Premiere Radio syndicated radio morning man Steve Harvey is ready to give up at least one of his jobs-stand up comedian.   After his self-help book “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” spent 40 weeks on the best-seller list and was turned into a movie, Harvey plans to end the standup comedy chapter of his life with a final comedy show August 2 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.  The event will take …

Motley Crue founder and bass player and Premiere Radio Network syndicated radio personality Nikki Sixx can now add morning show host to his list of credits. Premiere and KEGL-FM (97.1 The Eagle) have announced that Sixx will move to mornings with a customized for Dallas version of Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx effective Monday May 7th. Sixx who joined the Eagle’s lineup for the weekend version of Sixx Sense in February 2010, will now add …

Premiere Networks launches Big D and Bubba’s Weekend Wake-Up beginning April 14. The four-hour Saturday morning show will feature interviews and performances by Country stars, as well as Big D and Bubba’s skits and banter. The launch of Weekend Wake-Up follows the duo’s third CMA Award nomination in the “National Broadcast Personality of the Year” category in 2011. Big D stated, “Sleeping in on Saturdays is overrated.” Bubba added, “We’re looking forward to waking up …

Here’s hoping the third time is a charm for syndicated radio host Warren Ballentine. The Syndication One talker returned to the Atlanta airwaves last week on WGUN-AM (1010) anchoring the newly re-formatted progressive outlet. Ballentine (10 am-1 pm) joins a talk lineup on the station that features Dial Global’s  Ed Schultz (1 pm to 3 pm), Premiere Radio Network’s Randi Rhodes (3 pm to 6 pm), Dial Global talker Thom Hartmann (6 pm to 9 …

Cumulus Media Networks reports that some 140 stations have already signed on for Mike Huckabee’s new daily syndicated radio talk show that debuts on April 9th. Earlier this week, The company ent out an email blast to fellow radio station owners with a photoshopped picture of former U.S. Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, promoting him as the conservative talk radio host of the future. Using the slogan “more conversation, less confrontation,” Cumulus has been pitching the …

Premiere Networks has sent a memo to Rush Limbaugh syndicated radio affiliate stations that it has cancelled all national radio commercials for the Limbaugh show for two weeks. Here is the text of the memo sent to stations:
“We are suspending the requirement to run barter spots for two weeks, March 12th and March 19th, for our News/Talk affiliates only. “Please replace/re-traffic any Premiere barter spots immediately. Contractual requirements to run barter spots are being suspended …

Steve Harvey’s new syndicated daily TV talk show from NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution just got picked up for the fall, and as a result he’s moving the base of his Premiere syndicated radio morning show operations from Atlanta to Chicago. TimeOut Chicago’s Robert Feder says the new Steve Harvey television show will be taped at the NBC Tower and could bring 100 jobs and as much as $25 million to Chicago. The show has been …

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is joining the ranks of conservative syndicated radio talkers, picking up the mike in the same time slot as Premiere Radio Networks’ Rush Limbaugh. Cumulus Media Networks is planning an April 2 launch for “The Mike Huckabee Show,” which will run from noon to 3 p.m. on weekdays, and is positioning the show as an alternative to Limbaugh’s.  “Governor Huckabee is an important, insightful and influential figure …

One of the Rolling Stones has got the radio bug.  Premiere Networks will provide syndicated radio distribution and exclusive ad sales representation for “The Ronnie Wood Show” in North America. Launched in April 2010 on Absolute Radio in the UK, “The Ronnie Wood Show” will make its North American debut on WAXQ-FM (Q104.3) New York. The one-hour program-available to rock music stations on weekends from 6am to midnight features Ronnie Wood, best known as a …

Premiere Radio Networks‘ syndicated radio morning show Big D and Bubba have announced that they will step down from their local afternoon spot on Clear Channel Country WSIX (The Big 98) Nashville “to focus on the continued growth and success of their nationally syndicated show.” The local afternoon show will end on November 22nd but the duo will continue to broadcast Premiere Radio Network’s  syndicated Country morning show from WSIX.  The team has also announced …