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The Daily Wire and Westwood One will not be extending their relationship to continue distributing shows from hosts like Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, and Matt Walsh.
Several independent sources indicated to Barrett Media that the relationship between the conservative digital outlet co-founded by Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing and Westwood One would conclude at the end of the calendar year without a renewal. Show pages for Shapiro, Knowles, and Walsh no longer appear on the Westwood One website.
The outlet had produced a series of one-hour shows from podcast content from the trio of hosts. Westwood One began syndicating The Ben Shapiro Show in April 2018. Distribution for The Michael Knowles Show (2020) and The Matt Walsh Show (2023) followed, creating a three-hour block of programming from The Daily Wire that aired live in afternoon drive.
The Ben Shapiro Show debuted at 3 PM ET each weekday, while The Matt Walsh Show and The Michael Knowles Show premiered daily at 4 PM and 5 PM ET, respectively.
The programming had landed on several prominent news/talk stations around the country. Many Cumulus Media stations — the parent company of Westwood One — had added Daily Wire shows to afternoon drive, while dozens of others also aired the programs on a delayed basis.
Westwood One continues to offer The Guy Benson Show from Fox News Radio during the 3-6 PM ET timeslot that The Daily Wire programs had also been featured.
Both The Daily Wire and Westwood One were asked for comment on the matter. As of this publication, neither have responded.
This is a developing story. More information will be added when made available.
