Hall Of Fame: iHeartmedia Asheville, NC Dir./Talk Programming Brian Hall has been promoted to SVP/Programming for the cluster, which includes Country WKSF. He replaces Jeff Davis, who has retired after 18 years with the company. "Brian's expert leadership skills and market knowledge make him the perfect choice to lead the Asheville team," says EVPP Meg Stevens. "We're extremely excited to have him take the reins." Hall has been at the company since 2002 and was LSM for two years before moving to the programming side. He worked for Premiere for seven years prior as Dir./Affiliate Relations. Reach him here.

Hot Air: No official word, but look for WSSL & WESC/Greenville PD Kix Layton's role to expand and include programming for WKSF.