She moved to the 6 p. m. newscast, rotating the anchor chair with John Johnson alongside Bill Beutel after Roger Grimsby was fired in 1986, while still co-anchoring the 11 p. m. Eyewitness News with Anastos until he left for WCBS in 1989.

Upon his 1946 discharge from the Army, Faulk began his Johnny's Front Porch radio show for WCBS.

Faulk eventually went to another radio station, but returned to WCBS for a four-hour morning talk show.

After Faulk and WCBS came under pressure from anti-Communist group Aware, Inc., Faulk and attorney Louis Nizer sued Aware, Inc. for libel, a case often considered one of the key turning points in the battle against McCarthyism.

Although WINS has usually received the higher Arbitron ratings of the two all-news stations, WCBS has had the stronger ratings in the outlying suburbs because of its broadcast-signal pattern.

At that time CBS radio network executives plucked Crane out partly to help stop his huge popularity from affecting the suburban ratings of their New York flagship WCBS, and partly to re-energize their flagging West Coast flagship KNX in Los Angeles.

The series was plagued by low ratings and negative reviews from critics throughout its run ; the program also suffered from airing in undesirable timeslots in certain markets, including in the country's largest media market, New York City, where WCBS-TV and WNBC ( the latter of which acquired the series from WCBS five months into the program's run ) both placed the program in pre-dawn early morning slots.

Like many MOR stations at the time, WCBS did mix in softer songs by rock-and-roll artists, as its ratings at the time were ordinary compared to the higher ratings at WOR and WNEW, both of which also had MOR formats and more distinct identities.

WEMP and its all-news format struggled to make gains in Arbitron ratings ; for example, in the period ending January 4, 2012, Arbitron rated WEMP at a 0. 5, far behind both of the CBS Radio-owned all-news stations in New York, category leader WINS ( rated at 3. 2 in that January book ) or WCBS.

WCBS ' ratings plummeted even further, and by the end of 1995 it had sunk into last place and remained there for more than a decade before recovering in the mid-2000s.

Beginning January 8, 2011 Russ Mitchell returned to co-anchor with Rebecca Jarvis while WCBS ' chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn continued as weather anchor and CBS Morning News anchor Betty Nguyen served as news anchor and coanchored one Saturday a month.

Some programs featured " middle of the road " mainstream pop and showtunes, while other portions of the schedule included ABC Radio's remaining long-form newscasts and dramatic program lineup, in tandem with CBS Radio's WCBS and NBC Radio's WNBC.

The programming shift was a gradual one just as it had been at WCBS, with the stations running all-news most of the day while some local and network non-news programming remained at first.

She openly cried on the air for WCBS 880 AM while reporting about the morose atmosphere in the Yankees clubhouse on the post-game show.

On January 3, 2011, Wragge became the lead weekday anchor ( with Erica Hill ) for CBS News's The Early Show after serving as in the same role on the Saturday version for the past few years ( while also working his primary job at WCBS ).

Sam Slate reported on this for WCBS Radio in 1962: The city also objected to the compensation given for the streets themselves obscured by the superblock.

The CBS Radio Network provides newscasts at the top of the hour, regular updates at: 31 past the hour, the popular Newsfeeds for affiliates ( including WCBS and KYW ) at: 35, and breaking news updates when developments warrant, often at: 20 and: 50 past the hour.

An acquaintance facilitated an interview for him at WCBS in New York City.

There is another small, private bridge on the northeastern end of City Island which connects it to High Island, site of the radio transmitter for New York AM stations, WFAN ( 660 ) and WCBS ( 880 ); a security gate prevents access to High Island, even though at low tides a sandbar that can be walked across is exposed adjacent to the bridge, some locals go on the island ( via the sandbar ) as there is great fishing spots, however it is illegal to trespass on the island so most do not.

Godfrey eventually moved his base to the CBS station in New York City, then known as WABC ( now WCBS ), and was heard on both WJSV and WABC for a time.

Later he went back to working in radio, doing " split shift " shows called Garroway AM ( mid mornings ) and Garroway PM ( mid afternoons ) for WCBS ( AM ), New York.

In August 1967, Osgood anchored the first morning drive shift for WCBS after its conversion to an all-news format.

