Jacor: Names New Market Managers








Contact:  Pam Taylor
          606.655.6523 

FOR IMMEDIEATE RELEASE

                        JACOR NAMES NEW MARKET MANAGERS

COVINGTON, KY  August 11, 1998:  Jacor Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:  JCOR)
today reorganized key broadcast areas following the purchase of Nationwide
Communications Inc.

Tom Schurr, Vice President and Market Manager for Jacor's Louisville division
since 1997 is moving to Houston.  As Houston VP and Market Manager Schurr will
be responsible for the development of KHMX-FM and KTBZ-FM (The Buzz). Before
moving to Louisville Schurr was in Sacramento with Citicasters, purchased by
Jacor in early 1996.

J.D. Freeman, former General Manager of Nationwide's KDMX-FM in Dallas will
become Dallas Vice President and Market Manager.  In addition to KDMX Freeman
will oversee KEGL-FM, the former Nationwide rock station in Dallas.

Former Nationwide General Manager Dave Pugh of KZZP-FM in Phoenix will become
Vice President and Phoenix Market Manager.  Jacor now owns KZZP and KGLQ in the
Phoenix broadcast area.

Jacor St. Louis General Manager Lee Clear (KATZ -AM/FM, KMJM-FM, KSLZ-FM) will
add oversight duties for new acquisitions KSD-FM and KLOU-FM as Vice President
and Market Manager of the St. Louis broadcast area.   A General Manager for the
two stations will be named shortly.

In Baltimore, three year WPOC-FM General Manager Jim Dolan will add former CBS
properties WCAO-AM and WOCT-FM to his station management duties.  Neither
station has a GM at the current time.

Jim Meltzer, Vice President and General Manager of Jacor's Cleveland broadcast
area will become Vice President and Market Manager as Jacor's Cleveland
presence expands.  In addition to WTAM-AM and WMVX-FM Meltzer will oversee new
stations WGAR-FM, WMMS-FM and WMJI-FM, former Nationwide properties.  John
Blassingame currently General Manager of WGAR-FM will now become Vice President
and General Manager of WMJI-FM as well as WGAR-FM.  Meltzer will assume day to
day responsibilities for WMMS-FM.

All appointments are effective immediately.


Jacor is the nation's third largest radio company measured by total stations. 
Including announced pending acquisitions, Jacor now owns, operates or
represents 204 radio stations in 57 broadcast areas and WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. 
Additionally, Jacor and its wholly owned subsidiary Premiere Radio Networks
combine to form the third largest provider of syndicated radio programming in
the country, syndicating the nation's leading radio talk shows which include
The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Dr. Laura Schlessinger Show, Dr. Dean Edell and Art
Bell's overnight programs, "Dreamland" and "Coast to Coast."  Jacor also owns
NSN Network Services, a satellite systems integration company that provides
design, communications technology and support to establish and maintain global
satellite connectivity to companies worldwide.  Jacor plans to pursue growth
through continued acquisitions of complementary radio stations in existing
broadcast locations, and radio groups or individual stations with significant
presence in other attractive domestic and international locations. 
Additionally, Jacor plans to grow in other broadcast related products and
businesses.



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