There’s Only One . . . WNEW. There was a time when most radio stations, no matter how big, were local and part of neighborhood life. WNEW-AM, where the forms of modern radio were invented and made personal, existed within a community of broadcasters and listeners who shared in life’s events and now, share memories.

Dec 11, 2024 · In 1942, WNEW was believed to be the first station to break for hourly newscasts as prepared by the broadcast desk of the Daily News. In 1958, the station ended its association with the tabloid and spent lavishly to staff a homegrown news department with 13 reporters and rewrite men — a number that would more than double in time and seem all ...

Sep 15, 2024 · When it came to getting it said, Ed was a master storyteller, respected by his colleagues, and his listeners and viewers in a nearly half-century career that took him from suburban radio stations on Long Island before he stepped up to New York’s WMCA for a half dozen years and a full decade at WNEW.

WNEW – And, so it began February 13, 2025; Radio Talent January 28, 2025; There’s Only One . . . WNEW – continuer January 24, 2025; Happy Birthday, Bill Diehl January 24, 2025; Happy Birthday Bob Gibson January 18, 2025; Happy Birthday Andy Fisher January 17, 2025; Happy New Year December 31, 2024; Jimmy Carter December 30, 2024

Oct 1, 2024 · This will be the 1st Giants game on 1130 since December 1992 when WNEW 1130 ended. New York Giants Football and WNEW

Nov 22, 2024 · Among the numerous reporters standing in the hall witnessing this shocking scene first-hand was WNEW’s Ike Pappas who promptly remarked, “Holy mackerel!” This was also something seen by millions watching the transfer on television, and assured that the American people would never get to hear Oswald tell his story.

Now it’s WNEW AM &: FM bringing you the wonderful sound of “Music Round The Clock” . . .the complete coverage of “News Around The Clocks” . . .weather . . .time . . .traffic reports–enjoyable listening, worthwhile listening, 24 hours every day.

First Breath of Life for WNEW AM; WNEW 565 5th Ave. Studios; WNEW Sold. 1992 — WNEW died today; 2004 — Future of Radio; 2011 — 19 Years and Counting; 1992 — WNEW Fading Into History; 1992 — Sale of WNEW AM; 2007 — WNEW’s Illustrious Run Is Over; 2003 — How to Kill a Radio Station (WNEW-FM) Vanishing Standards; Management. Execs ...

Those were the days when WNEW, of sainted memory, held forth as an oasis of taste on the AM dial. The number one station today has – in its best moments – a 5.6 or 5.7 share. WNEW had a 26!

Marlene Sanders, WNEW News, is shown here in front of “The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom” Headquarters, on August 27, 1963, one day before Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.