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WCBS Celebrates 40 Years as Your Newsradio

WCBS Newsradio 880 is celebrating four decades with special reports every weekday highlighting each year starting with our beginning in 1967 and all the way to today - 2007.

1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Personality Tributes | The 40th Anniversary

Fmr. NY Gov. Mario Cuomo on 40 Years of Newsradio
Rich Lamb's full interview
Fmr. NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on 40 Years of Newsradio
Rich Lamb's full interview
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Helps Celebrate 40 Years
Mayor Bloomberg joined achors Pat Carroll and Ed Crane, and reporter Rich Lamb LIVE in Studio 8B.
Ed Ingles Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS sports director joined Pat Carroll and Ed Crane LIVE in Studio 8B.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman Checks In
Lieberman called in for a LIVE interview with Pat Carroll, Ed Crane, and Rich Lamb.
Fmr. NYC Mayor Ed Koch on 40 Years of Newsradio
Rich Lamb's full interview.
Bill O'Relly on 40 Years of Newsradio
The host of 'The O'Relly Factor' called in for a LIVE interview with Rich Lamb, Pat Carroll, and Ed Crane.
NJ State Sen. Pres. Dick Codey on 40 Years of Newsradio
Codey, serving as Acting Governor during Corzine's vacation, called in for a LIVE interview with Rich Lamb, Pat Carroll, and Ed Crane.
Congratulations from Sen. Hillary Clinton
The U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate called in to record a message for WCBS Newsradio 880.
Sir Howard Stringer on 40 Years of Newsradio
Stringer was at WCBS before it went to newsradio and he spoke with Rich Lamb.
Pat Summerall on 40 Years of Newsradio
Jared Max's full interview with WCBS's first sportsman.
Fmr. NY Gov. George Pataki on 40 Years of Newsradio
Pataki called in for a LIVE interview with Rich Lamb and Pat Farnack.
Steve Porter on 40 Years of Newsradio
WCBS Newsradio's first voice joined Rich Lamb and Pat Farnack LIVE in Studio 8B.
CT Gov. M. Jodi Rell on 40 Years of Newsradio
Rell called in for a LIVE interview with Rich Lamb and Pat Farnack.
Harley Carnes on 40 Years of Newsradio
The former WCBS anchorman stopped Studio 8B for a LIVE interview with Rich Lamb and Pat Farnack.
Rita Sands and Gary Maurer Stop By
The former WCBS midday anchor team reunited and joined PM drive anchor Wayne Cabot and midday anchor Pat Farnack LIVE in Studio 8B.
Bill Fahan and Harvey Hauptman Join the Celebration
The former anchors stopped in to chat LIVE with Wayne Cabot and Pat Farnack in Studio 8B.
Jane Tillman Irving, Walt Wheeler, Fred Fishkin, and Steven Reed
They all stopped by Studio 8B to talk LIVE with Wayne Cabot and Pat Farnack.
Lou Adler on 40 Years of Newsradio
The former WCBS News Director and AM drive anchor joined Wayne Cabot and Pat Farnack LIVE in Studio 8B.
Ben Farnsworth Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS PM drive anchor joined Wayne Cabot and Steve Scott for a LIVE chat in Studio 8B.
Barry Landers and Spencer Ross
The former WCBS sports guys joined Wayne Cabot and Steve Scott LIVE in Studio 8B.
Mike Ludlum Joins the Celebration
The former producer and news director joined Wayne Cabot, Steve Scott, and Tony Guida LIVE in Studio 8B.
Katie Couric Joins the Celebration
The CBS Evening News anchor stopped by Studio 8B to speak LIVE with Wayne Cabot, Tony Guida, and Steve Scott.
Bill Daughtry Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS sports reporter joined Jared Max LIVE in Studio 8B.
Fmr. NYC Mayor David Dinkins on 40 Years of Newsradio
He called in for a LIVE interview with Wayne Cabot, Tony Guida, Steve Scott.
Scott Stanford Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS sportsman joined Jared Max LIVE in Studio 8B.
Craig Allen, Todd Glickman, and Bill Korbel on 40 Years of News
The current and former WCBS meteorologists were LIVE on the air to celebrate WCBS's 40 years of newsradio.
Dana Tyler and Jim Rosenfield Stop By
The WCBS-TV anchor team joined Tony Guida and Steve Scott LIVE in Studio 8B.
Ed Randall Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS weekend sports anchor joined Jared Max LIVE in Studio 8B.
Charles Grodin on WCBS Newsradio 880
He spoke to Wayne Cabot.
Irene Cornell on 40 Years of Newsradio
The veteran reporter joined Tony Guida and Steve Scott LIVE in Studio 8B.
The 'News Is...' Master Mix
Produced by Wayne Cabot
Tim Scheld on 40 Years of Newsradio
The current WCBS news director and former WCBS reporter joined Wayne Cabot, Tony Guida, and Steve Scott LIVE in Studio 8B.
Kevin Burkhardt Joins the Celebration
The former WCBS sports reporter - currently with SNY - apoke with Jared Max LIVE on WCBS Anniversary Day.
Jonathan Clark and Rob Hawley Wrap Up the Celebration
WCBS's PM drive producer and writer stepped into the studio to speak LIVE with Wayne Cabot, Tony Guida, and Steve Scott.

