WCBS-AM Newsradio 880 Final Hours 2-9

Port Authority Bus Terminal pedestrian traffic heavy traffic on the Avenue and a light line of patter from the cop on the corner shake a hand and kiss a friend you'll feel better all right careful on that bike all right not accident he's officer John mcin normally he works in the organized crime unit but now he's doing traffic Duty during the transit strike no not really not really I'm just some eccentric I like to stand in the corner talk to people everybody have a nice day quickly all right hold it up please and note that please no whistle No harsh shout but please hold it up please and in between treating his charges like old friends something they respond to warmly he's fantastic I love him really makes the whole Force have a better image you know very pleasant guy he's been here the other morning in the the terrible rainstorm he was standing in the middle of the street getting drenched and he said to people don't you step in my puddle I don't want to be responsible for sending you home to your husbands and wives with a cold made it a Joy says McFarlin I'm having fun they give me more pleasure than I give them I'm Walt wheeler thank you so much for your kind messages from everyone from all our listeners we we really are are so appreciative of that thank you amen I know we have to get to Lisa and we will and Lisa feel free to take your time I'm going to kill a commercial what are they going to do fire me so so uh I just want to say you mentioned Walt wheeler uh I remember Walt wheeler telling me when I got here in 1988 he was one of these guys who was really ahead of the curb with technology and the computers and all he said you know someday they're going to invent a technology soon that will be able to replace you it will be a voice that will be able to convey emotion and personality like get out of here that was many years before AI came along and here we are all these years later Lisa good morning good morning guys and I just want to share I have a quick memory about you guys I've been listening for years um I remember you were talking about Paul was talking about the Willis Tower in in Chicago and and all of a sudden Wayne chimes in and says what you talking about you know and it's something like that that I don't know if you remember that but but it's that you you say the things that are on our minds maybe we have the both wild sense of humor but that's what I always loved about you guys so thank you for all you've done WCBS 880 Magazine on Monday WCBS 880 will no longer broadcast the news WCBS has been The triad's Trusted source for decades we will always be grateful to you our listeners and to the men and women who made the station one of the Premier News operations in America household names then like Ed Bradley Pat sumerall and Jim Donnelly to the voices of today like Wayne cabin Steve Scott Bridget Quinn and Tom Kaminsky and of course to the hundreds of people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make WCBS 880 news such an 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outbound about 15 to 20 minutes on that George the Lin and the Holland those Hudson tubes coming inbound 20 to 30 going outbound minor delays not seeing an issue there about 15 minutes I'm Susan Browning in the WCBS traffic center north and west there could be a Thunders shower in the next few hours and then we'll turn out mostly clear tonight down to 69 in Midtown overall pretty nice night across the balance of the area then partly sunny for tomorrow we're up to 85 uh there will be an afternoon or evening thunderstorm though a little bit more widespread tomorrow then mostly clear tomorrow night down to 69 very warm for Tuesday up to 88 and that hot and steamy on Wednesday at to 93 with an afternoon or evening thunderstorm and not as hot for Thursday meet Cheryl hey she's on vacation and lost in the moment unfortunately so is her Chase debard it's got to be somewhere maybe she lost it at Salsa night these skirts should have pockets or maybe she lost it at Pilates three and two and but she's not worried with the Chase mobile app she can lock her card till it turns up tools to help protect One bank that puts you in control visit chase.com checking Chase make more of what's yours Chase mobile app is available for select mobile devices message and data reads May apply JB Morgan Chase Bank any member F the IC get your laugh on with me Chris Jericho and the talk is Jericho podcast we've got Guns and Roses Hall of Famer Duff McKagan and his joke of the week every Friday plus regular visits from the hilarious bride Williams and special appearance by everyone from Gabrielle fluffle glacius Mark Marin Dennis Miller chich Marin Kevin nean if they're funny they're on talk as Jericho so listen to and follow talk as Jericho now on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcast you're listening to WCBS 880 magazine Governor hok has signed a law allowing alcoholic cider to be shipped direct to customers Scott Ramsey is the executive director of the New York cider Association and joins us now Scott thanks for being with us first give me your reaction you've been pushing for this for a long time what will it mean for New York cider Growers thanks so much for having me we we have been pushing for this for years actually since all the way back to 2018 um we are so excited and so thrilled and so appreciative of Governor hcal support in understanding the value that all of our CER producers and Spirits producers across the state bring to our state's economy now this new law allowing for the direct shipment of The Cider it takes effect in 90 days we're talking about hard cider and what else other products as well right that's correct so the bill uh includes both heart cider and Spirits um small craft beverage spirits and me as well okay how big is the market for these products they can also be shipped