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Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton is an American radio personality. On November 8, 2019 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. He is the creator and host of the Weekend Top30 Countdown and the Remix Top30 Countdown heard in over 150 cities in the United States and throughout the world on Premiere Networks and the American Forces Network. He can also be heard live weekday afternoons on WKTU in New York City. On October 5, 2018 iHeartMedia announced a new long-term agreement with Hamilton. Robert Pittman (media executive), Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc stated “Hollywood Hamilton is one of the most loved, respected and recognized voices and names in radio, his unparalleled ability to connect with both listeners and music's biggest artists is a true representation of what makes radio the most powerful medium in the U.S.

On July 31, 2017 the Remix Top 30 won Best Syndicated Show of the year at the 2017 Promo Awards in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

On September 2, 2015 WKTU announced that Sean ‘Hollywood’ Hamilton had signed a new three-year deal to extend his contract through 2018. In their press release it stated that Hamilton's show is currently rated the No.1 afternoon show by Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM) with adults ages 25–54. It goes on to mention his show features a segment called War of the Roses, weekdays at 5:40 p.m., helping KTU's 5:00 p.m. hour become the most listened to hour in New York City radio.

On January 28, 2013, Hamilton signed a new deal with Premiere Networks that brings his syndicated countdown shows into the Premiere syndication stable beginning February 1, 2013. In addition, his shows will also be featured on the iHeartRadio platform, which is owned by Premiere's parent company (and Hamilton's employer) iHeartMedia

He is currently in production and co-starring in a new film called Hyenas (2011).

In December 2010, with the departure of sidekick Goumba Johnny, Hamilton started hosting the afternoon drive-time show solo. Since then his show became not only the highest rated afternoon show in the New York metro area but currently also holds the highest rated share for all radio stations in New York. (8.2 share 25-54 demographic, according to the Arbitron PPM/Summer rating system).

Additionally, as of April 13th, 2009, Sean will also be heard in Los Angeles on 104. 3 MYfm weekdays from 3-7 p. m. Impressively, he is Clear Channel's only (music) talent to be heard on both coasts during the afternoon drive. In addition to his vast background in radio, Sean Hamilton has also been the spokesman/spokesmodel for many of today's most successful products: Sprint "Muziq" Phone, Drakkar Cologne, Doritos Chips, M&Ms, Levis, Diet Pepsi and Bank of America. On his off time away from the radio industry, Sean's production company, Mischief Media Entertainment, has directed and produced television projects for Telepictures, Warner Brothers, Twentieth Century Fox and, just recently, two half-hour pilots for Court TV, entitled "29 Minutes & Counting".

In one year, the show became the fastest growing syndicated program in America and, in 2000, was named the "Nationally Syndicated Radio Show of the Year" by Radio & Records Magazine. Today, Hollywood Hamilton's Weekend Top 30 is listened to by approximately 5. 7 million people every weekend. He counts down the 30 biggest songs of the week while having the biggest celebrities in the business join him, either in-studio or backstage. The show is heard in over 200 cities throughout America and around the world and is offered in two different formats: Pop/Mainstream and Hip Hop. This spring, Sean launched his third syndicated project called the Remix Top40 with WKTU in New York being its flagship station. The show airs on Friday and Saturday nights in some of the hottest party cities: Q102 in Philadelphia, KISS-FM in Boston, Movin-FM in San Francisco, and MIA-FM in Miami. A nightclub radio dance show, it consists of America's top 40 hits, all remixed.

In March 1999 Hamilton was fired from WKTU after setting up the husband of a woman employed by him to win a station contest. Hamilton was guilty of "overzealousness in loyalty", David Katz, Hamilton's agent released at the time. "Sean was attempting to reward a employee who had done a lot for him and the station. This wasn't for personal gain, and he wasn't trying to cover anything up. He asked the station about it both before and after he did it". Hamilton was immediately suspended following the event and returned to WKTU in August 2006 where he remains employed today.

Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton went national in 1998 and Hollywood Hamilton's Weekend Top 30 was established in conjunction with United Stations Radio Network.

