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Dan Michaels Resigns from KFGO, Fargo

According to a report at The Forum, longtime Fargo radio personality Dan Michaels resigned fromim Midwest Communications’ news/talk KFGO, Fargo The Mighty 790 on November 2. He tells The Forum that he left the station due to a difference in programming philosophy with management. “We differed on the operation of the ‘Morning Crew,’ and so I decided to step away.” Michaels serves as the public address announcer for North Dakota State football and basketball games, a position he will continue to hold. Read the Forum story here.

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McDowell & Kemp Exit KTCK, Dallas

According to the Dallas Morning News, the early afternoon duo of Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp have resigned their positions with Cumulus Media sports talk outlet KTCK-AM/FM, Dallas after being unable to come to termsim on new contracts to continue “The Hang Zone” show. The report indicates that Cumulus and the two hosts had been negotiating for the better part of seven months on new, long term deals but McDowell & Kemp and the company were split over digital media projects that the two wanted to pursue beyond their work with “The Ticket.” They resigned on Tuesday (7/17). Cumulus has not officially named a new host or hosts for the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm daypart.