Joan Hamburg
Joan Hamburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1935 |
| Education | Barnard College |
| Occupation | Radio personality |
Joan Hamburg (born August 12, 1935) is a radio personality in New York City. In the early 1970s Hamburg started her radio career with small consumer (bargain shopping) segments on the long-running Rambling with Gambling morning show, eventually earning her own show. [citation needed]
Early life and education
[edit]She grew up in Lawrence on Long Island and attended Barnard College, before embarking on an advertising career.[1]
Radio show
[edit]Hamburg is extremely celebrity, society, and show-business-conscious, and billed as "New York Radio's First Lady." The orientation of her broadcasts shifted dramatically from consumerism to a radio version of the Today Show,[citation needed] including the day's news, food and restaurant features, and celebrity and newsmaker interviews. Hamburg still takes consumer questions, and gives listeners advice about restaurants, events, and the like.[2] Carol Channing, a regular listener, once called Joan Hamburg "The Yellow Pages of The World".[3]
Hamburg frequently broadcasts from her favorite places instead of a studio—e.g., Sardi's,[2] the Hamptons, Canyon Ranch, The Villages, Florida[4] and so on. She worked closely with her production staff to provide a seamless "I can find anything for you" expertise, sometimes discernible in a drawn-out "let me see" pause.
Beginning in January 2014, her Monday-Friday program became a feature on WOR/710 from 10:00-Noon, Saturday and Sunday. In May 2014 her program was cancelled after 35 years with the station. She joined WABC/770 in September 2014.
As of September 2020 Hamburg was heard on WABC/770, Sundays 2:00-3:00 PM. She no longer appears on the Sunday lineup. Her program is now presented in the form of a podcast on the WABC radio website.
She was inducted in the Class of 2018 Radio Hall of Fame in November 2018.
Personal life
[edit]Hamburg's daughter, Liz, contributes to the show and sometimes appears as a fill-in host. Her son is screenwriter John Hamburg (Meet The Parents, Meet The Fockers and Along Came Polly).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ketcham, Diane (1997-07-20). "And You Should See the Lobster Salad at $42 a Pound". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b Gladstone, Valerie (2000-07-09). "New York Radio's Folksy Powerhouse". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Burros, Marian (1994-02-27). "Making it Work;The Shopper's Friend". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Joan Hamburg Show will broadcast live from Lake Sumter Landing". The Villages Daily Sun. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Meet the Man Who Gave Film Audiences 'The Fockers'". The Jewish Daily Forward. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
External links
[edit]- "Joan Hamburg's bio". WOR Radio. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18.
- Joan Hamburg shows at WOR 710. Retrieved June 2014