'THE BIGGEST LOSER' HOST ALISON SWEENEY WILL STAR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCE 'RADIO HYPE,' A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE IN DEVELOPMENT

Alison Sweeney Returns To Hallmark Channel With An All New Original Movie

Alison Sweeney ("The Biggest Loser," "Days Of Our Lives," "Second Chances") is in development with Hallmark Channel to star-in and executive produce "Radio Hype," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. Sweeney will star as a radio host who moves to Chicago for her boyfriend and a new hosting gig, when her picture perfect relationship abruptly ends. She shares her troubles with a fellow colleague, not realizing he is a competing shock jock. When these rivals must work together, they soon find out they have more in common than their radio personas reveal.

"Having Alison Sweeney back in a Hallmark Channel Original Movie is perfect. Alison's first movie for the network, 'Second Chances' was one of the highest rated and we are so eager to work with her again as an actress and executive producer," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President of Programming, Crown Media Family Networks.

"Radio Hype" will be produced by Reynolds Entertainment. Kelley Reynolds and Alison Sweeney will be the Executive Producers.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 86 million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading destination for quality family programming with an ambitious slate of TV movies; original scripted series, including Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered; specials such as Kitten Bowl; as well as some of television's most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and Frasier. The channel is also home to Daytime Emmy-nominated lifestyle program, Home & Family, a daily two-hour live show shot in a fully functional house located on the Universal Studios lot. Hallmark Channel's sibling network, Hallmark Movie Channel, available in HD and SD, focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of original films, classic theatrical releases, and presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library.

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