Wilkow loved the new freedom of talk radio, where he did not have to shutup and start playing more rock music every few minutes. He also loved the outspoken and often controversial callers that lined up to get on the air when he was doing a show. WABC decided to find a spot for the rocker....who wanted to be a talker. That was right about the time that his FM rocker in Hartford changed formats to country, leaving Wilkow out of a fulltime job.
Word soon spread however about his stints on WABC, and soon WGY in Albany came calling, and offered Wilkow the fulltime talk show gig he had been craving, and allowed him to continue his weekend shows on WABC. WGY is no stranger to providing talented hosts to WABC, as it once was the home of Mike Gallagher, who enjoyed several very successful years on WABC after his WGY days.
Wilkow is not sure where this wild radio ride will taken him, but he seems happy to have survived the format slippery slope that radio can often become. He's now living his dream of turning his early rock radio experience into that of a successful talk show host, and loves his weekend show on WABC, the most listened to talk station in the nation.
