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26 Facts About Sean Hamilton

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Sean Hamilton was born and raised in both Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada.

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Sean Hamilton made appearances on Johnny Carson and George Gobel television shows.

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Sean Hamilton got the nickname "Hollywood" when he was nine years old.

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In 1996, Clear Channel convinced Sean Hamilton to relocate back to New York City to host a show for their WKTU evening slot.

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In December 2010, with the departure of sidekick Goumba Johnny, Sean Hamilton started hosting the afternoon drive-time show solo.

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In 1996, Sean Hamilton was asked to host the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House with President Bill Clinton and first Lady Hillary Clinton in Washington, DC.

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In 1987, Sean Hamilton was asked to head out west to join Rick Dees and 102.7 KIIS-FM.

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Bush where Sean Hamilton was asked to join the President for several youth anti-drug appearances.

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Sean Hamilton was Clear Channel's only "music" radio personality to have an afternoon show broadcasting simultaneously in both New York and Los Angeles, Monday through Friday.

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In January 2011 Sean Hamilton resigned his west coast "tracking" duties for MYfm.

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In 1979, while working on his first commercial radio station, KCBN in Reno Nevada, Sean Hamilton created the popular radio show called Lovelines.

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In 1983 shortly after being hired at Z100 in New York Sean Hamilton resurrected the show and called it "Hollywood Sean Hamilton's Midnight Lovelines", which offered medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, including actors and members of popular bands.

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The name was then changed from "Lovelines" to "Loveline" and Sean Hamilton's creation was quickly imitated on radio stations throughout America.

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From 1989 to 1992, every Sunday night, Sean Hamilton produced and was the host of a live satellite radio show from Disneyland in Southern California.

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Sean Hamilton remains an honorary citizen of Disneyland, an accolade that Mickey and friends personally presented to him on his birthday, March 25,1989.

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Sean Hamilton is the host and executive producer of three syndicated radio shows: Hollywood Sean Hamilton's Weekend Top 30, which has both pop and urban versions, and the Remix Top 30, an EDM show that features club deejays remixing the top hits of the week featuring celebrity guests.

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Sean Hamilton has hosted both the pop and urban versions simultaneously until 2009, with Ramiro Torres taking over hosting duties for the urban version.

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On January 28,2013, Sean Hamilton signed a new deal with Premiere Networks that brings his syndicated countdown shows into the Premiere syndication stable beginning February 1,2013.

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On March 22,2010, Sean Hamilton signed a deal with Reel Stuff Entertainment to host and produce a new syndicated television show called Europe After Dark, distributed in Europe and Canada.

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Sean Hamilton is the founder, executive producer and host of the Electronic Dance Music Awards.

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Sean Hamilton has been married to Marina Gachet for sixteen years and is the chief operating officer for their media group.

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Sean Hamilton's daughter, Tay Hamilton grew up listening and learning about broadcasting from her father and is a mid-day radio personality in Las Vegas for 95.5 The Bull, an iHeartRadio radio station.

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Sean Hamilton has begun writing a book based on his 40 years in radio and the evolution of the broadcast industry since he began in 1979.

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In March 1999 Sean Hamilton was fired from WKTU after setting up the husband of a woman employed by him to win a station contest.

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Sean Hamilton was guilty of "overzealousness in loyalty", David Katz, Sean Hamilton's agent released at the time.

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Sean Hamilton was immediately suspended following the event and returned to WKTU in August 2006 where he remains employed today.