A little known fact about John Catsimatidis, that name is an alias. He's really the late Jay Smilkstein's Uncle Shleckstein. You can't deny the family resemblance. Catsimatidis bought both the A&P groceries in the greater NYC area and Jay's favorite AM station to honor his nephew, Jay. Will Jay Smilkstein's legacy ever end?
I understand longtime WABC fixture John Batchelor is in bad shape. I hope they let him continue on until he's ready to hang it up. In a MW band full of shows hosted by reactionary shouters, Batchelor was the voice of reason on that side of the aisle. When he and Larry Kudlow were co-hosting in late evening hours, it was always informative and funny. Batchelor once said he suspected the management at WABC thought he and Larry were, "Dope fiends in suits. They left us alone.".
Larry and his lil' ponytail, lol! I've noticed he's cut it off since he's gone to Washington to keep DJT out of trouble.