Rockline

Rockline is a nationally syndicated radio interview program hosted by Bob Coburn that broadcasts live via satellite every Monday and Wednesday night from 8:30pm-10pm PT to radio stations in the United States. Founded in 1981, it is considered to be the longest running, uninterrupted program in rock history. The main guests interviewed on the program are various musical artists of the rock genre, including both active rock artists (on Mondays) and classic rock artists (on Wednesdays). The primary feature of the program is the ability for listeners to call live and ask questions to the guests. Several of the shows are also live performances.



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[hide]  *1 History  ==History[ edit] == ===Owners, syndicators, and show format[ edit] === Rockline started in 1981 with a weekly format on Monday nights, Monday being chosen because at the time most bands did not play on Mondays.[2]  The first guests on the show were Joe Walsh of the Eagles and Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers, on May 4, 1981. The show generally originated in Los Angeles, occasionally from the ABC Studios in New York City. Created by Eddie Kritzer, Jimmy Fink was the local producer when Rockline originated in NY. In June 1998, AMFM Radio Networks purchased Rockline, among other programs, from the Global Satellite Network.[3]  Under the ownership of AMFM, the show expanded to two nights a week, Mondays and Wednesdays, on January 1, 1999.[2]  In August 2000, AMFM was merged into Premiere Radio Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications.[4]  Two years later, in November 2002, Premiere announced that 15 programs were being cut from their roster, including Rockline.[5]  Shortly thereafter, in January 2003, host Bob Coburn purchased the show from Premiere.[6] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[7]  Later that same year, in November, Crystal Media Networks began syndicating the show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[8] November 2008 saw a change in syndicator when Dial Global picked up Rockline, while Bob Coburn continued to be the host.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[9] ===Hosts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The original host for six months was B. Mitchel Reed. Following that, Coburn was the lone host until the early 1990s. Following his departure, there were three full-time hosts, Steve Downes, Beau Rials and Riki Rachtman, until March 10, 1997 when Coburn returned.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rocklinefaq_2-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2] ==Guests<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Two major "hold-out" guests who have yet to appear on the show are Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton. Axl Rose and Slash made their last interview together, in 1994, on Rockline. The two guests who have been on the most are Ozzy Osbourne (19 times) and Rush (18 times).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rocklinefaq_2-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[2]
 * 1.1 Owners, syndicators, and show format
 * 1.2 Hosts
 * 2 Guests
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Notable non-musical guests include then Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton with running mate, then-United States Senator from Tennessee Al Gore during their presidential campaign in 1992; and on December 16, 1993 radio superstar Howard Stern, the latter of whom was promoting his New Year's Eve Pay-per-view special.