Category Archives: Radio Stories

September 11th Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Anyone who was just about anywhere in the New York Metropolitan area on the morning of September 11, 2001 will always remember that day, and where they were. I know in our family that’s the case. My wife Sue was … Continue reading →

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95.5, WPLJ…New York’s Best Rock

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

  Last Tuesday night, 400 folks said goodbye to a great radio station.  This was my take on a sad but happy event. 95.5, WPLJ….New York’s Best Rock!  

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95.5 WPLJ

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

  The Sale of WPLJ On February 13th of this year, Cumulus Media announced that it was selling a number of radio stations to the Educational Media Foundation for $103.5 Million. Included in the deal was WPLJ Radio in New … Continue reading →

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Radio Stories – You can go back home, again and again and again!

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

April is over, and I have officially been retired for three months, after my 40 years at WABC Radio. April also holds my other radio anniversary, as it was on April 17th, 1972 that I started at WHN Radio in … Continue reading →

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One Month

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Today is Friday, February 26th, 2016. Four weeks ago today, on Friday, January 29th, I worked my last day at WABC. The last four weeks have been a mix of fun times….retirement parties, get togethers with our family, time spent … Continue reading →

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The First Time I Walked into WABC

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Well, as today is the last day I will ever walk into WABC Radio as an employee, thought it might be fun to look back on the first time I walked into the WABC Studios on the 8th Floor of … Continue reading →

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My Friend Johnny Donovan

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Of all the on the air people I have worked with in the 40 years I’ve been at WABC, I have worked with none longer, than my friend Johnny Donovan. With the exception of the last six months – Johnny … Continue reading →

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WABC By The Numbers

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

There are many ways to look at the time we spend at a job, but for many, it all boils down to the numbers. As it gets towards the end of my days here, I take a look back at … Continue reading →

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My Life on the Radio

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

In the almost 44 years since I got my first job in commercial New York radio, at WHN in April of 1972, I was very content to work behind the scenes. I’d had my time on the air in college … Continue reading →

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WABC Memory Lane

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Cumulus, New York (WABC, WPLJ, Nash FM, and WMBM) occupies about 3/4 of the 17th floor of Two Penn Plaza in New York City. That’s the building right above Penn Station, and in front of Madison Square Garden, that prompted … Continue reading →

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