Mark Simone
Encyclopedia
Mark Simone is an American
radio personality
. Currently heard on WABC
in New York
, he also fills-in for ABC Radio hosts such as Don Imus
, Mark Levin
, and Sean Hannity
.
Simone occasionally appears on CNN
, MSNBC
and PBS
.
He and New York Post
columnist Linda Stasi co-host the weekly feature What a Week on NY1
.
1980–1982 - WMCA
570 [New York] Simone did a daily comedy talk show from 8:00-10:00pm weekdays and 2:00-4:00pm on Saturdays.
1982–1992 - WNEW-AM Simone hosted the afternoon show from 3-7pm. The program was a mix of celebrity interviews and music. WNEW ended after 58 years on December 11, 1992. Simone was its final host.
1986–1988 - Simone co-hosted a three-hour daily comedy show with Steve Allen
on the NBC
Radio network. The team did their last live show at WNEW on March 18, 1988.
1990s - Simone co-hosted a two-hour nightly talk and interview show with Tom Snyder
on the CBS
Radio Network.
1999–present - WABC
Simone hosts a Saturday morning talk show 7:00-10:00am and the Saturday Night Show entertainment show from 6:00-9:00pm which combines music, celebrity interviews and features.
, a nonprofit youth development agency that helps inner-city children and teenagers.
United States
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radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
. Currently heard on WABC
WABC (AM)
WABC , known as "NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC" is a radio station in New York City. Owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of Cumulus Media Networks...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, he also fills-in for ABC Radio hosts such as 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...
, Mark Levin
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
, and Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
.
Simone occasionally appears on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
.
He and New York Post
New York Post
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columnist Linda Stasi co-host the weekly feature What a Week on NY1
NY1
NY1, New York One, is a 24-hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week", and specialty...
.
Radio career
1977–1979 - WPIX-FM 102 [New York] "The Mark Simone Show"1980–1982 - WMCA
WMCA
WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City, most known for its "Good Guys" Top 40 era in the 1960s. It is currently owned by Salem Communications and plays a Christian radio format...
570 [New York] Simone did a daily comedy talk show from 8:00-10:00pm weekdays and 2:00-4:00pm on Saturdays.
1982–1992 - WNEW-AM Simone hosted the afternoon show from 3-7pm. The program was a mix of celebrity interviews and music. WNEW ended after 58 years on December 11, 1992. Simone was its final host.
1986–1988 - Simone co-hosted a three-hour daily comedy show with Steve Allen
Steve Allen (comedian)
Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen was an American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Radio network. The team did their last live show at WNEW on March 18, 1988.
1990s - Simone co-hosted a two-hour nightly talk and interview show with Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder
Thomas James "Tom" Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s...
on the CBS
CBS
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Radio Network.
1999–present - WABC
WABC (AM)
WABC , known as "NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC" is a radio station in New York City. Owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of Cumulus Media Networks...
Simone hosts a Saturday morning talk show 7:00-10:00am and the Saturday Night Show entertainment show from 6:00-9:00pm which combines music, celebrity interviews and features.
Miscellaneous
Simone sits on the Board of Directors of the Police Athletic League of New York CityPolice Athletic League of New York City
The Police Athletic League, Inc. is an independent, non-profit youth development agency in New York City. PAL is funded by a combination of private donations and public funding sources and is a designated charity of the New York Police Department. Robert M. Morgenthau, retired District Attorney...
, a nonprofit youth development agency that helps inner-city children and teenagers.