{"id":2985,"date":"2016-05-17T19:06:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T19:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/compassmedianetworks.com\/?page_id=2985"},"modified":"2018-10-17T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T19:21:24","slug":"free-beer-hot-wings-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/free-beer-hot-wings-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE BEER & HOT WINGS PROFILE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n2016 MARCONI AWARD Nomination
\nCategory: Network\/Syndicated Personality” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23444444″ google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]NOMINEE:\u00a0THE\u00a0FREE BEER & HOT WINGS MORNING SHOW<\/span><\/p>\n

SYNDICATED BY: Compass Media Networks<\/span><\/p>\n

AIRTIME:\u00a0 5 HOURS; MON-FRI 5-10AM ET, SAT 5-10AM<\/span><\/p>\n

FORMAT: ROCK<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Highlights and achievements during 2015:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Continued a stretch of #1 ratings books 12+, 18-34, 18-49, 25-54 in home market (WGRD- Grand Rapids). \u00a018-34 persons is 42 straight books. \u00a018-49 persons if 39 straight books of #1. 25-54 person is 23 straight books at #1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Live remote broadcasts in 8 different markets, and performed “Live at Night” Stage shows in 4 different markets, including a sell out crowd in Grand Rapids, MI of over 2,200 paying customers at Devos Performance Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 12 years in National Syndication, 10 Years in Nashville (Cromwell Broadcasting WBUZ-FM)\u00a0 and 16 Townsquare markets.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One sentence describing the program content i.e. talk, entertainment\/music, countdown, etc:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Hosted by cast including Gregg \u201cFree Beer\u201d Daniels, Chris \u201cHot Wings\u201d Michaels, Producer Joe, and Producer Steve, Free Beer & Hot Wings<\/strong> offers five-hours of live and compelling morning drive entertainment programming for Rock Stations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFunny,\u201d \u201crelatable,\u201d and \u201chonest\u201d are often the words that listeners use to describe the show. Broadcasting from WGRD-FM studios in Grand Rapids, Free Beer & Hot Wings<\/strong> is now heard nationwide in a growing number of markets including Q103 in Albany, WBUZ in Nashville.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show<\/strong> delivers funny, real and honest entertainment each weekday morning. Each day the shows\u2019 hosts, four\u00a0guys at various stages of their own personal evolution, deliver 15 segments including standard benchmarks such as \u201cWhat Hot Wings Thinks\u201d, \u201cDumber than\u00a0The Show\u00a0Trivia\u201d and weekly stunts with Producer Joe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Audience reach:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

800,000 weekly cume Persons 12+,<\/span><\/p>\n

47 affiliates\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Innovative programming:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Added a fully switched, multi camera shoot live daily from a multi-media facility.\u00a0 Bonus video segment daily as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weekly podcast.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Audience involvement and major promotional and community outreach efforts:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Holiday Break In’s (Where we “break in” to listeners homes to leave behind presents and necessities for people that weren’t expecting it) expanding to 10 on air stations, 26 on air families, and close to 30 more off the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

Partnered with the AT Children’s Project \u00a0atcp.org<\/a> to raise money for a cure, sending 35 listeners to Disney with the show<\/span><\/p>\n

Producer Steve lived on a billboard for a week on the Jersey Shore for affiliate WCHR to raise money for a cancer relief charity as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show on a daily basis takes calls form listeners who need help in their lives for the mundane to extraordinary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Radio industry involvement:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Providing quality programming and turn-key promotional opportunities to radio operators from the largest ownership groups to local independents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speak at numerous colleges to media classes, outreach to high schools and Broadcast conventions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/freebeerandhotwings.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/album\/free-beer-hot-wings-show\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/freebeerhotwings\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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