Back Stories: Fred Fishkin's 'Bootcamp' Technology Feature
In today's Back Story, former WCBS reporter Fred Fishkin brings us back to "Bootcamp."
Nov 10, 2017•1 min
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Back Stories: 'Talk Back' Gets A Call From The Governor
In the early 1980s, WCBS management wanted to use listener opinions on the air.
Nov 09, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: 'Sammy The Bull' Gravano Turns On John Gotti
Irene Cornell was in the courtroom when Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano turned rat and testified against John Gotti in his third federal trial.
Nov 08, 2017•2 min
Back Stories: 'A Force In Radio'
From the beginning, former WCBS anchor & reporter Gary Maurer knew the station would succeed.
Nov 07, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Wayne Cabot Gets His Start At WCBS
A 15-year-old kid strolled in off the street and he's been here ever since.
Nov 06, 2017•1 min
50 People To Know: The Joy of Foster Parenting
Meet Michelle Allen, a Bronx woman heralded as a hero advocate of the foster care system in this week's 50 people to Know.
Nov 05, 2017•8 min
Back Stories: Running & Reporting The NYC Marathon
Reporter Marla Diamond recalls wearing two hats during the New York City Marathon.
Nov 02, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Live Coverage Of The NYC Marathon
Former producer Mel Grannick looks back on the station’s live coverage of the New York City Marathon.
Nov 01, 2017•48 sec
Back Stories: Photo Finish At The NYC 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.
Oct 31, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Getting Our Foot In The Door At The NYC Marathon
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.
Oct 30, 2017•1 min
50 People To Know: Chris Woods, Of Woody's Ocean Grille
The story of a local business owner whose work after Superstorm Sandy helped support the recovery on the Jersey Shore.
Oct 29, 2017•6 min
Back Stories: Surveying Sandy From The Sky
Wrapping up our week of Back Stories on Superstorm Sandy, WCBS Chopper 880 pilot Tom Kaminski shares a memory from the aftermath.
Oct 27, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Sandy's Aftermath
In today’s Back Story, reporter Peter Haskell remembers surveying the damage from Superstorm Sandy.
Oct 26, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: On The Ground In A Hurricane
In today’s Back Story, reporter Alex Silverman recalls being in the Battery during Superstorm Sandy.
Oct 25, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: An Anchor In An Angry Storm
In today’s Back Story, Morning Drive anchor Michael Wallace remembers being pulled on the air early to cover Superstorm Sandy.
Oct 24, 2017•1 min
50 People To Know: Restoring St. Peter’s Bells With Mike Cavanaugh
The bells of St. Peter’s, Staten Island’s oldest Roman Catholic church, toll again thanks to some intrepid volunteers led by retired Local 3 electrician Mike Cavanaugh.
Oct 23, 2017•5 min
Back Stories: Meteorologist Todd Glickman’s Take On Superstorm Sandy
This week in the WCBS Back Stories, we look back on Superstorm Sandy. Meteorologist Todd Glickman says by October 23, the storm’s path was pretty well predicted.
Oct 23, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Bobby Valentine On The 2000 Subway Series
Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine remembers the 2000 Subway Series as a “special event.”
Oct 20, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Bad Blood & Broken Bat In 2000 Subway Series
As WCBS reporter Peter Haskell recalls, the most memorable moment of the 2000 Subway Series came in Game 2.
Oct 19, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Game 7 Of The 1986 World Series
Former WCBS sports reporter Bill Schweizter remembers when the New York Mets won the World Series in 1986.
Oct 18, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: The Definitive Style Of Lou Miliano
Former WCBS reporter Jody Fisher remembers his predecessor, Lou Miliano, as one of his radio heroes.
Oct 17, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Transmitting From Chopper 880
The WCBS technicians once worked hand in glove with Motorola to develop and field test one of the first so-called “voting systems.”
Oct 16, 2017•53 sec
Back Stories: 2008 Stock Market Crash
When the stock market crashed in 2008 the Dow fell 25 percent in one month. WCBS business reporter Joe Connolly recalls a "very scary time."
Oct 13, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Covering The Concorde Landing
Former WCBS reporter Jane Tillman Irving was part of the station’s team coverage of the Concorde landing.
Oct 12, 2017•56 sec
Back Stories: Yankees' Pitcher Cory Lidle Killed In Plane Crash
On October 11, 2006, New York Yankees’ pitcher Cory Lidle was killed in a small plane crash.
Oct 11, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: President Jimmy Carter Visits The Bronx
President Jimmy Carter visited the Bronx in 1977 and vowed to develop the area known as Charlotte Gardens.
Oct 10, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: New York City's Fiscal Crisis
Under Mayor Abe Beame in the 1970s, New York City fell into a fiscal crisis.
Oct 09, 2017•1 min
50 People To Know: The Lung Transplant Project
This week’s 50 People to Know, focuses on two people -- Jerry Cahill and Victor Fink who are the men behind the Lung Transplant Project.
Oct 06, 2017•2 min
Back Stories: 'Achille Lauro, Can You Hear Me?'
Achille Lauro was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea with lots of vacationers on board when it was hijacked Palestinian rebels.
Oct 06, 2017•1 min
Back Stories: Pope John Paul II Returns
In today's Back Story, WCBS reporter Rich Lamb remembers when the pope returned and he had the inside scoop.
Oct 05, 2017•1 min
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