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Talk Radio on WABC Shifts Focus to the Local (Curtis & Kuby take Rush slot)
NY Times ^ | 1/2/14 | Ben Sisario

Posted on 01/02/2014 4:22:36 AM PST by raccoonradio

Weekday programming at WABC will include the return of Curtis Sliwa’s and Ron Kuby’s show, “Curtis and Kuby,” from noon to 3 p.m., after an absence of more than six years, and, starting Monday, a one-hour program at 5 p.m. with Pat Kiernan, the NY1 television anchor.

Geraldo Rivera, who joined WABC in early 2012, will turn his focus to New York news in a two-hour live show at 10 a.m., as Cumulus announced in November. Michael Savage’s syndicated program, which has been heard in the evenings, will now run from 3 to 5 p.m. “Imus in the Morning,” with Don Imus, will continue from 6 to 10 a.m.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cumulus; curtiskuby; hannity; michaelsavage; rush; sliwa; talkradio; wabc; wor
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To: raccoonradio; All

Curtis was set to do a TV simulcast on Ch 9 too

http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/87245/curtis-kuby-return-to-wabc/

>>Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby, who hosted mornings on WABC from 2000 until 2007 will return to the station to host the 12pm to 3pm slot going up against Limbaugh on WOR according to the New York Times. Sliwa had been hosting two programs daily on Salem’s “970 The Answer” WNYM; mornings solo and afternoons with former New York Governor David Patterson. The morning show was set to begin a one hour simulcast on “My 9” WWOR-TV on Monday, January 6. No word on the status of any of those programs yet.


81 posted on 01/02/2014 7:39:07 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

In LA
New site for KEIB formerly KTLK, new home of Rush on 1150 AM.
http://patriot.la or
http://www.ktlkam1150.com/main.html
Rush will be simulcast for a week or so on KFI 640 and I think they’ll air messages telling people to go to 1150

New Rush home in Oak/SF is KNEW 960


82 posted on 01/02/2014 7:48:49 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: miss marmelstein

I’m with you on Joan Hamburg, I was thinking of John Gambling today. His dad was my favorite person on snow days when they read the list of school closings.

The one I really miss on WOR from childhood is Jean Shepard, but that’s for another thread.

I’m going to miss Rush on WABC. I listened to him before he was syndicated when he use to talk about Mayor Dinkins and played the theme song from Car 54. It’s like the end of an era


83 posted on 01/02/2014 8:05:11 AM PST by Gefn (RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
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To: Gefn

I’ve loved WABC and WOR my whole life! But my heart was always with WABC when it was a Top 40 format. I didn’t listen to Jean Shepard - stupidly - although a college friend of mine eventually became an engineer for him. I did listen to the great Bob and Ray, though.

I loved the snow reports. We would wait by the radio and then jump around when our school’s name came up! I feel that John Gambling, Jr. was pushed out of WOR. He had an excellent local show - low-key but very, very interesting.


84 posted on 01/02/2014 8:10:58 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: meatloaf

I liked Lynn also. We shared the same birthday but she was much older than I was. Every Saturday morning my cat and I would listen to her. I sent her a birthday card fan letter and told her about listening with my cat. She sent me back an autographed picture of her at some radio station that had an office cat.

I still have that picture.


85 posted on 01/02/2014 8:12:33 AM PST by Gefn (RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
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To: miss marmelstein

Would you remember if it was Bob Grant who got Curtis (and Lisa) their start in radio? I remember it was a radio icon. I can’t recall who.

As for Jean Shepard, I hope he will be remembered for more than just the writer of “A Christmas Story”. All his stories were magical, IMHO.


86 posted on 01/02/2014 8:19:42 AM PST by Gefn (RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
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To: raccoonradio
Fwiw, back when my dad and I did a lot of flying in the Caribbean, there were not many conventional navigation aids. Very few exclusively aviation beacons, so the quick and easy way to navigate was to tune your VOR into a loud AM station.

We crossed the Caicos Deep by tuning into the missionary radio station in Cap Haitien - and by the time we hit north Florida coming back we could pick up WSB and just keep the needle in the middle.

87 posted on 01/02/2014 8:33:44 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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To: ETL

“For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.” 1 Samuel 15:23


88 posted on 01/02/2014 8:58:31 AM PST by BwanaNdege (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. J.F. Kennedy)
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To: Biggirl

I just added WOR AM to my favorites and will no longer have a need for WABC.


89 posted on 01/02/2014 9:05:00 AM PST by rwa265
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To: raccoonradio

I really miss G. Gordon Liddy and Barry Farber


90 posted on 01/02/2014 9:19:49 AM PST by BwanaNdege (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. J.F. Kennedy)
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To: raccoonradio

Savage replaced Hannity on DFW WBAP yesterday. I will change channels. Cannot stand to listen to Savage.


91 posted on 01/02/2014 9:23:19 AM PST by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: Gefn

A lot of great stuff about Jean Shepherd is on the site http://www.sheplives.com (and note it’s spelled Shepherd;
while “Jean Shepard” is a female country singer :) )


92 posted on 01/02/2014 9:36:17 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

oops, I typed too fast:

http://www.flicklives.com
“Flick” a char in A Christmas Story


93 posted on 01/02/2014 9:36:52 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

About 60 miles west of Toronto, I pick up WABC at night.


94 posted on 01/02/2014 9:37:30 AM PST by kanawa
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To: raccoonradio

Ah, yes, you are right. I didn’t know there was a female Jean Shepard who sang! Great piece of trivia.


95 posted on 01/02/2014 10:14:46 AM PST by Gefn (RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
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To: Gefn; All

Btw just saw on facebook that apparently
legendary NY talk host Bob Grant has died. Not
totally sure yet


96 posted on 01/02/2014 10:42:03 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio; All

http://radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2741100&spid=24698


97 posted on 01/02/2014 10:45:46 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
McScreamer in for Howie Carr this afternoon. Noooooooo!!

I guess Howie is back next week? (Monday, January 6th)

98 posted on 01/02/2014 12:10:11 PM PST by nutmeg (ObamaCare: Yet another disaster brought to you by the democRATic party)
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To: Vendome

I now really have no reason to listen to KSFO anymore. Between SiriusXM and KNEW, all of my favorites are covered.


99 posted on 01/02/2014 12:56:52 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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To: PoloSec; All
So True...Now... Get Off My Phone

Just heard Bob Grant passed away on New Year's Eve.

RIP

100 posted on 01/02/2014 1:43:13 PM PST by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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