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In Brief - October 31, 2012

October 31, 2012
At Entercom-Norfolk, CHR/Rhythmic WNVZ midday host Natalia Soniak adds APD duties, while over at Hot AC sister WPTE, Natalia takes on MD responsibilities in addition to her Natt At Night on-air shift.

CHR/Rhythmic XHTZ (Jammin' Z90)/San Diego unveils a new Friday night show, ZDM, hosted by mixer Tristan D. The two-hour electronic dance music show will air from 10 p.m. to midnight.

CHR KSME/Ft. Collins officially names Ryan Kramer PD. Kramer had been serving as interim PD since May following former PD Chris Kelly's move to CHR sister KRQQ/Tucson.

After 14 years at Radio One-Columbus, J.D. Kunes exits as OM of the cluster.

Clear Channel promotes Carl Anderson to EVP of News, Talk & Sports Programming at Premiere Networks. Jennifer Leimgruber is named EVP of Music Programming for Premiere as well.

Ryan Seacrest Productions names veteran radio sales exec Mike Iverson as SVP of Sales and Corporate Partnerships. Iverson was most recently National Account Manager of Premiere Networks.

Arbitron has settled its lawsuit against Magic Broadcasting over claims of copyright infringement and breach of Magic's license agreement. Arbitron sued Magic in November of last year, claiming improper use of the ratings company's data and information.

Apple announces it has pushed back the release of the iTunes 11 software until November, a month after its original release date. In a statement, the company said, "The new iTunes is taking longer than expected and we wanted to take a little extra time to get it right. We look forward to releasing this new version of iTunes with its dramatically simpler and cleaner interface, and seamless integration with iCloud before the end of November."

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