daily syndicated This Morning: America’s First News … Tim Hager named Market President at iHeartMedia/Denver … The Chicago Cubs move their play-by-play to WSCR/Chicago starting with the 2016 baseball season … Michael Medved re-ups with Salem Radio Network through 2018 … 25-year New Jersey 101.5 morning host Jim Gearhart -- on an extended leave of absence following a recent injury -- announces he’ll not be returning to his daily show due to the extent of those injuries. Bill Spadea succeeds him in wake-ups … Cumulus Media adds a new title to Corporate Program Director for News/Talk and WMAL/Washington, DC PD Bill Hess’ business card to also include Operations Manager for the DC station cluster … Cumulus Media/San Francisco promotes Lee Hammer to Operations Manager for KGO and KSFO, while Bay Area radio veteran Mike Anthony is named PD for the stations. Hammer also continues to serve as OM/PD for Sports clustermates KNBR and KTCT.

DECEMBER: Shannon Knoepke is named Senior Vice President/Market Manager and Director of Sales for CBS Radio/Minneapolis-St. Paul … WTMJ/Milwaukee names Brew City radio news veteran Jane Matenaer as co-anchor of Wisconsin’s Morning News with Gene Mueller … Rob Stadler joins WYAY/Atlanta as Executive Producer and morning show host … iHeartMedia/Sacramento ups SVP/Sales Sara McClure to Market President … Areka Spencer named National Director of Digital and On-air News Content for Midwest Communications … ABC News Radio anchor Doug Limerick retires. Cheri Preston succeeds him as the network’s morning drive anchor … Bonneville/Denver has named Armen Williams Program Director for Sports/Talkers KKFN-FM and KEPN-AM as Nate Lundy exits … KOA/Denver host Mike Rosen retires. Mandy Connell moves from mornings at co-owned KHOW to succeed Rosen in middays at KOA … WABC/New York host Geraldo Rivera files a lawsuit charging Cumulus Media with reneging on a deal to extend his contract through next year … Beasley Broadcast Group promotes John Candelaria to Operations Manager at its five-station Las Vegas cluster … Kirby Wilbur returns to KVI/Seattle … Howard Stern re-ups at SiriusXM … Mike Gallagher signs a contract extension with Salem Radio Network … Art Bell pulls the plug on his recently launched online show, saying this time he’s done for good, citing threats to his family … Suzanne Grimes is named President of Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Division and Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing for all of Cumulus … TO BE CONTINUED IN 2016!

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