50 Stories with Wayne Cabot

Peter Haskell is leaving WCBS due to a vocal disorder that has slowly caused him more and more issues with his voice, causing him to have to step away much sooner than anyone hoped. Wayne Cabot looks back on Peter's long and storied career in this edition of 50 Stories.

Waynes conversation with Dennis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wayne Cabot's exit interview with WFANs Mark Chernoff and his career of radio stories See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wayne Cabot and Vickie Allen, friends talk life and the radio business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, February 26, 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Wayne Cabot revists this event in a previously published WCBS Newsradio 880 "50 Stories" podcast.

Harvey Hauptman & the legendary voices of 88

We wrap up our 50 stories over 50 years of newsradio with a look inside the boss's office. With News and Programming Director Tim Scheld and Assistant News Director and morning producer Jonathan Clark.

A recap of 50 stories from 50 years of news on WCBS Newsradio. Photo of Fran Schneidau by Kelley Edwards  

How the story broke, how WCBS learned the name of the killer, and how New Yorkers coped with the awful news that John Lennon had been shot dead.

The last DJ on then music station WCBS remembers the switch to all-news as an "enchanted" time. Jim Gearhart met with Wayne Cabot at New Jersey 101.5 where Jim went on to an amazing second career in radio.

You’ve heard our WCBS stories. Now let's hear yours.  

First newsradio programmer Allen Green talks about the launch of all-news, the void of women, pervasive sexism and Don Draper-era drinking, but mostly the magic of being at the start of a grand experiment.

From saving Imus' life to making Joe Connolly a business reporter, veteran broadcaster Ray Hoffman spins radio stories from the old days to now.

With her distinctive voice, perfect diction and passion for news, Debbie climbed from Long Island radio through New York City and now the CBS Radio Network, with lots of stories on the way -- some good, some awful. We sat down in the cafeteria at the CBS Broadcast Center on W57th St.

Sandy: the storm the WCBS weather center saw 10 days out - and unfortunately got right. With a heartbroken Tom Kaminki in the chopper and a lonely Alex Silverman in eerie lower Manhattan.

Joe Connolly, Paul Murnane and Sean Adams reflect on covering the last big market crash.

You know him. You love him. Now, here’s what makes everyone’s favorite business reporter – Joe Connolly – tick.

WCBS Reporter Steven Reed recalls Son of Sam, the '77 blackout, Nelson Mandela,  Carlo Gambino, King Kong on the Empire State Building, and the thrill of reporting for WCBS in New York City.

A look back at WCBS Newsradio through the eyes of newsman Dave Marash.

How the biggest story in our 50 years of news unfolded on WCBS Newsradio 880 from the voices who reported it on the air that day. Tom Kaminski, Pat Carroll, and Jeff Kaplan.

A son's loving tribute to WCBS founding all-news anchor Robert Vaughn, who passed away on September 11th, 2017 in Clearwater, Florida, with his family by his side as Hurricane Irma was bearing down. With a recollection from Rita Sands.

Interviews with George Martin, Paul Shaffer, Ray Kelly and the great Tony Bennett from our August 8th Night of Stories Event.

Lesley Stahl talks about Watergate and 60 Minutes, Adam Graves remembers what it was like to win the Stanley Cup for the Rangers, and Bobby Valentine talks about his brush with a Motorcycle gang. These are just some of the stories from our WCBS Night of New York Stories Event celebrating our Anniversary. We have so many stories we needed to split this up over two weeks!!!

In this week’s 50 Stories podcast, listen to the voice that turned on Newsradio 88 on its first day 50 years ago this week. Wayne Cabot hears from Charles Osgood.

Covering a story can change your life. Especially if that story is Woodstock. Gary Maurer reveals the personal epiphany he experienced at Max Yasgur’s farm while covering the festival for WCBS.

In this 50 Stories Podcast, Wayne remembers WCBS Anchor Harvey Hauptman and pays his own tribute to 880.

Ed Ingles covered them all during his time as a WCBS sports reporter.

The SOUND of WCBS with composer Steve Karmen, who created the "News Is" jingle along with so many others we remember (When You Say Bud, Nationwide is on Your Side). Steve takes us inside the era when the jingle was king.

In this week’s 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot sits down with Brigitte Quinn.

In this week’s 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot hears from 1967 newsroom tech Jerry LeBow.

In this week's 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot sits down with WCBS’ own reporters who covered the summer of 1977 in New York City.

In this week’s 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot brings you the voice of the New York Yankees.

In this week’s 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot talks about being on the air from the air.

The craziest confluence of news stories in our 50-year history all took place on the same day.

Is this thing on? We salute the engineers and technicians who have worked magic as technology changed over the years.

This week in his 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot speaks with Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.

In this week's 50 Stories, Wayne Cabot tells the story of the impact of Harvey Nagler.

Neal Bush was a helicopter pilot AND reporter from the launch of all-news until 2000.

Wayne revisits an interview with Christopher Glenn, the former CBS Radio News 'World News Roundup' anchor and radio legend.

The late CBS News Correspondent poignantly covered the Challenger disaster, and baby boomers may remember him as the voiceof "In the News" on CBS Saturday monring cartoons back in the day. 

This week in his 50 Stories podcast, Wayne Cabot is joined by WCBS meteorologist Todd Glickman.

This week’s 50 Stories podcast features perhaps the best known, and most traveled, news radio anchor in America.