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Radio and Digital Pioneer Will Help Grow Audience, Build Market Share CHICAGO, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Company today announced the appointment of radio industry and digital media veteran Jimmy de Castro as President & General Manager of WGN-AM Radio, responsible for the station's overall strategy, execution, and day-to-day management and operations. de Castro will report to Larry Wert, Tribune's President of Broadcast Media, and assume his new duties on June 3....

NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iProspect, the global digital performance marketing specialist, has promoted Misty Locke to President of iProspect Americas, a newly created position spanning the Americas region. Locke will retain her current role as Global Chief Marketing and Performance Officer, and report directly to Nigel Morris, CEO of Aegis Media Americas & EMEA, for her Americas capacity and to Ben Wood, President of iProspect Global, for her CMO responsibilities. In...

President of TOPS Software steps back; son carries on father’s pioneering work in Community Management Industry. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 TOPS Software, developer of the industry-leading TOPS Professional software for Condominium and Homeowner’s Association Management, announced today that Founder, Jeff Hardy, will be stepping back as President of the company. Hardy pioneered computer assisted management software in 1979, which he developed to facilitate the operation of his successful...

"Greenwashing" Called Out: No Confusion Should Arise About Views of Local Communities As a Result of Shale Gas Industry's Coopting of EDF WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A total of 67 leading grassroots organizations focused on citizen and environmental issues today released a joint letter to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) disapproving of the group's willingness to be coopted by industry interests on the issue of hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") for...

DJIBOUTI, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During his visit to London last week Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh told the BBC that there were no political prisoners in his country. The Union for National Salvation (USN), the coalition of opposition parties in Djibouti, argues that there are more than 600 political prisoners in Djibouti. The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) and the Djiboutian League of Human Rights (LDDH) have called...

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After walking the red carpet, President Barack Obama (or rather President Barack "Faux-Bama") accepted the "Best Writing" Award last night during the 17(th) Annual Webby Awards presentation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on behalf of LA-based Stun Creative. The "Best Writing" Award was for Stun's 2012 online comedy series "Presidential Clippings." The five-word acceptance speech (a limit required by the Webby Awards organization)...

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tranzbyte Corporation (ERBB:OTC:PK), announced today that it has purchased the YO! Debit Card Network. The card is currently available to those signing up for it online at www.yomastercard.com. Currently, the YO! Card is accepted worldwide anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Customers can add money to their cards through 1000's of outlets nationwide. In additional to acquiring the existing debit card network, Tranzbyte is designing and...

SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Group ("MZ"), the world's largest independent investor relations and corporate communications firm, today announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Crystal Research Associates ("Crystal Research") to provide independent research coverage for MZ's clients. Both MZ and Crystal Research will make referrals for the other firm's services to its existing and new clients. Ted Haberfield, President of MZ North America stated, "We...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) today announced the election of Shawn Draper, partner and president of the Home & Building division at IMRE, as its new Chair of the Board of Directors. Draper joined the TFF Board in 2010 and the Executive Committee in 2011. He replaces John Carpenter, who joined the Executive Committee in 2008 and became Chair in 2010. "Shawn has been active with TFF for many years. He has been an integral part of...

US$79,850 grant from UPS helps develop holistic curriculum MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - UPSers and Carmelina's Home gathered together to celebrate a US$79,850 grant presentation on Friday, May 17, courtesy of The UPS Foundation. "Giving back to the communities where we live and work is at the foundation of UPS. We are pleased to present this grant to Carmelina's Home, an organization that is actively improving its programs to better serve its residents," said Michael...