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MEDIA AND MARKETING:RADIO STATION Newstalk still lags its main rival RTÉ Radio 1 for listeners by a long way. But there is one area where Newstalk has the edge – providing employment for managing directors.

Broadcasting since 2002, the station has just appointed Frank Cronin as its fourth boss in seven years. Cronin formerly worked with the Goodman Group, the Sunday Tribune and Setanta Sport and he is making an immediate mark at Newstalk with a shake-up of the stations breakfast show.