NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westwood One
(Nasdaq: WWON) and Harpo Radio, Inc. today announced the broadcast
radio debut of The Gayle King Show, a two-hour, daily radio
talk program hosted by acclaimed newscaster and television
personality Gayle King. In addition,
Westwood One also launched Daily Dose with America's Doctor, Dr.
Oz, the new, original, daily feature from the Emmy®
Award-winning talk show host, Dr. Mehmet
Oz.
"I am thrilled to join the Westwood One Network," said
Gayle King. "This show is
committed to exploring the issues of the day, sharing relevant
headline news and stories, and engaging the listeners in a very
real and authentic way. I don't like playing the 'us vs.
them' game. This is a show that embraces different opinions and the
idea of having fun on the radio."
Over the past four years, Gayle
King has been shaking up the radio airwaves with her fresh
perspective on the day's current events and hot topics. Gayle
brings listeners news they can use as well as interviews with the
people who are front and center in the stories she is talking
about. From the latest in pop culture to politics, The Gayle
King Show brings it all. Daily Dose with America's
Doctor, Dr. Oz, brings radio listeners informative tips to help
them live a more healthy life. With topics ranging from
medical to spiritual - even diet and exercise - Emmy® Award-winning
talk show host, Dr. Mehmet Oz,
breaks it down in these daily, 60 second features.
"By bringing Westwood One listeners my daily features, I hope
that more and more Americans will begin to take control of their
health and work towards living a healthier lifestyle," said Dr.
Mehmet Oz. "Simple changes
create big results, and we hope Daily Dose with America's
Doctor will bring listeners one step closer to achieving
optimal health."
"Listeners have been demanding something new from talk radio.
Today we deliver The Gayle King Show," said Dennis Green, Westwood One EVP Affiliate Sales.
"Combining the best of broadcast radio with the intelligence, humor
and insight of Gayle King, this show
is truly transcendent, equally at home on a variety of formats from
progressive talk, to traditional talk, to urban stations."
"Since announcing our partnership with Harpo Radio in March, the
response from advertisers has been extremely positive," said
Gary Schonfeld, President
Westwood One Network. "They know
Gayle and Dr. Oz are huge personalities and advertisers are eager
to tap in to their proven ability to connect and engage with an
audience. We are thrilled to offer them that opportunity."
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, Good Morning
America and Morning Joe. 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 Emmy® Award-winning
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. He has co-authored six New York Times Best Sellers including the "YOU"
book series and directs the Cardiovascular Institute and
Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian
Hospital.
About Westwood One
Westwood One (NASDAQ: WWON) 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 Studios
Harpo Studios is the home of Harpo Productions, Inc. the most
successful production company in daytime talk, producing the number
one, award-winning "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and syndication's
latest success, "The Dr. Oz Show." Harpo Productions also
developed "Dr. Phil" and in September
2010, Harpo Productions will launch "The Nate Berkus Show."
Harpo Productions creates and develops original TV programming for
primetime, syndication and cable television and operates 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 (XM channel 156, SIRIUS channel 195 as
part of its "Best of XM" package) on SIRIUS XM Radio. A joint
venture between Oprah Winfrey and
Discovery Communications, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a
multi-platform company, will debut on January 1, 2011 in approximately 80 million
homes, on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel.
SOURCE Westwood One