Winning Artists of Clear Channel Radio’s “Get Discovered” Contest Take Center Stage at Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clear Channel Radio today announced that the four winners of its “Get Discovered” contest were featured in this weekend’s Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon to help raise funds and awareness for the Telethon. The contest was part of Clear Channel Radio’s three-month national campaign to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), which also included approximately $3.5 million in in-kind advertising that ran across 200 Clear Channel Radio stations to promote the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this year.

“for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity”

The “Get Discovered” contest gave independent and unsigned music artists an opportunity to submit their music via any Clear Channel Radio station website or iheartradio.com for a chance to perform live at this year’s event. Clear Channel Radio’s 845 stations actively promoted the event, contest, and the four lucky winners in support of the MDA Telethon.

The four talented contest winners, whose captivating original performances were stand outs in the “Get Discovered” contest and during the Telethon, were:

Rock/Alternative Winner: Last Perfect Thing
Song: Charles
Market: Asbury Park, New Jersey

Hit Winner: Hollywood Burnout
Song: Circles
Market: Des Moines, Iowa

Country Winner: Billy Dawson
Song: She Makes Me
Market: Nashville, Tennessee

At Large Winner: Beau Davidson
Song: Our Days In The Sun
Market: Nashville, Tennessee

“The ‘Get Discovered’ contest winners were fantastic performers and their participation added a new unique twist to this year’s successful Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. We’re thankful for their participation and appreciate everyone at Clear Channel Radio’s hard work and contributions in making the contest a success and helping raise the visibility for the great work of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the enduring popularity of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon,” said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. “Clear Channel Radio continues to shine a bright light on developing artists via its NEW! Program, and this contest was another way for us to support emerging artists and the MDA.”

“Without the amazing promotional support of iheartradio and Clear Channel Radio stations nationwide, there's no way that the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon would have achieved its $58.9 million tote -- especially given the troubled economy,” said MDA President & CEO and Telethon Executive Producer Gerald C. Weinberg. “We are so grateful for the more than $3.5 million in promotion assistance that iheartradio and Clear Channel Radio provided to help our lifesaving mission.”

A total of approximately 925 unique artists and bands entered the “Get Discovered” contest with close to 1,500 songs submitted. A Clear Channel Radio personality from each of the winners’ hometown markets also participated in the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon by introducing the “Get Discovered” artists and bands.

The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon aired on more than 170 “Love Network” television stations across the country from 9 PM ET on Sunday, September 5 until 6:30 PM ET the evening of Monday, September 6, 2010. It was also streamed on the Internet at www.mda.org.

About Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with an audience of more than 110 million choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, at iheartradio.com and on the iheartradio mobile application on iPods and smart phones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.

About the Muscular Dystrophy Association

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association, which is the first charity to be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association (“for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity”), also provides unparalleled health care services through some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics; advocates for the families it serves; and invests significant resources educating the medical and scientific communities, as well as the general public about neuromuscular diseases affecting more than 1 million Americans.