Hooters Partners With Kenny Chesney's 'No Shoes Radio'

Hooters Partners With Kenny Chesney's 'No Shoes Radio'

ATLANTA Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Hooters restaurants has partnered with NoShoesradio.com, Kenny Chesney's new online radio station which launched last week. The station located at www.noshoesradio.com will reflect Kenny's eclectic taste, ranging from country to reggae to rock, and beyond. The radio station promotional launch will take place in major cities across the country, and kicked off at the Hooters of Jacksonville Landing last week with an appearance from Kenny. NoShoesRadio.com is scheduled to broadcast from 7 additional Hooters restaurants over the summer including Troy, MI; Toronto, Canada; Manassas, VA; Raleigh, NC; Tallahassee, FL; Charleston, SC; and Bloomington, IL.

Drawn in large part from Chesney's iPod, No Shoes Radio will be the ground zero for all things Kenny such as interviews with the superstar and his friends. Hooters' laid-back, beach-theme style serves as a great fit for the station which will feature one of many segments named after the popular restaurant chain know for its world famous Hooters Girls dressed in orange shorts.

"Kenny's fans are our customers. They want to have a great time and enjoy themselves, just like when they are at Hooters," says Noela Scarano, Director of Marketing for Hooters of America, Inc. "The fit is perfect and we are excited for the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing internet launch."

The Hooters Happy Hour segment along with others will be heard daily on NoShoesradio.com. Hooters plans to host listening parties throughout the balance of the 2009 Sun City Carnival Tour with Hooters Girls on site during each tour stop.

Hooters of America, Inc. is the franchisor and operator of over 450 Hooters restaurants in 43 states and 26 foreign countries. The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters is well-known for its brand of food and fun, featuring a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features seafood, sandwiches and Hooters nearly world famous chicken wings, and service provided by the All-American cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls. For more information about Hooters visit www.hooters.com .

Source: Hooters of America, Inc.

CONTACT: Alexis Aleshire, Public Relations Manager, Hooters of America,
Inc., +1-770-799-2256, aaleshire@hooters.com

Web Site: http://www.hooters.com/

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