Cumulus Media announces that it has promoted Bridget England to Program Director of 96 Rock/WFTK-FM in Cincinnati. England has been heard on 96 Rock’s morning show for the past 12 years and will continue to host mornings for the station, in addition to her new role.
Bridget England
Jon Laing, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Cincinnati, said: “Promoting from within the company ranks is exciting! It rewards loyalty and expertise and fosters a winning culture. Bridget has demonstrated strong leadership and we’re pleased to elevate her to Program Director of 96 Rock.”
Keith Mitchell, Operations Manager, Cumulus Cincinnati, commented: “Having started as my intern at another station, to becoming 96 Rock’s morning show host 12 years ago, Bridget has achieved her goal of programming 96 Rock. Bridget knows the 96 Rock brand inside and out and has a passion for our listeners and the Rock format. I’m excited for her to take on this well-deserved opportunity and am confident she will take the station to a new level as Program Director.”
Bridget England remarked: “I am beyond excited to slide into the driver’s seat as Program Director of 96 Rock. This station has been my home for the last 12 years and this team is like family. Thanks to Jon Laing, Keith Mitchell, and John Dimick for handing over the keys! Let's rock!”
Members of KISS played the final show of their farewell tour on Saturday night – but the band isn’t quite done performing yet.
CNN reports the iconic American rock band ended their “End of the Road” tour with a final concert, the culmination of 50 years of touring, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer took to the stage, performing classic tracks like “I Love It Loud” and “Beth.”
At the end of the show, the musicians left the stage – and their digital avatars took their places to perform “God Gave Rock And Roll To You.”
The band also released a video on their official YouTube channel that shows the musicians in motion-capture suits used to create the digital avatars, as well as the avatars themselves performing and breathing fire.
“The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are,” frontman Paul Stanley says in the video.
The avatars were created through a partnership with Pophouse Entertainment Group, according to a news release from the company. The Swedish company says that KISS is the first US band to adopt the digital models.
“The band’s transformation into avatars will ensure their immortalization, while pushing the boundaries of rock and roll performances, as KISS have done throughout their career to date,” says the news release. Pophouse also said that KISS would continue to perform digitally for “decades to come.”
Des Moines Radio Group has settled claims from a former employee who alleged she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment, according to her attorney.
The radio group, part of Saga Communications, operates nine stations, including the top-rated KSTZ Star 102.5 and KAZR Lazer 103.3. A female former advertising employee filed the lawsuit in February 2022. The Des Moines Register does not name alleged victims of sexual misconduct without their consent.
In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged her manager showed favoritism to men and young, attractive women, steered high-performing sales accounts to male workers, and frequently touched female employees in an unwelcome way.
When she complained, she alleged, he cut her pay and disciplined her for work performance similar to that of other workers who were not disciplined, while other executives failed to intervene.
The case was scheduled to go to trial in October 2024, but on Nov. 17, she filed to permanently dismiss the case. Court records do not mention any settlement amount, but her attorney, Roxanne Conlin, told the Register that the case "has been satisfactorily resolved."
Attorneys for the radio group did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Israeli ground forces were confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday in its clearest indication yet that a planned ground offensive in the enclave's refugee-crowded south had begun as Israeli bombing killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians. The Hamas Palestinian militant group said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops about 1 mile from the southern city of Khan Younis. Residents, many of whom had moved there to flee earlier attacks in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, said they could hear tank fire and feared a new Israeli ground offensive was building. The Israeli military earlier ordered people to evacuate some areas in and near the city, but made no announcement of any new southern ground assault. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) continues to extend its ground operation against Hamas centres in all of the Gaza Strip," spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters in Tel Aviv. "The forces are coming face-to-face with terrorists and killing them."
Israel intensifies its deadly assault from the air and on the ground as Israel confirms soldiers are now fighting in southern Gaza. Hundreds were reported killed in one of the deadliest bombardments since the ceasefire collapsed. @TSoufiBurridge reports. https://t.co/WJmS30v0dEpic.twitter.com/dzMMQbGqGn
➤TERRORISTS ATTACK SHIPPING: An American warship and three commercial ships came under attack Sunday in international waters of the Red Sea, a possible escalation of the war just as Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip intensifies following a weeklong truce. The USS Carney shot down three drones while responding to distress calls from the vessels after they were targeted by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Pentagon said in a statement.
A U.S. warship shoots down several drones after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missile attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea that may have ties to Israel. @maryaliceparks reports on the confrontation at sea. https://t.co/XxwltvHihapic.twitter.com/lRELPeB3dH
The assaults with ballistic missiles lasted about seven hours and damaged two of the ships, according to the statement. "These attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security,'' the U.S. Central Command said. "They have jeopardized the lives of international crews representing multiple countries around the world. ... The United States will consider all appropriate responses in full coordination with its international allies and partners.''
