Archive for July, 2009

Envision Radio Networks’ The Country Oldies Show Offers Free Labor Day Special

Friday, July 31st, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – Sometimes making a hit record and getting to #1 on the music charts takes teamwork. This Labor Day weekend, Envision Radio Networks® host Steve Warren explores classic country superstars who teamed up to make a #1 hit with the FREE two hour “Workin’ Together” radio special from The Country Oldies Show!

The Oak Ridge Boys and Statler Brothers as well as families such as The Judds, The Gatlins, Forrester Sisters and Bellamy Brothers will be featured in the Labor Day Special. Other power duets such as George and Tammy, Conway and Loretta or Moe & Joe and many more of the biggest and the best classic country superstars will be featured for two hours of #1 country hits!
This FREE special is available for broadcast August 30th through September 7th via internet download. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 for broadcast details.

The Country Oldies Show is America’s longest running weekly radio program featuring the greatest country hits from the 1950s to the 1980s. Host Steve Warren has been a radio personality, program director, and consultant for over 40 years with stops in Louisville, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Tampa, Albany, Dayton, and San Antonio. In New York City, he survived intense competition with successful positions on WHN, WNBC, WKHK, WYNY, and WNCN. As a Program Director, he enjoyed success in diverse formats including Top 40, Oldies, Country, Talk, MOR, and Classical. Visit www.envisionradio.com for samples.

Envision Radio Networks, Inc. provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks® is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services for radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

Envision Radio Networks’ American Biker Minute Takes on McDonald’s Ad Aimed at Bikers

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – Fast food giant McDonald’s recently launched a series of advertising including one particular ad that portrays the average biker in an unflattering light. Jeff Ryan, program host of Envision Radio Networks’ American Biker Minute, took immediate offense (as did many of his fellow bikers,) and launched an attack via his blog at www.americanbikerradio.com. While McDonald’s sent a quick reply to Ryan denying any wrongdoing, Ryan isn’t buying it. Ryan replied:

“Making a motorcycle-hater commercial is simply bad karma. You pretty much get what you give, especially if you deny an obvious slam against bikers. There are two Ronald outlets near the ABM compound (in Sturgis), but we passed them, & had some Hardee’s. That stupid commercial left a bad taste in my mouth, not unlike when you try to get some sugar from honey after eating a Quarter Pounder with cheese.”

Jeff Ryan is available for interviews regarding this issue – contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 for details.

American Biker Minute is a 60-second infotainment segment about motorcycle enthusiasts and the casual biker lifestyle that can be used as a benchmark feature in mornings or throughout the day. The program blends timely pop-culture content with unique sponsorship opportunities for clients looking to reach listeners fascinated by the motorcycle lifestyle. American Biker Minutes’ interviews, actualities and tidbits make this turnkey imaging product easy for stations to program and sell.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

Envision Radio Networks’ Full Metal Jackie Offers Free Labor Day Special

Monday, July 27th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – Inside your hazy memory bank of times that are long gone, you remember making mix tapes and sharing them with friends. It was hard fitting the song titles on those little cards, but we always had so much fun creating our perfect playlist and then cranking it on the boom box. Keeping with that spirit, Envision Radio Networks®’ Full Metal Jackie has a FREE two hour radio special featuring music from thrashers like Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, and classics from bands like Metallica, Slayer, Testament, and more!

Metal children; prepare yourself for Labor Day weekend, when the hammer will come down with Full Metal Jackie! It’s a holiday special for metalheads, and Full Metal Jackie is putting together a full metal mix tape that will decimate your radio speakers! Tune in for a perfect mix of some of the BEST metal, just for you, from Full Metal Jackie.

This FREE special is available for broadcast August 30th through September 7th via internet download. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 for broadcast details.

Full Metal Jackie began her radio career as a DJ at WSOU Pirate Radio, Seton Hall University’s legendary metal station. Instantly addicted to the excitement of life behind the mic, she graduated Pirate Radio (and Seton Hall), to become an on-air personality at WHTG (Neptune, NJ), and later at
WDHA (Dover, NJ).

