{"id":1173,"date":"2019-09-03T13:23:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:20:55","slug":"utrgv-has-a-new-vice-president-and-director-of-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/03\/utrgv-has-a-new-vice-president-and-director-of-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Has a New Vice President and Director of Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1160-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1160-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1160-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1160-768x589.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Athletics-09.03.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV welcomed Chasse Conque as the new vice president and director of athletics. 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