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Former Atlanta mayor joining Pittsburgh-based Edwards Broadcasting

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ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell is joining the Edwards Broadcasting, a black-owned company based in Pittsburgh. <br> <br> Campbell will remain in Atlanta and will serve Edwards as vice president of corporate communications and legal affairs, he said Thursday in Washington. <br> <br> ``I&#39;m a young guy I&#39;m 48 and I&#39;ve loved broadcasting, and it gives me a chance in particular for enhancing the opportunities for minorities,&#39;&#39; said Campbell, who was replaced by Shirley Franklin on Monday. <br> <br> The company is trying to buy as many broadcast stations across the country as possible and also is promoting an entertainment-oriented television program that it produces. <br> <br> The president and CEO, Campbell friend Eddie Edwards, is head of the Black Broadcaster Alliance, a national organization that supports minority media ownership. <br>
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