WCBS Newsradio 880 Closes down

[Music] always gone oh boy it's Wayne cabbat as we say goodbye this is it we're just minutes away and I want to take these last few minutes to be quiet which is something Paul merain has wished for for a very long time Paul you will get your wish for the next few minutes as I play the sounds of WCBS Through The Years you ready 1960s the headline sound CVS Network alert 1970s let's [Music] chopping headline stories WCBS bullettin [Music] WCBS special news 888 business news 88 [Music] [Applause] update ah here's everyone's favorite we never should have stopped playing these we should have kept paying Steve Carmen as much as he wanted everyone remembers and loves news is from the guy who composed so many great themes we'll start with the real big one yeah he was the guy behind I love New York when you say Budweiser you've said it all sooner or later you'll own generals trust the mightest touch and have you ever heard the jingle Nationwide is on your side and here's what my friend Steve Carman did for us 1979 news is WCBS New York Sports is WCBS New York where it's at and where it's going to be is new yor no matter where the news is we're here to it best WCBS New York WCBS New York news more news day and night around the clock it's your news you get when set you down to all news 88 WCBS new yor WCBS New [Music] York 1989 this one didn't last very long headlines traffic [Applause] [Music] [Applause] WCBS news time 3:15 time for news 88 Sports and the big sport story today involves Kevin McReynolds who has extended his lease at Shay stadium in a very big way Howard Canon has more about that it was supposed to be Kevin MC reyolds day a threeyear cont now the '90s more than just the headlines [Applause] traffic the headlines approaching CBS news on the [Music] hour [Music] WCBS 8 more than just the headines WCBS CBS News I'm Mike [Music] Fifer WCS WC radi the 2000 News traffic and weather for New Jersey and Connecticut we are news radio WCBS 880 big bee music to the top of the hour [Music] the two 2000s this just [Music] in network rejoin live from the CBS Hudson Square broadcast Center in Manhattan we are news radio W cbsh HD and WCBS FM HD2 New [Music] York traffic [Music] time this just into the WCBS Newsroom now CBS topof the hour 60s 2 today [Music] [Applause] [Music] we interrupt this program for a CBS Radio net alert bulletin that chirp CBS Radio Special Report CBS radio sports this is Win Elliot for CBS radio sports central USA every referee signal on a playing field has a special meaning and now on CBS Radio we've got a new set of signals that means great listening on this station our Sports signature sounds like [Music] this it means my sports central USA this is Douglas Edwards CBS news on the hour is the sound of news in the making and this sound introduces our comprehensive news coverage distinctively CBS Radio signaling CBS News listen for the signature and you'll be listening to CBS news on CBS Radio where what you want to know comes first good morning this is Steve Porter welcoming you to WCBS news radio 88 good morning this is Charles A good news radio 88 tun to the best news source around WCBS news radio 88 local and Regional developments coming right up this is Bill F it's 5 minutes past 4:00 34° the winds east Southeast at 10 to 18 m per hour you know him duner that's Bob Harris do you know me many people in the West Village news 88 WCBS in New York 27th of November a Monday 36° 5:30 the news on us headlines lot of snow on us today season's first snars traffic four tones will follow the final loudest one marks the exact time we've been marking time for a lifetime and now it's over it's midnight the power of that amazing signal there 50,000 Watts pulsating out will continue as these names go away we take these last minutes to celebrate our relationship yours and mine and Paul's and Bridget's and Michael and Steve and Tanya and Levon and on and on to patz Parson farac Carol Jeff taplan Deborah Rodriguez Gary Mo Ben Farnsworth Jim Donnelly Lou Adler Charles oood Steve Porter Harvey hobman Rita sanss Tom Franklin Bill fayan Bob Glenn John widra Palmer Payne Allan Shaw Ralph Howard Greg Baker Bob Gibson Jack wiby Harley KS theres Crowley Vicky Allen John Maxis Jim Taylor John Miller John leer Joe Avalar Anita Bonita Kathy carpon BJ finel I remember you BJ Mitch leby nicest guy in the world Mike Sugarman Janice Wright Steve Knight Karen Regal Mary Alice Williams Ed crane Maria Garcia Cameron suy Bud Michigan Suzanne kuchi aoke Bala Bill Whitney dick Reeves Rich lamb Peter has Mara Diamond Shawn Adams Fran schneid Alex Silverman Ellen Mitchell Sophia Hall Mac Rosenberg mikee xerx Bob vosberg Jeff Grant Lisa fantino Frank seola Doug Spiro Darlene pomales Linda Zan Steve Mal Mike smelts Sean culford AKA Michael Cole Katherine chofy Bob Brown Eric Scott Gordon deal Kelly Waldren dius endio Jerry nackman Jane tman Irving Mary gay Taylor Fred