SRN Adds The Charlie Kirk Show to Weekday Lineup
September 01 2020 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM) announced today that
Salem Radio Network has signed an agreement with Charlie Kirk to
host a daily three hour talk radio program beginning Monday,
October 5th. The show will air live in the Noon to 3pm ET daypart
and be available to stations either live or tape delayed. The show
will take advantage of Charlie’s unique insights on the breaking
news of the day, and help listeners understand what to make of it
all.
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Charlie Kirk (Photo: Business Wire)
When Charlie was 18 years old he formed Turning Point USA in his
parents' garage in the suburbs of Chicago. Today that organization
has a presence on over 2,000 campuses, directly engages over
250,000 students every year, and boasts a staff of over 450
full-time and part-time employees scattered across the country, all
“playing offense with a sense of urgency to win America’s culture
war." Charlie is a national speaker, political commentator, and
champion of America’s conservative grassroots movement. Earlier
this year he wrote the book “The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas that
Will Win the Future” that became an Amazon #1 best seller as well
as a New York Times best seller for multiple weeks.
“I grew up listening to conservative talk radio, so I’m excited
to bring a new generation’s voice to the medium and I'm thrilled to
work with SRN to do that,” said Charlie. “It’s time to work. The
country is in trouble and we have to save it.”
“Rarely do we find somebody as knowledgeable and talented as
Charlie Kirk as a potential talk radio host,” said Phil Boyce,
Senior Vice President of the Salem Radio Network. “He wants to
change the world, and I think he’s the type of talent who can
actually do that. It will be a great opportunity to watch him
succeed.”
Charlie is the host of one of America’s fastest growing podcasts
called “The Charlie Kirk Show,” which in little over a year has
quickly become one of the top ten podcasts according to the Apple
News charts. His show for Salem will keep the same name.
Charlie has already reached lofty elevations in social media,
with over 1.8 million followers on Twitter, 1.2 million followers
on Instagram, 1.4 million followers on Facebook and over 165,000
subscribers on YouTube and growing fast.
Salem President of Broadcast Dave Santrella said “Salem is
always at its best when we stay in our lane and provide our
consumers with the content they find most appealing. Charlie Kirk
falls in the very center of that bullseye and I am thrilled to have
him on board.”
ABOUT SALEM MEDIA GROUP:
Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company
specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media
properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter
publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of
listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With
its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content,
fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most
respected figures across the Christian and conservative media
landscape. Learn more about Salem Media Group, Inc., at
www.salemmedia.com, Facebook and Twitter.
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