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Talk radio host John Gormley’s producer has taken a job as press secretary to Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

Ivana Yelich, the daughter of former Conservative MP Lynne Yelich, is leaving CKOM and its sister station CJME on Friday to move to Toronto, according to an internal memo obtained by the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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“When the premier of Ontario is looking for a smart, talented person to manage his messaging, he knows where to look. Right here, at CKOM and CJME,” Rawlco Radio Ltd. vice president Kristy Werner said in the email.

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Ford, the elder brother of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, was elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative in March, three months after the sudden resignation of party leader Patrick Brown.

Last month, the well-known populist led the PC Party to a sweeping victory over the incumbent Liberals, winning 76 of 124 seats. Former Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals were reduced to just seven seats.

Yelich declined to comment.

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