Tony Orlando Joins WABC/NY
• Yes, you read that correctly — 1970s superstar Tony Orlando, beloved for his No. 1 hits “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree,” “Knock Three Times,” “Candida,” “My Sweet Gypsy Rose,” and “He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You),” to name a few, is joining 77 WABC/New York as part of the station’s recently launched MUSICRADIO weekend segment.
Orlando, who also starred in the enormously popular Tony Orlando and Dawn Show on CBS from 1973 to 1977, will spin the greatest hits from the ’60s and ’70s every Saturday from 10pm to midnight, the perfect compliment to fellow icon Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, who launched his own Saturday evening program earlier this year. Tony Orlando’s MUSICRADIO show will also stream live worldwide on wabcradio.com and on Long Island sister station, 107.1 WLIR-FM.
“I’m thrilled to be back on the radio on 77 WABC to play the greatest hits of an iconic generation: the ’60s and ’70s,” said Orlando. “I can’t wait to be on the airwaves with my fans who are looking forward to the greatest hits — we are going to have a lot of fun.”
John Catsimatidis, Owner of Red Apple Media, remarked, “Tony is one of the country’s most endearing and beloved entertainers with his energy, warmth, humor, and we are excited to bring this back on Saturday nights in New York! Orlando is an iconic musician who holds a place in the hearts of everyone who lived through the sixties and seventies — we could not be more pleased to bring him aboard for what we all love on Saturday nights: fun and music. My motto is ‘make music, not war.'”
