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WBA honors radio host Damos as 'Local Broadcast Legend'
RHINELANDER - A long-serving radio host in Rhinelander considers last Thursday the "best day of his career."  That's saying something from a man who has been in the business for more than 40 years.

105.3 FM WRLO afternoon drive host Duff Damos received the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association's Local Broadcast Legends award on June 13.
"Tops of anything," Damos told Newswatch 12 on Wednesday afternoon.  "I mean, just to be at the Wisconsin Broadcasters and recognized in the state of Wisconsin, yeah this one, hands down, is the best."

Damos was nominated for the award, which requires...
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