Westwood One and Harpo Radio Announce Partnership
March 01 2010 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westwood One and Harpo
Radio, Inc. today announced a multi-year partnership to distribute
The Gayle King Show, a two-hour, daily radio talk program hosted by
acclaimed newscaster and television personality Gayle King, to be
broadcast on Westwood One's affiliate radio stations. The
partnership will include distribution of additional Harpo Radio
programming, including Gayle King Evening, a new, five-hour
weeknight entertainment program featuring music, guests and topical
conversation. Westwood One will also distribute a daily feature
from Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of daytime television's newest hit, The
Dr. Oz Show, and a three-hour weekend program, with content from
Gayle King, Dr. Oz and other Harpo Radio programs. These programs
will also be streamed on Westwood One's affiliates' websites. This
agreement expands the distribution of The Gayle King Show, which is
currently in its fourth year on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, to
include Westwood One's affiliate base of more than 5,000 radio
stations. In addition to hosting her radio program The Gayle King
Show, King is Editor-at-Large for O, The Oprah Magazine and
occasionally appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show. King's extensive
media experience leads to in-depth on-air discussions about an
array of topics ranging from current events and cultural trends to
politics and more. King is a three-time Emmy ® Award-winning
newscaster who anchored the local news at a CBS affiliate in
Hartford, Connecticut for 18 years. In 2008, she won the American
Women in Radio & Television Gracie Award ® for Outstanding
Radio Talk Show and in 2010 the Individual Achievement Award for
Host - Entertainment/Information. She is also a 2010 New York Women
in Communications' Matrix Award recipient. Renowned surgeon and
best-selling author Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of the nationally
syndicated The Dr. Oz Show, daytime television's newest hit series,
and host of a daily radio show where he offers listeners health and
wellness advice. Reaching millions of people each week, Dr. Oz
provides trusted medical advice critical to his audiences'
well-being. "Today marks an exciting new day for Harpo Radio as we
partner with Westwood One to bring our award-winning content to
their listeners," said Erik Logan, President, Harpo Productions,
Inc. "We are delighted to be joining forces with one of the
nation's largest and most esteemed radio providers and look forward
to a longstanding relationship." "We are thrilled to be able to
bring Harpo Radio's world-class programming to a wider audience,"
said Gary Schonfeld, President, Westwood One Network Radio. "Gayle
King and Dr. Oz both connect with their audiences in a personal,
powerful way that is perfect for radio today, and our combination
of talk shows, music programming, and features on weekdays,
evenings and weekends, offers a wealth of talent to our affiliates
and advertisers." About Westwood One Westwood One is one of the
nation's largest providers of network radio programming serving
more than 5,000 radio and 170 TV stations in the U.S. Westwood One
provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment
programs, features and live events to its media partners and also
provides digital and other cross-platform delivery of its network
content. About Harpo Harpo Productions, Inc. produces the
number-one-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show; creates and
develops original TV programming for primetime, syndication and
cable television; and operates Oprah.com (http://www.oprah.com/), a
premier lifestyle website. ZoCo Productions, LLC, an affiliate of
Harpo Productions, Inc., and Sony Pictures Television co-produce
The Dr. Oz Show. Harpo Print, LLC and Hearst Magazines publish the
monthly O, The Oprah Magazine publication. Harpo Films produces
feature films and, through an exclusive deal with HBO, scripted
television programming. Harpo Radio, Inc. produces Oprah Radio for
SIRIUS XM (XM channel 156, Sirius channel 195 as part of its "Best
of XM" package) and Westwood One. A joint venture between Oprah
Winfrey and Discovery Communications, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey
Network, a multi-platform company, will debut in January 2011 in
approximately 80 million homes, on what is currently the Discovery
Health Channel. DATASOURCE: Westwood One, Inc. CONTACT: Christine
Miller for Westwood One, +1-212-641-2108 (direct),+1-917-533-7224
(m), chris_miller@westwoodone.com; or Michelle McIntyre forHarpo
Radio, +1-312-633-1182 Web Site: http://www.oprah.com/
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