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It’s Official; Cadena PD AT WXQR

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Mica Cadena has been moved up from “Acting” to “Official” Program Director of Active Rock WXQR (Rock 105.5) at Dick Broadcasting's Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville cluster. Cadena is better known to listeners as L.A. Rocks.

Brent Johnson Waking Up Columbia

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Johnson has joined 93.1 The Lake as PD and morning show host, going on-air January 2, 2019 at 6 a.m. He has spent most of his 40-year radio career in the Columbia market.

Making A Dent In Chicago

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There’s a new midday host at New Country station BIG 95.5 in the Windy City. Lisa Dent has taken over the slot, weekdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dent most recently served as the station’s weekend host.

Passing Of Former NAB SVP Wurfel

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Walt Wurfel, Senior VP of Communications at NAB from 1986 to 1997, died on Thursday at The Kensington, a Falls Church, VA, assisted-living facility, where he had been living for the last year and a half. He was 81.

Elbrink Answers The Call For CMG Houston

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Cox Media Group Houston has named Todd Elbrink D.O.S. Most recently, Elbrink served as Regional Sales Director for TWIN (Traffic, Weather, Information Network) with Entercom in Chicago.

Legends Is New Operations Manager For NC Cluster

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Befitting her stunning moniker, Crystal Legends is moving up in the world. Specifically, Dick Broadcasting promoted her to OM on November 13, for their Greenville/New Bern/Jacksonville, NC, cluster.

O’Brien Retiring

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Tom O’Brien, Cumulus' Detroit Market Manager, will retire at the end of 2018 after 40 years in Detroit radio. O’Brien joined WJR-AM/Detroit in 2004 as D.O.S. and was promoted to Market Manager for Cumulus’ three-station cluster in 2011.

“Fenway” Gets On Base As PD In Augusta

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Chris "Fenway" Daugherty has been promoted to the position of Program Director at WHHD-FM in Augusta. "Fenway" most recently served as APD and afternoon host for WHHD-FM.

Democrat Susan Platt Joining WJFN Lineup

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The Find Your Roar show hosted by Platt, a Capitol Hill veteran and former Virginia Lieutenant Governor candidate, will air each Saturday morning (9-10 a.m. ET) on 100.5 FM/Richmond, VA, and www.WJFNRadio.com.

Duncan New PD At KGON In Portland

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Bobby Duncan is the new Program Director of 92.3 KGON-FM/Portland, starting December 3. Duncan began his career as an on-air personality for sister station Mega 101 FM (KLOL-FM) in Houston.

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