Hollywood Hamilton Ending Syndicated Shows
• After a successful 35-year run in syndication, Radio Hall of Famer Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton announced his impending retirement from all three of his Premiere-syndicated radio shows — Hollywood Hamilton’s The Weekend Top30, The Remix Top30 with Hollywood Hamilton, and The Weekend Top30 with DJ Pup Dawg will conclude with the weekend of June 26 & 27, 2021. Hamilton will continue to do afternoon drive on iHeartMedia’s WKTU/New York. “It’s time to spend more quality time with my family and continue developing new projects I’ve been passionate about,” said Hamilton, adding, “I’ll be announcing new endeavors in Spring 2022.”
Hamilton made his first foray into syndication in the ’80s, joining forces with the late industry legends Dick Clark and Steve Rivers to pioneer one of the first live, pop/mainstream satellite shows as host of Hangin’ with Hollywood on the Transtar/Unistar Radio Network. In 1998, Hamilton debuted three iterations of his popular franchise: The Weekend Top30 and the multiple award-winning, dance music version, The Remix Top30 for Top 40 stations, and a Rhythmic/Top 40 version of The Weekend Top30, most recently hosted by DJ Pup Dawg. The Weekend Top30 and The Remix Top30 were first launched into national syndication with United Stations before joining Premiere Networks’ national lineup in 2013.
“First and foremost, I want to give thanks to the more than 150 program directors that stuck with me all these years,” Hamilton said. “You have no idea how much that meant to me. None of this would be possible without the incredible producer/production team of Eric Weiss, Michelle Parisi, DD, Dwayne Crawford, Eric Hertzog, DJ Pup Dawg and my wife, Marina. Without this group, the shows would never have lasted this long, while continuing to stay on top. I also want to thank my enormously talented Premiere Networks family — you’re the best in the business.”
Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks, commented, “Sean is a tremendous talent, and we had a successful partnership for the past eight years. He will truly be missed on hundreds of stations across the country. We wish him all the best for the future as he takes on this next chapter of his career.”
