Premiere Radio Networks Syndicates The Crook & Chase Countdown

Contact: Rachel Nelson
818-461-8057

--One of the Longest-Running Broadcast Duos Joins #1 Radio Network--

LOS ANGELES, October 7, 2009 - Premiere Radio Networks is proud to announce the addition of The Crook & Chase Countdown to its lineup of nationally syndicated radio programs. The company will assume distribution rights to the four-hour weekend radio program on October 10, 2009, and it will be available for air between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m. local time. The Crook & Chase Countdown will continue to be based in Nashville, Tenn.

Each week, Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, count down the top thirty Country music songs as they welcome the biggest stars in Country music, including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, and many others. The Crook & Chase Countdown is currently heard on more than 160 stations in the U.S.

Crook and Chase commented, "As you can tell from our superstar lineup every week, we continue to be fired up about delivering the best in Country music. That's why we are so excited to be with the best, Premiere Radio Networks, as we continue our countdown tradition from the heart of Music Row."

"Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase are synonymous with Country programming," stated Premiere Radio EVP of Affiliate Marketing Julie Talbott. "We're delighted to welcome them to the Premiere Radio family and look forward to delivering their program to radio stations across the nation."

For affiliations, please contact Premiere Radio Networks at 818-377-5300.

About Crook & Chase
Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase have hosted successful radio and television programs together on a continuous basis for more than 25 years, and are one of the longest running broadcast duos in the industry. After establishing successful, individual broadcast careers, Crook and Chase joined forces in 1983 as hosts of the syndicated TV show, This Week In Country Music. The Nashville Network (TNN) picked up the program in 1985 and it aired exclusively on the network until 1999. During those 16 years, Crook and Chase became two of the network's most popular and respected hosts, producing thousands of hours of programming, including The Crook & Chase Show, Crook & Chase Tonight, Music City Tonight with Crook & Chase, Celebrities Offstage, Funny Business, Today's Country, and countless award shows and specials. Much of their personal and professional history was documented in their 1995 book Crook and Chase: Our Lives, The Music, And The Stars.

In 1989, Crook and Chase ventured into radio with the debut of The Crook & Chase Countdown. The program was originally syndicated by TNNR, later by Jones Radio Networks, and most recently by United Stations Radio Networks before joining Premiere Radio Networks in 2009.

In addition to hosting their popular countdown radio program, Crook and Chase continue to reach audiences across the nation as hosts of the weekly TV show Crook & Chase on RFD-TV. Crook is also host of Lorianne Crook's Celebrity Kitchen on RFD-TV and can be seen hosting various specials, such as the CMA Celebrity Close-Up on GAC, while Chase co-hosts the weekday news program Tennessee Mornings on FOX 17 in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.CrookandChase.com.

About Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 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, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob & Tom, Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Big Tigger, Dr. Dean Edell, Sean Hannity, Jason Lewis, Randi Rhodes, Elvis Duran and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.