Syndicated Bootleg Kev Returns To REAL 92.3
• iHeartMedia Urban KRRL (REAL 92.3)/Los Angeles announced that The Bootleg Kev Show will air on the station weeknights from 10pm-2am, starting Thursday, August 19. The move marks a return — this time in syndicated form — to REAL 92.3 for Kev, who previously spent four years with the station until earlier this year, when he launched his syndication effort.
“We are really excited to welcome Bootleg Kev back on our airwaves in support of his new syndicated venture,” said Doc Wynter, President of Hip Hop & R&B Programming Strategy for iHeartMedia. “Kev left an indelible mark in the minds of hip hop fans in Los Angeles. I know they’ll be happy to hear him on the air again on REAL 92.3.”
“At the beginning of the year, I bet on myself heavy and launched my own syndicated show with United Stations. Right away, getting back on the No. 1 Hip Hop station in Los Angeles was my goal,” said Bootleg Kev, who started his career in his hometown of Phoenix with subsequent stops at WLLD (WiLD 94.1)/Tampa and KVEG/Las Vegas prior to first joining REAL 92.3 four years ago. “With the help and guidance of Brian Samson, Tim Richards and my United Stations team, we are here and back on at REAL 92.3! I want to thank Doc Wynter, DJ A-Oh and the wonderful team at REAL 92.3 for always having my back. I’m very excited to grace the Los Angeles airwaves again every night alongside my team: Pacoima’s finest, James Andre Jefferson Jr., DJ Sam I Am and the best producer in the game, Nico Blitz!”
The Bootleg Kev Show launched in April through United Stations Radio Networks, and is currently heard in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Oxnard-Ventura, Las Vegas, Orlando and now, Los Angeles. “It’s been a great year working on this show with Kev and his team,” said Stefan Jones, SVP of Content/Affiliation for United Stations. “It’s always fun when you know you have something special. Huge thanks to Doc Wynter, A-Oh and John Peake for putting this together. And, of course, the stellar people at USRN — notably, Andy Denemark, Greg Janoff, Charlie Colombo and Nick Verbitsky.”