outside of New York right that's correct certainly can now because of this bill for sure both instate and out of state so we have over 125 licensed heart cider producers in New York state which is more than any other state in the country so we're really excited about the opportunity to expand the market and expand the opportunity for our cider producers across the state all right and Scott why do you think it took so long for this to happen when it's allowed for the wine industry you know what it's really one of those things that just goes all the way back to Prohibition quite frankly it's just some old Legacy the you know regulations and laws that were on the books that needed to be changed and you know with with good things sometimes it takes a long time to make those changes happen for the right reason so we're just glad it's finally happened and so thrilled to to see Governor hle support for our agricultural businesses right and Direct ship of cider products was allowed during the pandemic but it ended when the governor's executive orders ended there must have been a lot of disappointment did the movement to make it happen permanently get a lot stronger after that absolutely you can imagine that you know that ability during those executive orders really was a Lifeline for our um for our producers so once that was taken away it was a real challenge for us um so we're just so happy to see that now it's permanent and in 90 days once you know the bill got signed this past weekend so it'll be it'll be permanent in 90 days and we'll be ready to move forward right are you expecting a booming holiday season we are certainly hoping for one we're looking forward to it you want you want people to give the gift of hard sight are there any limits on the shipments any restrictions there are there are some really you know it's a very thoughtful bill it's very well crafted um you know there are some limits I think the the base limit is 36 um cases a year then each case includes N9 liters there's some real specific regulations in there um but you know we don't necessarily see any individual consumer purchasing that many cases um so we're just excited to have the channel open and to be growing it for our producers all right Scott Ramsey executive director of the New York cider Association thanks for speaking with us on drive time it is my pleasure thank you hi my name is Rebecca LaVine and I have been on the sales staff at 880 for almost 20 years I wanted to say thank you to 880 for making me a part of this great station and everything it has to offer 880 has been there for me from when I was a little girl and my dad would listen to 880 every morning to the day I walked into your doors at the CBS broadcast Center almost 20 years ago you have seen me grow up and have been a big influence in my adult life I will truly miss ad8 and all the wonderful people that I've met throughout the years hi everybody John Elliot WCBS TV it is so Bittersweet now to recollect my wonderful memories of 880 a.m. but gee how can I forget how freakishly tall and delightfully Deon Aire Wayne cett always was anytime I was in his presence and and a guy with two first names Steve Scott even though I used to call him Scott Steve he still was just so Charming I'm going to miss you guys an amazing body of work thank you for all you did for our community this is Craig Allen in the WCBS weather center weekday mornings and afternoons I keep my eyes on the sky for trouble but every time you use your cell phone while driving your eyes are not on the road and you are asking for trouble distracted driving kills and injures thousands every year simply because people think they can multitask safely so before you pick up the phone in your car think twice especially if you want to see another sunny day a message from WCBS 880 WCBS 880 magazine eBay Motors is here for the ride 120,000 Mi of night drives daily commutes and who knows how many are We There Yet through countless fixes elbow grease and a new radiator you kept your ride alive with eBay Motors you have over 122 Million Parts to keep it running and with eBay guaranteed fit 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traffic and moving to the Bronx on the westbound Cross Bronx at the Bronx River Parkway a crash takes down two lanes of traffic as we move over to New Jersey a couple of issues one is a crash on the turnpike the outer roadway it's moving southbound right around Exit 9 two lanes are closed down there and then a stall on the Garden State Parkway moving North it's in the local Lanes right around exit 123 in sville we're looking pretty heavy on that George coming inbound about 30 to 40 minutes from 8095 it'll save you just a couple of minutes coming from Route 46 or 4 now going outbound about 15 to 20 minutes on that George the Lincoln and the Holland those Hudson tubes coming inbound 20 to 30 going outbound minor delays not seeing an issue there about 15 minutes I'm Susan Browning in the WCBS traffic center most places are going to be here as we head through the evening pretty nice evening across the Tri City area and for tomorrow partly sunny warm maybe an afternoon or evening 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breathe a little easier call click granger.com or just stop by Granger for the ones who get it done you're listening to WCBS 880 magazine [Music] we know a lot of you out there follow every word we say very closely so we have a responsibility to get it right but there's probably no one who follows WCBS 880 more closely than this guy in fact last October when I got the name of a Yankees announcer wrong during a piece I did on Don larsson's perfect game the right answer went up on Twitter was uh went up on Twitter about five minutes later uh Maya Kula welcome to the program Keith Overman thanks for having me Anita I'm sorry it's under these circumstances you're Native New