CBS RADIO AND CARSON DALY AGREE TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION
Daly to Continue as Host of 97.1 AMP Radio�s �Mornings with Carson Daly� and the Nationally Syndicated �The Daly Download with Carson Daly�
CBS RADIO today announced that the major market broadcaster has signed Carson Daly to a multi-year contract extension. Under the new agreement, Carson will remain as host of his highly-rated Los Angeles morning show, �Mornings with Carson Daly,� broadcast on 97.1 AMP Radio weekdays from 6:00-10:00 AM, PT, and �The Daly Download with Carson Daly,� a weekly countdown show that is nationally syndicated to more than 110 radio stations in the United States and Canada.�
Daly has been with 97.1 AMP Radio since January 2010, increasing his weekly audience each year since his debut. His show currently is among the Top 3 most-listened-to programs in the time period with listeners 6+. �Mornings with Carson Daly� can be heard on-air, online at ampradio.com or by downloading the Radio.com app for mobile devices.
�Carson has proven to be a leading authority on music and pop-culture and plays a significant role in 97.1 AMP Radio�s success,� said Dan Mason, President and CEO, CBS RADIO.� �He has used his knowledge to build not only a great local show but additional programming that connects to audiences nationwide. For the past year and a half, Carson has highlighted the biggest songs in music on his weekly countdown show and brought millions of music fans to the radio in the process. We�re delighted to extend our agreement with such a talented broadcaster.�
����������� �I love radio,� said Daly. �I�ve been doing it since I was 18. I hope to do it forever. I know it well, and it�s the most fun job I have.
����������� �I�m so grateful to my CBS RADIO partners for letting me continue to have my own show in the town I love and was born in. People always ask me why I still do radio with all the glitzy TV gigs. It�s simple � television is what I do, radio is who I am.�
Daly also currently serves as co-host of the TODAY show and host and producer of �The Voice� and �Last Call with Carson Daly.� In addition, Carson and Universal Media Studios have produced �New Year�s Eve with Carson Daly� for the past nine years.
Daly began his career in radio in the early 1990s, and soon became an on-air host for CBS RADIO�s 106.7 KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. He was also the acclaimed host of MTV�s TRL (Total Request Live).
Follow Daly on Facebook at Facebook.com/carsondaly, and on Twitter at @CarsonDaly.