Westwood One News Keeps Expanding
• Westwood One News emerges from the Thanksgiving holiday break giving thanks for a successful year, along with and some high-profile renewals and additions — the company has re-upped with WINS-AM/New York, KYW-AM/Philadelphia, WBZ-AM/Boston and WWJ-AM/Detroit while also adding some 70 new affiliates, including KKOB-AM/Albuquerque, WWJB-AM/Tampa, KMJ-AM/FM Fresno, KOKC-AM/Oklahoma City and WECK-AM/Buffalo. Westwood One News’ comprehensive coverage can be branded locally and is now airing on 830 stations nationwide, including KABC-AM/Los Angeles, WBAP-AM/Dallas, KUFO-AM/Portland, WLS-AM/Chicago, and KFYI-AM/Phoenix.
Many significant milestones were hit this year, including the network’s first-ever Edward R. Murrow Award, a Golden Mike Award, and two New York Radio Festival international awards. “Westwood One News is on the map as a leading network news provider that constantly innovates,” said Suzanne Grimes, EVP Corporate Marketing, Cumulus Media and President of Westwood One. “Our award-winning news team delivers timely, precise, and trustworthy coverage of breaking stories as they unfold. This year alone, Westwood One News covered everything from the Trump administration to the country’s reckoning with sexual harassment, with thousands of custom reports for our affiliate partners who enjoy best-in-class content, seamless operations, and the flexibility to locally brand our news content. The feedback is overwhelmingly positive.”
The Westwood One News team is also expanding to keep pace with its rapid growth, adding Clayton Neville as Texas and the Southeast correspondent. Neville comes to Westwood One News from WBAP and KLIF/Dallas. For more information about Westwood One News, contact Jim Jones at 202-840-7933 or jimjones@westwoodone.com.
