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Making Moves: Thursday Afternoon

Published on Thursday, July 02, 2009

WWDC-FM (101.1) midday host Whitney, who Radio-Info reported is leaving the Washington, DC station later this month, may be heading to Seattle. DCRTV says she could be moving there for a morning show … The Radio-Info Houston boards are buzzing about Pat Gray, who’s reportedly leaving his morning gig on KSEV-AM (700) for a job with syndicated talker Glenn Beck – Discuss it … WGNY-AM, Newburgh, NY (1220) morning host Joe Manglass has left the station due to health reasons. Radio-Info is told they're “dotting the ‘i’s’ and crossing the ’t’s'” on a deal for a new morning host to be announced within two weeks … At Asheville, North Carolina’s WOXL-FM (96.5), host Pat Ryan was cut loose, a victim of budget cuts at the Saga-owned station … A total of nine jobs were cut at Iowa Public Radio. Four of the cuts are current job vacancies that won’t be filled … David Ahlers is the new radio voice of University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey on radio, replacing Greg Harrington, who leaves after 12 years … Sirius XM is offering “Uncle Sam Radio,” a special all-patriotic music channel, from Thursday evening through midnight Sunday, July 5th.

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