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William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the " Piano Man " after his signature song of the same name, [5] [6] he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album of classical compositions in 2001. He is one of the best...

WBLS (107.5 MHz ) is an urban adult contemporary formatted FM radio station , licensed to New York City . It is currently owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared services agreement, along with sister stations WLIB (1190 AM) and WQHT (97.1 FM). The three stations share studios in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan , and WBLS' transmitter is locate...

William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948)[1] is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s for television roles as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live. Crystal then became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in Running Scared (1986), The Princess Bride (1987),...

WBBR (1130 AM ) is a Class A clear-channel radio station licensed to New York, New York . It serves as the flagship station of Bloomberg Radio , Bloomberg L.P. 's radio service. The station offers general and financial news reports 24-hours a day, along with local information and interviews with corporate executives, economists, and industry analysts. [1] WBBR broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maxim...

WBAI (99.5 FM ) is a non-commercial , listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York . Its programming is a mixture of political news, talk and opinion from a left-leaning , liberal or progressive viewpoint, and eclectic music . The station is owned by the Pacifica Foundation with studios located in Brooklyn and transmitter located at 4 Times Square . PICTURE:  By Traced from...

Henry Franklin Winkler , OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series Happy Days , Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles such as Arthur Himbry in Scream , Coach Klein in The Waterboy , Barry Zuckerkorn in Arrested Development , Ed...

Brady left WABC in July 1980 and soon became general manager of WYNY , which by then had a similar format to its sister station WNBC, as well as WABC. That fall, Jay Clark took over as program director at WABC, and Jeff Mazzei arrived as assistant program director from WNEW (which was moving from adult contemporary to big bands and standards). Under Clark, the station played current music leaning...

Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) [2] was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show before he developed Neil Simon 's 1965 play The Odd Couple for television in 1970. He gained fame for creating Happy Days (1974–1984), Laverne and Shirley (1976–1983), and Mork and Mindy (1978–1982). He is also know...

In 1942, the FCC ruled that no broadcaster could own more than one AM, one FM and one television station in a single market. On January 23, 1942, the FCC approved the transfer of WJZ's operating license from Radio Corporation of America to the Blue Network, Inc. [34] A year later, on October 12, 1943, WJZ and the NBC Blue Network were sold to Edward J. Noble , then the owner of WMCA . Technically,...

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano ; [nb 1] [1] December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. [2] Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over seven decades and is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywo...

Conrad Janis (February 11, 1928 – March 1, 2022) was an American actor and jazz trombonist. He played the role of Mindy McConnell's father, Frederick, on television's Mork & Mindy . Janis was born in Manhattan on February 11, 1928. [1] His father, Sidney , was an art dealer and writer; his mother, Harriet (Grossman), was also a writer. [2] He had one brother, Carroll. [3] [4] Janis successfull...

Jack Barry (born Jack Barasch ; March 20, 1918 – May 2, 1984) was an American game show host, television personality and executive who made a name for himself in the game show field. Barry served as host of several game shows in his career, many of which he developed along with Dan Enright as part of their joint operation Barry & Enright Productions . Barry's reputation became tarnished due to...

WABC (770 AM ) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York , carrying a conservative talk format known as "Talkradio 77". Owned by John Catsimatidis ' Red Apple Media, the station's studios are located in Red Apple Media headquarters on Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan and its transmitter is in Lodi, New Jersey . Its 50,000- watt non-directional clear channel signal can be heard...

Madeline Gail Kahn ( née Wolfson ; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks , including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award –nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (...

Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards . As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America Awards with nominations for the coming of age d...

Abraham Charles Vigoda [1] (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972) and Phil Fish in both Barney Miller (1975–1977, 1982) and Fish (1977–1978). PICTURE:  By ABC Television - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18696110 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE:  ...

WAXQ (104.3 FM ) is a classic rock - formatted radio station licensed to New York City . WAXQ is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former AT&T Building in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan ; its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building . [1] PICTURE:  By WAXQ email intellectual property owned by the organization represented, Fair use, https://en.wikipe...

ON THIS PART 2 WE LOOK AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HIGHEST RATED RADIO STATION COMING OUT OF THE 5 BOROUGHS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCBS-FM PICTURE:  By This copyrighted image was taken from their Web site,www.wcbsfm.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20641739 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q

Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz , [1] March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. Linden began his career as a big band musician and singer in the 1950s. After a stint in the United States Army , he began an acting career, first working in summer stock and off-Broadway productions. Linden found success on Broadway when he replaced Sydney Chaplin in the...

WCBS-FM (101.1 FM ) is a radio station offering a classic hits format licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan , and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building . WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format da...

WCBS (880 AM , "WCBS Newsradio 880") is a radio station licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. WCBS's studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of lower Manhattan and its transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx . Its 50,000- watt clear channel signal can be heard at night throughout much of the eastern United State...

WINS (1010  AM ) – branded 1010 WINS (the call sign phonetically pronounced "wins") – is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. WINS' studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan , and its transmitter is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey . WINS is the oldest continuously ope...

Richard Wagstaff Clark [1] [2] (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid game show from 1973 to 1988 and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve , which transmitted New Y...

Sbarro, LLC is an American pizzeria chain that specializes in New York-style pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine . In 2011, the company was ranked 15th in foreign sales among U.S.-based quick-serve and fast-casual companies by QSR Magazine . [1] In 2008, Sbarro was rated the #1 Quick Service Restaurant in the Italian segment by Entrepreneur magazine. Not all reports were pos...

The Beatnuts are an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, [2] 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez on April 10, [3] 1970) is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights, Queens . Although only peripheral members, they are routinely acknowledged by Q-T...