Posted on 11/13/2005 6:56:50 AM PST by AliVeritas
LISTEN TO ANDREW: WILKOW on WABC http://www.wabcradio.com/listenlive.asp
Sunday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST
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Andrew Wilkow is the newest and youngest member of the WABC air staff. Yes, he's in his very early 30's, but we don't want to reveal his real age because we don't want to come back and update this bio every year. He does speak a little bit of a different language than your typical WABC talk show host, but we think that's a good thing.
Wilkow first came to the attention of WABC Program Director Phil Boyce when he was doing a mid-day rock show on a Hartford FM music station. Boyce heard the show, and wasn't that impressed with the music, but liked the 2 to 4 minute rants from Wilkow, that ran the gammit from "getting stuck in traffic" to what he thought about female liberalism. "I thought if he could do that for 2 to 4 hours instead of 2 to 4 minutes, we might be able to turn him into a talk show host," said Boyce, who began using Wilkow on the weekends as a sub host.
Wilkow loved the new freedom of talk radio, where he did not have to shutup and start playing more rock music every few minutes. He also loved the outspoken and often controversial callers that lined up to get on the air when he was doing a show. WABC decided to find a spot for the rocker....who wanted to be a talker. That was right about the time that his FM rocker in Hartford changed formats to country, leaving Wilkow out of a fulltime job.
Word soon spread however about his stints on WABC, and soon WGY in Albany came calling, and offered Wilkow the fulltime talk show gig he had been craving, and allowed him to continue his weekend shows on WABC. WGY is no stranger to providing talented hosts to WABC, as it once was the home of Mike Gallagher, who enjoyed several very successful years on WABC after his WGY days.
Wilkow is not sure where this wild radio ride will taken him, but he seems happy to have survived the format slippery slope that radio can often become. He's now living his dream of turning his early rock radio experience into that of a successful talk show host, and loves his weekend show on WABC, the most listened to talk station in the nation.
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FYI, Wilkow or Baby Levin ping
In case you wanted to check him out.
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Michael Steele is supposed to be on in the final hour.
Thanks for the reminder. A real alternative to the MSM screaming heads on Sunday morning.
Thanks.
Exactly, might as well be MBC (moonbat broadcasting company).
Thanks for the ping Ali:) Can only listen for bout 20 mins...but on your recommendation I'm listening:)
Bump!
This guy is pretty good. Thanks for bringing his show to our attention!
Thanks for the ping!
Wilkow is now my Sunday habit. Looking forward to Michael Steele! Hope he can make it.
His monologue is great so far.
Hey SE, one minute with you is better than a lifetime without you.
Good morning!
Thanks, I'm tuning in.
I wonder if the kids in France ran out of gas. Dang, my friend just got the t-shirts selling great:
http://communistsforkerry.com/
Do you think they're sated? Or do you think they're emboldened by having control for two weeks?
I guess the curfew worked before they really got going.
Levin might be mentoring Wilkow, but Andrew is no parrot. He has his own perspectives, and has interesting topics not usually covered by the rightwing talkers.
Thanks for the ping.
Thanks for the ping.
Nice thread here last night, I'll give GunnyBob a listen tomorrow night.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1520826/posts
Andrew, good tribute to our troops. You can skip any mention of WalMart.
I know that's right. He doesn't take any guff either.
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