CBS Radio Partners With Perez Hilton for Celeb Content

CBS RADIO Thursday announced media mogul and celebrated web/TV/radio personality, Perez Hilton is partnering with the major market broadcaster on a variety of content initiatives, including the launch of an exclusive podcast to be featured on Play.it, the podcast network that brings together digital-exclusive programming from major brands and publishers, as well as content from CBS RADIO and CBS Local Digital Media.

Furthermore, “Radio Perez,” Hilton’s daily celebrity news feature, syndicated by C Student Entertainment, will now be heard on 20 CBS RADIO stations nationwide.

Available for download or on-demand listening, “The PHP: Perez Hilton Podcast” gives listeners the latest celebrity news while also highlighting Hilton’s funny, outrageous and insightful thoughts on the week’s hottest gossip.  Hilton is joined weekly by Chris Booker, KAMP 97.1 FM AMP Radio afternoon drive host and entertainment personality, along with other surprise celebrity co-hosts, guests and friends in a roundtable discussion.  Fans can listen to the podcast every Thursday on Play.it or through iTunes.

In addition to KAMP-FM (Los Angeles) and WBBM-FM (Chicago), the “Radio Perez” entertainment and gossip update will be added to WBMP-FM (New York), KMVQ-FM (San Francisco), KVIL-FM (Dallas), KKHH-FM (Houston), WIAD-FM (Washington, D.C.), and other CBS RADIO stations.

“Excited does not begin to describe my overflowing enthusiasm for my new partnership with CBS RADIO,” said Hilton.  “FUN is a great way to describe ‘The PHP: Perez Hilton Podcast’ on Play.it.  I put a lot of thought into my co-host and I could not have chosen anyone better than Chris Booker.  He and I have electric chemistry, and I can guarantee listeners will agree as we chat everything pop culture and dig deep into the trending topics of the week.”