Steve Flanders
Rich Lamb reports
Jim Donnelly
Wayne Cabot reports
Rita Sands (Air Version)
Wayne Cabot reports
Rita Sands (Extended Version)
Wayne Cabot talks with Rita Sands about memorable experiences at 880.
Pat Parson and Tom Franklin
Wayne Cabot reports

Headlines
Steve Scott reports
The Cory Lidle Plane Crash
Marla Diamond reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Wayne Cabot reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Pat Carroll reports
The Death of Pope John Paul II
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana
The Execution of Michael Ross in Connecticut
Paul Murnane reports
The Transit Strike
Peter Haskell reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Downfall of Governors Rowland and McGreevey
Marla Diamond reports
The Republican National Convention and Protests
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Paul Murnane
The Trial of Martha Stewart
Irene Cornell reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
A WCBS Audiofile produced and narrated by Paul Murnane
The Downfall of Waterbury, CT Mayor Philip Giordano
Fran Schneidau reports
The New Jersey Devils Win the Stanley Cup
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Last Load is Removed from Ground Zero (Extended Version)
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Bill Tynan (with additional editing by Rob Sanchez)
Corporate Scandals
Joe Connolly reports
The New Jersey Nets Make the NBA Finals
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

9/11 From Below
Sean Adams reports
9/11 From Above
Tom Kaminski reports
Mike Piazza's Post-9/11 Home Run for the Mets
K.C. Connors reports
The Yankees' Inspring Wins in the World Series
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Y2K
Mike Xirinachs reports
The Death of John Cardinal O'Connor
Rich Lamb reports
The Subway Series
K.C. Connors reports
Politics
Paul Murnane reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Amadou Diallo
Wayne Cabot reports
The Knicks Advance to the NBA Finals
K.C. Connors reports
The Death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Marla Diamond reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Pope John Paul II Visits Cuba
Rich Lamb reports
Sante and Kenny Kimes
Irene Cornell reports
The Impeachment of President Clinton
Tim Scheld reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines (Special Extended Version)
Wayne Cabot reports
The Death of Princess Diana
Tim Scheld reports
Crime of All Kinds
Irene Cornell reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Pat Carroll reports
The Explosion of TWA Flight # 800
Mike Xirinachs reports
The Yankees Win the World Series
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Oklahoma City Bombing
Tim Scheld reports
Pope John Paul II Visits New York and New Jersey
Rich Lamb reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Wayne Cabot reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Downfall of O.J. Simpson
Irene Cornell reports
The New York Rangers Win the Stanley Cup
Jared Max reports
The Longest Day
Tom Kaminski reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Rich Lamb reports
The L.I.R.R. Massacre
Mike Xirinachs reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Marla Diamond reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

