Charles McCord was a news anchor and on-air radio personality in the New York metropolitan area

New York metropolitan area

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. He was most notable for being the right-hand man of Don Imus

Don Imus

John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, is broadcast throughout the United States by Citadel Media and relayed on television by the Fox Business Network.-Personal life:Imus was born in...

 during the long run of Imus in the Morning

Imus in the Morning

Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....

for over three decades.

McCord began his radio career at KICK

KADI (AM)

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 in Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

 in 1963 before moving to the now-defunct WFAA in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and then to WWDC

WWRC

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 and WTOP

WTOP-FM

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 in Washington, DC before joining WNBC

WNBC (AM)

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 in New York City in the early 1970s. He was assigned as a news reader for the Monitor

Monitor (NBC Radio)

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 weekend program and as the sidekick to Don Imus.

In 1988, when WNBC signed off and WFAN

WFAN

WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

 signed on, Imus and McCord were both retained.

McCord continued to serve as the news anchor for WFAN's morning show for several months after the departure of Imus, and then, after over thirty years at the 660 kHz frequency in New York, left WFAN at the end of August when the contract between Imus and WFAN was settled.

McCord reunited with Imus on the revival of Imus in the Morning when the program returned to radio on WABC

WABC (AM)

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 on December 3, 2007.

McCord's responsibilities on the Imus program include news reporting and writing comedy material for celebrity impersonators Larry Kenney

Larry Kenney

Larry Kenney is an American radio personality and voice actor.In 1963, Kenney began his radio career at the age of 15 as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria. After WIRL, he worked at WOWO, Ft...

 and Rob Bartlett

Rob Bartlett

Robert Bartlett is a comedian, actor and writer who gained widespread fame as a comedian on the radio and television show Imus in the Morning. His most famous characters include: The Godfather, Dr...

. In character, he is usually the straight man and occasionally an Imus sycophant

Sycophant

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 or antagonist

Antagonist

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.

McCord announced his retirement in April 2011; his retirement became effective May 6.

External links

• A semi-mock bio of McCord, from his official WABC page. Some of the information, such as his broadcast history, is in fact true. However, the bio itself is largely satirical due to the deprecating nature of the Imus program.