Meet WBHM’s New General Manager

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Listen to an Extend interview with Chuck Holmes:

Chuck Holmes, a veteran journalist and newsroom leader at NPR in Washington is the new General Manager of WBHM. Holmes has led NPR’s daily news operation as Deputy Managing Editor since 2013.  Holmes, who has family roots in Birmingham, spoke with WBHM’s Michael Krall about his plans for the WBHM. The conversation began with a simple question: “Who are you?”

 

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