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WESTWOOD ONE LAUNCHES THE MONICA CROWLEY SHOW --New Program to Air Saturdays, Noon - 3 p.m. ET-- Beginning Saturday, April 1, 2006 New York, NY Monday, Mar 20, 2006 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) is proud to announce the national launch of The Monica Crowley Show, the three-hour talk program hosted by author and news personality Monica Crowley. The show begins Saturday, April 1, 2006, and will air from noon to 3 p.m. ET. The Monica Crowley Show will debut on major market stations across the country including: WABC-AM New York, WTKK-FM Boston and WTNT-AM Washington DC. The show will...

RALEIGH — I have found myself in a strange position of late: disagreeing with some of my conservative and libertarian friends about the market for and value of a truly engaging, funny, left-wing offering on talk radio. I think there could be a viable business in it. I also believe it would be a valuable addition to the public discourse. Most of my colleagues disagree. But on one point, at least, our viewpoints converge. The much-hyped Air America network, which debuted earlier this month on a handful of broadcast outlets and satellite, is unlikely to become a viable enterprise in...