WESTWOOD ONE
REACHES NEW AGREEMENT
WITH JIM BOHANNON
- Bohannon to Continue Hosting The Jim Bohannon Show and America In The Morning -
New York, NY – May 21, 2007 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) announced today that a new multi-year agreement has been reached with Jim Bohannon to continue hosting The Jim Bohannon Show and America In The Morning. The Jim Bohannon Show airs on 308 radio stations nationwide Monday through Friday, 10PM – 1AM ET and features special guests and listener call-ins discussing a spectrum of topics from current events and politics to entertainment and pop culture. Westwood One’s America in the Morning airs on 339 stations nationwide and provides up to the minute news and the morning essentials - weather, business, and sports to listeners every weekday from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET.
"I'm honored to be able to continue working with the great people at Westwood One” said Bohannon. And the best is yet to come. Now pass me the mic and let's go do that radio thing!"
"Where else can you work with a hall of famer who's still at the top of his game?” said Bart Tessler, Executive Vice President, Network News and Talk for Westwood One. “I'm thrilled that we will continue to present the hardest working man in radio to his loyal affiliates, audience and advertisers."
Bohannon is a 37-year veteran of broadcasting. A self-described "militant moderate," Bohannon received the 2006 Peter Hackes Award from the Washington, DC Chapter of RTNDA; was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003; was named one of "The 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America" three years in a row by Talkers Magazine; and was nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Award for the Network or Syndicated Personality of the Year.
Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features and live events. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including news, sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information. SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by CBS Radio. For more information visit www.westwoodone.com.
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REACHES NEW AGREEMENT
WITH JIM BOHANNON
- Bohannon to Continue Hosting The Jim Bohannon Show and America In The Morning -
New York, NY – May 21, 2007 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) announced today that a new multi-year agreement has been reached with Jim Bohannon to continue hosting The Jim Bohannon Show and America In The Morning. The Jim Bohannon Show airs on 308 radio stations nationwide Monday through Friday, 10PM – 1AM ET and features special guests and listener call-ins discussing a spectrum of topics from current events and politics to entertainment and pop culture. Westwood One’s America in the Morning airs on 339 stations nationwide and provides up to the minute news and the morning essentials - weather, business, and sports to listeners every weekday from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET.
"I'm honored to be able to continue working with the great people at Westwood One” said Bohannon. And the best is yet to come. Now pass me the mic and let's go do that radio thing!"
"Where else can you work with a hall of famer who's still at the top of his game?” said Bart Tessler, Executive Vice President, Network News and Talk for Westwood One. “I'm thrilled that we will continue to present the hardest working man in radio to his loyal affiliates, audience and advertisers."
Bohannon is a 37-year veteran of broadcasting. A self-described "militant moderate," Bohannon received the 2006 Peter Hackes Award from the Washington, DC Chapter of RTNDA; was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003; was named one of "The 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America" three years in a row by Talkers Magazine; and was nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Award for the Network or Syndicated Personality of the Year.
Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features and live events. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including news, sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information. SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by CBS Radio. For more information visit www.westwoodone.com.
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