'The Brian Kilmeade Show' Joins WABC/New York's Weekday Lineup, Replacing Westwood One's Chris Plante

Brian Kilmeade (Paul Pellegrino/Shutterstock)

CUMULUS MEDIA and FOX NEWS RADIO will launch the nationally syndicated talk radio program, "The BRIAN KILMEADE Show," to the weekday programming lineup on CUMULUS MEDIA News/Talk WABC/NEW YORK, starting WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 2019, airing live five days a week from 10a-12p (ET).  KILMEADE will replace WESTWOOD ONE's syndicated CHRIS PLANTE show, which previously aired in that time slot..

Hosted by KILMEADE, co-host of FOX NEWS CHANNEL’s "FOX & Friends," "The BRIAN KILMEADE Show" tackles the top stories and news of the day, spanning politics, finance, sports, and entertainment.

Commented KILMEADE,  “As a LONG ISLAND native, I grew up listening to WABC and have been doing so my whole life. Being a guest on the station has always been an honor, but to now have my nationally syndicated radio show carried by WABC, is a career goal that I am humbled to achieve. This is a real reflection of not only just me, but of my incredible team, including ALYSON MANSFIELD, ERIC ALBEEN and PETE CATERINA." 

CUMULUS NEW YORK VP/Market Manager CHAD LOPEZ added, "As a NEW YORK native and one of the hottest personalities in the country, BRIAN is coming home to WABC in many ways and we are happy to have him join our roster of incredible hosts.”

FOX NEWS RADIO VP/GM DOUG MURPHY chimed in, “The BRIAN KILMEADE Show is a staple to the FOX NEWS RADIO brand and has proven to be an enormous success. We are delighted to expand the program to broadcast live on WABC.”

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