➤HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE STOPPED: Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, the White House said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations have stopped. That said, what hasn’t stopped is our own involvement, trying to get those back on track…We would like that to happen today,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC. He blamed Hamas for failing to provide a fresh list of civilian women and children to be released.
Israel recalled its negotiating team from Qatar on Saturday after it said talks had reached an impasse. Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas’s deputy political chief, said the militant group has only hostages who are soldiers and “civilians serving in the army,” and that it wouldn’t release more of them until Israel ends its war. Egyptian and Qatari mediators continue to seek a compromise, senior Egyptian officials said. Hamas has said it doesn’t hold the remaining civilian women and children and can’t turn them over. Israeli officials said that while this may be true, Hamas, as the dominant force in Gaza, has the power to force other factions to release their hostages.
🛫AIRLINES MERGE: Alaska Airlines announced Sunday it will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, expanding the fifth-largest airline in the U.S., putting it on track for a potential clash with the Biden administration. The company said it would keep the Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines brands "while integrating into a single operating platform" to offer passengers access to more flights and destinations across the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.
➤4 DEAD, 3 INJURED AND SUSPECT DEAD IN QUEENS STABBING AND FIRE: In a tragic incident in Far Rockaway, Queens, four people, including two children, were fatally stabbed on a Sunday morning. The victims, an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy, a 44-year-old woman, and a man in his 30s, are believed to be family members. The police responded to a 911 call from a young female reporting that her cousin was killing family members. Two police officers were injured, and a fire broke out at the scene. The suspect is dead, and one person is critically injured.
Media stocks jumped Friday following a Wall Street Journal report that Apple and Paramount Global are in early-stage talks to offer a bundle of the two company’s streaming platforms.
CNBC reports the companies have talked about bundling Apple TV+ and Paramount+ in an offering that would cost less than subscribing to the two separately, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Shares of Paramount closed up nearly 10% Friday, while Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns streaming service Max, closed up more than 8%. Paramount is down about 6% on the year, while Warner Bros. Discovery, which reported a streaming profit in the third quarter, is up about 19%.
Apple and Paramount did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Paramount+ and Apple TV+ could be an ideal match for a bundle given their differing content strategies. Apple TV+ is known to offer a robust library of exclusive and prestige content, while Paramount+ boasts a larger back-catalog of recognizable TV shows and movies.
The report comes as talk heats up in the media industry about bundling rival streaming services together.
and Max entered into an agreement with Verizon to bundle the two services at a reported $10 a month, less than the $17 the combination would normally cost, the Journal previously reported. Liberty Media Chairman and Warner Bros. Discovery board member John Malone has often discussed what streaming bundles could look like. Disney currently offers a bundle of Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.
The trend has extended beyond streaming. Following a dispute earlier this year, Disney and Charter entered into an agreement where some Spectrum customers would gain access to the ad-supported Disney+ plan, a move some experts predict could become more common.
An Apple partnership could be a strong opportunity to help Paramount pivot in the rapidly changing media environment. Paramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has been open to making big deals, CNBC has reported, as the company suffers from declining revenue and streaming losses.
Spotify is preparing to lay off 17% of its workforce or about 1,500 employees, as the company accelerates its profitability push.
The Wall Street Journal reports Chief Executive Daniel Ek announced the job cuts—the Stockholm-based company’s third round of layoffs this year—to staff Monday.
Despite efforts to reduce costs, Ek said Spotify is still spending too much money. The audio streaming company has been squeezed by slower economic growth as well as interest-rate increases that have made it more expensive to borrow, he said.
“The Spotify of tomorrow must be defined by being relentlessly resourceful in the ways we operate, innovate, and tackle problems,” he said in a 1,000-word letter to staff. “Being lean is not just an option but a necessity.”
Spotify, like other tech companies, grew in size and scope during the pandemic, with its head count nearly doubling over the last three years to more than 8,000 workers, as a result of hiring and acquisitions. As investors have become more focused on profitability than growth, many streaming-focused companies have aggressively cut costs.
At Spotify that meant scaling back a $1 billion bet on podcasting, including through layoffs earlier this year. It continues to back top podcasters Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Emma Chamberlain, and stopped making a number of other shows such as Meghan Markle’s “Archetypes.”
Spotify, which reported a 462 million euro loss—equivalent to about $503 million—in the first nine months of the year, is trying to balance investments in emerging areas such as its growing ad business with the need to become consistently profitable. The company also is focused on its audiobooks offering, which rolled out to subscribers in the U.S. last month.
