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Iconic All-News Radio Station WCBS 880 Will Sign Off Permanently Iconic All-News Radio Station WCBS 880 Will Sign Off Permanently
Iconic All-News Radio Station Wcbs 880 Will Sign Off Permanently An iconic radio station that has served the New York metropolitan area for 57 years will be permanently signing off within weeks. Audacy, the parent company of WCBS NewsRadio 880, just announced that the station will end its run as an all-news station later this month. Audacy also operates another New York City-based all-news station, 1010 WINS. Audacy will keep 880 in its stable of stations, and it will become ESPN New York beginning Monday, Aug. 26. The WCBS call letters will be retired and are to be replaced by WHSQ, pending FCC approval. Known for its "Traffic and Weather Togethe…
ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race
ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race A clip of former President Donald Trump saying Vice President Kamala Harris "turned black" to court the African American vote has gone viral, and it happened because of someone familiar to many in the region. ABC News' Rachel Scott, a 32-year-old former reporter for WTNH News 8 in New Haven, moderated a discussion with Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31.  She opened the panel by pressing the former Republican president on his party's attacks on Harris as a "DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) hire." Harris is of mix…
Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race
Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race Among the New York races that political pundits are keeping an eye on this Primary Day is that of the journalist versus the chemist. On Long Island, Democrats John Avlon and Nancy Goroff are facing off to determine who will take on Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in November for the state’s 1st Congressional District, representing the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County. The 51-year-old Avlon is a former political analyst at CNN who previously served as a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun. He was also the chief speech writer for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Ea…