John Michael is named APD of Top 40 KLSX (97.1 AMP Radio)/Los Angeles. Michael had previously been in the programming department as CBS Radio-Los Angeles, where he had been involved in programming AMP when it was the HD-2 side channel for KCBS-FM.

CBS Radio-Houston announces the following changes: CHR KKHH afternoon host Dave Morales will segue to afternoons on Hot AC KHMX effective May 21. Kaden, who most recently handled nights at the former KMVK/Dallas, will take over afternoons at KKHH. KHMX PD/morning guy Keith Scott and producer John Whalen both exit.

CHR WNOU (RadioNOW 100.9)/Indianapolis welcomes Indianapolis native Riggs forAPD/nights/Imaging. Riggs previously held programming posts CHR WYKS/Gainesville and WKXJ/Chattanooga. Riggs, who starts on May 26, previously worked at WNOU in 2000. Riggs replaces Austin who is now doing mornings at WJFX/Fort Wayne. “After going through over 300 applicants, Riggs gets it. He gets the RadioNOW brand. With that and his witty personality, I’m sure he’ll have no problem doing a show and washing my car,” says PD Tim Rainey.

CHR WXKS/Boston's Matty In The Morning adds morning at sister Hot AC WSNE/Providence, filling the void left when Tad Lemire exited during the most recent wave of Clear Channel changes.
 
Mark Hamlin joins AC KUDL/Kansas City for PD/morning duties. Hamlin was most recently at Entercom AC sister WSPA/Greenville. Hamlin replaces Thom McGinty who exits after ten years with the station.
 
Charlene Lewis exits middays at AC KBEZ/Tulsa due to budget cuts.
 
The syndicated Kevin & Bean morning show can now be heard on Modern Rocker KEGE/Idaho Falls. The station most recently aired the Adam Carolla Show.

EMI Music promotes Shabs Jobanputra to the position of President of Virgin Records UK. Jobanputra, one of the UK’s most successful A&R executives of the last ten years, is  the co-founder of EMI’s joint venture label Relentless.

Karim Karmi joins Original Signal Recordings as EVP/GM of the independent record label. Karmi had previously been a VP for three years at Epic Records. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to add Karim to the team.  His deep knowledge of the record business makes him an invaluable addition to Original Signal," said Lucas Mann, President of Original Signal Recordings. "And, most important, he has the ability to achieve significant progress for our current and future artists."

Diane Warren, President of Operations for the HD Digital Radio Alliance, is launching her own full-service project management company, BounceOLOGY, Inc. The company's first client is the HD Alliance and its found Peter Ferrara says, "This fits. Diane has worked for me five different times in her career including the current work we do together for HD Radio. There’s a reason I turn to her time and again, she delivers results and she’s a fire ball full of energy who performs above measure. If history proves to be repeated; I’ll probably hire her again!"

Sheridan Broadcasting is selling Pittsburgh it's properties to St Joseph's Missions for $8.9 million, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Included in the deal are Urban WAMO-FM, Smooth R&B and Classic Soul WAMO-AM, and Black Gospel/Christian Teaching WPGR.

Sandusky Seattle Radio Group launches its Quu technology, a new platform developed by Quu, Inc. to allow more interactivity between radio stations and listeners. A listener can send a text message in to the station for more information about a song, an ad or to contact the DJ. The Quu system will respond to the listener with the proper info, and also offers opportunities for contesting, voting, coupons and more. "As we prepare for the second decade of the 21st century, the world of media is changing all around us.  We can do one of two things – either embrace these new opportunities or die a slow death," said Marc Kaye, VP/GM of Sandusky Radio Seattle. "Quu provides an additional and significant level of engagement and whose ROI is more readily documented – a greater advertiser requirement in this brave new world. It also will allow our listeners to benefit because they can easily touch our advertisers in various new ways including a new form of couponing that we think will prove very popular."

Mobile music and entertainment company mSpot announces a deal with CBS Radio and Last.fm, which will add over 100 CBS stations and Last.fm's personalized radio service to mSpot's mobile radio lineup. "We are thrilled to work with CBS to deliver some of the best programming available on the radio to our mobile customers," said mSpot CEO Daren Tsui. "Rapid handset and network improvements have fueled consumer demand for mobile radio, and this partnership allows us to deliver an even better range of music and talk options to our customers."

Jacobs Media's jacAPPS iPhone application division has announced the addition of new features available for radio stations' apps: Alarm Clock Radio, Foreground & Background Streaming, iTunes Tagging and Sponsor/Promotion Panels. "Since we introduced jacAPPS last November, we’ve become the largest developer of ‘stationalized’ iPhone applications for radio in the world," Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs comments. "Our apps have been downloaded by more than 600,000 radio fans, and we’ve been able to learn what they want in a radio station’s iPhone app. The alarm clock radio, the background/foreground streaming option, and the iTunes tagging are a result of this process. Our version 2.0 continues to position jacAPPS as the leader of ‘stationalized’ iPhone applications."

Fox will be the exclusive sponsor of Clear Channel’s iheartradio application on the iPhone and BlackBerry on Monday, May 18 and Tuesday May 19 to promote the debut of the new series Glee, which will air after the American Idol finale tomorrow night. "Clear Channel Radio is an innovative media partner that has consistently provided us with new ways to reach our key targets," said Laurel Bernard, Fox Broadcasting SVP of Marketing. "They make it easy for us to reach an extended audience on-air, online and now on mobile. We are always interested in the new avenues of communication that Clear Channel offers."

Slacker will release a new upgraded version of its Slacker Mobile application for the iPhone, starting tomorrow. The new version includes a larger song library and a number of additional features.

Veteran record promoter/radio programmer Mike Lyons – who currently writes a column for the Website triplearadio.com – has been diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer and is set to begin a treatment program. You can reach out to Lyons by snail mail at 8711 Gopher Lane, Orlando, Florida 32829.