fishkin Walt wielder Ed Bradley Tim sheld and the renowned reporters for whom awards are named and still handed out Art Athens Steve Flanders Edward R Murrow Lou timot Tom salot Terry Rasin Joe Nolan Chris maette Jim Feldman Andre faroh tom o handland Russ Meer Lori Jordan Lou Adams Debbie Milla Neil Bush Tom Kaminsky Dr just playing Bob Harris nor McDonald Bill Corbell Gordon Barnes Todd Glickman Craig Allen Brad heler Jared Max Gordon damer Kevin Burkhart Kevin Connors Bill doy Bill schwitzer Rich arrian hoe carpon Tommy Ty Todd ant Gary Stanley Howard Cannon Spencer Ross Barry Landers Hoy Rose Len Burman Pat Summerall Ed Eng Les Gordon Williams Ray Hoffman Dean Shepard Ken puit Joe Connelly the CBS radio network and his Legions of correspondents reporters anchors and commentators Harry re nerd Dan Rather Walter CR kite the Osan file now what I did there was probably a huge mistake cuz these are the people just off the top of my head if I forgot you I didn't forget you this is all just happening so fast but a special ND to one man who was a producer a writer reporter and anchor over the years and who had and has CBS in his blood who maintains the most thorough and loving website of WCBS news radio that's a man I'm proud to call my friend Don swam and thanks to all of his contributors most not John Landers on the WCBS news radio 88 appreciation site go to it it's amazing now if we had ours not just minutes left we would name all the people you've never heard on the air except in the credits supporting those of us on the air and supporting journalism the legions of people behind the scenes writing producing engineering are an innumerable and invaluable part of our history Wicked smart people showing up at all hours weekends Thanksgiving Christmas so that whenever you turned on 880 you were closer to your world the WCBS passion and pride spilled into a Salesforce that revered these call letters and the CBS Legacy every bit as much as you and I do advocates for our craft who showed advertisers how we the audience are smart Discerning engaging and caring caring we have given our advertising dollars and our charitable dollars through so many hungerthon for example you held us to a high standard and let us know when we didn't hit the Mark all of us here knew that our audience is engaged and smart and we knew to treat our audience with the respect that a well-informed well educated news consumer deserves that's right deserves our News desert is getting bigger and drier and just like we should get a second medical opinion we need to seek out more and more varied news sources that we trust because getting your information without the bias and brainwashing in one place has given way to a fight to stay informed with each closing newspaper radio Newsroom TV Newsroom magazine and now even digital news operations the country we love is diminished so as we leave the news ecosystem after 57 years of all news and 100 years of service on New York radio we implore you to find that next trusted Source use it support it in word and deed it is the most patriotic thing you can do and the most satisfying to paraphrase a CBS News Legend good night and good luck you will ask why does this radio radio station means so much why is the reaction the way it is and I really can't speak for others I can speak for myself my parents split when I was 11 we split Christmas and when I was at Dad's house he gave me a clock and this one had a beam at the top that shined the time onto the ceiling I wanted to make sure it was set correctly so I went to the station I heard in the back of the car WCBS to make sure the time was exactly right and I listened and listened and before long I became hooked as a 12 13y old when I was 14 my dad drove me to the radio station in New York City during morning rush hour traffic and he introduced me to the place I'm now signing off in 2024 Ray Martell here's your last request Chris Alero Ben mck Ivan Lee our bosses pushed for and got the authority to let us have our goodbyes to have a last show that's something very I thank them for that and I thank my dad for driving me into New York City in 1978 parents you never know what impact these random acts of love and attention may have on your children and I'm Wayne kabin and for the final time this is WCBS New York okay every single you know time we have a show so all four hours of this show commercial free will be available wherever you do get your podcasts talked about why the Steelers at quarterback no matter who they start or screwed we've talked about so far as well uh the biggest boldest takes that will come true here in 2024 it's been a fun show so far hick at night podcast nights Bel nit that is where you are able to go fine so far those first two hours we will continue to add to listen to your bold proclamations for this upcoming NFL season the cut off date is going to be 2 am. 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