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San Antonio, Texas– June 15, 2011 – The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Clear Channel Radio announced today that they will partner to combat muscle diseases with a robust Public Service Announcement (PSA) radio campaign and the second annual “Get Discovered!” talent competition.

The “Get Discovered!” online contest will solicit unsigned artists to enter via iHeartRadio.com, Clear Channel’s industry-leading digital radio service, or on any of Clear Channel Radio’s participating stations’ websites now through July 22. Three talented winners will be chosen by a panel of music industry leaders to perform live and in primetime on the MDA Labor Day Telethon’s national broadcast, on Sunday, Sept. 4.

Additionally, as part of Clear Channel’s commitment to improving the lives of people with neuromuscular diseases, 850 Clear Channel Radio stations will broadcast a three month PSA campaign beginning June 15, 2011. The series of more than 250,000 announcements, produced in collaboration with major artists like Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire and Adam Sandler, will create awareness around debilitating muscle diseases and encourage listeners to make a donation during this year’s telethon.

“For musical artists looking for their big break, there’s nothing like primetime network television performances,” said Gerald C. Weinberg, MDA President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Telethon Executive Producer. “Our ‘Get Discovered!’ partnership with Clear Channel Radio will make it easy for talented artists to compete for three live performance opportunities on the MDA Labor Day Telethon. We also greatly appreciate Clear Channel’s support in raising awareness of the fight against muscle disease through the national PSA campaign.”

“Clear Channel Radio is committed to supporting causes that impact the lives of our listeners in local communities across the country,” said Clay Hunnicutt, Senior Vice President, Programming, Clear Channel Radio. “Our partnership with the MDA is a perfect opportunity to support an organization that is focused on improving lives while showcasing the best in emerging artists and celebrating the annual accomplishments of the MDA during their iconic telethon.”

Media Contacts:

Jim Brown

MDA

520-529-5320

Jessica King

Clear Channel Radio

212-549-0966

The 46th annual MDA Labor Day Telethon will air on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 on more than 150 television stations. The six-hour primetime event will feature about 20 performances by some of the biggest names in show business. Broadcast from 6:00 p.m. to midnight in every U.S. time zone, the show also will be streamed live online. Co-hosts for the 2011 MDA Telethon are Nigel Lythgoe (American Idol + So You Think You Can Dance), Nancy O’Dell (Entertainment Tonight), Alison Sweeney (The Biggest Loser + Days of Our Lives), and Jann Carl (Emmy-winning journalist and independent producer).

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive healthcare and support services, advocacy and education. See the award-winning MDA “Make A Muscle, Make A Difference” PSA.

In addition to funding more than 330 research teams worldwide, MDA maintains a national network of some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics; orchestrates hundreds of support groups for families affected by neuromuscular diseases; facilitates extraordinary local summer camp opportunities for thousands youngsters fighting progressive muscle diseases. Known globally for the MDA Labor Day Telethon, the Association is the first nonprofit to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity.”

 

San Antonio, TX – June 8, 2011 – Clear Channel Radio, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any other radio or television company, today announced that five of its industry-leading radio stations, covering five different formats, began simulcasting on the XM satellite radio service beginning today at 12:01 a.m. The stations include:

 

KIIS-FM, a Top 40 station based in Los Angeles, CA is now simulcasting on XM Channel 11; Z100, the nation’s largest CHR/Top 40 station based in New York City, is now simulcasting on XM Channel 12; WLTW Lite FM, an adult contemporary station in NYC, is now simulcasting on XM Channel 13; WSIX, a country station based in Nashville, TN is now simulcasting on XM Channel 57; and WGCI in Chicago, an urban station, is now simulcasting on XM Channel 163.

 

“Clear Channel’s goal is to be wherever our listeners are with the content they want and expect, and that includes offering our top stations and formats on the satellite platform,” said John Hogan, President and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. “These five stations have fans across the country, from people who listen in their home cities to those who have discovered them on iHeartRadio, our digital service. Now we can extend them to listeners who tune in via XM satellite radio.”

 

The company’s new simulcasts replace current Clear Channel programming on XM satellite radio, although only one involves a change in format. The simulcasts will not appear on Sirius satellite radio. In addition to the new channels on XM, as always, fans can access simulcasts of these stations through iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s industry-leading digital radio service, which delivers more than 750 of America’s favorite radio stations from 150 cities. iHeartRadio is available on the web at iHeartRadio.com and on any smartphone device including iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, and now the iPad.

LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2011 – Premiere Networks, the official radio partner of The 2011 CMA Music Festival, will play host to 18 of Country radio’s biggest stations, as well as the syndicated radio shows After MidNite with Blair Garner and The Crook & Chase Countdown, from the Nashville Convention Center during the four-day event this week. Premiere is producing the only official radio remote of the Festival. Sponsored by Super 8 and GSN - The Game Show Network, it will feature more than 70 artists and celebrities, including Sugarland, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum, Sara Evans, Little Big Town, Richard Petty, Jerry Springer, Kristin Chenoweth, Kellie Pickler and Josh Turner, among many others.

 

Participating radio stations include: KFRG/Riverside, KNIX/Phoenix, KSD/St. Louis, KMPS/Seattle, KTST/Oklahoma City, KUPL/Portland, KUSS/San Diego, WAMZ/Louisville, WCOL/Columbus, WDSY/Pittsburgh, WGAR/Cleveland, WGH/Norfolk, WKKT/Charlotte, WPOC/Baltimore, WQDR/Raleigh-Durham, WQYK/Tampa, WSIX/Nashville and WUBL/Atlanta.

Once again, Premiere has partnered with Polycom®, a global leader in unified communications (UC), to utilize their cutting-edge video and telepresence solutions to give stations the opportunity to virtually participate in the remote broadcast from Nashville June 8-10. This innovative technology allows radio stations to interview Country Music’s biggest stars via live video, thus minimizing on-site staff to a single representative. Polycom is also providing all remote broadcast affiliates, both virtual and on-site, the unique opportunity to download all artist interviews from the remote broadcast to post on their station’s websites.

Premiere Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere is the number one audio content provider in the country and features the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob & Tom, Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Big Tigger, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Jason Lewis, Randi Rhodes, Nikki Sixx, Kane and others. For more information, please visit www.PremiereRadio.com or www.facebook.com/PremiereRadio.

Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) is a global leader in unified communications solutions with industry-leading telepresence, video, voice and infrastructure solutions built on open standards. Polycom powers smarter conversations, transforming lives and businesses worldwide. Please visit www.polycom.com for more information or connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, CMA Music Festival is an unparalleled music experience celebrating America’s music. Taking place Thursday through Sunday, June 9-12, this event brings the community together with fans from around the world. The 2011 CMA Music Festival will once again be filmed for an ABC Television Network special to air later this summer. Four-day ticket packages are on sale and fans can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased through CMAfest.com or 1-800-CMA-FEST. Ticket prices are based on the level of seating at LP Field for the Nightly Concerts, and range from $115 to $325 plus handling fees. Fans should order their tickets now to guarantee their place at the event USA Today named “the crown jewel of Country Music festivals” and the reigning winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association’s (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year. Visit CMAfest.com for more information. CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Premiere Radio Networks is the Official Radio Broadcaster. American Airlines is the Official Airline of the CMA Music Festival. Chevrolet™ is the Official Ride of Country Music. Gildan® is the Official T-Shirt of CMA Music Festival. Lay’s is the Official Snack of CMA Music Festival. CMA is a proud supporter of DRIVE4COPD. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.

Contact:

Rachel Nelson

818-461-8057

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2011 – Selena Gomez, Hollywood Records recording artist and star of the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, will guest host American Top 40 this weekend, June 4 and 5. In addition to counting down the Top 40 songs, Gomez will answer questions directly from fans, spin music from Selena Gomez & The Scene’s upcoming third studio album When The Sun Goes Down, and talk about her latest feature film Monte Carlo, which hits theaters July 1.

Selena Gomez & The Scene’s current single, “Who Says,” was released on March 14 and is the band’s fourth consecutive song to debut inside the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was certified Gold on May 9. As a special countdown to the June 28 release of When The Sun Goes Down, fans can download the following songs from the album on iTunes in the coming weeks: “Bang Bang Bang” (6/7), “Dices” (“Who Says” - Spanish version - 6/14) and “Love You Like A Love Song” (6/21).

