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white radio announcers and frowned on ‘slang; Castleberry and his cohort spoke to the man in the street as populists, repeating the language. He also broke new talent, broadcast live man in the street interviews and during news broadcasts promoted new products that did not make national programs. He created the entertainment departments at MBN and SBN news networks and was both a music director and program director at radio stations.
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