Yorker you've been on the air everywhere I can't believe this is only your second time live on WCBS 880 I was turned down for a job in 1980 I did not get a job as a sports caster the DriveTime Sports casting job that went to Bill schwitzer uh it turned out to have been for very good and complimentary reason but but uh I I just gotten over the idea that I was not hired by WCBS which of course like everybody else from the Bronx and Wester which are my hauns uh I grew up listening to and uh this is to me this this last week and a half has been like they said they're going to take the Brooklyn Bridge down it it makes no sense and it can benefit nobody in the city and I don't care if there are all alternate rootes to take can you share some of your memories of this station I I think I was just thinking about this as I was writing my podcast that every idea I have about what news sounds like or should sound like from uh news noises and music to pacing to how many sound bites to how often you should repeat a number if you're saying it on on on the air everything I know about doing news maybe the visuals come from other sources but but the audio that's from listening to WCBS particularly in high school I just figured out I've been listening for 50 years and so I've heard everybody and I I I had tremendous experiences with people over the years who have worked there and who I've met in in lighter contexts and my memory of it is uh there was an authenticity and a a professionalism at all times that really made me wonder particularly when I was a kid whether or not I should be taking notes on on how to do it and and everybody involved in it from the people that I listen to as a kid I have tapes and then one of the first moments of authenticity in my career when I worked for UPI radio in 1979 was the first time that WCBS ran one of my pieces and it was Bill fan doing the overnight Sports cast as part of the overnight news shift and he said Keith alberman has more and I went I exist it's like validation the first time you hear yourself on the station that you grew up listening to you have a very particular connection to one of WCBS 880's former news directors can you tell us that story yeah that this is this is to me still a startling event and it occurred in April of 1979 as I was getting of Cornell I was trying to get a job and I thought okay I I'm not going to limit myself to small markets I am going to try the big city stations and see if any of them say yes because I thought well look it's not my job to say I'm not good enough to work at WCBS it's Lou Adler's job and I've been listening to Lou since as I said I was in high school and so I sent him a tape and I sent a tape to every news director in in this city and in Boston and Philadelphia Washington and the only one who wrote back was Lou adward and I got the letter after a tortuous 8h hour drive back to itha New York in a snowstorm after my friend George's father had taken the snow tires off the car and we barely made it back to itha and there sitting in the middle of the night was this letter with the WCBS classic return address and Lou Adler's name at the top and I thought this is wonderful he sent me a form letter rejecting my tape it it it was it was that that idea was just just enough for me that I was going to frame the form letter then I opened the letter and I can still feel how cold it was I remember everything about that moment and the next couple of days because it was not a rejection letter it was a letter in which Lou Adler encouraged me to pursue broadcasting and invited me to come in and meet him at Black Rock uh and he he did in fact give me that last little impetus to get my career started and the letter sits on my wall framed near the front door so that in the event of emergency I can get it out it is one of my most prized possessions and what happened when you came to visit him at Black Rock what I remember of it is because I did I did have the appropriate out-of- body experiences um he said I have no doubt that you you are going to succeed in this business and he introduced me to Ed Engles who of course was the the legendary sports caster and later became a very good friend of mine who I would see all the time and we always joked about this he took me on a tour of The Newsroom he took me on a tour he he introduced me to Ed and Ed said oh you're the guy from Cornell so Lou did you hire him am I out of a job and I mean it was they could not have been more supportive and more helpful to me and more encouraging and again the idea of being validated by professionals and also in in even then I thought this is how I should treat people who are trying to to to get into this business Keith Overman host of the extremely popular podcast countdown with Keith Overman available wherever you get your podcasts I'm so glad you were able to join us I'm so glad you asked you thank you WCBS 880 magazine make this the summer to go anywhere and do anything with exciting deals on your favorite Jeep BR Vehicles experience the luxury and comfort of Jeep Grand Cherokee the most awarded SUV ever while the open air freedom of Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator will have your summer filled with Adventure or make this the summer to experience the Innovative 2024 Jeep 4 by lineup 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Township on Route 184 all Lanes down at Route 9 an accident with a down pole and cars are being detoured around that and on the New Jersey Turnpike the outer roadway southbound just south of exit 9 we've got a crash there and then a stall on the Garden State Parkway Northbound local Lanes right around exit 123 in seille so in the Bronx that problem still in the westbound Cross Bronx at the Bronx River Parkway two lanes down with a crash and our River Crossings well the George coming inbound is pretty heavy still about 35 to 45 minutes if