WOR ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF BILL O'REILLY TO THEIR LINEUP
Radio 710, WOR New York, announced today that they will be adding The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly to it's regular weekday lineup of stimulating talk programming.
O'Reilly is host of the country's most watched cable television program, The O'Reilly Factor, on the Fox News Network.
"We're extremely pleased to add a talent the magnitude of Bill O'Reilly to the WOR family, " states Bob Bruno, Vice President/General Manager of WOR. "Bill is a true professional, and his style will be the perfect compliment to the WOR lineup, and will be a great lead in to The Bob Grant Show".
Contrary to rumors circulating, Bob Grant is not being replaced by Bill O'Reilly. The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly will air from 3PM to 5PM, followed by The Bob Grant Show from 5PM to 7PM, and The Joan Rivers Show will be moving to the 7PM to 9PM time slot.
The first program is expected to air on May 8.
Following is the press release from Westwood One Radio Networks and Fox News:
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THE RADIO FACTOR WITH BILL O'REILLY
New York - March 13, 2002 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) and FOX News announce the national launch of The Radio Factor With Bill O'Reilly, a new, two-hour talk program hosted by FOX News personality Bill O'Reilly. The Radio Factor With Bill O'Reilly will debut May 8, 2002 on WOR-AM, New York.
Originating from the Westwood One studios at FOX News Channel in New York, The Radio Factor With Bill O'Reilly will focus on a specific topic each day generated from the events and people making headlines. The Radio Factor With Bill O'Reilly will also feature special guests and phone calls from listeners nationwide.
"Bill O'Reilly is a star," said Westwood One President and CEO Joel Hollander. "He is host of the country's most-watched cable news program, a best selling author and is now bringing his winning style to radio. We are thrilled to work with Bill O'Reilly and our partners at FOX News in launching The Radio Factor With Bill O'Reilly."
Said O'Reilly, "Radio should be a great time. Unlike television, we will be able to interact with listeners and really cause some commotion."
In making the announcement Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News said, "Bill has clearly become a powerful television personality and we expect him to do so on radio. The radio show will be an extension of the FOX News brand."
Recently named "TV MVP" by TV Guide, Bill O'Reilly is host of FOX News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor the most-watched cable news program in the United States and a New York Times best-selling author. In 1996, O'Reilly joined FOX News Channel and began hosting his nightly news analysis program interviewing top newsmakers and those affected by the news. Among those O'Reilly has interviewed are President George W. Bush, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Goldie Hawn.
Prior to joining FOX News Channel, O'Reilly attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he received a Master's Degree in Public Policy. O'Reilly began his news career working for various local affiliates across the country including WCBS in New York. In 1986, he was hired as a network correspondent for ABC News' World News Tonight, where he won two Emmy Awards and two National Headliner Awards for excellence in reporting. In 1989, he joined Inside Edition and hosted the program for six years. Both of O'Reilly's books, The O'Reilly Factor and No Spin Zone, were number one on The New York Times best-seller list. His novel, Those Who Trespass, has been optioned for the screen by Mel Gibson's Icon Productions. O'Reilly also authors a weekly syndicated column that is carried in about two hundred newspapers across the country.
FOX News Channel is a general news service covering breaking news as well as sports, entertainment and business news. FOX News Channel is available in more than 78 million homes and is owned by News Corp.