 

Selena Gomez & The Scene’s first U.S. headline tour kicks off July 28 in Boca Raton, Fla., and will continue through September 12. Additional tour stops and dates will be announced in the near future. For more information, please visit www.SelenaGomez.com.

 

About American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest

American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, the number one countdown show in the U.S., is syndicated by Premiere Networks on nearly 500 stations worldwide. Each week, Seacrest counts down the Top 40 songs and interviews the biggest stars in entertainment. The show is executive produced by Claudine Cazian and engineered by Sal Cocio.

 

Contact:

Rachel Nelson

Premiere Networks

818-461-8057

Washington, D.C. – May 24, 2011 – Clear Channel Radio announced today that Thea Mitchem has been named Market Manager for Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, effective immediately. Mitchem has been with Clear Channel Radio since 2003 and has served the market as Operations Manager since 2008.

“Thea Mitchem is one of the rare programming professionals to make the move to Market Manager, but her accomplishments and success with the company prove she is the perfect person for the position,” said Hartley Adkins, Clear Channel Radio Senior Vice President of Operations. “Thea’s great management ability will surely continue to benefit Clear Channel Radio and the Washington, D.C./Baltimore market.”

Prior to her latest roles with the Washington, D.C./Baltimore market, Mitchem served as the Operations Manager for Clear Channel Radio Philadelphia. She has been recognized throughout the radio industry and recently won the 2010 Ronnie Johnson Radio Mentor of the Year Award. She also received the 2008 Clear Channel Performance Excellence Award. Mitchem has led nine stations in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore market to ratings success across two top 25 Arbitron markets and has managed HOT 99.5 to record rating highs.

San Antonio – May 24, 2011 – Clear Channel Radio announced today that Pam McKay has been named Market Manager for San Antonio, effective immediately. McKay is currently the Market Manager for Clear Channel Radio Austin and will expand her role to the San Antonio market.

“Pam McKay’s track record with Clear Channel is one of the consistent achievements that has propelled her rise through the ranks of our company,” said Susan Karis, Clear Channel’s Executive Vice President Operations Western Region. “Pam is a proven leader, so to have her expand her role to oversee both the San Antonio and Austin market teams is a natural move.”

McKay has been in the radio business for 20 years and previously served as General Sales Manager for KHMX Houston. She has been the Market Manager in Austin for the past five years, where she currently oversees a staff of 150 and is responsible for five Clear Channel Radio properties’ total operations. McKay also has served on several Clear Channel advisory boards to help to develop the current software system used by the sales department. Her strong performance and high level of achievement in Austin has led her to a larger role within Clear Channel Radio.

“Becoming Market Manager in San Antonio is a great opportunity to expand my profile with Clear Channel Radio,” said McKay. “It will be an honor to work with such strong teams in San Antonio while continuing my role as Market Manager in Austin and leading both clusters to continued success.”

 

Boston – May 24, 2011 – Clear Channel Radio announced today that Mary Menna has been named Market Manager for Boston and Providence, effective immediately. Menna is a 22 year Clear Channel Radio Boston veteran who previously served as Director of Sales in Boston and Providence.

“Mary Menna is the perfect choice, and will do an amazing job for Clear Channel Radio in her new role. She is a natural leader with a proven track record of success. Her energy and passion are contagious,” said Tom McConnell, Clear Channel Radio Senior Vice President of Operations. “Mary has built an amazing team of incredibly talented people and her network of clients and contacts in both Boston and Providence are second to none.”

Menna has been with Clear Channel Radio Boston for 22 years. Prior to her role as Director of Sales, she served as the General Sales Manager and previous to that she served as National Sales Manager. Menna began her career at Clear Channel as a Promotion Assistant after graduating from Boston College with a degree in Speech Communications. For the past two years, Menna also has led Clear Channel Radio’s auto category initiative.

“Becoming Market Manager in the Boston and Providence clusters is a dream come true. It has been a privilege to be part of the team that helps make these stations so successful,” said Menna. “They are a group of talented, dedicated professionals and I look forward to working with them in this new role. Tom McConnell has been a mentor and I thank him for helping to prepare me for this wonderful opportunity.”

 

New York, NY - May 10, 2011 - Clear Channel Radio, the leading media company in America with greater reach in the U.S. than any radio or television outlet, and Zynga, the world's largest social game developer, today announced a partnership to create a unique experience for players and Lady Gaga fans within FarmVille. Powered by Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio, select tracks from “Born This Way” will be available within FarmVille starting on May 17th, six days before the album is released on May 23rd.

