WABC Fires John Gambling

A further sign that terrestrial radio is at a do-or-die moment is the fact that for the first time since 1925, there will not be a Gambling on the air. For three generations, there has been a Gambling broadcast over the New York airwaves.

The pendulum swings. From David Hinkley of The Daily News:

”Friday’s dismissal of veteran John Gambling from WABC (770 AM) not only ends an 83-year run for Gamblings on New York radio, at least temporarily, but reflects the fact that almost all “traditional” media these days are rethinking and restructuring – which usually means people are getting fired.

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