WestStar TalkRadio Network
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WestStar TalkRadio Network is a privately held United States
corporation
operating as a live national radio broadcast network, program creator and program syndicator. Corporate offices and all studios are located at 2711 N. 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
. The company was founded in 1991.
WestStar's primary broadcast product is The Kim Komando Show
, a weekly radio and television computer and electronics oriented call-in talk show hosted by Kim Komando
. The network also distributes Goddard's Gold and The 70s, two oldies
/classic hits
syndicated series hosted by KOOL-FM
long-time Phoenix-based on-air radio broadcaster Steve Goddard, and An American Christmas, an annual special hosted by Mannheim Steamroller
.
Programs previously distributed through WestStar include the adult contemporary music
program Your Weekend with Jim Brickman
and the smooth jazz
program Quiet Music with Nick Francis. Both remain in production. The Other Side With Steve Godfrey
, another WestStar show, was canceled by the network in June 2011.
The company employes approximately 42 people who operate from WestStar's corporate headquarters and utilize six full production studios, five of which are dedicated to radio broadcast/production, while one is a new state of the art HD television production studio unit. All operations are located at 2711 N. 24th St., Phoenix, Arizona.
The company's current business endeavors include live and recorded long and short form national radio program distribution; commercial radio network spot sales; broadcast production; television production and program syndication; and Internet web marketing, together with television live web video streaming of The Kim Komando Show) as the network continues to make preparations to begin actual commercial television broadcasting of the Kim Komando Radio Program. Additionally, the network is engaged in both traditional and electronic publishing and distribution.
The company is privately held, founded by Phoenix radio executive and on-air radio talkshow host Barry Young and national author and business women Kim Komando in 1997. The company's reported yearly revenues are said to exceed $25 million (2010). Young and Komando were married in 1999.
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corporation
Corporation
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operating as a live national radio broadcast network, program creator and program syndicator. Corporate offices and all studios are located at 2711 N. 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. The company was founded in 1991.
WestStar's primary broadcast product is The Kim Komando Show
The Kim Komando Show
The Kim Komando Show is a commercial talk radio program focusing on personal computers, the use of the Internet, and the complexities of consumer electronics....
, a weekly radio and television computer and electronics oriented call-in talk show hosted by Kim Komando
Kim Komando
Kim Komando is the host of an American talk radio program based on the popularity of personal computers, the use of the Internet, and the complexities of consumer electronics. The Kim Komando Show is broadcast and syndicated on over 450 radio stations in the U.S. and two stations in Ontario, Canada...
. The network also distributes Goddard's Gold and The 70s, two oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
syndicated series hosted by KOOL-FM
KOOL-FM
KOOL-FM is a commercial Classic Hits music radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting on 94.5 FM. The station is owned by CBS Radio. The station features the hits of the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s and is one of the top performing stations in Phoenix...
long-time Phoenix-based on-air radio broadcaster Steve Goddard, and An American Christmas, an annual special hosted by Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller is an American music group founded by Chip Davis and Jackson Berkey, known primarily for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.-Beginnings:...
.
Programs previously distributed through WestStar include the adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
program Your Weekend with Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists...
and the smooth jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
program Quiet Music with Nick Francis. Both remain in production. The Other Side With Steve Godfrey
The Other Side With Steve Godfrey
The Other Side With Steve Godfrey was a nationally syndicated radio show aired on a number of radio stations across the United States. The show aired from 9 PM to midnight EST, on Saturday nights. It was hosted by self-professed psychic medium Steve Godfrey on flagship station KFYI in Phoenix,...
, another WestStar show, was canceled by the network in June 2011.
The company employes approximately 42 people who operate from WestStar's corporate headquarters and utilize six full production studios, five of which are dedicated to radio broadcast/production, while one is a new state of the art HD television production studio unit. All operations are located at 2711 N. 24th St., Phoenix, Arizona.
The company's current business endeavors include live and recorded long and short form national radio program distribution; commercial radio network spot sales; broadcast production; television production and program syndication; and Internet web marketing, together with television live web video streaming of The Kim Komando Show) as the network continues to make preparations to begin actual commercial television broadcasting of the Kim Komando Radio Program. Additionally, the network is engaged in both traditional and electronic publishing and distribution.
The company is privately held, founded by Phoenix radio executive and on-air radio talkshow host Barry Young and national author and business women Kim Komando in 1997. The company's reported yearly revenues are said to exceed $25 million (2010). Young and Komando were married in 1999.