FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2009
Contact: Rick Brancadora, Owner, President
& Chief Executive Officer
WIBBAGE FM 94.3 & WIBG 1020 AM Radio
(609) 398-7575
HARRY HURLEY SIGNS FIVE YEAR DEAL TO REMAIN
AT WIBG RADIO THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2014
Hurley will remain Vice President of Programming &
Operations, and
continue to host "Hurley in the Morning" radio
program
HARRY HURLEY
OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY - Rick
Brancadora, Owner, President and Chief
Executive Officer of WIBG AM and FM radio stations
announced that Harry Hurley
has been offered and has accepted a five (5) year
contract extension, which
will keep Mr. Hurley at WIBG through October 31,
2014.
"We are thrilled to have reached this long-term
deal with Harry," said
Brancadora. "Harry is a one-of-a-kind broadcaster,
programming and operations
talent in the metro market. We wanted to offer
Harry the long term
commitment that his outstanding performance has
earned, said Brancadora. "In 42
years of broadcast radio, I believe that Harry
Hurley is purely among the top
five broadcasters in America, offering singularly the
most authoritative
local and regional coverage, and providing forum
for listeners to respond.
We are so proud of his many accomplishments. No other
broadcaster offers
more diversity and local, regional and national
content."
"The past 3 1/2 years have just flown by and have
been so professionally
rewarding," said Hurley, who will remain Vice
President of Programming and
Operations for both WIBG AM and FM radio stations.
Hurley will continue to
report directly to Mr. Brancadora.
Hurley will continue to host his long-running
"Hurley in the Morning"
program from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday
through Friday for the next five
(5) years on WIBG 1020 AM.
"I have worked for many owners over the past 18
years in this business,"
said Hurley. "The commitment shown me and our radio
stations by The
Brancadora's is second to none. I am overjoyed to have
reached agreement to stay
with Rick and Nancy for the next five years. I consider
it a privilege to
serve on their team."