LIFEbeat Honors Z100 NY's Tom Poleman at Spring Benefit

LIFEbeat Honors Z100 NY's Tom Poleman at Spring Benefit 


NEW YORK, April 6  /PRNewswire/ -- LIFEbeat, the Music Industry Fights Aids,
will honor radio executive Tom Poleman, SVP Programming for Clear Channel Radio
New York (CCRNY) & Program Director at Z100, for his commitment and dedication
to the organization at their annual Spring Benefit.  The music industry event
will take place on Monday, June 14, 2004, 7-11pm at the Mandarin Oriental, NY,
located in the new Time Warner Center in Manhattan.

"As one of America's top entertainment executives, Tom has made a significant
commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS," said John Cannelli, LIFEbeat
Executive Director.  "Utilizing his success in radio, he continues to use this
powerful medium to reach at risk youth with the message of education and
prevention.  On June 14th we will have the opportunity to celebrate Tom's career
and contribution in this fight. All of us at LIFEbeat look forward to working
with him and his team in this campaign."

Z100 will also launch a Public Service Campaign promoting HIV prevention
recorded by celebrity artists.  The station will also name LIFEbeat as the
official charity of their annual spring concert Zootopia 2004.  The event will
take placeon Friday, May 21st at Madison Square Garden and a portion of each
ticket will provide support for the AIDS community.

"LIFEbeat is an amazing organization, and I am both thrilled and grateful for
the recognition," stated Tom Poleman, SVP Programming for CCRNY/PD at Z100.

Tom Poleman is the SVP Programming for Clear Channel New York cluster of
stations, which includes Z100, WLTW, WKTU, Q104.3, Power 105.1 and WALK. During
his tenure, the cluster's combined 12+ shares have grown from 18.9 to a current
market leading 22.4.

Tom Poleman joined Z100 in 1996 and led the station's shift back to its Top 40
roots, doubling the ratings and returning to a dominant position in the New York
market.  Prior to Z100, he held programming and on-air positions at
KRBE/Houston, WKCI-WAVZ/New Haven, WALK/Long Island and WVBR/Ithaca.

Tickets to the event can be purchased by contacting LIFEbeat at 212-459-2590 ext
121.  100% of the proceeds benefit LIFEbeat -- The Music Industry Fights AIDS.

For additional information log on to http://www.lifebeat.org/. 

DATASOURCE: LIFEbeat; Z100



CONTACT:  Nneka Norville of LIFEbeat, [phone], ext. 121,

; or Josefa Paganuzzi for Z100, [phone],





Web site:  http://www.lifebeat.org/ 

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