Westwood One to Syndicate Gayle King and Dr. Oz

Westwood One and Harpo Radio, Inc. today announced a multi-year partnership to distribute The Gayle King Show, a two-hour, daily syndicated radio talk program hosted by newscaster and television personality Gayle King. The partnership will include distribution of additional Harpo Radio programming, including Gayle King Evening, a new, five-hour weeknight entertainment program featuring music, guests [...]

Glenn Beck Moves up List of Talkers “Heavy Hundred”

Talkers Magazine has released it’s annual list of Talk Radio’s “Heavy Hundred” and Premiere Radio Network and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck (#5 in 2008) has leaped over Michael Savage as the 3rd most influential talker in America, behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The list “heavily” weighted toward conservative talk hosts,  is part of [...]

Bruce Williams Announces Sign Off

Business and finance talker and  Radio Hall of Famer Bruce Williams , has announced the end of his self syndicated radio show March 5th.  In an e-mail sent to affiliates Williams said, “After a great deal of thought, I have concluded, as has been said many times, ‘all things come to an end,’ and this [...]

Syndicated Solutions Celebrates 11 Years

Congratulations to Syndicated Solutions and President Bob Carey as they celebrate their 11th year in the syndicated radio business.  The company launched in February 1999 and distributes a roster of shows including the Rick and Bubba and Allen Hunt shows, Rudy Maxa’s World with Christopher Elliot, DC and Family and other long-form and short-form programming.  [...]

Rickey Smiley May Have Defamed Listener

Syndication One syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley may have defamed an airport security guard by calling him gay on his show, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor refused to dismiss the guard’s defamation claims against the Dallas radio personality reports Courthouse News Service. He claims Smiley made the remark at the [...]

Smerconish Declares Independence!

Dial-Global syndicated radio talker Michael Smerconish officially declares himself a political “independent” today in an op-ed for his hometown newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer. An active member of the Republican Party for 30 years,  Smerconish is celebrating his first year in national syndication this month. 

Tom Leykis Back, Forms Syndication Company

Ex-CBS Radio host and Westwood One syndicated radio talent Tom Leykis makes his return next week on Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters KGIL-FM Los Angeles. Leykis was among the talk personality casualties who lost their jobs when KLSX 97.1 FM Los Angeles switched to the Top 40 AMP format in February 2009.

Leykis’ syndicated radio show “The [...]

Premiere Ends Bill Handel Show

Bill Handel’s Premiere Radio Networks syndicated midday weekday show is over, and his flagship station, Clear Channel Talk KFI-A Los Angeles is replacing him with CFRB-A Toronto talker Bill Carroll effective February 22nd.
“I definitely underestimated how much having a second show would eat up my day,” said Handel. “That’s why I’m leaving the noon show [...]

Mancow Dropped at Chicago’s WLS

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Erich “Mancow” Muller’s 16 month run in mid-days  at WLS are over. Co-host Pat Cassidy is also out at the Chicago talker as speculation persists as to whether the move was a programming decision or an economic one as a result of Citadel’s Chapter 11 filing late last year. [...]

Thom Hartmann Lands New York Affiliate

Progressive talker Thom Hartmann picks up a coveted New York affiliate according to the WWRL-AM New York website. Hartmann re-joins the Access.1 Communications owned talk outlet filling the 3p-6p slot vacated by Montel Williams when Air America closed it’s doors last month. Hartmann who last appeared on the station back in 2008 is also [...]