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June 15, 2004
INFINITY BROADCASTING AND AMERICA ONLINE TO PRESENT
"BILL CLINTON CONNECTS WITH AMERICA" ON THURSDAY, JUNE 24
In An Interview After Publication Of My Life, Clinton To Talk About His New Book And Take Questions From Infinity Radio Listeners And AOLŪ Members Across The Country
Exclusive Audio Excerpts From My Life Read By Clinton To Air On Infinity Stations And The AOLŪ Service Prior To Book's Release
Beginning On Friday, June 18
Infinity
Broadcasting and America Online, Inc., will present BILL CLINTON CONNECTS WITH
AMERICA, a one-hour, live interactive town hall with former President
Clinton, on Thursday, June 24 (6:00-7:00PM, ET)
on Infinity and AOL® for Broadband and AOL.
In an interview following
the publication of My Life, Clinton will talk
live about his experiences leading up to and
during the White House years, as well as answer questions from Infinity
listeners and AOL members across the country.
CBS News' Harry
Smith, co-anchor of THE EARLY SHOW, will serve as moderator of the event, which
will be broadcast on select Infinity news and news-talk radio stations
(complete list of participating stations attached).
AOL® for Broadband
members will have exclusive access to live video of the event.
AOL will also make portions of this exclusive
content available publicly on the Web at www.aol.com.
As part of the
exclusive agreement, Infinity stations will broadcast select excerpts from My Life read by the author starting on Friday, June 18.
Beginning on the
same day, all AOL members also will be able to access the
audio excerpts on demand, as well as other audio and video content related to
the book and Clinton's
life.
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf, My Life is one of
the most eagerly awaited books of recent time.
The book goes on sale on June 22 with a first printing of 1.5 million
copies.
"This is a rare opportunity to be
able to provide Americans a chance to speak directly with the former President," said Steve Rivers, President of
Programming, Infinity Broadcasting.
"Listener-driven
interviews of this caliber engage the audience in an up-close and personal
conversation.
Infinity has had
tremendous success with this type of candid format and look forward to a unique
and entertaining dialogue."
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"We are thrilled that our members
will be able to send President Clinton questions for him to answer live online,
and listen to audio excerpts from his new memoir," said Jim Bankoff, Executive Vice President, AOL
Programming. "This is just the kind of
exclusive content and great original programming that our members - both
high-speed on AOL® for Broadband and dial-up on AOL - have come to expect,
whether they are music lovers, movie fans, news hounds, or sports junkies.
In fact, we recently revamped our books area
to better serve our legions of book-loving members with in-depth content,
exclusive excerpts and interactions with some of today's best-selling authors."
Infinity
Broadcasting is one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States,
with stations covering the news, modern rock, oldies, country, FM talk, classic
rock and urban formats.
Infinity owns
185 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets
and reach more than 76 million listeners a week and is also home to 27 of the
country's leading sports franchises amongst the NFL, MLB, the NBA and
NHL.
America Online,
Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.
Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's
leader in interactive services, Web Brands, Internet technologies and
e-commerce services.
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Infinity Press
Contact:
Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
America Online
Contact:
Dori Salcido
703/265-0622
The Following
Infinity Broadcasting Radio Stations Will Broadcast
Select
Excerpts of My Life beginning on
Friday, June 18, as well as "CLINTON CONNECTS
WITH AMERICA"
on Thursday, June 24 (6:00-7:00PM)
New York
WINS-AM
Los Angeles
KNX-AM
Chicago
WBBM-AM
San Francisco
KCBS-AM
Dallas
KRLD-AM
Philadelphia
KYW-AM/ WPHT-AM
Houston
KIKK-AM
Boston
WBZ-AM
Detroit
WWJ-AM
Minneapolis
WCCO-AM
St. Louis
KMOX-AM
Pittsburgh
KDKA-AM
San Antonio
KTSA-AM
Las Vegas
KXNT-AM
Austin
KJCE-AM
Greensboro
WSJS-AM
Hartford
WTIC-AM
Fresno
KMJ-AM
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Karen L. Mateo
Vice President, Communications
(212) 649 9639
Allison Mandara
Communications Coordinator
(212) 649 9606
Dana McClintock
Senior Vice President,
CBS Communications Group
(212) 975 1077
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