Monday, May 1st 2006
Premiere Radio Networks Launches "A Power Moment With T.D. Jakes" On June 5
"Power Moments are a platform to share hope with my listening friends as they go about their day." - Bishop T.D. Jakes
LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2006 - Premiere Radio Networks announced today they have signed Bishop T.D. Jakes, one of the most respected leaders in the African-American community, to host a 60-second feature, "A Power Moment with T.D. Jakes." Debuting June 5 on more than 50 stations, it will air twice daily between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m with a 30-second adjacency.
Time magazine named Jakes one of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America," for good reason. Reaching more than 30,000 individuals through "The Potter's House," his multiracial nondenominational churches, and record numbers in the hundreds of thousands through "Megafest," an annual internationally broadcast family-oriented Christian festival, Jakes inspires and empowers people worldwide with positive, faith-based messages. These popular messages that encourage people to live life to the fullest will now be brought to radio audiences nationwide.
"I'm excited to offer a daily measure of wisdom on health, wealth, spirituality and other motivating subjects," Jakes said. "Power Moments are a platform to share hope with my listening friends as they go about their day. Some of the greatest wisdom I have ever received came in small but potent doses. One small insight has the potential to change the next 10 years of your life! Every day I plan to deliver a fresh, informative, and practical nugget to challenge and change people. Just one powerful moment each day can enhance and maximize every other moment."
"This is an exclusive opportunity for advertisers to connect a brand to a dynamic leader with a powerful daily message," Executive Vice President/Director of Sales Rhonda Scheidel said.
Vice President, Business Development for Premiere Radio Chris Crane stated, "We're delighted to be partnering with T.D. Jakes."
While serving as founder and CEO of The Potter's House and founder of the Metroplex Economic Development Corporation, the Clay Academy, and TDJ Enterprises, Jakes has also created the music label "Dexterity Sounds" in collaboration with EMI Gospel Sounds. To date, the label has produced eight albums, six of which have been Grammy-nominated. He also is a renowned religious author with more than 30 books to his credit, many of them topping best sellers lists.
A frequent guest of Presidents Bush and Clinton at the White House, Jakes has shared spiritual guidance with them, along with leaders from around the world. In 2000, he served as the keynote speaker at the Congressional Black Caucus.
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), syndicates 70 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country and features the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Casey Kasem, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob (Kevoian) & Tom (Griswold), Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Phil Hendrie, Matt Drudge, Art Bell, Donald Trump, Big Tigger, and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 12 offices nationwide.
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