The Source was a radio network operated in the 1970s and 1980s by the
NBC Radio Network, with newscasts and features focusing on 18- to 34-year-olds. The network was sold, along with the rest of NBC's radio operations, to
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming.
The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The compan ...
in August 1987. The Source would last until the late 1990s as a programming source before ultimately being absorbed into Westwood One.
Announcements from the network, voiced by legendary NBC announcer
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with ...
, continued to be heard on many radio stations across the country until Pardo's death in 2014.
Defunct radio networks in the United States
NBC Radio Network
American companies disestablished in 1988
Radio stations disestablished in 1988
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