Adam Carolla's 'Xtreme' Ride to Help Make 'Wishes Come True' for Deserving Children

One Lucky Bidder Will Receive the Keys to Adam Carolla's 'Xtreme Ride,' With 100% of Proceeds Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) Local Chapters

VAN NUYS, Calif., Aug 9 -- Al & Ed's Autosound, Southern California's largest mobile electronics specialist, is teaming-up with Santa Monica Subaru and 97.1 FREE-FM's Adam Carolla Show to build an "Xtreme" vehicle that will be auctioned off in September to benefit the children served by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles and the Make-A-Wish Foundation chapter closest to the winning bidder. The vehicle, a Subaru Impreza WRX TR (Tuner Ready), has been fully donated by Santa Monica Subaru and the building process will take place at one of 24 Al & Ed's Autosound locations throughout August 2006, with Adam providing a play-by-play of the progress on his morning show.

During August, listeners can go online to the FREE-FM site (www.971freefm.com) to see the car customization process taking place at a local Al & Ed's Autosound location. The car auction will run from September 1st through September 15th and will be held online at the FREE-FM site. The highest bidder will be handed the keys to the "Xtreme ride" at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, where The Adam Carolla Show will present a check to the Make-A-Wish Foundation live on the morning show. The vehicle will then be on display in the Al & Ed's Autosound booth at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show until December 10th.

"We're delighted to team up with car-enthusiast, Adam Carolla and Santa Monica Subaru to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill wishes," said Gabi Mashal, president of Al & Ed's Autosound. "Customizing vehicles in Southern California is what we've been specializing in for the past 52 years and we're thrilled to put our expertise to good work for a deserving cause."

Throughout the campaign, two lucky listeners of The Adam Carolla Show will each have his or her personal vehicle loaded with a premium sound system from Al & Ed's Autosound. Each "Xtreme Your Ride" prize package is worth $1,800. Over 30 other listeners will be able to win $100 gift cards to any of the 24 Al & Ed's Autosound locations in Southern California.

ABOUT AL & ED'S AUTOSOUND

Founded in 1954, Al & Ed's Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics and communications specialist with more than 24 Southern California stores. As a recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed's Autosound has been an instrumental partner in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics industry as a barometer for the industry in Southern California. Additionally, the company is ranked as one of the top 500 franchising opportunities in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine. The Entrepreneur Magazine 2004 Franchise 500 rankings additionally ranked Al & Ed's as the #3 franchise in the "Miscellaneous Automotive Products and Services" category and 430th overall. For more information, visit www.al-eds.com.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 71 chapters in the U.S. and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants more than 12,500 wishes a year and has granted more than 144,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception. For more information about your local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org and discover how you can Share the Power of a Wish(R).

About Santa Monica Subaru

Santa Monica Subaru, part of the Sonic Automotive Group, prides itself on its friendly and knowledgeable staff. Located just 13 blocks from the ocean on Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica Subaru is proud to offer Symmetrical-All-Wheel drive on all Subaru models. Subaru is synonymous with safety, reliability and performance. It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

About 97.1 FREE-FM

97.1 FREE-FM is a new format created by CBS Radio that features an eclectic mix of personalities whose distinct creativity, perspective, sense of humor, intellect and unpredictability do not fall under the guiding principles of any particular narrowcast theme or ideology. An entertaining hybrid of provocative, political, pop culture, news, music and lifestyle formats, CBS Radio's next generation of FM stations are personified by their conviction, passion, originality, fearlessness and innovation, which are not heard anywhere else on the radio. Adam Carolla wakes up Southern California every weekday morning from 5am to 10am, Frosty Heidi and Frank get you thru the workday from 10 am to 3pm, and Tom Leykis sits shotgun with you on the drive home from 3pm to 8pm. Conway and Whitman give you an alternative to prime time TV from 8pm to 11pm and John and Jeff entertain the 3rd Shifters from 11pm to 3am and from 3am to 5am we give you the very best of Tom Leykis.

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on the "Xtreme Your Ride Contest" or the Make-A-Wish Foundation, please contact Lisa Townsend at ltownsend@ppmgcorp.com or (310) 556-4443.