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ONE’S New York, NY - August 16, 2005 - Westwood One’s (NYSE: WON) Leeza Live hosted by Leeza Gibbons, is proud to announce the entertainment features and celebrity guests for the week of August 15th, 2005. In addition to features such as, “What Made You Smile Today?”, “Hollywood on the Half”, “Gibbon’s Gossip”, “Gibbon’s Gross Out”, “Have I Got News for You”, Leeza Live will present in-depth interviews with some of today’s biggest celebrities, including: Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora; INXS and the finalists from Rock Star INXS; Eric Schaeffer of the new TV series Starved; American Idol’s Paula Abdul; attorney to the stars, Kevin James; America’s first Supermodel and Surreal Life star, Janice Dickinson; TLC’s Clean Sweep host, Angelo Surmelis; and legendary chef Wolfgang Puck. This week will also feature Leeza’s favorite regular personalities, “Glynnis The Numbers Lady”, “Sal The Gossip Gal”, and “Fiona the Good Witch” with her life improving spells. Leeza Live, airs weekdays from 7pm to midnight, and features Gibbons’ sharing her unique take on entertainment news and the trends shaping American culture today; she takes call-ins from listeners nationwide. Stations airing Leeza Live include: WMGQ New Brunswick, NJ; WZSR Chicago, IL; WSSR Chicago, IL; KRWM Seattle, WA; WQAL Cleveland, OH; KYKY St. Louis, MO; WZPT Pittburgh, PA; WMC Memphis, TN; KAMX Austin, TX; among others. Leeza Gibbons is one of the broadcast industry’s most respected and recognized professionals. Gibbons has been entering America’s living rooms for over a decade as an anchor for TV’s “Entertainment Tonight” and as host and managing editor of the TV newsmagazine “Extra.” Gibbons also hosted and executive produced her own daytime talk show, LEEZA, which ran for seven seasons and earned her 27 Daytime Emmy Nominations, with three wins and one of Hollywood’s highest honors, a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to her many accolades, Gibbons is listed in “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who in Business and Professional Women” and was recently named one of the “International Entrepreneurial Women of the Year.” Gibbons currently hosts the nationally syndicated radio program “Hollywood Confidential” and Lifetime TV’s news magazine, “What Should You Do?” Furthermore, Leeza is the founder and board chair of the non-profit organization, The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, which is dedicated to those diagnosed with memory disorders and their caregivers. Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk,
entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats. Through
its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood
One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including news,
sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information.
SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and
local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content
to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal
customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations. Westwood
One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. For more information
visit www.westwoodone.com. ### For press information contact:
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