Glenn Beck Joins Headline News

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Radio Personality Glenn Beck Joins Headline News

Network Plans to Launch Prime-time Topical Talk Show This Spring

Building on a year of massive ratings growth in 2005, Headline News will add Glenn Beck, a new topical talk show featuring radio personality Glenn Beck, to its prime-time line-up in April, it was announced today by Ken Jautz, executive vice president, CNN Worldwide.

Hosted from Headline News' New York studios, the program will be an unconventional look at the news of the day featuring Beck's unique and often amusing perspective. With topics ranging from top stories to world events and politics to life's ordinary hassles and pop culture, the show will look at "water cooler issues" that are on people's minds. The one-hour program will include guests and produced packages.

"When we revamped Headline News a year ago, we said we were eager to launch different types of programming, and this new show is the next step in that evolution," Jautz said. "Glenn is an incredibly entertaining personality and we?re excited to embark on this collaboration. He will be a great addition to our Headline Prime line-up."

Known for his quick wit, candid opinions and engaging personality, Beck has attracted a devoted following since hitting the airwaves in 2001. In addition to his new Headline News duties, Beck will continue hosting his daily radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. His radio show, currently heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide, is the third highest-rated national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54 according to Premiere Research/Arbitron.

"Having tired of the predictable left-versus-right debates in cable news, I am eager to offer a different take for Headline News viewers," Beck said. "I hope that people will come away from our show not only informed, but also entertained, in a way they're not used to seeing on cable news."

Headline News, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, updates viewers constantly, 24 hours each day, with a complete and concise national newscast every half-hour through the day and a compelling slate of legal, entertainment and news programs during Headline Prime at night. The "Need to Know" network delivers fast-paced, lively and engaging news, using the best resources of the CNN Worldwide. Headline News is designed especially for viewers who want relevant and comprehensive news in a way that suits the urgency of their schedules.

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