WABC lineups
The following are directly from the files of Vince Santarelli, except where
noted. They were originally carried in this format at www.billdulmage.com
Original Top 40 lineup - December 7, 1960
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Farrell Smith
0300 - Jack Carney
0600 - Newscope
0730 - Chuck Dunaway
1000 - Scott Muni
1200 - Happiness Exchange with Big Joe Rosenthal
0400 - Bill Owen
1961
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Sam Holman
0300 - Jack Carney
0600 - Newscope
0730 - Chuck Dunaway
1000 - Scott Muni
1200 - Big Joe's Happiness Exchange
0400 - Fred Hall
Notes - Dan Ingram joined for PM Drive on July 3. Bruce Morrow joined in August.
1962
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Sam Holman
0300 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Scott Muni
1000 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Bob Lewis
Weekends - Bill Owen, Fred Hall
Notes - Lewis joined on June 16.
1963-64
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Bob Dayton
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Scott Muni
1000 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
Notes - Rick Sklar joins in June 1963 as PD.
1965
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Bob Dayton
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
News - George Ansbro, Jimmy Wallington
September 1965
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1100 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Ron Lundy
Notes - Dayton left August 6, replaced by Greer, Lundy joined September 1,
Leonard joined September 6.
1966-67
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0720 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
1968
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Roby Yonge
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
News - John Meagher joins
Notes - Roby Yonge joined January 1. Anderson left September 19, replaced by
Harry Harrison from WMCA on September 23.
1969
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Roby Yonge
0700 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
News - John Meagher
Notes - Morrow moved to new start time of 6:15, Yonge moves to 12-3 a.m. Greer
left August 7, Leonard
moved to 10:30 start time, Les Marshak joined August 8 for 3-6 am. Yonge left
October 21, Jim Nettleton
joined for weekends October 4.
1970
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Jim Nettleton, Jim Perry
News - John Meagher
Notes - Reynolds joined February 23.
1971
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Jim Nettleton, Jim Perry
News - John Meagher
Notes - Nettleton left May 18, replaced by Frank Kingston Smith on June 26.
1972
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Frank Kingston Smith
News - John Meagher
Notes - Johnny Donovan joined for weekends July 9.
1973
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Frank Kingston Smith, Johnny Donovan
News - John Meagher
1974
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Johnny Donovan, Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
Notes - Frank Kingston Smith left May 12. The afternoon news package moved to
5:50 p.m. and Chuck Leonard starts at 6:05 and goes to midnight. Bruce Morrow
left August 7 for WNBC. George Michael joined for 6-10 p.m. on September 9,
Leonard moves to 10-midnight.
1975
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0605 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Johnny Donovan, Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
1976
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan / Steve O'Brien
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
News - John Meagher
Notes - Reynolds left February 26, replaced by Bob Cruz on March 1. Lundy moved
to 10a-1p, Donovan to 1-2 p.m. PD Rick Sklar left.
1977
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
Notes - 5:50 News dropped, Lundy moves to 10a-2p, Donovan to weekends.
1978
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Steve O'Brien, Johnny Donovan
News - John Meagher
1979
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Liz Kiley, Johnnny Donovan, Marc Sommers
News - John Meagher
Notes - Liz Kiley joined February 24.
November 27, 1979
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Marc Sommers
1200 - Mike McKay
Notes - November departures: George Michael (17th), Harry Harrison (21st), Chuck
Leonard (27th). November 26 moves: Ingram PM Drive to AM Drive, Donovan Weekends
to Middays, Cruz Overnight to PM Drive, Sommers Weekends to Evenings, McKay to
Overnights (joined November 9).
December 10, 1979
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Howard Hoffman
1200 - Sturgis Griffin
Notes - McKay moved to weekends
1980
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Howard Hoffman
1200 - Sturgis Griffin
Weekends - Mike McKay, Marc Sommers, Kathleen Maloney
News - Shelly Sonstien, Bob Capers, John Meagher
March 1981
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Art Rust Jr. (Sportstalk)
0900 - Sturgis Griffin
0100 - Howard Hoffman
Weekends - Mike Mckay, Marc Sommers, Peter Bush, Steve Gold
News - John Meagher
Notes - Bob Cruz left March 2, Ross & Wilson joined March 9, Rust added March
16, Griffin moved to 9-1., Hoffman 1-5.
