Cumulus Media’s Westwood One syndicator will launch a nightly Classic Rock show hosted by Black Crowes and Stereophonics drummer and former Fox Sports Radio host Steve Gorman.
Steve Gorman Rocks! will debut on September 9 on over 20 stations with Cumulus VP/Rock Programming Troy Hanson overseeing the show and 92.5 KQRS Minneapolis PD Scott Jameson programming the music.
The show will also feature audio and video content from former Maxim, Playboy, CSN Chicago and MTV host April Rose. Rose also worked at former Cumulus Classic Rock “97.9 The Loop” WLUP Chicago as the “Loop Rock Girl” face of the station in the mid 2000s and again from 2015 until the sale of the station in 2017.
Gorman hosted afternoon drive and then early evenings for Fox Sports Radio from 2014 until his exit in September 2018.
CUMULUS MEDIA’s Westwood One, America’s largest audio network, announced today that it will launch a new live weeknight show for Classic Rock radio, Steve Gorman Rocks! The five-hour program is hosted by The Black Crowes co-founder and former Fox Sports Radio personality. Steve Gorman Rocks! will launch on more than 20 stations on September 9, 2019, and will air live Monday through Friday, 7 pm to Midnight, in all time zones across America.
Steve Gorman is the drummer and founding member of the iconic American rock band The Black Crowes. For three decades he has toured the world relentlessly, performing with artists who are mainstays of Classic Rock playlists today, from AC/DC to ZZ Top, including the Stones, Aerosmith, Heart, Metallica, and Jimmy Page. With Steve Gorman Rocks! Steve is serving up a fresh take on Classic Rock radio. The show will feature timeless Classic Rock music while weaving in Steve’s extraordinary storytelling and perspective from the road and the main stage. The show will also have special guest artists and friends, up-to-the-minute information on concert tours and festivals, music news, and other topical lifestyle subjects. Steve Gorman Rocks! will feature interactive live listener engagement on-air and via social media.
The program will include audio and video content from April Rose, a well-known social media personality with more than two million followers. Rose’s past work includes on-camera host and content creator for Maxim.com and Playboy.com. She’s hosted MTV Spring Break in Cancun, been a season regular on MTV and MTV2’s break-out shows “Guy Code” and “Girl Code,” plus VH1’s “I Love The 2000’s” and “Top 100 Hottest Rock Stars of All Time.”
“I’ve toured the world for over 25 years, leaving a small piece of my sanity at every stop,” says Steve. “’Steve Gorman Rocks!’ is a natural extension of the life I’ve lived. I’ve got a unique perspective on the rock music we all love and plenty of stories to share. We’re gonna have a blast!”
“Steve brings current, relatable experiences from the rock world to the radio. The guy’s really compelling!” said Kirk Stirland, President of Programming, Westwood One. “With a foundation firmly planted in the rock music scene and real time use of social media and live interaction, Steve Gorman Rocks! will be a talked-about show on Classic Rock stations.”
“Steve Gorman is a great addition to the line-up of star power here at Westwood One,” added Suzanne Grimes, EVP Marketing, CUMULUS MEDIA and President, Westwood One. “He will both anchor and amplify weeknights on Classic Rock radio.”
Steve Gorman began his radio career in 2011 with Steve Gorman SPORTS!, which aired in Nashville. The show was later syndicated nationally on Fox Sports Radio. Over the last year, Gorman penned his memoir, “Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes,” which is being published by Hachette next month. His current band, Trigger Hippy, is planning an October album release titled “Full Circle and Then Some.”
Executive producers for Steve Gorman Rocks! will be Troy Hanson, well-known rock radio programmer, who’ll lead the production team, and Classic Rock radio expert Scott Jameson, from hugely successful KQRS-FM/Minneapolis, who will program the music.
For more information on how “Steve Gorman Rocks!” can rock your station at night contact Todd Alan talan@westwoodone.com (212) 735-1107.
