77 WABC owner John Catsimatidis has publicly shared he’d be interested in purchasing CNN, and would only command a $1 yearly salary to have the opportunity to operate the station. Joe Pags believes it could be exactly what the network needs.
During a conversation with Catsimatidis Thursday evening, Pags shared that his listeners had simply written off CNN.
“Early on in the program, I mentioned that you were making an offer for CNN. I opened up my phone lines, and they melted down,” said Pags. “I asked my listeners: Would you give CNN another chance? Now, John, my listeners don’t wanna give CNN another chance.
“But when I asked them that question and I told them who you were and the offer that you were making, they — to a person — said ‘Yeah, I’ll give them another try’. So people are willing to come back. People are willing to see what you would do.”
Pags then asked if there was a realistic possibility that Catsimatidis could purchase the network from Warner Bros. Discovery.
“I think it’s real. I think it could happen, but we need some common sense to preside,” Catsimatidis said.
