Dennis Miller gets show on Westwood One |
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NEW YORK (AFX) - Comedian Dennis Miller will have his own radio talk show on radio network Westwood One, the company said Wednesday.Westwood One said the show, called The Dennis Miller Show, will be three hours long and will feature Miller taking listener calls and interviewing guests. The show will debut in March on major market radio stations around the country.The company will hold all broadcast and digital rights to the show, and Dennis Miller's official website, which the company will re-launch with interactive features that support the show such as live streams and listener blogs.'This seems like a great fit for me since I grew up in Pittsburgh where broadcast radio was born,' said Miller in a statement. 'I always knew I would try radio and right now seems like the perfect time.'Besides the new talk show, Miller will continue to tour and create and star in new comedy specials.Westwood One produces and distributes radio programming to more than 5,000 stations around the country. The company is managed by CBS Radio.Westwood One shares fell 2 cents to $6.97 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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