John Gotti Convicted
Irene Cornell reports
The Long Island Lolita
Mike Xirinachs reports
Presidential Politics
Tim Scheld reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Paul Murnane reports
The Giants Win the Super Bowl
Jared Max reports
The Gulf War
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Paul Murnane reports
Crash of Avianca Flight # 52
Tom Kaminski reports
The Happyland Social Club Fire
Marla Diamond reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Rich Lamb reports
The Bensonhurst Killing and Mayor Dinkins
Wayne Cabot reports
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Pat Carroll reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Tompkins Square Riot
Michael Wallace reports
Pan Am 103
Tim Scheld reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Pat Farnack reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Sean Adams reports
The Stock Market Crash
Michael Wallace reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Paul Murnane reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Peter Haskell reports
The Challenger Disaster
Steve Holt reports
The Mets Win the World Series
K.C. Connors reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Steve Scott reports
The Achille Lauro
Steve Holt reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Pat Carroll reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Deadly Accident at Great Adventure
Marla Diamond reports
Bernie Goetz
Irene Cornell reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Steve Scott reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Pat Carroll reports
The Islanders Win Their Fourth Straight Stanley Cup
Jared Max reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Michael Wallace reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Blizzard
Craig Allen reports
The Tylenol Deaths
Steve Scott reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Peter Haskell reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Michael Wallace reports
Bruce Springsteen Rocks the Meadowlands
Tom Kaminski reports
President Ronald Reagan Shot
Wayne Cabot reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Sean Adams reports
The Transit Strike
Paul Murnane reports
John Lennon Killed
Rich Lamb reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Three Mile Island
Steve Holt reports
The Gas Shortage
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Tim Scheld
Pope John Paul II Visits New York
Rich Lamb reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

The Year of Three Popes
Rich Lamb reports
The Bucky Dent Home Run
Peter Haskell reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Pat Carroll reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Son of Sam
Irene Cornell reports
The NYC Blackout
An excerpt of Art Athens' 1977 year-end review of the event
Reggie Jackson Helps the Yankees Win the World Series
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Michael Wallace reports
Charleston Heston Helps America Celebrate Its Bicentennial
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Tim Scheld
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Paul Murnane reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Sean Adams reports
The Murder of Martha Moxley
Fran Schneidau reports
The 'Drop Dead' Headline and the New York City Bail Out
Irene Cornell reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Sean Adams reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Marla Diamond reports
Philippe Petit Walks a Tightrope Between the Twin Towers
Tom Kaminski reports
President Richard Nixon Resigns
Peter Haskell report
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Wayne Cabot reports
The Watergate Hearings
Peter Haskell reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Sean Adams reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Pat Farnack reports
The Watergate Break-In
Peter Haskell reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Tim Scheld reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Pat Carroll reports
The Pentagon Papers
Steve Holt reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Pat Farnack reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Steve Scott reports
New York Knicks Win Their First NBA Championship
K.C. Connors reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Marla Diamond reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Rich Lamb reports
New York Mets Win Their First World Series
K.C. Connors reports
Joe Namath Guarantees Victory
Jared Max reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines Part 1 - MLK and RFK
Rich Lamb reports
Headlines Part 2 - Vietnam, Nixon, Apollo VIII, and Hair
Rich Lamb reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Paul Murnane reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana

Headlines
Michael Wallace reports
The First Day
Charles Osgood reports
Entertainment and Pop Culture
Wayne Cabot reports
The Year in Sound
A WCBS Audiofile produced by Lou Zambrana
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Anniversary Extras


