Talk Radio Network
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| Private | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Central Point, Oregon, US |
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Key people
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Mark Masters, CEO |
| Services | Radio Syndication, Production |
| Website | www |
Talk Radio Network (TRN) is an independent radio producer and syndicator of news and talk radio programming headquartered in Central Point, Oregon. TRN consists of a number of associated companies, which have launched or re-built some of the United States' highest ranked talk radio shows, including The Savage Nation, Coast to Coast AM, The Dr. Laura Program, and The Jerry Doyle Show. TRN was founded in 1993 and is managed by CEO Mark Masters.
In 2007, Bear Stearns reported that TRN was the second-largest provider of nationally syndicated radio talk shows in the country, ahead of competitors ABC Radio and then-CBS-controlled Westwood One.
As of May 2016[update], TRN is engaged in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Cumulus Media and advertising package bundler Westwood One.
Among the network's earliest offerings was Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM. In 1998, the original Talk Radio Network Inc. company and all of its programs was acquired by Premiere Radio Networks for the syndication rights of Coast to Coast AM. At that time, TRN's programs were broadcast nationally by more than 300 radio stations.
Actor Jerry Doyle was introduced to Mark Masters by Mancow Muller, who at the time hosted The Mancow Experience on TRN. Before starting his own show, Doyle was invited to guest-host for Rusty Humphries' TRN-syndicated Saturday Night America, which was broadcast to over two hundred stations. Based on the broadcast, TRN offered Doyle a regular show that became The Jerry Doyle Show. Doyle hosted the show for TRN until his sudden death in 2016. TRN has been responsible for syndicating and producing other notable talk radio programs including The Sam Sorbo Show, Science Fantastic with Michio Kaku, The Laura Ingraham Show (from 2004 to 2012), The Andrea Tantaros Show, Monica Crowley, and The Phil Hendrie Show.
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