From May 17th to May 26th, Lady Gaga will become a neighbor to the 46 million monthly players of FarmVille when Zynga launches "GagaVille," a neighboring farm within Zynga's popular social game, which will incorporate key themes and storylines of "Born This Way". Players who execute Gaga-themed quests in GagaVille will unlock the iHeartRadio player, enabling them to stream songs from “Born This Way” exclusively in FarmVille, which they will hear before anyone else. In addition, Lady Gaga will announce codes that unlock exclusive Lady Gaga-inspired limited edition virtual items on 148 Clear Channel stations on May 17th, including New York’s Z100 and LA’s KIIS-FM.

The partnership will be promoted across Clear Channel stations and on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s industry-leading digital radio service, which streams music from Clear Channel’s 750 digital radio stations from 150 cities as well as digital-only commercial-free stations.

 

“Partnering with Zynga to provide this incredible immersive music experience within FarmVille is another clear indication that Clear Channel is adding the social element to radio in ways no other company can,” said Bob Pittman, Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms at Clear Channel. “Radio has been Lady Gaga’s virtual stage from the very beginning, enabling fans to connect with her 24x7, and this is another extension of that stage. We are deeply invested in working with both platform partners and record labels to promote new music in creative ways that reach fans wherever they are, and most of all, we’re excited to partner with Zynga to give Lady Gaga fans who play FarmVille advance access to ‘Born This Way’, one of the most anticipated albums of the year.”

 

“Clear Channel is focused on delivering exciting music and entertainment experiences to fans wherever they are, and we have the same mission when it comes to social games: provide great experiences for every game, on every platform,” said Anders Klemmer, global director of media partnerships at Zynga. “That’s why they are the ideal partner to stream Lady Gaga’s new music exclusively to millions of players on FarmVille.”

 

About Zynga Inc.
Zynga Inc. is the world’s largest social game developer with more than 250 million monthly active users playing their games which include CityVille, FarmVille, FrontierVille, Words With Friends, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Café World, and Treasure Isle. Zynga Inc. games are available on a number of global platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, the iPad, the iPhone and Android devices. Through Zynga.org, Zynga players have raised more than $10 million for world social causes. Zynga Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or www.zynga.org.

Media Contacts:

Wendy Goldberg

Clear Channel Radio

(212) 549-0965

Amy Sezak

Zynga Inc.

(415) 609-4807

Los Angeles, CA – (05.10.11) Steven Tyler made a rare stop to appear with old friend and fellow rock icon Nikki Sixx on Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx for an intimate conversation broadcast tonight at 7pm local time. Tyler gave Sixx his first in-depth radio interview – connecting on a personal level about their common goal of finding and breaking new artists, Tyler through his role as a judge on American Idol and Sixx as host of the radio show syndicated to over 70 alternative and mainstream rock stations by Premiere Networks. In a deep and personal interview, Tyler sat down with Sixx to talk about his new autobiography, “Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?,” becoming a judge on American Idol, his new single (his first US solo single ever), “(It) Feels So Good” and to catch up on lives well lived. Both icons of rock can boast a literal return from the dead to now being on top of the world.

“We got to really talk about how important it is to give young artists a shot,” said Sixx who leads by example. “The audience is dying for new rock stars and Steven and I are using our new positions in the media to introduce the future of the music industry,” he continued. Hear their conversation tonight on Sixx Sense at 7pm local time (sixxsense.com).

Unlike the years that Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe spent together on tour, recording albums in the same studio and coming up through the clubs, talent is now discovered differently and these two heroes of rock are committed to finding the artists with quality of content.

Sixx Sense just celebrated a year on the air and is complemented by The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx, which airs on the weekends. The daily program, Sixx Sense airs at 7pm local time Monday-Friday. Both radio shows, as well as American Idol, offer a platform to discover and deliver new music on the modern launching pads of mainstream television and radio. Sixx Sense can also be heard on its own SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel airing 24/7 on XM 161, Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx (sixxsense.com) and on the Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx channel on Clear Channel Radio’s digital platform iheartradio.

