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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CBS-FM 101.1 PRESENTS “HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN” FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCES BY , AND SARAH MCLACHLAN ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT BARCLAYS CENTER

NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 25, 2016 – CBS RADIO’s WCBS-FM 101.1 is hosting “HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN” on Friday, December 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York featuring live performances by James Taylor (“You’ve Got a Friend,” “Fire & Rain”), Jimmy Buffett (“,” “”) and Sarah McLachlan (“I Will Remember You,” “Angel”). CBS-FM’s on-air personalities Scott Shannon, Dan Taylor, Bill Lee, Joe Causi, Dave Stewart and more will be on stage to introduce the live performances.

WCBS-FM is hosting this major concert event to help its audience celebrate the holidays and to thank them for listening to “New York’s Greatest Hits” on CBS-FM 101.1. Barclays Center is located at 620 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

Tickets to the show go on sale on Wednesday, November 2 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at .com or by calling 800-745-3000. $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to WhyHunger to benefit WhyHunger’s Hungerthon. WhyHunger is a leading advocate for innovative, community- based solutions to hunger and poverty. WhyHunger challenges society to confront these problems by advancing models that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food. For more information, listen to CBS-FM 101.1 or log onto cbsfm.com.

“Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor and Sarah McLachlan in Brooklyn…is there a better way to start the holiday season,” said Marc Rayfield, SVP Market Manager CBS RADIO New York. “WCBS FM is honored to present this spectacular lineup and to have a portion of the proceeds benefit such a worthy cause.”

About WCBS-FM “New York’s Greatest Hits” station, WCBS-FM 101.1, is owned and operated BY CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States with 117 stations in 26 markets across the U.S. and an extensive array of digital assets. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO also owns and operates WBMP-FM, WCBS-AM, WFAN-AM/FM, WINS-AM and WNEW-FM in New York. For more information on CBS RADIO, please visit www.cbsradio.com.

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