In Monday’s letter, Ek said substantial cuts were the best option for accomplishing the company’s objectives and thanked laid-off employees for their help growing the company.
A leaner structure will change the way Spotify employees work and allow the company to invest profits more strategically back into the business, Ek said.
Paramount’s CBS Audio Network and Skyview Networks announced today the multi-year renewal of their distribution and network audio sales partnership. Since initially partnering in 2018 and following a successful renewal in 2020, the award-winning network and the industry-leading audio solutions company will continue leveraging their expertise to drive revenue results for CBS’s news and music formats while providing audio distribution and technical innovation.
“Extending our partnership with Skyview Networks further strengthens and enhances our distribution and sales of our expanding audio portfolio,” said Steve Raizes, Executive Vice President of Audio and Podcasting at Paramount Global. “Together, we’re focused on delivering our best-in-class news, information, and entertainment content to new listeners around the country.”
“The CBS standard for excellence shines in our partnership,” said Jeanne-Marie Condo, President of Network Partnerships and Chief Revenue Officer of Skyview Networks. “CBS is deeply committed to radio, working to provide outstanding programming that engages listeners. The continued growth of CBS affiliates is impressive and helps deliver significant results for the ad community. CBS is a profound partner with their forward thinking and dedication to radio nationwide. It is a privilege and honor to continue our partnership.”
Recognized as one of the most respected brands in journalism and boasting multiple Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence, the CBS Audio Network offers a unique content portfolio that includes entertainment, news, and long-form and short-form programming. By utilizing Skyview’s top-tier distribution platforms and network audio sales strategies, the CBS Audio Network can further maintain its dedication to providing its affiliates and audiences with the highest level of products.
“I’m excited that CBS and Skyview are actively exploring additional news and entertainment content for audio consumers. By working closely together, we will increase revenue, enhance listener engagement, and expand our dominant position within the audio space,” said Steve Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Skyview Networks.
➤For more information on the CBS Audio Network, visit cbsaudio.com. For additional details on Skyview Networks’ programming partnership portfolio and broadcast technology, visit skyviewnetworks.com.
Taylor Swift has been able to "monetize her talent" in an era where "artists have lost millions" due to new technology.
Swift's net worth surpassed $1 billion in October, with the Eras Tour and her recent rerecorded albums pushing the pop star to a net worth of $1.1 billion, according to Bloomberg.
The "1989" singer-songwriter is one of the few musicians to achieve this financial feat with just music releases and performances, the outlet reported.
"Taylor is in a unique position, in terms of monetizing her talent. In an era where artists have lost millions — as album sales gave way to digital downloads — she’s actually riding the tech wave, instead of going out with the digital tide," branding expert Doug Eldridge told FOX Business.
Swift, 33, opened the Eras Tour in Arizona in March. She traveled across the U.S. throughout the summer, wrapping up the first leg of the tour in August in Los Angeles. The tour itself, which includes international stops, is projected to bring in $1.5 billion, depending on ticket prices, Forbes reported.
"[The Eras Tour] is not only the largest domestic tour gross in U.S. history — which generated an eye-popping $4.6 billion in consumer spending — but will also surpass $1 billion on the international leg of Eras, making it the largest tour in world history," Eldridge said.
Swift also took her tour to the big screen. "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" premiered October 13 exclusively in theaters and brought in $92.8 million on its opening weekend. Until December 13, fans can only view the concert film in theaters — encouraging people to buy tickets.
But on December 13, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be available for fans to rent via streaming platforms.
"Well, so, basically I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be to make The Eras Tour Concert Film available for you to watch at home!" Swift announced on social media. "Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film including ‘Wildest Dreams,’ ‘The Archer’ and ‘Long Live’ will be available to rent on demand in the US, Canada & additional countries to be announced soon starting on… you guessed it, December 13."
For the first time ever, by the end of 2023, viewers who do not pay for a traditional TV service (i.e. cable) will outnumber those who do, new research from Insider Intelligence finds.
The combination of U.S. adult cord-cutters and cord-nevers (viewers who didn’t have to cut a cord because they never had one — typically the younger adults), will total 144.1 million. That’s 12.5 percent growth from the prior year.
Simultaneously, traditional pay-TV viewers will decline 10.2 percent to 121.1 million. For the purposes of this study, “traditional pay-TV viewers” include those who subscribe to live TV packages delivered either via cable, satellite, or through a telecom provider. Subscribers to digital pay-TV services — YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, for two prominent examples — don’t count.
