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Kehler Departs WKAR For Lansing Treasurer Post

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Judy Kehler

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has named Judy Kehler as the city’s Treasurer and Income Tax Administrator. Kehler currently is WKAR’s Director of Corporate Partnerships.

Kehler served as city Treasurer under former Mayor David Hollister from 1993 to ’96. She was the first woman and first African American to hold the post.

Her first day will be April 22nd.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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