Dozens of current and former staffers at WCBS 880 joined a special on-air tribute as the all-news radio station prepares to sign off.
NEW YORK - There was a reunion on the radio Thursday, with familiar names and voices. Dozens of current and former staffers at WCBS 880 joined a special on-air tribute as the all-news radio station prepares to sign off. There were hugs on the street Thursday before they headed up to the studio for three hours of radio reminiscing. For 57 years, the team at WCBS 880 narrated the story of New York. 'We knew how important it was. We know how we had to get it right.
I worked at an FM station in New York and I'd say 'Please, I'll do anything,'' anchor Deborah Rodriguez said. 'Everybody listened'Craig Allen and Todd Glickman have both been at WCBS 880 for more than 40 years. 'News and sports and weather and traffic. Everybody listened because they needed to know before they stepped out the door,' Allen said. 'It's all a part of being a part of the community and the fabric of New York,' Glickman said.
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