Shapiro is launching a nationally syndicated two-hour live radio show. The first live episode of The Ben Shapiro Show will air in January 2019. Earlier this year The Ben Shapiro Show podcast became a dedicated radio show in 60 markets — debuting on WABC-AM in New York and top stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. The success of the show has led to adding the two-hour live radio show in addition to the one-hour podcast broadcast. The live show will air 4-6 p.m. EST.

The live radio show will forego nationally recorded ads, and restrict advertising opportunities to a limited number of powerful live reads like the ones heard in Ben’s podcast.

“I grew up on talk radio and cut my teeth there,” Shapiro says. “There’s no medium that allows the exchange of ideas and the explanation of detailed narratives better than talk radio, and I can’t wait to bring two more live hours to listeners across the country. And we’re going to bring the values of podcasts – islands of advertising surrounded by oceans of content – to talk radio, too, merging the best of both worlds. Westwood One is a tremendously innovative partner, and I can’t wait to get started.”

“Ben Shapiro is a luminary for young conservatives, and a stunningly exciting discovery for political talk radio fans,” said Suzanne Grimes, Executive Vice President, Marketing for Cumulus Media and President, Westwood One. “Since debuting his podcast on the radio, listenership is up dramatically on his podcast and in his radio broadcast markets, in the latest testament to the power of Ben’s narrative. Expanding Ben’s reach with a two-hour live radio show is another milestone in our dynamic partnership.”