Renault's Marketing director, Julien Lelorrain, dropped in on Dempsey's show to deliver the good news. Since his arrival in 1998, Dempsey has transformed the fortunes of a show that had been under-performing in the JNLR ratings.
Morning listeners can look forward - says Renault - to the show's usual light-hearted entertainment, interspersed with "fun and interesting" news on Renault, over the coming year.
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