Clear Channel Atlanta honcho: 105.3/El Patron isn’t going anywhere

Rumors to the contrary, 105.3/El Patron is not going anywhere, according to Clear Channel Atlanta market manager Melissa Forrest . “And qualified PD’s should apply,” she wrote in an email Tuesday, referencing the recently opened “program director” position. Last week, I posted an entry addressing rumors that the station may lose its position at 105.3 in favor of news/talk WGST-AM. When I first asked her about the rumors last week, she belittled the rumors themselves and the media for even posing them . She also said any staff changes at El Patron that helped fuel the rumors were modest, including… >>
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