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Tri States Public Radio GM Interview Set
June 25, 2021
MACOMB, IL – A second on-campus interview for the general manager of Tri States Public Radio (TSPR) at Western Illinois University will be held Tuesday, June 29. Heather Norman, underwriting and outreach coordinator at the TSPR Galesburg office, interviewed June 4.
David Duff, music director at Alabama Public Radio (APR) in Tuscaloosa, will be on campus Tuesday, June 29. An open session will be held at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. Individuals interested in participating in the open session must register in advance at bit.ly/TSPRGMDuff.
Duff has served as music director at APR since December 1996. Previously, he was an account executive at WAQT-Fam in Carrollton, AL from 1988-1989. Duff has also worked in other positions, including general manager and program director, at commercial stations throughout Alabama from 1982-1988.
He has two master's degrees from the University of Alabama and a bachelor's degree from Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA.
Tri States Public Radio, which serves all or parts of 20 counties in western Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, is an outreach service of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. The station began in 1956 as a student-run laboratory in WIU's Tillman Hall. Tri States Public Radio's GM, which has administrative oversight of TSPR facilities and partnerships, develops, executes and evaluates overall station policies and activities, including mission, production, programming, operation, engineering, budget, financial priorities, grant-writing and development. The general manager also directs staff in short- and long-range strategic planning with an eye to audience service, and financial growth and prosperity.
Resume and itinerary available at wiu.edu/employment.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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