Westwood One, Cumulus Media To Offer American Music Awards Content

Tuesday, Oct. 9th

As the official national radio partners for the 2018 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, which will broadcast live from the MICROSOFT THEATER in L.A. on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th from 8-11p ET, WESTWOOD ONE and CUMULUS MEDIA will offer a bevy of special programming and exclusive content.

WESTWOOD ONE will welcome more than 25 local stations and national programs to its WESTWOOD ONE Backstage at the AMAs, which takes place during rehearsals and event night for the 2018 AMAs. It will create exclusive AMA-branded long-form and short-form content leading such as: 

10 Tune-In Highlights - :30 content airing weekdays, SEPTEMBER 24th-OCTOBER 5th, from 6a to midnight.  

* Content for Hot AC, AC and Top 40 stations is hosted by JAYDE DONOVAN from WPLJ/NYC.  
* An Urban/Urban AC version hosted by KENNY SMOOV from WQQK/NASHVILLE.
* A two-Hour Nomination Special, airing Oct. 6th-7th, 6a to midnight. 
Urban/Urban AC version hosted by KENNY SMOOV from WQQK/NASHVILLE.

WESTWOOD ONE Backstage at the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Radio Row Remote, MONDAY, OCT. 8th, from 11a-4p at the MICROSOFT THEATER Event Deck in L.A.

* Five-Hour Red Carpet/Broadcast Companion/Wrap-Up Show, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th.
* Red Carpet – One Hour, TUESDAY, OCT. 9th, 7p ET, hosted by ELAINA D. SMITH from NASH Nights Live

Three-Hour Broadcast Companion

• Hot AC/AC format, hosted by ADAM BOMB and KRISTIN KLINGSHIRN from THE BERT SHOW.

• Top 40, hosted by ZACH SANG SHOW
• Urban/Urban AC, hosted by KENNY SMOOV and SISSY BROWN from WQQK/NASHVILLE

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