Sliwa Checks Out, Batchelor To Nights At WABC
Longtime WABC/New York host, nationally syndicated personality and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is leaving the Citadel Broadcasting News/Talker this week after being a part of the station’s lineup for most of the last two decades. Sources tell NTS MediaOnline Today that Sliwa and the station were unable to come to terms on a new deal and that the talk host will announce a new NYC radio home shortly. Meanwhile, weekender John Batchelor returns to his old 9pm-1am nightly timeslot on WABC beginning November 30th. Batchelor will be busy, as he’ll continue to host his newly syndicated weekend shows, too, which also airs on KSFO/San Francisco, WMAL/Washington and WTKK/Boston. Contacted for comment on the lineup change WABC PD Laurie Cantillo told NTS MediaOnline that Sliwa had “expressed a desire to host between 6am-7pm and we don’t have any openings at this time.” She confirmed that Sliwa will continue to host his network show from the WABC studios for the next two weeks and added, “We appreciate Curtis’ contributions to WABC and we wish him well.”