Radio Guest Quest Moves To G Accelerate for Affiliate, Ad Sales

Radio Guest Quest, the celebrity guest booking service for radio stations, is moving its affiliate and advertising sales operations to G Accelerate Networks. The announcement was made by Jim Higgins, President and Chief Executive Officer of G Accelerate Networks and Art Sears, Founder and Host of Radio Guest Quest, and a former morning show executive producer in Boston and New York City.

“Art and Radio Guest Quest are well known across the industry for securing and delivering interviews with marquee-status celebrities and delivering personalized services, including one-on-one communications with radio show producers,” stated Higgins. “We’re excited that Radio Guest Quest is joining G Accelerate Networks, as we build out our portfolio of top-quality programs and services for radio stations.”

“I have worked with Jim in the past and signing with him and G Accelerate Networks was an easy decision,” commented Sears. “Jim is a consummate network radio executive who knows how to build an exceptional team that understands what stations need and what advertisers want.

“I produced radio morning shows for years and saw the need for someone to help book guests,” Sears explained. “With meetings and early hours, it’s difficult for a producer to find the time to book guests. I also find that publicists respond more readily to one email that can satisfy all their radio needs, rather than individual requests from stations across the country.”

“Having been a morning show producer, Art knows the importance of keeping a show topical. To that end, if big news happens overnight, affiliates will likely be offered a pertinent guest by the morning,” stated Rich O’Brien, Chief Development Officer. “Radio Guest Quest delivers an invaluable service to radio stations across the country, and we welcome radio stations who are not affiliates to jump on this opportunity.”

Radio Guest Quest interviews can also be used in a radio host’s podcast, giving listeners more reasons to stay connected to the radio station on a digital platform. Snippets of the interview can be used as teasers in morning shows to drive listeners to the podcast.

Celebrity guests previously booked by Radio Guest Quest for radio station interviews include Ron Howard, Kevin Costner, Spike Lee, Chance the Rapper, Steve Martin, LeAnn Rimes, Anderson Cooper, and many, many more.

Radio stations interested in becoming a Radio Guest Quest affiliate can contact O’Brien at 212-380-9338 and richo@gognetworks.com.