Sizeable Debut For Clay & Buck
• Premiere Networks announced that the new Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, which launches today in the noon-3pm ET time slot held for over three decades by The Rush Limbaugh Show — will debut on more than 400 stations nationwide, making it one of the biggest launches in talk radio history.
Among the show’s major market affiliates are: WOR-AM/New York; KEIB-AM/Los Angeles; KTRH-AM/Houston; WFOM-AM/FM/Atlanta; WXKS-AM/Boston; WIOD-AM/Miami; KFYI-AM/Phoenix; WFLA-AM/Tampa; KTLK-AM/Minneapolis; KDFD-AM/Denver; KEX-AM/Portland, OR; and KFBK-AM/FM/Sacramento.
“The reaction from our radio station and advertising partners has been tremendous,” said Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks. “Clay and Buck are proving to be a winning combination as we prepare to launch their new show in this highly-coveted timeslot.” The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show will also be available as a podcast on the iHeartRadio Podcast Network.
• Veteran voiceover pro Victor Lisle (left) has been selected by Premiere Networks as the new image and brand voice of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. “Victor brings the right sound and energy to this new program,” said Kraig Kitchin, President of Sound Mind. “His innate sense of where the audience is, and how they feel, is right on. We’re fortunate to have his talents available to introduce the great chemistry that exists between Clay Travis and Buck Sexton and their audience.”
Lisle said, “I’m genuinely humbled beyond belief for this amazing opportunity. I cannot thank Kraig Kitchin at Sound Mind, and Julie Talbott and Jennifer Leimgruber at Premiere enough for their support and belief in what I do, and for allowing me to be a small part of radio history. It’s truly an honor and a privilege. Also, tremendous thanks to Jon Zellner, Grace Blazer, Mike Elliott and Todd Carlson at iHeartMedia and my agent Nate Zeitz at CESD Talent Agency, all of whom believed in me at a time when I needed them most.” For more info, contact Nate Zeitz at 212-477-1666 or nzeitz@cesdtalent.com or visit victorlisle.com.