Later 1981
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Art Rust Jr. (Sportstalk)
0900 - Mike McKay
0100 - Howard Hoffman
Notes - Later, Dr. Judith Kiriansky added for 9-midnight, Mckay moved to 12-5
a.m.
1982
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Sportstalk with Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - On Track with Dr. Judith Kiriansky
1200 - Mike McKay / Marc Sommers
Others - Bob Fitzsimmons, Peter Bush, Art Athens, Larry Baer, Gordon Williams
(Business)
News - John Meagher, Rick James, Dick Cunningham, Palmer Payne, Kathleen
Maloney, Joe Nolan (Traffic)
Notes - Fitzsimmons joined January 9. WABC went All-Talk on May 10 at 12 Noon.
Donovan did his last show May 9, but remained with WABC as a staff announcer.
Ingram & Lundy did a joint last show, ending the music format on May 10. Ross &
Wilson remain in AM Drive.
1983
0530 - Ross & Wilson
1000 - Owen Spann
1200 - Art Athens
0100 -
Midday - Bill Bresnan
PM Drive -
Evening -
Overnight -
Others - Dr. Judith Kiriansky
News - John Meagher, Steve McPartland (Sports), Joe Nolan (Traffic)
1984
0530 - Brian Wilson
0900 - Kathy Novak
1000 - Owen Spann
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Michael Jackson
0400 - Dr. Toni Grant
0600 - News
0630 - Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - Dr. Judith Kiriansky
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
Others - Carol Hemmingway, Bill Flanigan, Alan Colmes
Notes - Roger Skibenes (News) joined from WOR.
1986
0530 - Alan B. Colmes
0900 - Paul W. Smith
1000 - Dr. Susan Forward
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - Michael Jackson
1100 - Dr. Sonya Friedman / Dr. David Viscott
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
Others - Kathy Novak, Gary Null
1987
0500 - Gil Gross
1000 - Dr. Joy Browne
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - ?
1000 - Dr. Sonya Friedman / Dr. David Viscott
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
EVE - Tom Snyder
Others / Weekends - Bill Flanagan, Lisa Karlin, Steve Malzberg, Gary Null, Dr.
Judith Kiriansky, Joel Rapp,
Mike McClintock, Dr. Lawrence Balter, Kathy Novak, Bob Brinker, Art Rust, Jr.
Notes - Kiriansky returns
1988
The following weekend people were let go: Mike McClintock, Joel Rapp, and Bill
Flanagan.
1989
0500 - Roger Skibenes & Kathleen Maloney
0600 - Dave Dawson & Roger Skibenes
0900 - Dave Dawson
1000 - Rush Limbaugh
1200 - Lynn Samuels
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - Bill Bresnan
0900 - Art Rust, Jr.
1200 - Tom Snyder
0300 - Ray Briem
Weekends - Dr. Joy Browne, Bob Brinker, Dr. Dean Edell, Steve Malzberg
Notes - Barry Farber (1-3 p.m.) joins from WMCA in September and is later
replaced by Samuels & Grant. Steve Kane (6-10 a.m.) joins from WIOD October 30
and is later replaced by Skibenes-Maloney-Dawson,
1990
Roger Skibenes & Kathleen Maloney replaced in AM Drive by Jay Diamond.
Skibenes returned to WOR.
1993
0530 - Curtis & Lisa Sliwa
0900 - Lynn Samuels
1100 - Ed Koch
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Bob Grant
0700 - G. Gordon Liddy
1100 - Jay Diamond
0300 - The Best of Bob Grant
1996
0530 - Mike Gallagher
1000 - Penny Crone / Mayor Giuliani (Fri)
1100 - Ed Koch
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Dr. Laura Schlessinger
0400 - Lionel & Bruce Anderson
0800 - Curtis Sliwa
1100 - Lynn Samuels (to 2)
Notes - Bob Grant & Allan Dershowitz (Weekends) left in April for WOR. Former
WABC personality Charlie Greer died
September 30 at age 73.
1997
0500 - Mike Gallagher & Penny Crone
0900 - Dr. Laura Schlessinger
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Lionell
0700 - Curtis Sliwa
1100 - Sean Hannity
Notes - Lynn Samuels left February 18.