President Obama to Appear on Dial Global's Westwood One Sports' College Basketball Broadcast of the Carrier Classic Friday, November 11, 2011

President Obama to Appear on Dial Global's Westwood One Sports' College Basketball Broadcast of the Carrier Classic Friday, November 11, 2011

- North Carolina vs. Michigan State Tips Off Westwood One Sports' Regular Season Broadcast Schedule of NCAA Men's Basketball Games -

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dial Global (NASDAQ: DIAL) announced today that sportscaster Jim Gray will interview President Barack Obama during halftime of Westwood One Sports' broadcast of the Veteran's Day showdown between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State Spartans on Friday, November 11th. The Quicken Loans Carrier Classic will be played on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, stationed in San Diego, California and tips off Westwood One Sports' regular season NCAA Basketball coverage of the 2011-2012 season.

Kevin Kugler, Bill Frieder and Jim Gray will call the game which will be heard on radio stations nationwide, as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio, streaming online at www.westwoodonesports.com and on American Forces Radio Network, which provides programming to America's military forces around the globe. The American Forces Radio Network serves over one million men and women in uniform, Department of Defense personnel, American Embassies and Consulates in over 175 countries and territories as well as on more than 250 U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command ships at sea.

Beginning Friday, November 11th, 2011 and continuing through Sunday, March 11th, 2012, Westwood One Sports, a Dial Global company, will present a slate of 32 regular season NCAA Basketball broadcasts and an additional 21 Championship Week games. New to the schedule this year is the annual Preseason NIT Tournament from Madison Square Garden, while other key matchups include defending champion Connecticut against Big East rivals Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh, preseason #1 North Carolina against preseason #2 Kentucky, North Carolina vs. Duke, Louisville vs. Kentucky and more.

Westwood One Sports will also present a full post-season NCAA Basketball schedule including the entire NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and the Final Four. More information including all stations airing Westwood One Sports' NCAA Basketball coverage can be found at www.westwoodonesports.com. New stations are being added on a daily basis.

About Dial Global

Dial Global is a diverse radio programming and advertising sales company that provides vital content and services to more than 7,000 radio stations throughout the United States. Dial Global produces and/or distributes over 200 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment radio programs as well as audio content from live events and digital content. The company also produces the Dial Global 24/7 turnkey music formats as well as prep services, jingles and imaging. In addition, Dial Global serves as the largest sales representative for independent third party providers of audio content. For more information, visit www.dialglobal.com.

SOURCE Dial Global

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CONTACT: Peter Sessa, Dial Global, +1-917-846-3829, psessa@dialglobal.com

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

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