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Cathy was a founding board. member for the Triangle Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television and is a past board member and officer for the Triangle Advertising Federation. Cathy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. In community work, she has volunteered with the Cary Area Tennis Association in setting up a Wheelchair Tennis League, has served as a member of the Wheelchair Tennis committee for the N.C. Tennis Association and volunteers with Operation TopCat in Sneads Ferry. Gayle Hurd -PUBLIC RELATIONS ,EARNED MEDIA Gayle Hurd is known to listeners in the Triangle for delivering the latest local and national news weekday mornings on the"Tom Joyner Morning Show" and Information important to women on the last Sunday of each month at 10am on "Just For Us." A native of New Jersey, Gayle's broadcasting career has taken her from New York to Raleigh with several stops in between. Graduating with a broadcasting degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, she considers herself fortunate to have always been able to work in her chosen field. Starting in radio, Gayle enjoyed a lengthy career in television as producer, talk show host, reporter, anchor and public affairs director at stations in New York City, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA and Raleigh. Gayle has lived in the Triangle for several years since first coming here for a job at the then Fox affiliate, WLFL-TV as their only on-air talent at the time. While at Fox 22 now CW22, Gayle became the fill-in news anchor for K97.5. Little did she know that would start a relationship with the now Radio One Raleigh station group that would see her to on-air and management positions with all three of their Triangle stations. Gayle started her stint as Foxy's News and Public Affairs Director and host and producer of The Tom Joyner Morning Show in November 1999. The TJMS, keeps Gayle busy. Since taking that job, she has also created the stations' Sunday morning talk show for women, "Just for Us" ,produced several public service events including the "Feed A Thousand" Food Drive and co-chaired the highly successful "Women's Empowerment Expos". In addition to formerly working for the # 1 morning show in the Triangle, Gayle sits on several boards including the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Communications Board and she is the newly elected President of the Triangle Association of Black Journalists. Gayle loves going to plays and movies, being with family and friends, decorating, dance, reading, sports and traveling. Gayle now works for Gallen Media full time.