you're headed outbound 15 to 20 the Lincoln inbound 30 and going out about 15 same thing for the Holland inbound 20 to 30 outbound about 15 minutes and I'm Susan Browning in the WCBS traffic center north and west there could be a Thunders shower in the next few hours and then we'll turn out mostly clear tonight down to 69 in Midtown overall pretty nice night across the balance of the area then partly sunny for tomorrow we're up to 85 uh there will be an afternoon or evening thunderstorm though a little bit more widespread tomorrow then mostly clear tomorrow night down to 69 very warm for Tuesday up to 88 and then hot and steamy on Wednesday at to 93 with an afternoon or evening thunderstorm and not as hot for Thursday this is WCBS 880 news think how devastating it would be if you couldn't communicate with your children or other adults to not be able to express yourself verbally individuals with non-verbal autism are unable to communicate through normal means but Kate Winslet's Golden Hat Foundation want you to know they still have a lot to say you just have to know how to listen shining a light on the the abilities of those with autism is the mission of the Golden Hat foundation and they need your help learn more at Golden hatf foundation.org for nearly 60 years WCBS 880 has been a trusted source for news and the Tri State thank you for being there for all of us during good times and during times of great challenge as we say goodbye we invite you to stay on top of your world every day with 1010 wins on 923 FM hello dear friends Tom ohanlan here and well it's been about 24 years that I've had the extraordinary privilege of bringing you traffic and weather together on the eights and some really cool breaking news along the way too what an honor it is to work with such talented and wonderful people here at WCBS News Radio 880 thanks for inviting me into your life I can't even begin to tell you how much that means to me be well be kind and most of all thank you with wishing you all the best until we meet again this is WCBS 880 news CBS News brief the US is worried the war in the Middle East could spread to an allout Regional War as tensions and attacks escalate between Israel and Hezbollah White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan it is incumbent on all parties in the region to work towards deescalation and stability his comments amid more ceasefire talks there the Harris and Trump campaigns back to work this week rallying voters CBS is Skyler Henry this week Trump heads back to Michigan twice in Pennsylvania on Friday and Harris will go on another bus tour this time across Georgia millions of people are gearing up for Labor Day weekend here's cbs's Chris Van CLE triaa says domestic travel will be the focus this Labor Day weekend trending up 9% over last year the cost to fly is down about 6% the price to drive lower to gas now averaging about $3.3 a gallon Nationwide according to AAA CBS News brief I'm Monica Ricks New York New Jersey and Connecticut's home for News traffic weather and the mess this is wcvs 880 news you're listening to WCBS 880 magazine I came across this of when I was a kid in Jersey and I was obsessed with WCBS it's kind of amazing that they actually took me and after I stalked the station for so many years well you were the you were their Suburban Stringer even at age what I was I think 14 when I called in because it started snowing out in Calon New Jersey where I lived and I called the radio station and couldn't believe it when they put the report on the air and I'm going to play I actually recorded it of course I did and if you listen carefully you could hear me shouting down to Mom saying I'm recording this Mom it's 23 and 1/2 minutes before 8:00 let's go to the weather center about the snow Dr Bob Harris snow on the way just had a listener report from hunon County that's around Clinton and Flemington New Jersey starting to snow there it's heading our way we'll arrive in the immediate New York area within the next couple of hours and snow will continue this afternoon the possibility of an inch or two with very slippery roads by this evening's Rush Hour high today 20 to 25° snow continuing tonight maybe we'll add another in or two me WS SK are cloudy the wind noreast at 8 mph we're checking in now with Neil Bush our WCBS helicopter any ver that you've been flying through sir hello Neil okay Bob uh having just a little bit of trouble here with my AM signal I I know you switched to me so let me just fix all the technical difficulties over the years hi it's Catherine chaffy the station has been a major part of my life I cut my teeth in that Newsroom it's been a long time since I was on the air but the station has remained a constant pillar for me a place that embodies the highest level of journalistic Integrity a special thank you to Tim sheld and Chris Quimby for hiring me and to Paul Wayne Steve Marla Peter Sean and the late French naido for teaching me how to report and write but also for teaching me about Humanity Lisa chich thank you for being a great friend and the best producer I'm really going to miss hearing your voices every day she mentioned Chris Quimby I had a Chris Quimby dream Paul you were telling me this and you put it what on your phone you wrote it down on your phone I wrote it down should I I guess I might as well Sol the story now we have time sure sure let's see do I have it handy here welcome to the Freud welcome to the Freud part of the show yeah honestly I had this you know what I got to find it uh this I'm not actually not prepared and that's my own fault for for bringing it up and not being prepared to talk about it but it's the um it's the end of WCBS as we know Sunday night is when we hand it over to ESPN but I think I had a premonition and um this was back a year ago it was a year ago in you were on vacation or something or no I don't know it was uh it was uh Jun