Frank Cipolla
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Frank Cipolla is an award winning American television and radio news broadcaster and author.
-FM and WNBC (AM)
in New York City.
in Elizabeth, New Jersey. At both stations he served as News Director. During that time he also filed radio reports for many New York radio stations and in July 1986 was hired full time as the afternoon news anchor for the Soupy Sales
Radio Show on WNBC
. There he worked along side Howard Stern
, Alan Bebee, Frank Reid and Don Imus
– occasionally filling in for newsman Charles McCord on the ‘Imus in the Morning
Show'.
In 1989, when WNBC
’s frequency was sold to Sports Radio WFAN
, Frank moved over to the All Sports Station as its afternoon news anchor before moving into local television news. Frank launched the first live call in news talk show at Time Warner Cable
in Staten Island before being hired at the just launched News 12 New Jersey
in March 1996. There, with Mizar Turdiu, Frank co-hosted the popular Morning Edition. It regularly beat WABC
, CNN
, Headline News, WCBS-TV
in the New Jersey morning show ratings race.
In April 2001, Frank was hired as a reporter at UPN 9 in NYC (WWOR-TV
). He later served as a fill-in anchor working and anchoring along side Rolland Smith, Brenda Blackmon, Cathleen Trigg, Cora-Ann Mahalik and Harry Martin. Frank is currently a network News Anchor at the Wall Street Journal Radio
Network. His twice-hourly reports can be heard on hundreds of stations coast to coast. In April, 2005 Frank was inducted into the Christ the King High School Hall of Fame.
Frank is the author of "It Shocked Even Us!”'' a look at his 30-years in radio and TV news, which was released in the Spring of 2011. A portion of the proceeds will go to the "Broadcasters Foundation of America". The foundation provides financial aid to broadcasters who through illness, accident or advanced age find themselves in acute need.
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Early life
Frank Cipolla grew up in Queens, NY where he graduated from Saint John's University. While attending college he worked on the university radio and TV stations and interned at WPIXWPIX
WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network...
-FM and WNBC (AM)
WNBC (AM)
WNBC was a radio station that operated in New York City from 1922 to 1988. For most of its history, it was the flagship station of the NBC Radio Network...
in New York City.
Career
Upon graduation, Frank was hired at WCRV in Washington, NJ and later moved over to WJDMWJDM
WJDM AM is a local AM radio station serving Elizabeth, New Jersey and the surrounding municipalities with Spanish language programming. The station's transmitter is located in nearby Union Township, Union County, New Jersey...
in Elizabeth, New Jersey. At both stations he served as News Director. During that time he also filed radio reports for many New York radio stations and in July 1986 was hired full time as the afternoon news anchor for the Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales was an American comedian, actor, radio-TV personality and host, and jazz aficionado. He was best known for his local and network children's television show, Lunch with Soupy Sales; a series of comedy sketches frequently ending with Sales receiving a pie in the face, which became his...
Radio Show on WNBC
WNBC
WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
. There he worked along side Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
, Alan Bebee, Frank Reid and 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...
– occasionally filling in for newsman Charles McCord on the ‘Imus in the Morning
Imus in the Morning
Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....
Show'.
In 1989, when WNBC
WNBC
WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
’s frequency was sold to Sports Radio WFAN
WFAN
WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...
, Frank moved over to the All Sports Station as its afternoon news anchor before moving into local television news. Frank launched the first live call in news talk show at Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
in Staten Island before being hired at the just launched News 12 New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey is a 24-hour cable news television channel reaching more than 1.8 million television homes within the New York City metropolitan area. The channel operates as an independent unit of News 12 Networks, the first, largest and most watched regional news network in United States...
in March 1996. There, with Mizar Turdiu, Frank co-hosted the popular Morning Edition. It regularly beat WABC
WABC
WABC may refer to:* WABC , a radio station licensed to New York, New York, United States* WABC-TV, a television station licensed to New York, New York, United States* Classic Gold WABC, a defunct British radio station...
, 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...
, Headline News, WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in the New Jersey morning show ratings race.
In April 2001, Frank was hired as a reporter at UPN 9 in NYC (WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...
). He later served as a fill-in anchor working and anchoring along side Rolland Smith, Brenda Blackmon, Cathleen Trigg, Cora-Ann Mahalik and Harry Martin. Frank is currently a network News Anchor at the Wall Street Journal Radio
Wall Street Journal Radio
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network has provided radio news to its affiliates for over 25 years. It is a part of The Wall Street Journal, owned by Dow Jones....
Network. His twice-hourly reports can be heard on hundreds of stations coast to coast. In April, 2005 Frank was inducted into the Christ the King High School Hall of Fame.
Frank is the author of "It Shocked Even Us!”'' a look at his 30-years in radio and TV news, which was released in the Spring of 2011. A portion of the proceeds will go to the "Broadcasters Foundation of America". The foundation provides financial aid to broadcasters who through illness, accident or advanced age find themselves in acute need.
Books
Articles
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External links
- http://www.ctkrhs.org/?page=HofFMembers
- http://www.ckcomedytroop.net/f_cipolla.htm
- http://www.itshockedevenus.com
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578081407?ie=UTF8&seller=A32ULGB4WMA6GX&sn=Frank%20Cipolla