National Morning Duo Bob & Tom Win Big at Radio Industry Awards in Cleveland, the Home of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame

National Morning Duo Bob & Tom Win Big at Radio Industry Awards in Cleveland, the Home of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold, the nationally syndicated duo with one of the highest rated morning radio shows in America, took home awards for "Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year" in the National Radio Awards category and "Personality/Show of the Year" in the Classic Rock category at the 2005 Radio & Records Industry Achievement Awards. Radio & Records is the leading industry trade publication for the radio and recorded music industry.

The Bob & Tom Show airs on 150 stations in morning drive and is consistently #1 or #2 on over 70 percent of their rated radio affiliates. More than five million listeners tune into the program on a weekly basis (source: Arbitron Nationwide Fall 2004, Cume, Exact Times). Growing rapidly, the show has added 54 radio stations to its roster in the last three years.

"Bob and Tom have perfected edgy, entertainment talk without the relentless shock jock content," said Kraig T. Kitchin, president/COO of Premiere Radio Networks, the show's syndicator. "This has resulted in an incredibly successful 10 years in syndication, as evidenced by these two most recent honors."

On a good roll, Bob and Tom are nominated this year for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame in the "Network or Syndicated Radio Show" category. With their unprecedented four Marconi awards (Radio's Oscar), seven Billboard/Airplay Monitor awards and five previous Radio & Records awards, The Bob & Tom Show is one of the most honored programs in the radio industry.

About Bob and Tom

In 1983, The Bob & Tom Show was launched on flagship station WFBQ-FM in Indianapolis. In 1995, the show went into national syndication. Bob and Tom creatively bring their listeners topical comedy and conversations that are unpredictable, irreverent and entertaining, and they do so with the help of one of the largest casts in radio. In addition to Bob and Tom, the cast includes Kristi Lee, Chick McGee, Steve Salge, Dean Metcalf, and many other writers, comedians, and characters. They are also known for interviewing comedians, from up-and-comers like Rodney Carrington and Paul Gilmartin, to A-listers like George Lopez, Tim Allen and Jeff Foxworthy.

Bob Kevoian was born in Los Angeles and graduated from California State University, Long Beach. He traveled extensively with "The Young Americans" theater group before beginning his radio career in Michigan.

Tom Griswold was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from University School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and went on to graduate from Columbia University. Tom worked in radio in Florida and Michigan before coming to WFBQ-FM.

About Premiere Radio Networks

Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), syndicates 70 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country and features, in addition to Bob & Tom, the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Casey Kasem, Carson Daly, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Delilah, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Phil Hendrie, Matt Drudge, Art Bell, Donald Trump, Glenn Hollis, Big Tigger, and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with 12 offices nationwide.

Source: The Bob & Tom Show

CONTACT: Amir Forester of Premiere Radio Networks, +1-818-461-5404, for The Bob & Tom Show

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