MATT PINFIELD IS BACK ON FLASHBACK!

Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Welcomes Back Host Matt Pinfield to Benztown’s Nationally Syndicated Rock Radio Show, “Flashback”

Pinfield Returns On Father’s Day Weekend Following “Miraculous” Recovery From Stroke

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES – June 12, 2025 — Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) announces that preeminent Rock journalist, insider, influencer and MTV legend, Matt Pinfield returns to the airwaves as host of nationally syndicated Rock radio show, “Flashback With Matt Pinfield” this Father’s Day Weekend, after taking time off to recover from a life-threatening stroke. Pinfield makes his remarkable comeback to “Flashback,” the country’s number one retrospective Rock radio program, on Saturday, June 14th and Sunday, June 15th, in markets across the U.S.

“Flashback,” syndicated by Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and written and produced by Benztown, take fans back in time to celebrate classics with rockers who defined their time – Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, The Who, Rolling Stones, Eagles, and many more. The show fuses Classic Rock with the newscasts, TV and movie clips, vintage commercials, and comedy of the era. As a living music encyclopedia, Matt Pinfield gives listeners a first person, behind-the-scenes perspective.

Pinfield said: “I am so excited to be back hosting my show, “Flashback,” and I am so proud to be here in my 13th year. I’m so grateful to be alive and back with my great family at Westwood One! Thank you to the amazing Leslie Fram, who has been covering for me since my stroke. I am getting better every day and am ready to be back on the air doing what I love.”

Brian Philips, Chief Content Officer, Cumulus Media and Westwood One, said: “The indestructible Matt Pinfield is one of the most beloved storytellers in Rock, and we are grateful to have him back in good form. We know doctors have characterized his recovery as ‘miraculous’. Matt is a warrior, and a true friend to all music lovers.”

Philips added: “We thank fill-in host Leslie Fram, Co-Host of Cumulus Media’s 99X morning show in Atlanta, for her selfless work during Matt’s recovery. Leslie enabled us to keep the great shows coming for “Flashback” fans around the world.”

“Flashback” is available to stations in available markets as a two-hour or four-hour weekend program. For further information on “Flashback,” reach out to Neal Weiner, nweiner@westwoodone.com or at 206.335.5259.

About Matt Pinfield

Matt Pinfield is an American television and radio host, disc jockey, and music executive. Starting in the early 1980s, he began working as both a radio and club DJ in the New Jersey alternative rock scene, working at WHTG-FM when the station first began broadcasting alternative rock in 1984. He later became music director at the station and won several awards before MTV hired him as a VJ to host their long-running late-night alternative music show in 1995. Pinfield went on to host a number of other shows on the MTV family of networks, including MTV, MTV2, and VH1. He later served as Vice President of A&R and Artist Development for Columbia Records from 2001 to 2006 and has since worked as a DJ, television, and radio host for a number of broadcast and satellite radio stations and television networks. Most recently, Matt was honored as Global Rock Summit’s International Rock Icon of the Year for his work across radio, TV, satellite/digital media, print, and various other pop-cultural platforms. After a career in which he has interviewed over 1000 artists including some of the most prominent names in alternative, rock and other music genres, from the likes of Nirvana, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, and the Foo Fighters (to name just a few) he’s turning his focus towards people from all walks of life who have struggled with or helped others recover from addiction.