Nighttime News/Talk Program for a New Generation Now Heard in All of the Top 10 U.S. DMA Markets

NEW YORK, NY — January 22, 2025 — Cumulus Media’s (NASDAQ:CMLS) Westwood One, America’s largest audio network, announces that nationally syndicated talk radio show, “America at Night with Rich Valdés” has kicked off 2025 with a new live time slot, while welcoming 25 new affiliates across the U.S. in January. “America at Night with Rich Valdés” now airs live Monday through Friday from 9:00pm-12:00 Midnight ET, and is heard in over 250 markets nationwide, including all the top 10 U.S. DMA markets.

New affiliates launching in January include WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C., KSEV-AM in Houston, and KKAT-AM in Salt Lake City.

“America at Night with Rich Valdés” is a News/Talk program for a new generation. Host Rich Valdés brings late night radio alive with the perfect blend of news, entertainment, interesting interviews, pop culture and insight. The show is America’s new nighttime town hall, celebrating America’s success and helping plot the right path forward.

Valdés talks with politicians, influencers, entertainers, and ordinary Americans from all walks of life in a highly engaging format made for late night talk radio. Recent guests include President Donald Trump, Sportscaster Steven A. Smith and Dr. Phil.  With the show’s ‘Open Phone America,’ listeners can weigh in on the discussion with their own thoughts and takes on the day.

Rich Valdés commented: “Thank you, Jesus! I’m super excited to be on all of these new stations in great cities, and welcome all of our new listeners to join our live late-night national town hall conversation and encourage them to call in on Open Phone across America.”

For more information on “America at Night with Rich Valdés,” visit: https://www.westwoodone.com/programs/news-and-talk/daily-talk/rich-valdes-america-at-night/.

To get “America at Night with Rich Valdés” for your station, contact: Stuart Greenblatt, sgreenblatt@westwoodone.com 212.419.2946.

About Rich Valdés

Rich Valdés is a seasoned media professional with extensive experience in multiple media formats including radio, podcasting, television, and print journalism as well as a demonstrated passion for education and policy. Valdés assumed the honorable position of hosting “The Jim Bohannon Show” when Bohannon stepped down in October 2022 after 40 years behind the mic. He had also   been an associate producer and regular guest host of “The Mark Levin Show,” the second largest nationally syndicated live daily conservative talk radio program in the US. A conservative commentator, Valdés has been a frequent opinion contributor to Newsmax TV, a conference speaker at TEDx, and CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in the US and Budapest Hungary. 

Rich Valdés is a regular columnist for The Washington Times, penning “A-List on Americanism,” which examined current events and social issues through the lenses of politics, entertainment, and popular culture.

Valdés’ career also includes positions as the spokesperson and head of public relations for Somerset Christian College and Pillar College; founder and school board member of BelovED Community Charter School in Jersey City, NJ; appointee to the Governor’s Advisory Committee at the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy Research & Development in 2017; and Advisor to President Trump’s National Diversity Coalition. Previously, Valdés was the Producer and Director of Special Operations at Project Veritas.

About Cumulus Media   

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 400 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, Infinity Sports Network, AP News, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.   

Contact: Lisa Dollinger, Dollinger Strategic Communication, for Cumulus Media | Westwood One, lisa@dollcomm.com, and 512.633.4084.