The Gayle King Show & Daily Dose With America's Doctor, Dr. Oz, Make Their Broadcast Radio Debut With Westwood One

NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON) and Harpo Radio, Inc. today announced the broadcast radio debut of The Gayle King Show, a two-hour, daily radio talk program hosted by acclaimed newscaster and television personality Gayle King. In addition, Westwood One also launched Daily Dose with America's Doctor, Dr. Oz, the new, original, daily feature from the Emmy® Award-winning talk show host, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

"I am thrilled to join the Westwood One Network," said Gayle King.  "This show is committed to exploring the issues of the day, sharing relevant headline news and stories, and engaging the listeners in a very real and authentic way.  I don't like playing the 'us vs. them' game. This is a show that embraces different opinions and the idea of having fun on the radio."

Over the past four years, Gayle King has been shaking up the radio airwaves with her fresh perspective on the day's current events and hot topics.  Gayle brings listeners news they can use as well as interviews with the people who are front and center in the stories she is talking about. From the latest in pop culture to politics, The Gayle King Show brings it all.  Daily Dose with America's Doctor, Dr. Oz, brings radio listeners informative tips to help them live a more healthy life.  With topics ranging from medical to spiritual - even diet and exercise - Emmy® Award-winning talk show host, Dr. Mehmet Oz, breaks it down in these daily, 60 second features.

"By bringing Westwood One listeners my daily features, I hope that more and more Americans will begin to take control of their health and work towards living a healthier lifestyle," said Dr. Mehmet Oz.  "Simple changes create big results, and we hope Daily Dose with America's Doctor will bring listeners one step closer to achieving optimal health."

"Listeners have been demanding something new from talk radio. Today we deliver The Gayle King Show," said Dennis Green, Westwood One EVP Affiliate Sales. "Combining the best of broadcast radio with the intelligence, humor and insight of Gayle King, this show is truly transcendent, equally at home on a variety of formats from progressive talk, to traditional talk, to urban stations."

"Since announcing our partnership with Harpo Radio in March, the response from advertisers has been extremely positive," said Gary Schonfeld, President Westwood One Network. "They know Gayle and Dr. Oz are huge personalities and advertisers are eager to tap in to their proven ability to connect and engage with an audience. We are thrilled to offer them that opportunity."

In addition to hosting her radio program The Gayle King Show, King is Editor-at-Large for O, The Oprah Magazine and occasionally appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and Morning Joe. King's extensive media experience leads to in-depth on-air discussions about an array of topics ranging from current events and cultural trends to politics and more. King is a three-time Emmy® Award-winning newscaster who anchored the local news at a CBS affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut for 18 years.  In 2008, she won the American Women in Radio & Television Gracie Award® for Outstanding Radio Talk Show and in 2010 the Individual Achievement Award for Host – Entertainment/Information.  She is also a 2010 New York Women in Communications' Matrix Award recipient.

Renowned surgeon and best-selling author Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of the nationally syndicated The Dr. Oz Show, daytime television's Emmy® Award-winning hit series, and host of a daily radio show where he offers listeners health and wellness advice. Reaching millions of people each week, Dr. Oz provides trusted medical advice critical to his audiences' well-being. He has co-authored six New York Times Best Sellers including the "YOU" book series and directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

About Westwood One

Westwood One (NASDAQ: WWON) is one of the nation's largest providers of network radio programming serving more than 5,000 radio and 170 TV stations in the U.S. Westwood One provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment programs, features and live events to its media partners and also provides digital and other cross-platform delivery of its network content.

About Harpo Studios

Harpo Studios is the home of Harpo Productions, Inc. the most successful production company in daytime talk, producing the number one, award-winning "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and syndication's latest success, "The Dr. Oz Show."  Harpo Productions also developed "Dr. Phil" and in September 2010, Harpo Productions will launch "The Nate Berkus Show." Harpo Productions creates and develops original TV programming for primetime, syndication and cable television and operates Oprah.com, a premier lifestyle website.  ZoCo Productions, LLC, an affiliate of Harpo Productions, Inc., and Sony Pictures Television co-produce "The Dr. Oz Show."  Harpo Print, LLC and Hearst Magazines publish the monthly "O, The Oprah Magazine" publication.  Harpo Films produces feature films and, through an exclusive deal with HBO, scripted television programming.  Harpo Radio, Inc. produces Oprah Radio (XM channel 156, SIRIUS channel 195 as part of its "Best of XM" package) on SIRIUS XM Radio.  A joint venture between Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a multi-platform company, will debut on January 1, 2011 in approximately 80 million homes, on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel.

SOURCE Westwood One

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