SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On The House Media, a leading media franchise for the home improvement industry, today announced that its flagship program - "On the House with the Carey Brothers & Rebecca Cole" - is scheduled to begin airing in the Los Angeles market on KRLA 870 AM News Talk radio on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
The popular live call-in talk show will air from 8:00 to 9:00 AM, featuring the combined talents of nationally recognized home improvement gurus, James and Morris Carey, and the renowned lifestyle and design expertise of Rebecca Cole.
The Carey Brothers and Rebecca Cole will help KRLA listeners maintain, improve and beautify their homes with information, tips and affordable solutions on everything from saving energy, reducing utility bills and how to prevent minor repairs from becoming major budget busters to smart and clever ways to affordably spruce up their piece of the Great American Dream.
"We are excited to add 'On The House' to our weekend line-up of shows," states KRLA 870 AM VP and General Manager, Terry Fahy. "In these economic times, our listeners are looking for ways to upgrade their existing home rather than moving and 'On The House' is the perfect prescription for that need."
"James and I will help KRLA listeners 'fix it'," adds co-host, Morris Carey, "while Rebecca helps them 'fix it up' with decorating, design and gardening tips."
Airing via KRLA's powerful 50,000 watt signal, "On The House" will reach nearly half a million listeners per week all throughout Southern California. On weekdays, KRLA will also air the award-winning "On The House Tip of the Day" series offering entertaining insights and valuable information for homeowners in a power-packed 60-second spot format.
The "On The House" home improvement media franchise, now in its third decade of informative entertainment, covers a broad spectrum of media ranging from its long-form weekly talk radio program and a series of award-winning daily "tips" for homeowners (together heard on over 250 unique affiliate stations nationwide) to columns (sent to hundreds of newspapers via the AP wire service), national magazines such as "The Family Handyman" and countless live appearances, as well as the content-rich onthehouse.com Web site.
For information on the program, contact Natalie Keen at 1-800-737-2474 x 35 or via e-mail at natalie@onthehouse.com.
About "On The House" and the Carey Brothers
James and Morris Carey are nationally-recognized as both award-winning professional remodelers and dedicated consumer advocates - offering a broad range of user-friendly advice on all aspects of remodeling, home improvements, construction and home maintenance - based on nearly 60-years of combined "hands-on" experience. In addition to a syndicated four-hour weekly national call-in radio program ("On The House with the Carey Brothers"), they also air award-winning daily "tips" for homeowners on hundreds radio stations border-to-border and coast-to-coast. They also authored "Home Remodeling for Dummies," "Home Maintenance for Dummies" and "Home Improvement (all-in-one) for Dummies," and write a weekly nationally syndicated newspaper column for the Associated Press. The Carey Brothers also make numerous entertaining and informative guest appearances on national radio, network TV shows and at hundreds of live events. For more information visit www.onthehouse.com .
About Rebecca Cole and "Cole Creates / Rebecca Cole Design"
Rebecca Cole has developed an internationally renowned lifestyle and design business, known worldwide as "Cole Creates" and locally (in New York City) as "Rebecca Cole Design." While busy designing stylish terraces or giving living rooms her trademark infusion of color, she also authored three award-winning books and her career, business and home have been profiled in over 300 national and international publications - from Architectural Digest and Martha Stewart Living to Metropolitan Home, Woman's Day and The New York Times, to name but a few. She also regularly appears on a number of television and radio shows. Recently, she hosted all 200 shows for Discovery Channel's "Surprise by Design" and has appeared nearly as often on NBC's morning "Today" show. Other frequent TV appearances include "Oprah," "The View," "CNN," "BBC World News" and the "Megan Mullally Show." Most recently, she joined the nationally syndicated "On the House with the Carey Brothers" radio show as a regularly featured co-host. In addition - and between national speaking appearances, writing a new book and filming a new international travel show - Rebecca also designs furniture and home accessories. For more information visit www.colecreates.com .
About Salem Communications
Salem Communications (Nasdaq:SALM) is a leading U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider and magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values. In addition to its radio properties, Salem owns Salem Radio Network(R), which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,000 affiliates; Salem Radio Representatives(TM), a national radio advertising sales force; and Salem Web Network(TM), an Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming. Upon the close of all announced transactions, the company will own 97 radio stations, including 61 stations in 23 of the top 25 markets. For more information visit www.salem.cc .
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