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Premiere Networks Extends Partnership with Keith Sweat


Keith Sweath
Keith Sweath

Premiere Networks has renewed and extended its partnership with national radio host and R&B artist Keith Sweat. Specific terms of the long-term, multi-platform agreement were not disclosed. Sweat will continue to host "The Sweat Hotel," a R&B nighttime radio show, which can be heard on more than 60 stations in major markets including Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Tampa, St. Louis, Las Vegas, Norfolk and New Orleans, in addition to iHeartRadio.

"Thank you to Premiere Networks and iHeartRadio for giving me this incredible platform - you believed in 'The Sweat Hotel' from the beginning and helped make it the success that it is today," said Sweat. "I'm grateful for our continued partnership and I look forward to growing and expanding our audience into the future. I also want to give a special thanks to Julie Talbott, Martin Melius, Doc Wynter and Derrick Corbett."

"Keith Sweat's name is synonymous with R&B," said Premiere Networks President Julie Talbott. "His unparalleled connection to the music, the artists and listeners has been the driving force behind our successful partnership for the last 13 years. We couldn't be happier to extend our relationship for years to come."

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