Later in 1996, WKTU convinced Sean, now one of radio's most successful young hosts to relocate back to New York and work his "magic" on their evening slot. Sean then convinced station management to consider a then-unknown talent, by the name of "Goumba Johnny", to be his sidekick. The chemistry between "Hollywood & Goumba" was combustible! The hip, funny and frenetic tag team earned top ratings consistently for two years in a row. To this day, they still hold the record in New York for having the highest ratings for the demo of 25-54. The "Hollywood Hamilton & Goumba Johnny" show can currently be heard weekdays from 3-7pm and is the second highest-rated show in New York City.

Over the last 20 years, Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton has become one of the most recognizable names in radio from coast-to-coast. Coined as a radio icon, he has hosted shows at Z-100 in New York, KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and, then, a show back in New York at KTU while establishing a legion of fans and admirers within the music industry, leading all his shows to #1 in the Arbitron ratings in a relatively short amount of time. Sean Hamilton always dreamed about becoming a disc jockey. His dream started at sixteen-years-old, when he constructed an illegal pirate radio station in the basement of his parent's home. His pirate radio station was pulled off the air by the Federal Communications Commission, but he immediately landed his first job in commercial radio in his hometown of Reno, Nevada. In 1990, New Line Cinema released a popular motion picture called Pump Up the Volume (1990), starring Christian Slater, loosely-based on Sean's life. Sean Hamilton's popularity rose and his innovative style quickly generated attention within the radio industry. He felt "the early success of my career was based on working the phones and being able to adlib with people on the air, naturally".

From 1989 to 1992, every Sunday night, Hamilton produced and was the host of a live satellite radio show from Disneyland in Southern California. The four-hour show was called "Hangin' with Hollywood" and featured interviews with music, television and motion picture celebrities on the Tomorrowland main stage. This live radio show quickly became a Disney attraction for tourists who could watch celebrities being interviewed and participate by being "guest DJs", introducing the music on the air. However, because of Disney's strict rules and regulations regarding their image, the show came to an end in the winter of 1992. Hamilton remains an honorary citizen of Disneyland, an accolade that Mickey and friends personally presented to him on his birthday, March 25, 1989.

From 1987-1996, Sean took his high-energy radio show to Los Angeles and became the night jock at the popular Top 40 station 102. 7 KIIS-FM. For nine years, his timeslot consistently remained at the top three, according to the Arbitron rating system.

In 1983, Sean received his big break when he was asked to incorporate his philosophy as part of the launch of a new radio station called Z-100 in New York City. Little did he know he was about to become part of the most successful radio station in the country. Just 72 days after the start of WHTZ, the station rose to #1 and, still to this day, remains the most powerful radio station in America.

Sean stayed #1 at Z-100 from 1983 until his departure in 1987. That same year, Sean also created the enormously popular show, "Lovelines". It became a huge hit in New York, and evolved into a 15-year syndicated radio success and MTV-TV show, starring Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew.

In 1979, while working on his first commercial radio station, KCBN in Reno Nevada, Hamilton created the popular radio show called Lovelines. In 1983 shortly after being hired at Z100 in New York Hamilton resurrected the show and called it "Hollywood 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. After the show became a huge hit in New York Hamilton signed the rights over to the Westwood One Radio Network for an undisclosed financial amount, stopped hosting it and moved to Los Angeles to work for KIIS-FM. The name was then changed from "Lovelines" to "Loveline" and Hamilton's creation was quickly imitated on radio stations throughout America. KROQ and Dr. Drew Pinsky in Los Angeles gained the most notoriety where MTV Networks noticed it and produced A TV version of “Loveline” that ran on MTV from 1996 to 2000.

Hamilton was born and raised in both Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Both his parents were in show business; his father, Al, was the entertainment director for major Nevada hotels and casinos, and also a comedian who performed in those establishments. Hamilton's mother, April Ames, was a singer for Harry James, Sam Donahue, Buddy Rich, and others during the "big band" era. She made appearances on Johnny Carson and George Gobel television shows. Later, during the 1970s, she performed on the Nevada casino circuit with her own band, April Ames and The Dames. Hamilton got the nickname "Hollywood" when he was nine years old. Sitting backstage watching his father's Las Vegas show while wearing a suit and bow tie, one of his father's showgirls passed by, stopped, and called him "Little Hollywood".