Steve Malzberg Loses NYC Radio Show
In a surprise move, conservative talker Steve Malzberg has been fired from the top-rated, afternoon drive-time slot on WOR in New York City that he has been broadcasting on for the last four years.“As you may know by now, WOR Radio has decided not to renew my contract which expires in October,” Malzberg wrote on his official website. “They have also elected not to have me finish out my contract, so I am officially done with my on-air shows on WOR.”
Management at WOR have reportedly chosen former New York Governor David Patterson, a liberal Democrat, to replace the firebrand conservative-Republican host. “I wish [him] all the best,” Malzberg wrote.
WOR VP/GM Jerry Crowley called Patterson “the obvious choice to be the man behind the microphone,” reports AllAccess.com.
This is not the first surprise firing by WOR in recent past. Glenn Beck was axed from the station this past January, reportedly for low ratings.
While some believe the Beck firing was due to a desire by the station to move towards a more localized flavor in its programming, the rationale does not explain why Malzberg, a staple of New York City talk radio for the last 30 years who consistently won his time slot against rival talker Sean Hannity, was let go.
In an interview with FishbowlNY, Malzberg says he is “not totally shocked” about being fired. “They decided to go in a completely different direction.”
Ratings had gone down for the station overall, which normally happens over the summer months, but Malzberg said he was sure listenership would pick up again in the Fall, with the build-up to the 2012 US presidential election.
Malzberg plans to remain a strong voice for social conservatism in the tri-state area, with plans for many different ventures already in the works. He hinted in the interview with FishbowlNY that he might return to WABC, where he spent most of his 30-year career in radio.
“I grew up at WABC,” Malzberg said. “I would absolutely love to go back to WABC.”
Question isn't Patterson legally blind!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTo replace steve malzberg with David Patterson is ridiculous Patterson has no talent and he's a bore...are you repeating CNN's mistake!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you expect from a NY station? Those people go absolutely RABID any time anyone doesn't agree that the sun shines out of Obama's butt. I used to love NY. Now that I know what Obama lunatics they are, they can keep it.
ReplyDeleteTremendous mistake by Jerry Crowley and WOR radio.
ReplyDeleteSteve Malzberg was terrific and a refreshing alternative to the mainstream media. Patterson, the "accidental" Governor is B-O-R-I-N-G and I will never waste a minute of my time listening to him. If they drop Michael Savage next, WOR Radio is DONE!
It appears once again that the management at WOR Radio is 100% clueless as to what it takes to be successful in the Talk Radio Business. Getting rid of Steve Malzberg has got to be one of the dumbest moves these morons have ever made!!! Get ready to see your ratings collapse even further than you ever imagined and your competitors ratings go through the roof! Hannity here I come!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely shocked to turn to WOR and no Steve Malzberg. I switched from Hannity to listen to Steve. Wow! I hope he goes back to WABC I will follow him. Sorry WOR you should have stuck with Steve especially with the election and the whole country against Obama. The tide has shifted and you chose the wrong direction.
ReplyDeleteI loved Steve's program & enjoyed the guests he had on. I also learned many things!! I wish he would return yesterday. No longer listen to wor
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking the reason is either one of two: They are looking to completely wipe out any conservative views from their station OR someone is in cahoots with the higher ups at Sean Hannity on 770am and struck a deal so that all of Steves listeners would then resort to listening to Hannity in that same time slot.
ReplyDeleteI used to listen to Steve ... could hardly wait for 4 PM when I could go my car and run errands and listen to Steve. I am shocked that he was fired. I found out by turning on WOR after what I thought was a vacation break (which the old Kuntzler assistant extreme leftist liar for hire was subbing). Found that Patterson was on giving the disgraced, corrupt congressman from Harlem completely unfettered and unchallenged air-time to spew lies and propaganda from the extreme left. Next day or two days later, he had the old NYC leftist mayor on. Same stuff, different day. The old mayor and patterson agreed that a WPA is the answer. See ya'll in the ditch digging brigades.
ReplyDeleteWhat a joke. I will miss hearing the real truth about what's going on in the world. Steve, I will follow you where ever you go to work, I will continue my support.
ReplyDeleteListened online from VA. Loved to listen instead of Hannity. Sometimes Steve would fill in for a station here, wish he would come to the DC area. No reason to listen to WOR anymore.
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is agape..... Malzberg was / is fabulous....
ReplyDeleteSavage is going to go down in the rating without Steve as a lead in.....
What IDIOTS..... Or did the hard to refuse ENVELOPE arrive.....
Steve.... can't wait to hear you again....
And whomever follows you can't wait either !!!!!!
Steve was my FAVORITE--I learned sooo much from his intelligent, informative and savvy broadcast. For example: How Saudi Khalid Al Monsaur contacted Percy Sutton, who was NY Borough President at the time, to get Obama into Harvard Law School--any Red Flags there?! Steve's show was relevant for anyone in any part of the U.S. By comparison, his replacement, Paterson's show is boring and much too much focusing on New York politics and I'm not interested...so have "tuned out!"
ReplyDeleteWOR is off my listening list . . . period. Advertisers, take note, I'm not listening to your WOR ads any more.
ReplyDeleteI miss Steve the most whenever I tune in to WOR and hear the most boring sounds and talk of a has been accidental governor of NY State. Oh my God, Steve, PLEASE, PLEASE, get on the air again so I can stay awake and enjoy your honest and refreshing talk show. Your show was number 1 with everone I know. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteI don't listen WOR anymore
ReplyDeleteThere a bunch of losers without Steve.
I smell fairness doctrine time.
Leading in with hopeless Patterson
Salvage does not stand a chance.
Those miserable SOBS even interrupt
his first hour with Ch 4 news!!1!
I listen Curtis Sliwa now on 970 am.
Best wishes to Steve cause a few years
ago WACB did the same thing to him.
They pulled the rug from under him
and us the listeners...And they don't
even bother to tell the listeners what
happened with our host or what?
Where is the respect of the listeners
from these stations!