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By Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Dennis Wharton, the long-serving executive and chief spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters, will retire from his post in July after 24 years with the trade organization that represents TV and radio station owners.
Wharton has served as chief spokesman for NAB since 1996. Before the NAB he spent 13 years as a Washington, D.C.-based correspondent for Variety.
Wharton will continue to serve as a special advisor to NAB president-CEO Gordon Smith after his retirement. Smith hailed Wharton’s skill and commitment to the job of advocating for the needs of hundreds of broadcasters around the country.
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