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ABC RADIO NETWORKS SIGNS MARK LEVIN TO MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION
Program Will Expand to Three Hours in February With Market Clearance in New York, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit and Washington, DC
DALLAS (Jan. 5, 2009) – ABC Radio Networks announced today that is has signed Mark Levin, one of the leading talk personalities in the country, to a new multi-year syndication agreement. The Mark Levin Show is approaching its three-year anniversary with the network and in that time has rapidly grown to more than 175 affiliates with millions of listeners and become a recognized ratings leader. The program airs in 9 of the top 10 and 24 of the top 25 markets.
“Mark is one of the most talented and respected broadcasters in our industry and has won over a legion of loyal radio listeners,†said Jim Robinson, President of ABC Radio Networks. “He is an essential driver of our news/talk portfolio and we are proud to remain Mark’s partner in delivering such compelling programming.â€Â
On February 2, The Mark Levin Show will expand from two hours to include an available third hour of content. Affiliates already committed to carrying the additional hour include WABC – New York; KABC – Los Angeles; WLS – Chicago; KSFO – San Francisco; WBAP – Dallas; WJR – Detroit; and WMAL – Washington, DC. More stations are expected to option the third hour once the opportunity is made available.
“Since we launched the show in national syndication, we’ve developed relationships with some truly outstanding stations and advertisers along the way and I’m so grateful to work with all of them,†said Levin. “The next few years could determine what kind of nation America will be for generations to come. I intend to be here defending the Constitution and continuing the dialogue with my wonderful audience.â€Â
Levin is one of the country’s most noted conservative voices and a best-selling author. He served as a top adviser to several members of President Ronald Reagan’s cabinet, including his post as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General. In 2001, the American Conservative Union named Levin the recipient of the prestigious Ronald Reagan Award. He currently practices law in Washington, DC and heads the distinguished Landmark Legal Foundation. His radio program consistently offers an entertaining and thought-provoking discussion on the newsmakers of the day.
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Outstanding! I can’t wait.
Congrats Great One!
Fantastic! WMAL has redeemed themselves after firing Michael Graham a few years ago.
Congrats, Mark!!! WBAP in DFW has been a big supporter of yours since day one. I was one of your fans that lobbied them to carry you live, and am now excited to hear you live 3 hours a day. Thanks for your passion and love for this country…. God Bless you and your family…
Way to GO Mark!!! Can’t get enough of The Great One! I’m in the flagship station area of WABC! Your voice is needed now more than ever to show us the light of freedom…
Congrats Great One. It couldnt happen to a more deserving person. Although your 2 hour show is the perfect amount of time for me to listen to on my way home from work, I guess with the added hour I will have to take my time getting home.
I congratulate his lucky listeners as well because I suspect that this choice was always available for him. He is doing the service for talk radio; it is not the other way around.
I’m sure he balanced this decision with his health and other issues. There was a time when I wondered how he could produce a show from his home when he could barely function after his dog Sprite was no longer there. Personally I need to stay out of the house after a loss. Now I understand the convenience of working at home and in the big scheme of things it works out well for him and probably allows us to have the opportunity to enjoy an additional hour which otherwise might be a little too difficult to provide because his brand of talk radio is unlike what anyone else does. He is passionate and powerful and I recognize and feel the energy that is required to do it his way.
I had the same feeling about Dick Cheney, and always worried about him, but after eight years he managed to pull it off looking better than ever and to me he is the best part of the Bush Administration.
So I thank Mark Levin and ask that God be with him because the work he does needs to be done and he has been gifted with the talent to deliver the conservatives message better than anyone else.
One small step for Mark….One Giant Leap for Talk Radio and Conservatism. Congratulations my good friend.
The accolades are well deserved.
Congratulations to the Great One. I don’t think it is going too far to say that Mark is a modern day Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington all rolled into one. He warns us of imminent liberal attacks and even tells us from what direction it will come. He is an expert on the Constitution and how we have strayed from it. Additionally, Mark is our General in the war against liberalism. Mark certainly does not need more work, he is doing this to “step up” his vigorous counter-attack of the runaway liberalism we are now experiencing. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for his service to the country. There is no more important role to play than enlightening the masses of drones in the ways of Conservatism and free-market values.
This is terrific news. They’ve already moved him to the 3pm-5pm time slot on KSFO out here in the bay area (from the previous 8pm-10pm). This means he’ll now be on from 3pm-6pm…….which happens to be the SAME time slot for a certain fraud on another station who supports Jerry Brown & skinny-dips with Commies.
I LOVE it!
By the way…….Happy New Year to everyone. I had to take an extended sabbatical from politics & the nauseating “Obamamania” after the election. My reservoir was completely dry.
Hope you are all well!
Congratulations!!