ABC Radio Networks Announces Deal With 'C' Student Entertainment for Syndication...

ABC Radio Networks Announces Deal With 'C' Student Entertainment for
Syndication of Perez Hilton
Celebrity insider and blogger will host daily features on entertainment news -
Seven of the top 10 radio markets signed before first broadcast

DALLAS, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ABC Radio Networks announced today it has
reached an agreement with "C" Student Entertainment for the syndication, sales
and distribution of Perez Hilton's new daily features covering the world of
entertainment and celebrity news. Radio Perez will take to the airwaves on May
5 and be available for syndication exclusively through ABC Radio Networks.
Affiliates in seven of the top 10 U.S. radio markets including WQHT in New
York, KPWR in Los Angeles and WBBM in Chicago have already signed on to
receive the morning and afternoon updates produced by the popular celebrity
gossip blogger and personality.
"The Perez Hilton brand is a leading property in the celebrity news arena
and we're pleased to be able to offer our affiliates the latest scoop and
breaking news on their listeners' favorite stars," said John McConnell, Senior
Vice President of Programming for ABC Radio Networks. "This signing furthers
our strategy to deliver programming that attracts the younger listening
audiences our advertisers covet."
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, launched his career of
covering entertainers by writing for Star magazine. He then began writing a
hobby gossip blog named pagesixsixsix.com after the famous New York Post
gossip page. When the newspaper sued him in 2005 for name usage, Lavandeira
chose a new moniker and created both a blogging site and new pseudonym for
himself. Perezhilton.com quickly established itself as one of the preeminent
celebrity Web sites and today receives approximately five million page visits
per day. Hilton also hosts What Perez Sez on VH1.
"We're very excited about the partnership with ABC Radio Networks to
syndicate Perez Hilton and debut what is sure to become some of the most
engaging programming on radio each day," said Steve Lehman, co-founder of the
newly formed "C" Student Entertainment. "I've known John McConnell for 20
years, and we decided to go with ABC Radio Networks because John is clearly
superior to our "C" Student mentality."
"Perez has been named to Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and
the number one Web celebrity by Forbes Magazine," said Andy Schuon, co-founder
of "C" Student Entertainment. "The opportunity to add daily radio reports to
his repertoire further solidifies his place as a true media icon."
Radio Perez will consist of twice-daily weekday features, each up to two
minutes in length, with two 30-second slots for advertisers. The features will
be available for both morning drive time and afternoon programming.
About ABC Radio Networks
ABC Radio Networks has 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching more than
105 million listeners in the 12+ demographic each week. Programs and services
include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean Hannity Show,
The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Big Boy's Neighborhood, The Ride with Doug and
DeDe, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, MoneyTalk with Bob Brinker, The Mark Levin
Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, The Michael Baisden Show and
Dick Bartley's American Gold and Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits. Other ABC
services include advanced digital media platforms with online interactive
advertising, streaming audio and podcasts ABC Sports Radio syndicated music
and talk programs including Flashback, format-specific ePREP, production
libraries, nine 24-Hour Formats, including Scott Shannon's True Oldies
Channel, ESPN Radio and ABC Radio Networks en Espanol.
About "C" Student Entertainment
"C" Student Entertainment is a boutique cross-platform media company
founded by Steve Lehman and Andy Schuon specializing in compelling content.
The name was inspired by a comment made by Mel Karmazin, one of Andy Schuon's
mentors, about how radio was populated by "C" students. Schuon and Steve
Lehman have worked together on a number of ventures in the past including what
is now one of the largest radio networks in the country, Premiere Radio, where
Lehman was founder, chairman and CEO, and Schuon served on the board of
directors. While at Premiere, Lehman consolidated the majority of independent
syndication companies and signed or acquired most of the talent on the air at
Premiere today. Schuon's background includes positions as Executive Vice
President/Head of Programming of MTV, MTV2, and VH1, President of Programming
of Infinity Broadcasting (now CBS Radio), President & CEO of on-line music
service Pressplay (now Napster), Executive Vice President/General Manager of
Warner Bros. Records, and founder, President & CEO of Universal Music Group's
global multi-platform music business IMF: The International Music Feed.
SOURCE ABC Radio Networks

Louis Adams of ABC Radio Networks, +1-972-448-3150; or Bob Gold & Associates,
+1-310-784-1040, for "C" Student Entertainment