Each night on Sixx Sense, international rock icon, founder/bassist/songwriter of the world-renowned band Mötley Crüe and chart-topping band Sixx:A.M., New York Times best-selling author, clothing designer, philanthropist and photographer Nikki Sixx discusses music and lifestyle topics as he gives friend, rockers and other personalities a comfortable setting to talk openly about anything and everything with the audience listening in. Sixx is also incredibly active on his social networks, engaging with fans thru twitter, Facebook and his website. (For more information, please visit www.sixxsense.com. Fans can also follow Sixx on Twitter  and Facebook. The show’s become the place to hear it first for guests from all walks of life, including rock royalty, the first man on the moon, authors, actors and everyone in between. Dave Grohl, Jared Leto, Lemmy Kilmister, Perez Hilton, Rob Halford, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker, Four Agreements author Don Miguel Ruiz, Dog The Bounty Hunter and others.

Sixx Sense has become the go to destination for special musical announcements including the launch of OZZFest, on site broadcasts (Rock on the Range), album premieres and specials – Slash recorded a special track by track breakdown with Sixx. Sixx Sense is a must stop for announcements of all kinds.

 

 

Contact:

Premiere Networks

Rachel Nelson

818-461-8057

LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2011 – Premiere Networks is proud to announce that popular radio personality Delilah is celebrating the 25-year anniversary of her nationally syndicated nighttime radio program Delilah. Heard on approximately 200 radio stations in the U.S., the program has nearly nine million weekly listeners, making Delilah the most-listened-to woman on radio in the country. The top-rated show broadcasts daily from 7 p.m. to midnight in all time zones and features Delilah’s distinctive blend of storytelling, sympathetic listening and encouragement – all scored with adult contemporary music.

 

Delilah stated, “After 25 years, I still get excited to welcome my listeners each night as we share our hopes and dreams, dilemmas and laughs, along with great music. I want to thank the team at Premiere for their support as we continue to reach many more milestones together.”

 

Julie Talbott, Premiere Networks president, content and affiliate relations stated, “Delilah’s passion for music and sincere desire to connect with her audience have made her an enduring star in the radio industry. We’re delighted to celebrate this incredible anniversary with her.”

 

As she celebrates this 25-year anniversary, Delilah continues to expand her brand, further connecting with millions of listeners and fans, and providing national sponsors like General Motors, Walgreens, Pier 1 Imports and The Home Depot with direct access to her loyal female audience. That brand extension reaches beyond the radio dial as she focuses on furthering both local and national charitable efforts. In addition to her work with Point Hope - her foundation which focuses on refugee children in Ghana and on special needs children in the U.S. foster-care system, Delilah recently partnered with The Home Depot to bring her second annual Paint the Town promotion to Belleville, Ill., where she joined 1,000 volunteers in giving the town’s Main Street a much-needed makeover. Delilah also recently became a spokesperson for Together for Kids, a national alliance of children’s hospitals dedicated to building a healthier future for America’s kids. Her goal is to help raise money and awareness for the organization, which provides an urgently-needed national fundraising mechanism for its member hospitals, helping them care for seriously ill children and tackle the toughest health issues facing all children.

Often referred to as the “Oprah of Radio,” Delilah embraced the medium when she was a middle-schooler in Reedsport, Oregon, reporting school news and sports on KDUN-AM, a small station in her hometown. In 1996, “Delilah After Dark” went into national syndication, and in 2004, Delilah joined Premiere Networks national lineup. Today, her soothing voice, open heart and love of music have expanded her audience from the folks in Reedsport to nearly nine million weekly listeners. Delilah is also the author of “Love Matters.” Published by Harlequin Books, the book features Delilah’s perspective on love, as well as stories from her listeners. As a single mother of 11 children, eight of whom she adopted, Delilah has established a foundation called Point Hope as a voice for forgotten children everywhere. Daily broadcasts, caring for her children, running a foundation, writing books, traveling and public speaking add up to a very busy life for Delilah, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. For more information, please visit www.Delilah.com.

Premiere Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere is the number one audio content provider in the country and features the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob & Tom, Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Big Tigger, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Jason Lewis, Randi Rhodes, Nikki Sixx, Kane and others. For more information, please visit www.PremiereRadio.com or www.facebook.com/PremiereRadio.

Contact:

Rachel Nelson

818-461-8057