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Rita Cosby
Joins WABC
As Co-Host
of “The Ride
Home”
NEW YORK,
May 19, 2014
– Cumulus
announces
that
award-winning
broadcaster
Rita Cosby
joins Pat
Kiernan as
co-host of
77 WABC’s
“The Ride
Home”
beginning
May 21st.
“The Ride
Home”
debuted in
January of
this year as
the
signature
drivetime
show
featuring
the latest
information,
insight and
opinion on
news, sports
and pop
culture with
an emphasis
on the New
York area.
“The Ride
Home with
Pat Kiernan
and Rita
Cosby” airs
weekdays
from 5pm-6pm.
Cosby said:
“I am so
delighted to
join my
friend and
NY1 icon Pat
Kiernan
along with
the rest of
the 77 WABC
family.
While I’ve
been
fortunate to
cover the
biggest
national and
international
stories for
years,
there’s
nothing
better than
covering
stories that
touch the
very
cornerstone
of my own
neighborhood
and place of
birth, New
York
City. I’m
excited to
be a part of
an
exceptional
and
passionate
team,
bringing
listeners
context to
the biggest
stories
impacting
The Big
Apple and
showcasing
some of the
most
noteworthy
guests
making
headlines.”
Kiernan
said: “Since
launching
the show
earlier this
year, we’ve
put a great
deal of
thought into
bringing on
board a
dynamic and
top New York
personality
to join me
in hosting
the show.
The search
is over and
I’m thrilled
to welcome
Rita Cosby,
an acclaimed
broadcaster
and
quintessential
media star,
to our
team.”
Randall
Bloomquist,
Cumulus
Corporate
Programmer
of
News/Talk,
said: “We're
excited to
welcome such
an
extraordinary
journalist
and
compelling
host as Rita
Cosby to the
77 WABC
family.
Together,
Pat and Rita
bring
decades of
broadcasting
experience
and a proven
ability to
jump between
topics and
deliver the
day’s most
important
news. As
New Yorkers
make their
way home at
the end of
the day, our
listeners
can look
forward to
being kept
informed and
entertained
by two of
the best in
the
business.”
Guests on
Kiernan and
Cosby’s
first show
together
will include
New York
City Police
Commissioner
Bill Bratton
and Martha
Stewart.
Born in
Brooklyn,
Cosby brings
a deep
knowledge of
the New York
area to 77
WABC’s “Live
& Local”
programming.
She is a
renowned
Emmy-winning
TV host,
veteran
correspondent
and New York
Times
best-selling
author who
anchored
highly rated
primetime
shows on Fox
News and
MSNBC. As a
special
correspondent
for a wide
variety of
leading
national
news
programs,
she has
interviewed
more than
twenty world
leaders,
including
five U.S.
Presidents.
Honors for
the
three-time
Emmy winner
include the
Matrix
Award,
Headliner
Award and
Jack
Anderson
Award for
journalism
excellence.
Because of
her
“extraordinary
journalism
and
exemplary
service on
behalf of
her
community,”
October
11th, 2010
was
officially
named “Rita
Cosby Day”
in the state
of New York.
In 2011, she
was
recognized
by the U.S.
Congress for
her
professional
achievements.
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