WESTWOOD ONEREACHES NEW AGREEMENT
WITH JIM BOHANNON (right)
- Bohannon to Continue Hosting The Jim Bohannon Show and America in the Morning -
New York, NY – May 4, 2009 - Westwood One 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 over 300 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 356 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.
"It's a privilege to be able to continue working with the best professionals in the business,” said Bohannon. “Westwood One is poised for a renaissance. Our best times are yet to come. I look forward to the 25th anniversary of America in the Morning this September, and other milestones ahead. If you want good radio, look no further.”
"Two shows, 600 affiliates, but only one Jimbo,” commented Bart Tessler , Executive Vice President, Network News and Talk for Westwood One. “We're proud that the quintessential talk show host and militant moderate will continue to engage his very loyal audience from night till morning."
Bohannon is a 39-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.
About Westwood One
Westwood One is the largest independent provider of network radio programming and the largest provider of traffic information in the U.S. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio and TV stations in the U.S. The Company provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment programs, features and live events to numerous media partners. Through its Metro Traffic division, Westwood provides traffic reporting and local news, sports and weather to over 2,200 radio and TV stations. The Company also provides digital and other cross platform delivery of its network and Metro content.
Is Jimbo Hot?
ReplyDeleteYou betcha!
Congrats, jimbo.
ReplyDeleteMarty, Bob, Al--thanks! I'm good til 5/16/12. They can have this microphone when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you don't intend going anywhere soon Jim. I do enjoy listening to you. We could use more radio personalities such as yourself who treat radio like a profession not a publicity stunt. Oh yes I enjoy your posts here too.
ReplyDeleteI guess the rumor you were going to to take the fry cook job at Faye's Diner in Lebanon Missouri was all a bunch of hooey then.
ReplyDeleteOh well. We can wait until 2012 for the tater tots with gravy.
Pat, how funny!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Jimbo
ReplyDeleteThanks Bobcat and Keyboard. And
ReplyDeletehow the hell does Pat know there's a Faye's Diner in Lebanon, MO? There really is one. And they have a great dental plan, thank you.
Best news I heard all day - it's getting very hard to find any other intelligent talk on the radio in the evenings any more. Been a fan of Jimbo's since he substituted for Larry King on the late night show - and so was my late father. Keep on rockin' in the free world, Jimbo!!
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