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The Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, licensee and operator of WDIY, recently elected three new members to serve on the Board of Directors for WDIY, Lehigh Valley\u2019s community NPR station.<\/p>\n
Officers elected by the board are Judy Parr of Bethlehem (Lehigh University), Dr. Bill Dautremont-Smith of Orefield, and Deborah Carey of Hellertown (Merchants Bank of Bangor). Ms. Parr works as a planned giving officer in Lehigh\u2019s Office of Development and Alumni Relations. Dr. Dautremont-Smith has previously served as Interim Executive Director of WDIY in 2008 and then Executive Director of the station from 2009 to 2013. He continues to serve as weekly\u00a0Tuesday<\/span>\u00a0host of WDIY\u2019s afternoon eclectic music program,\u00a0The Blend<\/em>. \u00a0Ms. Carey was elected to a two year-term as member representative. She is Vice\/President Branch Manager of Merchants Bank of Bangor and involved with several other community organizations in the Lehigh Valley. Ms. Carey has hosted WDIY’s\u00a0Sunday<\/span>\u00a0afternoon world music program,\u00a0World Bop<\/em>,\u00a0for the past nine years.<\/p>\n WDIY has over 140 volunteers, about 90 of whom host on-air programs. The station’s schedule includes national news and entertainment from the NPR network, locally-produced public affairs shows, and a wide range of music, including classical, album-oriented rock, folk, blues, jazz, and world music.<\/p>\n Press Release By: Wagner Previato<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, licensee and operator of WDIY, recently elected three new members to serve on the Board of Directors for WDIY, Lehigh Valley\u2019s community NPR … Continue reading WDIY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS NEW MEMBERS<\/span>