710 WOR 100th Anniversary

From 1935: After more than a decade on the air, WOR gets an upgrade from 5000w to 50kw and marks the occasion with a special broadcast.

From 1948: WOR presents a special show honoring Broadway’s A Streetcar Named Desire, featuring scenes from the show re-created for radio.

Long-time WOR health expert Carlton Fredriks is credited with launching the health call-in show format on radio.

John A. and John R. Gambling mark the 20,000th broadcast of “Rambling With Gambling,” which ran on WOR for more than 75 years.

Long-time WOR consumer reporter and celebrity interviewer Joan Hamburg talks with the Monkees’ Michael Nesmith.

Popular WOR advisor Bernhard Meltzer, host of the long-running “What’s Your Problem” program, signs off WOR for the last time.

From 1937: The great Orson Welles tells the story of “The Shadow.” Who knows what evil lurks within this ...podcast?

America’s favorite radio psychologist Dr. Joy Browne hosted her show on WOR for nearly 20 years.

A quick overview of the many legendary hosts heard on WOR in its 100 years…call it 100 years in 60 seconds!

Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers hosted a show every weeknight on WOR in the late 1990s. Here’s an excerpt from one of Joan’s open phones segments.