Charlotte’s “The Beat” WIBT-FM (96.1) cuts loose Jacinda Garabito from the “AM Mayhem” show after nearly a 3-year run … Another pink slip at Washington, DC’s Red Zebra-owned WTEM-AM (980), as imaging director Chris Owens was cut loose, says DCRTV … Clear Channel and longtime Springfield, Massachusetts cluster OM Pat McKay have parted ways. Radio-Info is told no immediate replacement has been named … Chicago’s WLS-AM (890) brings back former host Jake Hartford to handle early Saturday mornings. Hartford was on WCPT-AM (820) after being dumped by WLS in 2008 during a budget cut, says Vocalo.org’s Robert Feder … Toccoa Falls College, Georgia’s WRAF-FM (90.9) talk show host and pastor Jody Hice announces he’s running for Congress for a vacant seat that covers suburban Atlanta … Ponca City, Oklahoma’s KIXR-FM re-brands from “Power 104.7” to “Sunny 104.7,” adding Fox Radio News and naming Lyman James to oversee programming, says the Ponca City News … KNOX-AM (1310) in Grand Forks, North Dakota has cut loose midday host Dakota Huseby after more than a decade, replacing her with “The Afternoon Affair with Denny & Kerri,” says the Grand Forks Herald.