New England's Top Radio Stations and Nation's Top Talkers to Broadcast Presidential Candidates' Interviews Live from Manchester;

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New England's top radio stations and the nation's biggest syndicated radio show hosts will gather in Manchester to interview Republican presidential candidates, political pundits and celebrities during the New Hampshire primary. The New Hampshire Primary Radio Row will take place in the Manchester Radisson from 5:00 a.m. to midnight January 7 through January 10, 2012. This live broadcast event is organized by Talkers Magazine and Talk Radio News Service, with Granite sponsorship from the New Hampshire Energy Forum; support from primary radio sponsor WTKK-AM of Boston; and sponsorships from Autofair, Rivier College and Jack Heath of WTPL 107.7 FM, Hillsboro, NH.

"Talkers and Talk Radio News Service are proud to partner with the New Hampshire Energy Forum and Boston powerhouse WTKK to bring together the best Presidential primary radio row we've ever seen. In 2000, 2004 and 2008, more than 20 hosts aired live interviews with candidates, surrogates and other political leaders during the event. With over 30 shows confirmed to date, 2012 will prove to be the largest radio row we've organized," said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers magazine.

New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts hosts will be represented in full force, including Ken Pittman and Phil Paleologos of WBSM 1420AM, Fairhaven, MA; Richard Girard of WGAM 1250AM, Manchester, NH; Paul Westcott of WGIR 610AM, Manchester, NH; Dan Mitchell of WKBK 1290AM, Keene, NH; George Russell of WSMN 1590AM, Nashua, NH; Jim Braude, Margery Eagen, Mark Johnson of WDEV 550 AM of Waterbury, VT; Steve West of WKVT 1790 AM of Brattleboro, VT; Doug Meehan and Michael Graham of WTTK 96.5FM, Boston; John Harper of WUVR 1490AM, Dartmouth, NH; Tony Lopes of WVBF 1530AM, Taunton, MA; and Jeff Santos of WWZN 1500AM, Boston.

Nationally syndicated hosts will include Neal Boortz, Kate Delaney, Steve Gill, Thom Hartmann, Carole Marks, Michael Skoda, Roger Hedgecock, Gina Loudon, Ed Morrissey, Warren Ballantine, Alan Nathan, Mike Siegel, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the National Rifle Association News program, the John Gambling Show, as well all the stations of the Talk Radio News Service.

Also transmitting from the event are a list of hosts including Stephen K. Bannon of KABC 790AM, Los Angeles; Mark Bernier of WNDB 1150AM, Daytona Beach, FL; Michael Berry of KTHR 740AM, Houston, TX; Lee Davis of WYDE 101.1FM, Birmingham, AL; Scott Hennen of KNOX 1310AM, Grand Forks, ND; Mark Skoda of WMPS 1210AM, Memphis, TN and Lisa Wexler of WFAS 1230AM, Westchester, NY, among others.

"2012 is shaping up to be the most interesting Presidential race I've seen in years, and we're glad to bring together some of the biggest names in radio to cover it. This is our third New Hampshire primary radio row and it certainly looks like it will raise the bar for future primary broadcast events," said Ellen Ratner, Washington Bureau Chief for Talk Radio News Service.

Described by Business Week magazine as "The Bible of Talk Radio," TALKERS Magazine serves the cutting edge of the "New Talk Media." which includes talk radio, talk on the Internet, and cable television. The Talk Radio News Service is the only information news service dedicated to serve the talk radio community with a Washington office and staffed bureaus at the White House, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon. Daily videos of radio show hosts' interviews will be uploaded on http://www.talkradionews.com.

SOURCE The Talk Radio News Service