The “irreversible decline” began in 2014. Paul Verna, the principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, told IndieWire that was the year “streaming was coming into its own” — and into the “mainstream.”
CNN host Dana Bash clashed with "Squad" Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., over the lack of widespread condemnation of Hamas' use of sexual violence against Israeli women during their Oct. 7 attacks.
"I want to ask you about sexual violence, and it’s kind of remarkable that this issue hasn’t gotten enough attention, globally. Widespread use of rape, brutal rape, sexual violence against Israeli women by Hamas. I’ve seen a lot of progressive women, generally speaking, they’re quick to defend women’s rights and to speak out against using rape as a weapon of war, but downright silent on what we saw on October 7. And what might be happening inside Gaza right now to these hostages. Why is that?" Bash asked.
Fox News Digital reports the "Squad" Democrat suggested that wasn't true and claimed she had already condemned Hamas' treatment of women before quickly turning the conversation back to Israel.
"But I think we have to remember Israel is a democracy. That is why they’re a strong ally of ours. And if they do not comply with international humanitarian law, they are bringing themselves to a place that makes it much more difficult strategically for them to be able to build allies, to keep public opinion with them, and frankly, morally, we cannot say that one war crime deserves another. That is not what international humanitarian law says," Jayapal said.
"With respect, I was just asking about the women, and you turned it back to Israel. I’m asking you about Hamas," Bash said.
The lawmaker said she had already answered the question and added, "we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians. Fifteen thousand Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes, three-quarters of whom are women and children."
"And it’s horrible," Bash said. "But you don’t see Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian women."
A Russia court extended the detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva on Friday as she awaits trial for failing to register as a "foreign agent".
Reuters reports the court in the city of Kazan prolonged her detention until Feb. 5. No date has been set for the trial.
Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the U.S. Congress and designated by Russia as a foreign agent, meaning it gets foreign funding for activity deemed to be political.
In a statement, RFE/RL acting president Jeffrey Gedmin said: "Alsu has spent 45 days behind bars in Russia and, today, her unjust, politically motivated detention has been extended.
"We call on Russian authorities to immediately grant Alsu consular access, which is her right as a U.S. citizen. Alsu must be released and reunited with her family."
Kurmasheva holds both U.S. and Russian passports, and entered Russia on May 20 to deal with a family emergency, RFE/RL said. As she awaited her return flight on June 2, she was detained and her passports were confiscated.
President Joe Biden spotlighted the arts as shaping “the very soul of the nation” as he celebrated the latest group of Kennedy Center honorees at the White House on Sunday.
Comedian Billy Crystal, rapper Queen Latifah, and singer Dionne Warwick were among the group honored for their contributions. Soprano Renee Fleming and Bee Gees frontman Barry Gibb are also be receiving awards.
“Performing arts reflect more than just sound and scene they reflect who we are as Americans,” Biden said. The honorees “have helped shape how we see ourselves, how we see each other and how we see our world,” he said.
Bloomberg reports the East Room reception for honorees and their families preceded the ceremony, which is held at a theater at the Kennedy Center and airs this month on CBS.
“This year’s slate represents an extraordinary mix of individuals who have redefined their art forms and demonstrated remarkable tenacity and authenticity in becoming an original,” Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter said in a statement. “Each of them has explored new terrain, stretched artistic boundaries, and most importantly, committed to sharing their gifts with the world.”
“Thank you all for supporting the performing arts that shape our conscience, and the very soul of the nation,” said Biden.
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were also slated to attend the Sunday night gala in Washington. The Bidens have attended each year, renewing a presidential tradition that was halted during the Trump administration, when former President Donald Trump stopped attending the ceremony after he was criticized by some of the nominees.
Nova Scotia musician Myles Goodwyn, who stepped down earlier this year as the singer of April Wine, died Sunday. The 75-year-old's death was confirmed by his publicist, Eric Alper.
The cause of death is unclear, according to the CBC.
Goodwyn, who lived in the Halifax area, achieved many feats with April Wine, including selling more than 10 million albums worldwide and receiving 11 Juno nominations. April Wine was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame earlier this year. Goodwyn was also inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
He told CBC News earlier this year that the latter induction was his proudest achievement.
Goodwyn poses following his induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame during the East Coast Music Awards in Halifax on May 4, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)
"This one's for me, and songwriting is what I care for most of all…. I think, probably, I stayed in the business because of songwriting," he said. "I'm not the greatest singer, the greatest guitar player. I'm not the greatest songwriter either, but I took great pride in being able to write songs that were popular."
April Wine songs such as Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love, Roller and Just Between You and Me are an essential part of Canadiana.
