MediaBuyerPlanner: When Citadel Broadcasting takes over 22 ABC Radio stations next week, John Hare, president of ABC Radio, has decided he will not make the transition.

Hare, who took over as president of ABC Radio's 72 stations in February 1999, has made no announcement about his next move, writes Mediaweek.

Disney will still own its branded radio station properties following the merger.

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