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Clear Channel Names Ridder Chicago President

Company maintains more than 11,000 displays in Windy City

Published

13 years ago

December 16, 2010

John L. Lewis Signs of the Times December 2010 Issue

Clear Channel Outdoor Holding Inc. (Phoenix) is announcing Par Ridder as the branch president of its Chicago division. He’ll report to Rod Firestone, the company’s Midwest group president, and will oversee Clear Channel’s more than 11,000 displays in the Chicago area. Previously, Ridder served as publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and San Luis Obispo Tribune.

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