77 WABC has become a powerhouse in New York. Station owner John Catsimatidis knows that and is seeing it up close as hosts Curtis Sliwa, Anthony Weiner, and Frank Morano are all reportedly mulling runs for political office.
During an appearance on Sid and Friends in the Morning on Monday, Catsimatidis shared that the station will likely see some attrition in the coming months.
“We have a good team,” John Catsimatidis said. “We’re gonna have to make some changes, maybe by March 1. Some people are running for office. I don’t know how that’s gonna be handled.”
While Catsimatidis didn’t directly say which of the station’s hosts would be running, Sid Rosenberg chimed in by saying that Curtis Sliwa, Anthony Weiner, and Frank Morano were who the owner was speaking of.
Sliwa, a Republican, is likely to vie for the party’s nomination in the upcoming Mayoral race, which will take place in November. He earned the nomination in 2021 before losing the election to Eric Adams (D).
Meanwhile, both Anthony Weiner — a Democrat who previously served on City Council, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives — and Frank Morano, a Republican, are likely to enter a race for City Council in The Big Apple. Morano officially announced his intention to run for office on Sunday, stating he had the blessing of outgoing councilman Joe Borelli.
John Catsimatidis has also publicly shared an interest in running for mayor. However, it does not appear as if the billionaire, who ran for the office in 2013, will not launch a campaign to earn the Republican Party’s nomination for the role.
Currently, Curtis Sliwa hosts on 77 WABC weekdays from 12-1 PM. Morano hosts the nationally syndicated The Other Side of Midnight, while Weiner hosts a pair of weekend programs for the news/talk station.
Primary elections in New York are currently scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th.
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