Jackie set her sights on bigger markets (and warmer climates!), making her way west to California’s gold coast. After a short stint as on-air host at San Diego’s 94.9 KBZT, Jackie landed the opportunity she had been working toward since her early WSOU days: host and producer of her own (and L.A.’s only) commercial heavy metal radio show, CHAOS on Indie 103.1. Today, Full Metal Jackie’s show can be heard in syndicated markets throughout the United States

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

The Tour Bus Goes Number One with a FREE Labor Day Special!

Friday, July 24th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) Envision Radio Networks’ The Tour Bus rolls down the highway with a great Labor Day special featuring top tracks from hard rock and heavy metal’s finest.

The Tour Bus Goes To Number One will feature two hours of legendary chart topping rock tunes, and the stories behind them. Hosts Ralph Sutton and Stacey X will share the stories behind classic albums like Def Leppard’s Hysteria, Motley Crue’s Dr. Feelgood, Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet, and many more! Featuring iconic tracks like “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” “Here I Go Again, “Metal Health,” and “You Give Love A Bad Name,” the Tour Bus Labor Day Special will be number one with a bullet for your listeners!

This FREE special is available via internet download for broadcast August 31st through September 7th. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 or mattw@envisionradio.com for broadcast details.

Ralph Sutton and Stacey X host The Tour Bus, the only rock radio show that mixes classic bands like Van Halen, Motley Crue, Scorpions and Judas Priest, with today’s top rockers including Buckcherry, HIM, and Avenged Sevenfold. The Tour Bus also features exclusive interviews that offer a rare look behind the rock and roll curtain. Visit www.thetourbus.com.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

The Rockin’ 70’s Celebrates Labor Day Weekend with Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, and more!

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – The idea of the festival – a full day of rock and roll music – really came to life during the 70’s. The California Jam is the most well-known festival from the time period, held in Ontario, California in 1974 and 1978. Envision Radio Networks® and 4C Studios celebrate Labor Day Weekend with a FREE two-hour radio special from The Rockin’ 70’s that packs up the Volkswagen van for a trip back to Cal Jam.

Put on your SPF-35 suntan lotion for a day of rock and roll in the sizzling heat at the Ontario Motor Speedway. Over 500,000 music fans attended Cal Jam and Cal Jam II, and you’ll hear audio highlights from both days, live from the stage featuring Aerosmith, Heart, Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath, Santana, Deep Purple, plus exclusive listener giveaways in the special! Program host Zander sets the scene from backstage and will make sure that your listeners hear all of the historic music and sounds from Cal Jam.

The commercial-free special is available for broadcast from August 31st through September 7th via internet download. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 or mattw@envisionradio.com for broadcast details.

They say that if you remember the 70’s….you weren’t really there! The Rockin’ 70’s features all of the sights and sounds from the decade to jog your memory, and of course…all of the rock that goes with it. The Rockin’ 70’s is loaded with heavy musical artillery from bands including Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Rush, KISS, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and more! Longtime rock radio personality Zander brings his passion and complete knowledge for rock music to The Rockin’ 70’s with weekly features including Reel Live Cuts from the vaults, a memory test with the Pop Culture Pop Quiz, aurally stimulating tracks meant for Headphones Only, and lost and forgotten selections direct from LP in The Vinyl Destination.

Envision Radio Networks, Inc. provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks® is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services for radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

The Rockin’ 80’s Offers FREE Labor Day Special

Friday, July 17th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – 27 years ago, Apple Computers founder Steve Wozniak had an idea for an event that would combine music, computers, television and people, celebrating evolving technologies. The idea for the US Festival was born and Wozniak produced (with the help of concert promoter Bill Graham and MTV,) two consecutive events during the summer of 1982 and 1983 that would become legendary for music fans everywhere.

Envision Radio Networks® and 4C Studios will celebrate the 1983 US Festival with a FREE two hour Labor Day Special from The Rockin’ 80’s. Hosted by longtime rock radio personality Zander, the special will feature a special look at “Heavy Metal Sunday,” the musically star-studded second day of the 1983 US Festival that featured a still-unbelievable mix of chart-topping performers, and soon-to-be legendary bands such as Motley Crue, who were just beginning their rise to future stardom.

The lineup also featured Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Triumph, and rock and roll bad boys Van Halen, headlining with a performance that is still regarded as one of their most classic performances.

Featuring interviews and classic live performances from the day, this free Labor Day special from The Rockin’ 80’s offers a special ticket to travel back in time to an unforgettable day of live music that is still revered today.

