Arts Sears’ Radio Guest Quest Celebrates 20 Years

Radio Guest Quest is celebrating 20 Years of bringing interviews with the biggest celebrities and newsmakers to radio stations across the country. It’s also the one-year anniversary of Radio Guest Quest moving its affiliate and ad sales to G Accelerate Networks.

Radio Guest Quest currently provides guest services to more than 100 radio stations across the U.S. including, WABC New York, WMMR Philadelphia, WNNX Atlanta, KHKS Dallas, WNIC Detroit, and KQRS Minneapolis, Radio Guest Quest founder and host Art Sears is known for identifying and delivering celebrities and big names from the news and pop culture for both morning and afternoon drive shows in almost every format.

“Whether it’s a multiple Oscar-Winner, a perennial Grammy-Award winning musical artist, a Hall of Fame athlete, or an emerging talent that the world has yet to hear about, Art Sears can be counted on to connect guests to radio hosts all over the country,” said Frank Mackay, President of WABC Radio’s Long Island Division.

One of the unique services of Radio Guest Quest is that affiliated radio stations can also ask for a specific celebrity or newsmaker that they want on-air, and Art will book them.

 

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“We here at 98 Rock love the work Art has done over the years,” explains Mesha McDonald, producer, The Morning Show with Justin, Scott & Spiegel, WIYY-FM, Baltimore/Washington DC. “His organization, determination and flexibility are top-notch, and we look forward to working with him in the years to come!”

Sears began landing top-name celebrities and newsmakers twenty-five years ago as executive producer for iHeart WAXQ, New York. Soon, the mega-group’s Boston station, Kiss108, asked Sears to start booking guests for their station as well. Within five years, Radio Guest Quest was launched and has been serving stations ever since.

“Art Sears and his guest interview service are the best in the business,” according to Tony Rose, host of the Tony Rose Morning Show, WDNS-FM, Bowling Green, KY, a station whose airwaves reach Nashville, and which has used Radio Guest Quest for seven years. “Top-shelf guests and top-shelf personal service to our station equals positive results on our airwaves, our ratings, and TSL. Bottom line... Art Sears makes our morning show better!”

Recent guests from Radio Guest Quest include Jimmy Fallon, Kelly Ripa, Brian Johnson from AC/DC, Jerry O’Connell, Peter Billingsley from “Christmas Story,” Corey Feldman, Keenan Thompson, Jimmy Kimmel, Ron Howard, Kevin Costner, Spike Lee, Chance the Rapper, Steve Martin, LeAnn Rimes, Anderson Cooper, and more.

“Radio Guest Quest is exactly the kind of top-quality service that we want in the G Accelerate portfolio,” said Jim Higgins, President & CEO of G Accelerate Networks. “It’s a pleasure to be working with Art again. The affiliate loyalty he generates is solely because of his commitment to excellence and delivering exactly what stations want.”

“With G Accelerate, I know my business is in the right hands,” stated Sears. “I had worked with Jim (Higgins) before and partnering with him to grow our affiliate list and revenue was a no-brainer.”

Stations interested in learning more about Radio Guest Quest may contact Rich O’Brien at richo@gognetworks.com or 212-380-9338.