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WMRA | By Martha Woodroof

Published June 27, 2013 at 8:00 PM EDT

And our new leader. Meet Al Bartholet, formerly (and "since forever") of WKSU public radio --who is the new head of WMRA. His 7th grade essay about "what I want to be when I grow up" actually panned out. He wanted to do radio.

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Marth Woodroof has retired from WMRA and is now spending her time as a full-time writer and published author.

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