Don Swaim's WCBS All-News 88 Appreciation Site
Steve Porter on 40 Years
Read reflections from the former WCBS anchor.
WCBS Presents 9/11: May We Never Forget
A special section produced for the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
CT Governor Rell Proclaims 'WCBS Newsradio 880 Day'
View the official document (PDF).
Old pals return to toast WCBS' 40 years of news
by David Hinckley of the New York Daily News
Best Wishes from Ed Ingles
A message from the former sports director at WCBS.
Happy Anniversary from Pat Summerall
A message from the former WCBS sports anchor.
Happy Anniversary from Harry Smith
An on-air promo recorded by the CBS News Early Show anchor and radio commentator.
Congratulations from Katie Couric
An on-air promo recorded by the anchor of the CBS Evening News.
The Islanders Dynasty
Jared Max's full interview with Barry Landers, the former radio voice of the New York Islanders.
Being a Champion on Ice
Jared Max with 'Mr. Islander' Bobby Nystrom.
More on the Rangers' 1994 Stanley Cup Win
Jared Max interviewed Rangers broadcaster Sam Rosen.
CBS2 Wishes WCBS 880 a Belated Happy Anniversary
Brendan Keefe, Kate Sullivan, and John Elliott on WCBS-TV at 6:00am on Thursday, August 30, 2007.
Anniversary Day Catering by Cer te
The food was delicious.
 
 
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From the Archive
The First Day (An Excerpt)
This excerpt is from the first broadcast day for WCBS Newsradio (August 28, 1967).
The National Rail Strike
Listen to how it was covered on WCBS on December 12, 1970.
The Blackout of 1977
How it was covered on WCBS Newsradio 88.
Son of Sam
Art Athens with how the story was covered on WCBS Newaradio 88 in 1977.
Pope John Paul II Visits New York
Listen to how it was covered by Newsradio 88 in 1979.
John Lennon Murdered in NYC
How the WCBS Newsradio 88 covered the tragic event in December of 1980.
WCBS Jingles
Five of the jingles that aired on WCBS from 1980 to 1985.
Verdict in the Joel Steinberg Murder Case
How it was covered on WCBS News-88 on January 30, 1989.
Excerpts from Throughout a Day in 1989
WCBS News-88 Airchecks from November 21, 1989.
Nelson Mandela Visits New York City
A wrap-up of WCBS News-88's coverage from June of 1990.
U.N. Security Council Authorizes 'Use of Force' Against Iraq
WCBS News-88's LIVE coverage from November 30, 1990.
1993 WTC Building Bombing
Reporter Tim Scheld covered the WTC Bombing, listen to his comprehensive report that takes you back to the scene.
1993 Election Coverage
Listen to the coverage of the intense '93 election where Giuliani won his first mayoral race.
Stanley Cup Victory for the Rangers
An excerpt of Newsradio 88's coverage from June 14, 1994.
The Devils Win the Stanley Cup
How it was covered by Newsradio 88's Todd Ant on June 24, 1995
WCBS Celebrates 30th Anniversary - Special # 1
Rich Lamb hosted this special edition of Let's Find Out on August 3, 1997 with special guests Charles Osgood, Lou Adler, and Art Athens.
WCBS Celebrates 30th Anniversary - Special # 2
Rich Lamb hosted this special edition of Let's Find Out on August 10, 1997 with special guests Jim Donnelly, Harvey Hauptman, Rita Sands, Gary Maurer, Ben Farnsworth, Bill Fahan, and Neil Busch.
1990s Traffic & Weather Sounder
This was heard on Newsradio 88 every 10 minutes on the 8s from 1990 to 1998.
More 1990s Sounders
This is what was heard before and after the CBS hourly from 1990 to 1998.
First Word on 9/11
WCBS's first half hour of coverage on September 11, 2001 - beginning with Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 at 8:48am.
2004 Republican National Convention Week
Excerpts of WCBS Newsradio 880's coverage of the event held at Madison Square Garden from Monday, August 30 to Thursday, September 2.
Coverage of Hurricane Katrina
Excerpts from WCBS Newsradio 880's coverage from August of 2005 before the storm hit the southeastern United States, as it ravaged the Gulf coast, and the aftermath.
Lidle Plane Crash Coverage
Excerpts from WCBS Newsraadio 880's breaking news coverage on Wednesday, October 11, 2006.
 
 
 
 
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