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Collin Jones | SVP, Corporate Development and Strategy |
Mary Berner | President and CEO |
John Abbot | CFO |
Welcome to the Cumulus Media Quarterly Earnings Conference Call. I’ll now turn it over to Collin Jones, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. Sir, you may proceed.
Thank you, operator. Welcome everyone to our Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Call. our Abbot. CEO, by our Berner; today John CFO, joined President Mary and and I’m
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