Success of New Heidi and Frank Show Points to Personal Chemistry and TMI Humor
Submitted by: pressreleasepoint
2010-12-29 00:10:29
The success of the new Heidi and Frank Show is the result of a sixteen year radio odyssey from Denver to Los Angeles, from "Alice," to "Star," to "KLSX," to "KABC" and now exclusively online at heidiandfrank.com.
Los Angeles, CA (OPENPRESS) December 29, 2010 -- The success of the new Heidi and Frank Show (www.heidiandfrank.com) is the result of a sixteen year radio odyssey from Denver to Los Angeles, from "Alice," to "Star," to "KLSX," to "KABC" and now exclusively online at heidiandfrank.com.
It all began in 1994. Radio personalities Frosty Stilwell and Frank Kramer were part of the Jamie, Frosty and Frank Show on Denver's Alice 105.9 where they enjoyed high ratings. In 1998, they moved to Los Angeles's Star 98.7 station, where they quickly rose to prominence as the second highest rated English language show in Los Angeles. They were on air there until 1999.
Enter, stage left, Heidi Hamilton. Little did Hamilton know back in 1998 that her snappy banter as a sidekick news and traffic reporter would result in her becoming a full-time radio celebrity. In 2000, Los Angeles KLSX-FM started broadcasting the newly formed the Frosty, Heidi and Frank Show. The fan adulation for their on-air chemistry was evident in the ratings where the show was #1 for the valued men 25-54 demographic for eight years. However in 2009, KLSX changed their format and Heidi, Frosty and Frank were on the move again.
That Fall, the show was picked up on KABC-AM for a year and quickly reached a new height — a record-breaking 1.2 million monthly downloads which made their show the most streamed show in the Citadel radio network.
While doing the show within KABC's somewhat confining conservative talk radio format, Hamilton and Kramer soon realized they wanted to "go off the reservation and do something a little edgier as a tribute to our fans," Hamilton recalled. They launched an Internet podcast, After Hours with Heidi and Frank, where their take-no-prisoners approach soon made it clear to the fans that no topic was off limits. With After Hours, Heidi and Frank redefined lifestyle radio with their TMI (Too Much Information) humor incorporating sex, relationships, bodily functions, navel lint and life's rollercoaster delivered with rapier wit and quick-paced dialogue. It is today one of the Top 10 comedy downloads on iTunes.
For the Frosty, Heidi and Frank trio, terrestrial radio came to a screeching halt in September 2010, when KABC announced they were replacing the Frosty, Heidi and Frank Show with attorney and radio personality Larry Elder.
"We had to punt and quickly," Kramer explained. So, they teamed with Nox Solutions and quickly built a state-of-the-art broadcast studio in Kramer's pool house. On October 4, 2010 they launched the new Heidi and Frank Show streaming broadcast, which streams live from 10am-Noon, Pacific Time, and is free to listeners. A live video feed of the show is available to subscribing members of HeidiandFrank.com. Members can also access commercial-free shows on-demand. The edgier After Hours Show follows their regular broadcast on Fridays. The live audio stream is available free. Members can watch the video feed of After Hours and access previous shows on-demand.
The Heidi and Frank Show continues to evolve as they grow their audience from across the web.
About The Heidi and Frank Show
In addition to free content, The Heidi and Frank Show offers subscriber-based exclusives, including:
Live and On-Demand Video from every show
"After Hours" video shows every Friday
On-Demand Commercial-Free Podcasts
Archived Video Webcasts
Exclusive Access to Weekly Q&A Sessions
Members-Only Message Boards
Exclusive Live On-Location Webcasts
The pricing structure for the subscription-based version of the show is:
$4.95 monthly subscription
$14.85 three month gift subscription
$27.50 six month subscription
$49.95 annual subscription
For more information, please visit http://www.HeidiandFrank.com and engage Heidi and Frank on FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube and iTunes.
About Heidi Hamilton
Heidi Hamilton of the Heidi & Frank Show is the girl next door who is just one of the guys. She's the kind of girl who can dress up and look like a lady on Saturday night but call her on Sunday morning and she'll help you move a couch, too.
About Frank Kramer
Frank Kramer has developed into one of radio's most outspoken, quick-witted, and funny talk show hosts. He has topped the airwaves, dominating the AM/FM and Podcast markets for nearly two decades.
About Erik Scott Smith
Erik Scott Smith (AKA "Smeez") the Producer is just happy to be hanging out with the "cool kids" for once. Constantly teased for his love of killer whales, extremely embarrassing stories, and somewhat effeminate qualities, Smeez takes it all in stride. After all, he eventually finds a way to get revenge on the other two. Although they poke fun at Smeez, Heidi and Frank consider him the nerdy little brother of the crew.
About Nox Solutions
Nox Solutions (www.noxsolutions.com) builds and operates e-businesses for media personalities, broadcasters and content syndicators. Clients include Bill O'Reilly, Dennis Miller, Heidi and Frank, Laura Ingraham, Lou Dobbs, Westwood One, Loveline and many more.
Contact:
Stephen Crane
Heidi and Frank
Los Angeles, CA
951.732.7010
stephen@cranecreek.com
http://www.HeidiandFrank.com .
