WCBS 880 Anniversary

Irene Cornell looks back on the trial of the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Irenen Cornell remembers the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Michael Kahn was working the 6 a.m. shift on the editor's desk when calls started coming in from people downtown claiming they'd heard an explosion, including his own father. 

Listen to a man whose life was saved because of a few inches. Tim Scheld reports.

In today’s Back Story, one WCBS pioneer tells us about another, as Charles Osgood looks back on the role Paley played as the man at the helm of the station.

In today's Back Story, Tom Kaminski tells us about the man he calls a legend, Neal Busch.

In today's Back Story, WCBS Morning Drive anchor Wayne Cabot looks back on the Morning Drive team he grew up listening to, Lou Adler and Jim Donnelly.

We wrap up our 50 People to Know series with a conversation with legendary newsman Charles Osgood - one of the original WCBS News Anchors.

WCBS reporter Irene Cornell remembers January 1981, when Mark David Chapman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering John Lennon.

WCBS reporter Rich Lamb remembers the night of December 8, 1980, when John Lennon was murdered in his New York City home.

The city once considered opening a NASCAR track, but a pit stop in Times Square may have put a stop to that plan.

Nelson Mandela came to New York in June 1990 as part of an eight-city tour of the United States.

Feeding the people from the family farm in this week'ss 50 people to Know with Sean Adams.

In his unparalleled career, he enjoyed award-winning success in highly noticeable jobs in newspaper and broadcast. But his first big job was at WCBS.

It was a feature ahead of its time. The "Report on Medicine" focused on developments in the medical community.

Former WCBS Assistant News Director Bernie Gershon used to make some crazy requests.

This week’s 50 People to Know is about one hospital volunteer on Long Island who credits a near death experience with motivating him to help bring a little humanity to people in need.

In today's Back Story, former New York City Mayor John Lindsay gives a parting gift to WCBS reporter Irene Cornell: a kiss!

WCBS anchor Gil Gross once found out the hard way that when you work in radio, you never know who's listening... even the boss.

A WCBS groundbreaker, Jane Tillman Irving started her career here in 1972, becoming the station's first black female reporter.

How a near death experience turned one man into a selfless hospital volunteer at age 78!

Former Afternoon Drive anchor Ben Farnsworth gets a lesson in telling time in today's Back Story.

Former WCBS Sports Director Ed Ingles tells us the back story of the time he upset former Chicago Blackhawks coach Billy Reay after a loss to the New York Rangers.

This Thanksgiving Week, our 50 People to Know is our friend Tom Chapin who has carried on the work of his late brother singer Harry Chapin using music to fight poverty and hunger.

Where did the idea to call WCBS “Newsradio” come from?

It was a stinky assignment, but one reporter had to cover it.

In today’s Back Story, former WCBS General Manager Ed Kiernan recalls what it was like having the two most powerful men in New York in the studio.

Sean Adams introduces us to a woman who is fighting to open doors for special needs community.

Montclair mother Wendy Lacey just became a landlord. But her business model is a little different. Sean Adams shares her story in this week's 50 People to Know.

Long before the Miracle on the Hudson, WCBS traffic reporter Neal Busch had his own encounter with a Canadian goose.

In today's Back Story, former WCBS reporter Fred Fishkin brings us back to "Bootcamp."

In the early 1980s, WCBS management wanted to use listener opinions on the air.

Irene Cornell was in the courtroom when Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano turned rat and testified against John Gotti in his third federal trial.

From the beginning, former WCBS anchor & reporter Gary Maurer knew the station would succeed.

A 15-year-old kid strolled in off the street and he's been here ever since.

Meet Michelle Allen, a Bronx woman heralded as a hero advocate of the foster care system in this week's 50 people to Know.

Reporter Marla Diamond recalls wearing two hats during the New York City Marathon.

Former producer Mel Grannick looks back on the station’s live coverage of the New York City Marathon.

Reporter Peter Haskell says one of the greatest things about the New York City Marathon is that it’s a celebration of the city. He remembers covering the race in 2009 and 2004.

The station’s coverage of the New York City Marathon started with former General Manager Ed Kiernan, who recalls meeting the race’s founder, Fred Lebow.

The story of a local business owner whose work after Superstorm Sandy helped support the recovery on the Jersey Shore.

Wrapping up our week of Back Stories on Superstorm Sandy, WCBS Chopper 880 pilot Tom Kaminski shares a memory from the aftermath.