Salisbury Stakes: West Virginia Radio WICL/Hagerstown, MD PD/morning host Dave Hovel will join iHeartMedia/Salisbury, MD as SVP/Programming Monday (8/29), with oversight including Country WWFG. An air shift is to be determined. He succeeds Jimmy Steele, who transferred to the company's Allentown/Harrisburg region last month. "Dave has an extraordinary record of success in leading media operations, developing formats and coaching top-level personalities," says area President Chris Walus. "This, coupled with his remarkable skill for driving breakthrough revenue growth set Dave apart from the pack." Hovel spent a year in Hagerstown following brief stops in Baltimore and Ft. Myers, and more than two decades at WXCY/Wilmington, DE. Reach him here.

Hot Air: Back in Hagerstown, WICL afternooner Jason Tyler has been elevated to PD/morning host. Reach him here. No word on plans for afternoons.