KVI Set To Launch The Costa Report in Seattle

Dallas, Texas – December 19, 2011 – The Costa Report announced today that the popular weekly news program will begin broadcasting on Smart Talk 570 KVI beginning January 7, 2012. According to host, Rebecca Costa, “For the past year, Seattle listeners have been bombarding our web site – asking us where they could listen to the program in Seattle. When KVI announced they were switching to a talk format, we knew it was time to make the move.”

Mike Tyler, President of Broadcast Affiliate Sales, the syndication company which represents The Costa Report, agrees. “From day one, KVI opens up with Imus, Clark Howard, Michael Castener and Rebecca Costa – they’ve got a winning, all-star line up from the get-go. Based on the number of listeners in Seattle who are already fans of Costa’s book and have been listening to the show over the internet – this decision was a no-brainer. KVI was the ideal match for Costa’s audience.”

The Costa Report is a weekly news talk program which features a one-hour interview with a world leader or expert, followed by a second hour of call-ins from listeners. During the past year the program has featured 6 presidential candidates, 2 Vice Presidents, 6 Nobel Prize winners, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 12 members of Congress, 8 Emmy Award winners and over 20 CEO’s of major corporations. From Alan Dershowitz, Ron Paul and Bill Richardson to Bob King, John Bolton and Juan Williams, The Costa Report provides a unique opportunity for thought leaders from both the left and right to engage in a respectful, prescriptive examination of today’s most
pressing issues. According to Costa, “Americans are sick and tired of the rage-a-holics who have hijacked talk radio, hosts who, day after day, spew hateful, divisive rhetoric which has torn the country apart. The Costa Report is the voice of the ‘rational center of America’ – citizens who don’t care if a solution comes from the left or the right as long as it really works.”

Costa’s popularity exploded in 2010 with the release of The Watchman’s Rattle, a best-selling account of the relationship between political gridlock and the collapse of ancient and modern civilizations. In addition to licensing the book in 30 countries, Costa launched a news talk radio program called The Costa Report which became an immediate hit throughout California. Early this year the program caught the ear of syndicator, Mike Tyler, who is currently in discussions with over ninety affiliates eager to carry the program. “The Costa Report is the kind of
programming stations across the country are looking for right now – a high caliber, politically neutral, entertaining news program to replace the usual cast of characters on the radio who repeat themselves every day with the same tiresome ranting and raving. This is an exciting time for The Costa Report. But also a dangerous one as well. It’s very important to partner with the right affiliates while the show is new and fresh - so the host reached out to us to help guide that process,” explained Tyler.

Smart Talk 570 KVI announced The Costa Report will be available in Seattle every Saturday evening from 8PM to 10PM. Depending on listener demand, KVI is also considering rebroadcasting the program a second time during the work week. Programming Director for KVI, Travis Box, sums up the station’s new format as: “a mix of the most respected local and national names in Lifestyle and Consumer spoken word programming.” He adds, “We’re excited to be the first to respond to Seattle listeners by bringing The Costa Report to this area. There’s no
question there’s a huge need for politically neutral programming that takes on national and global issues. This program clearly fills that need.”

To listen to previous episodes of The Costa Report visit http://www.rebeccacosta.com/the-costareport

About Rebecca D. Costa www.rebeccacosta.com
Rebecca Costa is a sociobiologist who offers an evolutionary explanation for current events and emerging trends. A new voice in the mold of Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell and Jared Diamond, Costa examines “the big picture”– tracing everything from terrorism, crime on Wall Street, epidemic obesity and upheaval in the Middle East to genetic imperatives. Retiring from her executive career in Silicon Valley, Costa spent six years researching and writing The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction. The success of Costa’s book led to a
weekly radio program in 2010 called The Costa Report as well as a weekly television news program called Countermeasures which launched in 2011. A former CEO and founder of one of the largest marketing firms in Silicon Valley (sold in 1997 to J. Walter Thompson), Costa developed a track record of introducing new technologies to mainstream markets. Her clients included industry giants such as Hewlett-Packard, Apple Computer, Oracle Corporation, Seibel Systems, 3M, Amdahl, and General Electric Corporation.

About Broadcast Affiliate Sales www.broadcastaffiliatesales.com
Broadcast Affiliate Sales is an outsourcing company offering affiliate sales, consulting, programming services and advertising sales to radio networks and syndication companies. Owned and operated by radio industry veterans, Mike Tyler and Charlie Strickland, the company offers the combined expertise of over eighty years of broadcasting, programming and sales experience. Mike Tyler was elected to the National Association of Broadcaster Board of
Directors, has toured over 1000 radio stations throughout the United States, was responsible for building the first 24-hour Satellite Music Network and played a key role in leading the Jones Radio Network to its success.