The Rockin’ 80’s US Festival Special is available via internet download for broadcast August 31st through September 7th. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 or mattw@envisionradio.com for broadcast details.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

Mark & Brian AND BitXChange…A Winning Combination!

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) - Mike Marino’s BitXchange, a daily prep service syndicated by Envision Radio Networks®, proudly announce legendary KLOS morning duo Mark and Brian as the latest high profile morning show to make BitXChange their choice for daily prep.

When asked for a quote to use as PR, Brian Phelps commented, “Everything I am as a man and human being, the BitXChange is responsible for.” And not to be out-quoted, Mark Thompson notes that BitXChange has “a high quotient of usable material!”

BitXchange continues to be radio’s fastest growing morning show prep service covering everything from hard news to hilarious stories written in a rip-n-read style and accessed at www.thebitxchange.com . BitXchange offers one-on-one guest interviews, news clips and information on everything from sports to showbiz, as well as last night’s audio clips and bit sharing forums based on format. Contact Matt Wardlaw at mattw@envisionradio.com for further details.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

American Biker Minute Goes To Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

(JULY 2009) – Envision Radio Networks’ American Biker Minute is on the road again this year bringing radio the sights and sounds of Sturgis with FREE daily 60-second updates and bonus web content!

American Biker Minute host Jeff Ryan, America’s favorite roving reporter on two wheels, will go tire-to-tire with some of the most colorful bikers on the planet as they converge for the 69th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! Jeff Ryan will also post blog updates from Sturgis that stations can use on their website for an exciting web tie-in to the radio feature.
American Biker Minute’s Sturgis Updates are available for free broadcast via internet download starting August 1st. Contact Matt Wardlaw at mattw@envisionradio.com or 216-831-3761 for broadcast details.

American Biker Minute is a 60-second infotainment segment about motorcycle enthusiasts and the casual biker lifestyle that can be used as a benchmark feature in mornings or throughout the day. The program blends timely pop-culture content with unique sponsorship opportunities for clients looking to reach listeners fascinated by the motorcycle lifestyle. American Biker Minutes’ interviews, actualities and tidbits make this turnkey imaging product easy for stations to program and sell.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Hit The Coasters with Dr. Buff!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – So you’re heading out to the amusement park again this summer for a day of fun with the family? Envision Radio Networks®’ Cheap Psych Tricks with Dr. Buff wants to be right there with you in line, ready to ride the roller coasters and eat some cotton candy! Dr. Buff will share a week’s worth of helpful tips to make your day at the park fun including how to pick the shortest lines, tackle your fear of roller coasters, and the secret to stretching your dollars as far as possible!

Amusement Park Week from Cheap Psych Tricks is available commercial-FREE beginning August 10th via internet download. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 or mattw@envisionradio.com for broadcast details.

Cheap Psych Tricks with Dr. Buff offers everyday common-sense advice for parents, spouse, family members, and friends. Host and best selling author Dr. Perry Buffington is available to deliver compelling advice and entertainment to your listening audience. Cheap Psych Tricks with Dr. Buff is a perfect benchmark feature for morning shows, and can also be programmed throughout the day. The vignette offers a unique sponsorship opportunity for radio stations that are looking to add informative family-safe programming to their lineup.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

Envision Radio Networks’ Smartsite Systems Upgrades and Expands Content Offerings

Monday, July 6th, 2009

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(JULY 2009) – SmartSite Systems, a community-based web portal from Envision Radio Networks®, continues to grow with new content and features being added daily. Some of the exciting new content just added includes fun new games, health and fitness information, recipes, and content from trusted names including CNN, The BBC, Rolling Stone, and Billboard.

SmartSite Systems is a premium product that has been heavily researched and developed for the consumer marketplace. After 2 years of studying radio Internet business models all across North America, the company discovered the secret of how two small market broadcasters are quietly generating over $2,500,000 in Internet sales a year. SmartSite Systems creates a highly customizable standalone web community that compliments your existing radio station’s website and provides community services including classifieds, community events, and other services that are submitted automatically by visitors using custom forms. Best of all, SmartSite is nearly maintenance free and updates hourly with latest widget technology running 98% of the website automatically. Contact Matt Wardlaw at mattw@envisionradio.com for more details, or visit www.smartsitesystems.com.

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.