Broadcaster Pat O'Brien Launches New Weekly Show EVERYTHING, ALL THE TIME

Currently celebrating the paperback release of his 2014 New York Times bestselling autobiography I'll Be Right Back After This, legendary radio and TV personality Pat O'Brien recently affiliated with the World Center of Broadcast Media (WCOBM) to launch his new weekly show "Everything, All The Time."

Named for a line in the Eagles' classic "Life in the Fast Lane" to reflect its freewheeling, "anything-goes subject wise" content, the program - based out of WCOBM's satellite studio in Hollywood - streams live over the internet at www.wcobm.com Tuesdays at 10 a.m. All shows will be archived on the site for viewers to retrieve after the initial broadcast. O'Brien's first show aired January 12, and he already has a sidekick/comic foil in semi-permanent co-host, actor and comedian Cort McCown.

WCOBM Founder and President Gene Woods, a three time U.S. National Speedway Motorcycle Champion and owner and operator of the Las Vegasbased Gene Woods Racing Experience, uses a clever racing metaphor to express his pleasure in landing O'Brien, a four time Emmy Award winner who has been part of the American sports, entertainment and political landscape for over four decades.

"As founder of this unique broadcast media platform, I'm always looking for exciting ways to grow the enterprise and attract new viewers," he says. "This past month, we hit the amazing milestone of two million viewers, and Pat brings huge credibility and a built in audience that will help us develop and expand even further. Having him on our network is like owning a race car team and having Mario Andretti drive your car!"

Since O'Brien is best known to many for his 16-year association with CBS Sports and his later affiliation with NBC Sports, let's let the raw stats speak to the experience O'Brien brings to the enterprise. He covered eight Olympic Games, 10 NBA Finals, 10 NCAA Final Fours, 25 U.S. Opens, in addition to various World Series, Super Bowls and NCAA Football Championships.Switching to entertainment anchoring, he was co-host of "Access Hollywood"from 1997-2004 and became lead host of the "Entertainment Tonight"spinoff "The Insider" from 2004-2008. He was later co-host of "Loose Cannons" and "Primetime" on Fox Sports Radio for over three years. He has also been a favorite guest commentator on numerous cable news shows for many years.

"I had started writing my next book 'I Was a Tourist in my Own Life' and was going to ride off into the sunset when this unique and exciting new opportunity presented itself, and it made perfect sense," O'Brien says. "The success I have had in broadcasting has been due to my ability to evolve with the times, and I see WCOBM as a great new platform. As anyone who has read my book can tell you, I've often had difficult bosses, and I've most enjoyed my work when I am left alone to do my own thing. Gene can reel me in if he has to, but for the most part, I have complete freedom with this show and its open topic format.

"I hoped I would have another piece to add to my career at some point," he adds, "and I'm looking forward to incredible new experiences here and creating 'appointment internet TV.' I've already grown my brand, and now I'm ready for something different. Gene has set up a great system, and I feel like I can walk in as an experienced teacher and help the people running the platform to grow it even bigger. I see this as the future of television."

While adding to its diverse slate of weekly programs all the time, WCOBM, which launched in Las Vegas and later added its Hollywood facility, is in a major geographic growth mode in 2016. The network is currently building a new facility in Utah and will soon be expanding to Sacramento, Honolulu and Phoenix.

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