Airing Weekdays
in Los Angeles and Now in San Francisco
LOS ANGELES, CA, January XX, 2018 – Cumulus Media announces that Los Angeles
television anchor, reporter and pop culture observer, Lauren Sivan, joined
nationally known medical expert and media personality Dr. Drew Pinsky as
Co-Host of the daily News Talk radio show, Dr.
Drew Midday Live with Lauren Sivan. The three-hour program debuted this
week and features a blend of Dr. Drew’s and Sivan’s takes on the news of the
day, mixed with expert advice and counseling, celebrity and newsmaker
interviews and listener interaction. Dr.
Drew Midday Live with Lauren Sivan airs live Monday through Friday from
12Noon-3pm on Cumulus Media-Los Angeles News Talk station Talk Radio 790/KABC
Radio and from 1pm-3pm in a live simulcast on Cumulus Media-San Francisco News
Talk station KGO 810.
Sivan has made regular appearances on KABC
Radio as fill-in co-host with Dr. Drew (in Middays) and John Phillips (in
Afternoon Drive), and has anchored the news in Morning Drive on McIntyre in the Morning. She also hosted
a “KABC Friday Night Special” in 2016. Sivan
previously anchored the KTTV FOX 11 5 O'Clock News in
Los Angeles, and reported for FOX 11 and for Good Day LA. A native New Yorker and a graduate of the
George Washington University with degrees in Journalism and Political Science,
Slivan began her broadcast news career in 2003 as morning anchor and reporter
for WETM-18 News in Elmira, NY. Two years later she was hired in her hometown
as evening anchor for News 12 Long Island and in 2008 she became the overnight,
breaking news anchor for the FOX News Channel in New York City. She has reported
for FOX News Channel shows including The
FOX Report with Shepard Smith and On
The Record with Greta Van Susteren, hosted The Strategy Room on Foxnews.com, and has been a
regular panelist on the FOX News Channel’s late night show Red Eye. In addition, Sivan has covered entertainment news for
Extra and TV Guide Network. Prior to her on-air career, she spent six years as
a producer with the FOX News Channel, working on shows including Fox News Sunday and Fox & Friends
Dr. Drew said: “I’m looking forward to working with Lauren
and connecting with listeners to talk about life issues, the politics of life
and anything that helps listeners improve their personal situations. There
is no better place than the legendary KABC and KGO 810 to engage and interact
with the people in Los Angeles and San Francisco.”
Sivan said: “I am
thrilled to join Dr. Drew as co-host, and to launch the next generation of this
dynamic and engaging show. As a broadcast journalist, I love being able to talk
with Dr. Drew and our listeners every day about issues that are relevant and
topical – and often controversial. It’s a great pleasure to not only tell
stories on the show, but to break them down and hear what people are really
thinking and what really matters to them.”
Dawn Girocco, Vice
President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Los Angeles, said: “Dr. Drew and Lauren have a
unique chemistry- challenging, honest, and always entertaining. Both bring a
world of varied experiences and distinctive perspectives to the show, and are
already getting positive listener response in L.A. and San Francisco.”
About Dr. Drew
Midday Live with Lauren Sivan
Dr. Drew Pinsky partners with Lauren Sivan in hosting Dr. Drew Midday Live with Lauren Sivan
on Talk Radio 790/KABC in Los Angeles and on KGO 810 in San Francisco. Dr. Drew
isn’t just a celebrity doctor… he is the face and authority of medical views
and advice in the media. The longtime syndicated late night host of Loveline gained major attention and
celebrity after starring on his own VH1 show, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, and continued his successful
television run with Dr. Drew on Call
on HLN. His numerous television and film credits also include appearances on Family Guy, Wild Hogs, Dawson’s Creek,
Robot Chicken and The Adam Corolla Project. A practicing doctor,
father, author, addictionologist, and media catalyst (especially on social
media), Dr. Drew is an M.D., Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction
Medicine, bringing his extensive medical and relationship experience to radio
listeners in a show that focuses on the day’s hottest stories.
About
Cumulus Media
A leader in the radio broadcasting industry, Cumulus Media (PINK:
CMLSQ) combines high-quality local programming with iconic, nationally
syndicated media, sports and entertainment brands to deliver premium content
choices to the 245 million people reached each week through its 446
owned-and-operated stations broadcasting in 90 US media markets (including
eight of the top 10), approximately 8,000 broadcast radio stations affiliated
with its Westwood One network and numerous digital channels. Together, the
Cumulus/Westwood One platforms make Cumulus Media one of the few media
companies that can provide advertisers with national reach and local impact.
Cumulus/Westwood One is the exclusive radio broadcast partner to some of the
largest brands in sports, entertainment, news, and talk, including the NFL, the
NCAA, the Masters, the Olympics, the GRAMMYs, the Academy of Country Music
Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, Westwood One
News, and more. Additionally, it is the nation's leading provider of country
music and lifestyle content through its NASH brand, which serves country fans
nationwide through radio programming, exclusive digital content, and live
events. For more information, visit www.cumulus.com.
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