77 WABC host Curtis Sliwa was pinch-hitting for morning host Sid Rosenberg Tuesday when he mentioned his appreciation for Red Apple Media owner John Catsimatidis.
Sliwa began the show by mentioning that Rosenberg was absent due to filming a role for a new movie, joking that if the morning host had his way, he’d much rather be a movie star than a radio Hall of Famer.
The Guardian Angels founder then added that the fill-in position allowed him to relive dreams of hosting the morning show, adding that he recently counted up how many partners he has had in his radio career.
“I’ve had more partners in talk radio than I’ve had ex-wives. Boy, I’ve had a lot of ex-wives,” Sliwa laughed. “You could actually times it by four. We were doing the addition just the other day. I’ve had 18 partners in talk radio… I said to management here when we moved over to the new spot when John Catsimatidis and Red Apple Media became our parent company rescuing us from the crypt that Cumulus had prepared to put us into, as they had WPLJ and Nash, destroying two of the great stations in the nation.
“That wrecking crew of Cumulus wanted to destroy WABC. The most iconic call letters in the nation rescued, given another opportunity. And now number one in the nation again.”
Catsimatidis founded Red Apple Media and purchased the New York news/talker in 2019 for $12.5 million from Cumulus.
