The new hour will air primarily in daytime and early afternoon on stations in 150 markets, representing more than 90 percent of the U.S.

Dr. Joy Browne is hosted by the licensed clinical psychologist and best-selling author whose daily radio talk show, syndicated to 300 U.S. and Canadian stations, is the longest-running, most-successful program of its kind. Burt Dubrow, the multi-award-winning producer recognized as the driving force behind television's most innovative and successful talk shows, is Executive Producer.

"I'd really like to put a new spin on what we all recall as the beginnings of modern talk television," explains Browne. "The early series did something wonderful, because they let us know these problems - ones that we were never able to admit - really existed. You didn't have to be ashamed, you weren't alone. Back then, you felt like you knew the people who appeared to discuss personal issues or you would like to know them by the end of the episode. Their problems could have been your problems. And what we add, which makes this concept more relevant for today, is that their solutions can be your solutions."

In the classic talk format, each episode of Dr. Joy Browne will explore a single personal topic - with subjects covering relationships, family, workplace and life changes - through the real-life stories of diverse people confronting them. The series is distinguished from other talk shows, however, in two significant ways. According to Dubrow, "First and foremost, the goal of each episode will be to fix problems, not create them. Also, many shows feature a segment where the host talks with an expert, to offer some insight into a day's issue. In the case of Dr. Joy Browne, our host and expert are one and the same. From the very first question she raises with a guest, Dr. Joy has the credentials and ability to cut to the heart of the issue, drive a person to understand what he or she is really confronting and help evaluate the options."

A licensed clinical psychologist who has hosted issue-driven talk radio for 20 years, Browne has a daily radio program currently syndicated in the U.S. and Canada through WOR. Commended by the media as "classy and consistently sensible... the radio psychologist for people who thought they hated radio psychologists" and "(with a) cut-to-the-chase but fundamentally kind style, she's outlived imitators," Browne has received high-profile recognition for her work. She was recently honored with the American Psychological Association's first-ever President's Award for her contributions to the profession; named "Top Female Radio Talk Show Host" by the National Association of Talk Show Hosts for 1996 and 1997, and selected as a member of Vanity Fair magazine's "Hall of Fame" in 1996. Prior to WOR, she hosted talk shows on WITS (now WSSH) Boston; KGO and KCBS, both in San Francisco, and WABC New York.

Browne is equally prolific and recognized in the publishing world. Her sixth book, "The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life" was published in Fall 1998 by Crown Publishers Inc. as part of a two-book deal with Random House. Winning a five-star review from Amazon.com, the book has sold more than 53,000 copies and has been released as an audiocassette as well. Browne's seventh book, "It's A Jungle Out There, Jane" - which she describes as a survival guide for understanding the male animal - will be released in Fall 1999.

She is a licensed clinical psychologist on the board of the American Psychological Association, listed in the National Register of Healthcare Providers.Dr. Joy Browne is produced in New. York.