Assistant Program Director Jeff Mazzei left for a similar position at WCBS FM where he would stay for well over 25 years.

The Jets first called WABC home in the 1980s, but left toward the end of the decade for WCBS.

Business news from the station is at: 10 and: 40 past the hour and sports is featured at: 20 and: 50 past the hour ; this format clock differs slightly from most other CBS all-news stations ( for example, on WCBS and the other stations, traffic and weather are together on the " eights " (: 08,: 18,: 28, etc.

It houses the transmitters and antenna towers for WCBS ( 880 AM ) and WFAN ( 660 AM ; previously known as WNBC ), both of which are owned by CBS.

* Don Swaim's appreciation site for WCBS Newsradio 88 Retrieved 2012-05-17

WEPN is expected to bid for the radio rights for either the New York Yankees, currently on WCBS or New York Mets, from their longtime home of WFAN.

Both teams have contracts that expire at the end of the 2013 season, with the Yankees purposely extending their deal with WCBS to expire at the same time as the Mets, for better leverage.

International credits include work as a frequent contributor for BBC Radio and a documentary producer for the BBC2 in London. TV Credits ( Political Pundit ): The Lou Dobbs Show / CNN * WCBS Mornings * The Fox News Channel * New York 1 News * BBC Radio London * BBC Up All Night * BBC Live at Five * Channel 4 UK * The Tavis Smiley Show / BET * Both Sides with Jesse Jackson * The Charles Grodin Show * Caribbean Lifestyles TV

Since 1924, WCBS has been known for announcing the time constantly every three minutes.

WFUV's rock music shows were formerly hosted by Fordham students and some of those famous alumni include Fornatale ( whose first show began in November 1964, when he was a sophomore ), former WFUV Program Director Bill Crowley of Air America Radio, Pat Dawson of NBC News, and Gary Stanley, sportscaster on WCBS in New York City.

During this time WCBS featured well-known personalities including Arthur Godfrey, future CBS News President Bill Leonard, author Emily Kimbrough and folk singer Oscar Brand.

In an interview on WCBS, the members of the band admitted that the station's " Traffic and Weather Together " was the inspiration for the song.

60 Minutes is also aired via CBS Radio on several of their radio stations at the same time as the television broadcast ( in each station's own local market ), such as WCBS in New York, KNX in Los Angeles, WBBM in Chicago, WWJ in Detroit, KCBS in San Francisco, and other stations owned by CBS.

* Peter I. Haskell, radio broadcaster on WCBS 880 radio.

** Calls / Branding This Morning-used primarily on CBS affiliates ( e. g., CBS 2 News This Morning on WCBS in New York City ); it has been used in CBS affiliates ' newscasts since prior to the first 1999 cancellation of CBS This Morning ; the name and format has also been sporadically used on non-CBS affiliates.

Viacom ( King World's parent at the time ) cleared Ali & Jack on their CBS and UPN O & O's, and in New York took Regis and Kelly head-on at 9 AM on WCBS.

Grodin's commentaries continue to be heard on New York City radio station WCBS and other affiliates of the CBS Radio Network, as well as on the CBS Radio Network's Weekend Roundup.

LaPierre was replaced on the WBZ Morning News with Ed Walsh, a former morning host at WOR in New York City who had been anchoring at WCBS, starting with the 9: 30 a. m. half hour of the December 29 Morning News.

Garroway worked on the air at WCBS radio in 1964 and briefly hosted the afternoon drive shift at KFI in Los Angeles in late 1970 and early 1971.

The Democratic candidates held their second televised debate on August 21 ; the live debate was sponsored by WCBS and the New York Times.

The twist was that the first day of all-news programming actually aired on WCBS-FM after an airplane crashed into the AM station's antenna tower on New York's High Island, keeping WCBS off air until a temporary tower could be erected.

The change mirrors the packages seen on WCBS and KCBS, whose openings involve a spinning glass CBS eye, and the station ID in the center, with video of various city and state landmarks, like downtown Denver and the Maroon Bells.

The WABC calls were once used previously on CBS Radio's New York City outlet, before adopting their current WCBS identity in 1946.

When WCBS acquired the radio rights to the Yankees broadcasts in 2002, Kay moved to the debuting YES Network on television and Sterling remained on the radio.