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UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS SETS 2008 LINEUP FOR CLASSIC ARTIST PROFILES
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Series To Deliver Four Holiday Specials for Classic Hits & Classic Rock
KLOS’s Jim Ladd to Host
New York, NY – May 2, 2008 – United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., (USRN) an independent leader in the creation and marketing of network radio programming, today announced the lineup for their annual Holiday Specials targeted to the Classic Hits, Classic Rock and Adult Hits formats. The series known as Classic Artist Profiles is now in its second year of production and distribution. The programs are produced in-house at United Stations and will be hosted by legendary air personality, Jim Ladd from KLOS-FM, Los Angeles. The announcement was made by USRN’s EVP/Programming, Andy Denemark at the company’s New York headquarters.
USRN’s Classic Artist Profiles are music-intensive programs that deliver intimate, star-driven programming for affiliates and advertisers alike. The shows will utilize exclusive interview material side-by-side with hit songs to create “audio destinations” for audiences during the summer’s three major holidays, Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day, as well as over the long Thanksgiving holiday break. The exact schedule and talent listing for the 2008 installments of Classic Artist Profiles is as follows:
| Holiday |
Artist |
Broadcast Window |
| Memorial Day |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
May 19 – 26 |
| July 4th |
Billy Joel |
June 30 – July 6 |
| Labor Day |
Eric Clapton |
Aug. 25 – Sept. 1 |
| Thanksgiving |
Fleetwood Mac |
Nov. 24 - 30 |
In announcing the specials, Denemark noted, “Each of the artists in this year’s lineup are either on tour or have new music available from its band members, so these shows all give our affiliates and advertisers a chance to connect themselves and their audience with the most vital aspects of Classic Rock. ”
The 2008 series host, Jim Ladd, has been setting the standard for air talent on album-oriented radio since 1969. Ladd has always been a on-air fixture in the Los Angeles area having been part of the lineups at KMET, KNAC, KLSX and his current home, KLOS where he is heard nightly doing free form radio from 8pm to 1am. He was the long-time host and co-creator of the syndicated series Innerview, and his autobiographical 1991 book, Radio Waves, remains a favorite of historians and fans of FM rock radio. Ladd recently borrowed both the title and the theater-of-the-mind style of his own popular radio feature, Headsets, to create a unique album mixing music, sound effects and spoken word. Jim Ladd has also been honored with his own Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
This series of Classic Artist Profiles joins United Stations numerous other programs and services targeted to Classic Rock outlets and those include Nights with Alice Cooper, The Classics, The House of Hair, Racing Rocks! and The Acoustic Storm as well as Morning Prep from Pulse Content (formerly the Launch Radio Networks) and various Comedy services. United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., is the nation's largest independently owned and operated radio network. The company currently distributes and produces multiple format specific services to over 4500 rated radio stations across the country including Adult Contemporary, Album Rock, Contemporary Hit, Country, Oldies, Smooth Jazz, Talk and Urban. The New York-based company was founded in 1994 by radio pioneers Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky.
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