Weekend Update

Behind the Microphone: The Ins and Outs of Radio Veteran Programmer Dan Thomas is the new Operations Manager for Townsquare Media's Grand Junction, Colorado, cluster, replacing Ed Chandler, who moves to a different position in the cluster. Thomas previously was PD of Lotus Radio's Classic Rock KKBZ-FM, Fresno ... Michael "Hurricane Shane" Schoenherr exits as Program Director and morning host at Triple-A WZEW-FM, Mobile, after 18 months, a victim of budget cuts. Also exiting WZEW-FM is night host Emily Hayes ... "SportsTalk 790" KBME-AM, Houston, is replacing morning hosts Adam Wexler and Matt Jackson with Lance Zierlein and Adam Clanton. Wexler and Jackson have been hosting the KBME-AM morning show for the past four years. Zierlein and Clanton have been hosting other shows on the station. "SportsTalk 790" is promoting a new line-up starting Monday (Aug. 5) ... Kashon Powell exits as Operations Manager at Norfolk, Virginia, Urban WOWI-FM "103 Jamz" and Urban AC "92.1 Kiss" WKSA-FM ... Danial "Jiggy" Diaz is promoted from weekend and fill-ins to fulltime night host at Rhythmic CHR "97.7/98.3 K-Win" KWIN-FM/KWNN-FM, Stockton-Modesto, California.