BBC Radio Solent has appointed Chris Carnegy as managing editor.

Carnegy, who has previously helped run a number of stations in the south of England, will step into the role on 20 April. He will be replacing Mia Costello, who left on the 13 March to pursue a 12-month attachment at the BBC’s College of Journalism.

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[img|jpg|Chris Carnegy, new managing editor of BBC Radio Solent]