➦In 1889...Isabel Randolph born (Died at age 83 – January 11, 1973). She was a character actress in radio and film from the 1940s through the 1960s and on TV from the early 1950s to the middle 1960s.
She gained nationwide popularity on the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly (on the air 1935-1959), where she began in various "snooty" roles January 13, 1936, eventually becoming a long-running series character, the pompous Mrs. Abigail Uppington, a snooty society matron whom Fibber addressed as "Uppy," and whose pretensions Fibber delighted in deflating. She stayed with the comedy series for seven years until the show began its eighth season in the fall of 1943.
She also starred as the wife in NBC's soap opera Dan Harding's Wife (on the air January 20, 1936 through February 10, 1939), and was in the cast of two other NBC serials, One Man's Family (on the air 1932-59) during the 1940s.
In the early days of TV her credits include Our Miss Brooks, The Andy Griffith Show, Meet Millie, The Abbott & Costello Show, and Perry Mason.
Even while young, Randolph specialized in middle-aged "grand dame" roles on stage and radio, continuing in these roles when she entered films in 1940.
➦In 1915...Newscaster Alan Jackson was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the head anchor at CBS Radio News in New York City. (Jackson died April 26, 1976, from complications following an operation.)
Jackson began his 33-year career during the Second World War, reading the 6:00 PM national evening news (then the network's main news program) and anchoring coverage of many of the major news headlines of the day. He anchored CBS News's coverage of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, of the joining of US and Soviet forces in April 1945, and of V-E Day in May of that year.
He was one of the first national radio newscasters to announce the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. According to former CBS News Correspondent Dan Rather in his book "The Camera Never Blinks" and in the 2003 book "President Kennedy Has Been Shot", Rather had advised CBS news headquarters in New York from Dallas that there were unconfirmed reports that the President was dead. Jackson was handed a slip of paper reading "JFK DEAD" and immediately went on air with the announcement, reporting Kennedy's death as a fact (which had not yet been confirmed, although it was true that Kennedy was already dead), and playing the U.S. national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
He died in April 1976 at age 60. from complications after gall bladder surgery.
Deanne Durbin 'Something In the Winds' 1947
➦In 1921...Edna Mae Durbin born (Died at age 91 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Winnipeg, Canadian-born actress and singer, later settled in France, who appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. However she established genuine radio credentials as a singing star of the popular Eddie Cantor Show.
Durbin made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and subsequently signed a contract with Universal Studios. Her success as the ideal teenaged daughter in films such as Three Smart Girls (1936) was credited with saving the studio from bankruptcy. In 1938, at the age of 17, Durbin was awarded the Academy Juvenile Award.
As she matured, Durbin grew dissatisfied with the girl-next-door roles assigned to her, and attempted to portray a more womanly and sophisticated style. The film noir Christmas Holiday (1944) and the whodunit Lady on a Train (1945) were, however, not as well received as her musical comedies and romances had been. Durbin retired from acting and singing in 1949, and withdrew from public life, granting no interviews for the remainder of her life, except for one in 1983. She married film producer-director Charles Henri David in 1950, and the couple moved to a farmhouse near Paris.
➦In 1923...The Eveready Hour premiered on WEAF Radio in NYC It was the first commercially sponsored variety program in the history of broadcasting.It was paid for by the National Carbon Company, which at the time owned Eveready Battery. The host for many years was the banjo-playing vocalist Wendell Hall, "The Red Headed Music Maker," who wrote the popular "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" (Victor Records). Hall was married on The Eveready Hour in 1924.
In early 1924 The Eveready Hour began to be carried simultaneously by a second station, WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island, and the number of outlets was expanded to a group of Eastern and Midwestern stations "as quickly as WEAF could add stations" to its "WEAF chain" radio network.
On election night, November 4, 1924, the program, hosted by Wendell Hall, was carried by 18 stations, with Will Rogers, Art Gillham, Carson Robison and the Eveready Quartet entertaining between election returns given by Graham McNamee. Joseph Knecht led the Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra. In 1926 the WEAF chain operations were purchased by the Radio Corporation of America, becoming the basis of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in early 1927. The Eveready Hour continued as a featured broadcast on NBC until 1930.
➦In 1932...Walter Winchell premiered his WJZ Radio with the the famous opening: “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea. Let’s go to press!”
He made his radio debut over WABC (now WCBS-AM) in New York, a CBS affiliate, on May 12, 1930. The show, entitled Saks on Broadway, was a 15-minute feature that provided business news about Broadway. He switched to WJZ (now WABC) and the NBC Blue (later ABC Radio) in 1932 for the Jergens Journal.
Winchell kept that gossip show going on the radio for 23 years.
