Hollywood Re-ups With iHeart, Premiere
• iHeartMedia New York today announced exclusive long-term agreement with Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton to renew his relationship with the company. Under the terms of the new deal, Hamilton will continue to do afternoon drive on WKTU/New York. He also renewed and extended his partnership with Premiere Networks to syndicate his trio of radio programs — The Remix Top 30 Countdown with Hollywood Hamilton, Weekend Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton and Weekend Top 30 with DJ Pup Dawg — heard on 120 stations worldwide.
“Hollywood Hamilton is one of the most loved, respected and recognized voices and names in radio,” said Bob Pittman, Chairman & CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc. “His unparalleled ability to connect with both listeners and music’s biggest artists is a true representation of what makes radio the most powerful medium in the U.S. It’s the reason he’s been a fixture on New York City radio for the past decade, and we’re excited for the opportunity to continue our long-standing relationship with him.”
Thea Mitchem, Executive Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia’s Northeast Division, commented, “We’re pleased to continue having Hollywood as a part of our iHeart family here in New York. His passion for this industry is apparent every time he’s on air, and we’re happy that our listeners will continue to have him as a part of their afternoons.”
Hamilton began his radio career in 1979 at the tender age of 17, when he built an illegal pirate radio station in his parents’ basement. The station became the basis for the 1990 film, Pump Up The Volume, starring Christian Slater. Hamilton landed his first commercial radio gig in his hometown of Reno, NV and went on to work in Las Vegas and Tampa before moving to New York City in 1983 to help launch the legendary Z100, delivering the No. 1 rated nighttime show in the city. After five years at Z100, Hamilton moved to Los Angeles and spent a decade at KIIS-FM. He returned to New York in 1996 to help launch WKTU and created the Weekend Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton in 1997.
Hamilton remarked, “One of the many reasons why it was so easy to re-sign is because of the friends I work with in our building. iHeartMedia, and more specifically, KTU, are like family. I’m so happy to be associated with an incredibly talented group of people. Not to mention the extraordinary continuing support of my friends at Premiere Networks.”
