NYC Radio: 77WABC Covering GOP, Dem Conventions

Cumulus Media announces that New York City talk radio station  77 WABC Radio will broadcast live from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The 2016 Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena on July 18-21, 2016. The 2016 Democratic National Convention will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 25-28, 2016.

77 WABC’s comprehensive convention news coverage will feature Election Central’s live hourly reports, convention vignettes, Facebook live updates from the convention floor, and in-show updates on 77 WABC’s “Bernie and Sid”, “Curtis and Kuby”, “The Drive at Five” and “The John Batchelor Show” from 77 WABC’s Rita Cosby, Ken Duffy, Joan Hamburg, and Connell McShane. 77 WABC’s Election Central audio reports, Facebook live archive videos and podcasts of the nightly wrap-up shows will be available on demand on 77 WABC’s Election Central page on www.wabcradio.com.

Coverage highlights at both conventions will include:

• Live hourly reports for 77 WABC’s top-of-the-hour newscasts from the conventions, with cuts from delegates and newsmakers airing live and on www.WABCradio.com
• In-show updates for 77 WABC long form talk shows “Bernie and Sid”, “Curtis and Kuby”, The Drive at Five” and “The John Bachelor Show, including a 5pm report with Rita Cosby into Drive at Five
• Hourly Election Central Convention Vignettes (M-Th): :60 second “Election Central: Live from the Convention Reports” hosted by Rita Cosby and Ken Duffy, from 10:17am til 8:17pm;
• Facebook Live Updates  - Election Central: Live from the Convention Floor" (via periscope, Facebook live, and wabcradio.com). Hosted By Ken Duffy and Rita Cosby at 11am and 2pm and as needed
• Election Central LIVE nightly convention wrap-up show hosted by Rita Cosby from T-Th at 9pm, highlighting all the day’s events
• Connell McShane will co-host “Imus in the Morning” live from Cleveland and Philadelphia; 
• Rita Cosby will produce her Sunday show, “Election Central with Rita Cosby” from Cleveland and Philadelphia, featuring one-on-one interviews with delegates and newsmakers at the conventions and airing on 7/24 and 7/31 at 6am and 7pm
• Joan Hamburg will interview convention delegates and newsmakers in Philadelphia on June 27, 2106, as part of a special Election Central Joan Hamburg Show to air July 30, 2016, on 77 WABC

Craig Schwalb, WABC Radio Program Director said: “The 77 WABC News Team will have a significant presence at each convention and we look forward to bringing all of the fascinating personalities and historic moments to our listeners.”

Rita Cosby, WABC Political Editor said: “These conventions become more important than ever with the events of the last few weeks. We will be covering all the fast-breaking stories and the big newsmakers during these pivotal conventions, in this historic presidential race.”