Yesterday, Westwood One named Vince Coglianese as the replacement for Dan Bongino in its national lineup. The new host couldn’t help but think of the path paved by Rush Limbaugh.
After the announcement was made public, Coglianese took to his afternoon show on 105.9 WMAL in Washington D.C. to share the news with his audience.
“I’ll be stepping in to host my program nationwide from 12 to 3 each day, to be heard on hundreds of radio stations all across the country in a time slot that has historic meaning. Historic meaning,” Coglianese reiterated. “Rush Limbaugh built that time slot … I am very cognizant, very, very cognizant of the immense honor it is to be able to speak in the middle of the day, between 12 and 3 PM Eastern to this audience nationwide.”
He later shared his thanks and admiration for the local listeners at WMAL, stating that his rise to national syndication wouldn’t have been possible without their support.
“The reason all of this can happen is because of the audience response. That’s the explanation for this. The reason that Westwood One, the syndicating company, has put their faith in me for this is because of you,” he said. “The audience response that we’ve had here on WMAL, the reason Dan is putting his faith in me for his podcast specifically, is because of the audience response.”
Vince Coglianese added that his familiarity with Bongino’s audience as a guest host ultimately was the deciding factor for the new Deputy Director of the FBI to make the selection.
“Dan was kind enough to both invite me to do this, to take the helm of the podcast, and additionally, generous enough to with me to share the data. He’s like, ‘Look, I just looked at the scoreboard. This is a very simple equation for me. I looked at the scoreboard, and there you were at the tippy top so you’re the right guy for this.'”
He concluded by reinforcing the extreme humility taking over the honor meant to him. The VINCE Show is set to begin on Monday, March 17th with more than 250 nationwide affiliates. Dan Bongino will host his final show on Friday, March 14th.
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