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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.3



                           CONSENT OF ERIC C. NEUMAN


Evergreen Media Corporation
433 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Suite 1130
Irving, Texas 75039

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I hereby consent to the reference, in the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (Reg. No. 333-32677) of Evergreen Media Corporation (the "Company") and the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included therein, to my becoming a director
of the Company.

                                        /s/ ERIC C. NEUMAN
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                                        Eric C. Neuman


