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  • Curtis Sliwa leaves WABC, John Batchelor moves into slot

    11/30/2009 5:02:13 PM PST · by neverdem · 52 replies · 2,132+ views
    NY DAILY NEWS ^ | November 30th 2009 | David Hinckley
    Albans/News Curtis Sliwa (above) leaves WABC on Monday and will be replaced by John Batchelor seven days a week. Whether you think Curtis Sliwa is a street-smart good guy or one of local media's all-time great self-promoters, WABC (770 AM) won't sound quite the same without him. John Batchelor, who moves into Sliwa's old 9 p.m.-1 a.m. slot starting Monday night, likes to have fun and play music. But he also takes a methodical, scholarly approach to international geopolitics, often with an emphasis on the Middle East. Compared to Sliwa, he sounds downright professorial. Having Batchelor in the late-evening...