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Frank’s back on the mic Monday

The Mayor of the Airwave’s returning to the AM dial beginning Monday. Frank Matthews “retired” from talk radio shortly after the election of  Larry Langford as mayor of Birmingham to become the co-director of the Mayor’s Office of Citizen’s Assistance. Now he’ll be pulling double duty as he takes to the airwaves weekdays from 6 – 7:30 p.m. on WATV (900 AM).

Matthews did recently appear on the radio, though only for a few seconds, during a heated exchange with Matt Murphy on Murphy’s program.

As the Birmingham News article relays, he’s not the only local civil servant with a spot on the dial. The question remains how he’ll balance those two hats that he’s going to have to wear…