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WMAL Fires Chris Core, D.C.'s Longest Running Talk Host Three years ago, I started a profile of Chris Core, the longtime talk show host on WMAL, like this: "In three decades on the radio in Washington, Chris Core has survived five station owners, four general managers, six program directors and a revolution in talk radio." But Core didn't survive his sixth station owner. After 33 years on the air here, Core was let go this afternoon in a massive nationwide bloodletting by Citadel Broadcasting, which last year bought ABC Radio, including three Washington stations. Citadel, which reported big losses last...

Citadel Cuts MAL's Core & More - 2/29 - DCRTV gets confirmation: Longtime DC radio talker Chris Core has been let go from Citadel talker WMAL, which has promptly erased him from its 630wmal.com website, including its program schedule (right). We're told that it was "not personal," just "part of a massive cutback country-wide by Citadel." Core has worked at WMAL more than two decades, doing the Bill "Trumbull And Core" afternoon show in the 1980s. And there are rumblings of more cuts at Citadel's three DC stations - WMAL, WRQX, and WJZW - including the latter's entire airstaff (see...

Tensions between Fairfax and Prince William counties over illegal immigration spilled over to local talk radio yesterday when Fairfax Board Chairman Gerald E. Connolly's office was peppered by calls from listeners of WMAL (630 AM) midmorning host Chris Core. Core posted Connolly's phone number and e-mail address on his show's Web site after interviewing Prince William Board Chairman Corey A. Stewart (R-Occoquan). Stewart, whose board has taken aggressive steps in an attempt to roll back illegal immigration, including authorizing police officers to check the immigration status of crime suspects, has been critical of Fairfax for not taking a similar hard...

Chris, I listened to part of your program last night and again was amazed at not only the total ignorance of mainstream media. First, you were finally talking about the ABC tape on your program. I knew about that tape by noontime Wednesday. When are you people going to start paying attention to the internet. The bloggers and Drudge have you guys beat on a continual basis. The vast majority of your news is at least a day old by the time you get it on the air. Second, I was astounded at your ignorance at not knowing what Senator...

On WMAL’s Sam Donaldson show this morning, Sam closed his last program by stating “You know the old saying, God protects fools, drunks, and the United States of America. He’s got His work cut out for Him.” I am highly pissed off that you allow this anti-American tripe go unchallenged. The other night, Chris Core encouraged his listeners to call Channel 9, WUSA, and complain about 60 Minutes showing more prison photos. How would you like the same done to you. I demand an apology to all of WMAL’s listeners for this anti-American viewpoint.

DoD News Briefing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Tuesday, March 04, 2003 (Secretary Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Myers interview with Chris Core, WMAL Radio) Q: Good evening everybody. We start at the top. Our first guest is the boss of the Pentagon, the man who runs the show around here, the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Mr. Secretary, thank you for taking the time to come on. We're just thrilled to be here today. Rumsfeld: Thank you. We're delighted to have you in the Pentagon, and I'm pleased to be...