Greater Media's WPEN Brings ESPN Radio to Philadelphia

Greater Media's WPEN Brings ESPN Radio to Philadelphia

The Biggest Name in Sports and Entertainment Teams Up with Fastest Growing Sports Station in Philadelphia to Create 950 ESPN

PHILADELPHIA, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater Media, Inc. unveiled details today for the upcoming official debut of 950 ESPN in Philadelphia. The station will officially kick off on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 with Mike and Mike in the morning from 6am to 9am.

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Sports fans rise and shine with Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio, featuring SportsCenter anchor Mike Greenberg and former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Golic. Both get the morning started off right with the latest sports news and scores, analysis and listener call-ins, plus big name interviews. It's a fun, fast-paced morning drive for sports fans.

"We are absolutely thrilled to bring ESPN Radio, the best and biggest brand in sports to the city of Philadelphia said station manager Bob DeBlois. "Mike & Mike have the #1 morning show for sports in the country, now Philly fans can listen every day. We look forward to them joining the new 950 ESPN team."

Mike Golic also serves as an analyst for ESPN and ESPN2's NFL studio programming, as well as for the networks' college football game coverage. During his seven years in Philadelphia, he began his television career with a weekly segment on the Randle Cunningham Show. He received a Mid-Atlantic Region Emmy Award for his feature "Golic's Got It."

Mike Greenberg joined ESPN in September 1996 as an anchor for ESPNEWS, ESPN's 24-hour sports news network, which launched in November of that year. He was named co-host of The Morning Show on ESPN Radio on December 30, 1999.

Other new lineup details to be announced soon. 950 ESPN also adds the NBA Playoffs, MLB Playoffs and World Series and The BCS National Championship Game to its programming lineup which includes Sunday and Monday Night Football and the Superbowl, The Final Four, and Villanova Basketball.

950 ESPN is owned by Greater Media Philadelphia, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater Media, Inc.

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CONTACT: Heidi Raphael, VP of Corporate Communication of Greater Media,
Inc., +1-781-348-8612, hraphael@greatermedia.com

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