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Rose named WUNC director

Joan Rose of Michigan Radio has been selected as WUNC-FM radio's new General Manager beginning February 5, 2001. WUNC Radio is licensed to the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina.

"Joan Rose has a solid broadcasting background and a strong commitment to public radio and the service it provides to its audience," said Nancy Davis, the chair of the search committee and associate vice chancellor for University Relations. "WUNC-FM is already one of the top public radio stations in the country, and I'm confident that under Joan's leadership, the station will get even better."

Jonathan Howes, WUNC's current interim general manager, said: "Joan Rose is a leader in public radio. I am pleased that she will bring her leadership to WUNC."

Rose, currently the program director of Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor, Mich., the public radio service of the University of Michigan, began her career in radio in 1979. She started in North Carolina as a news anchor for WPTF/WQDR in Raleigh, later moving to WBT-AM in Charlotte and then to WJR-AM in Detroit.

Before returning to radio at Michigan Radio in 1996, she worked in community relations at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

Rose's years as program director at Michigan Radio resulted in awards from the Michigan Associated Press for "General Excellence" for four straight years, the Michigan Public Broadcasters award for top public radio station three years in a row, and numerous other news awards. She currently serves as the chair of the Public Radio Program Directors Board of Directors and as a consultant to Marketplace for its local news project.

Rose looks forward to returning to North Carolina and working at WUNC.

"I am delighted to join a station and staff recognized as among the best in public broadcasting," she said. "WUNC has an excellent tradition of public service, a loyal audience, and the potential to expand its reach to new listeners. I look forward to drawing on the intellectual and cultural resources that North Carolina offers."

WUNC-FM radio is a public service of the University and broadcasts informational, educational and cultural programming to the communities of central North Carolina. WUNC Radio operates four stations that serve communities from Greensboro to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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