Rambling with Gambling
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Rambling with Gambling was a news and talk radio program aired on WOR (AM)
710 from 1925 until 2000. It was hosted by three generations of people named John Gambling
throughout its entire 75-year run.
, the show was hosted by John B.'s son John A. Gambling
beginning in 1959. John A. would continue his hosting duties until his retirement in 1991.
John R. Gambling
was John A.'s co-host from 1985 to 1991 and served as a solo host until WOR cancelled the program in 2000. Prior to its cancellation, it was the longest continually-running radio broadcast in America, a position that has since been succeeded by the Grand Ole Opry
. John R. later moved to WABC
, although WOR refused to allow the "Rambling with Gambling" show and name to go with him, which brought "Rambling with Gambling" to an end. Gambling hosted The John Gambling Show on WABC from 2000 until 2008, when he was laid off in a cost-cutting measure.
WOR (AM)
WOR is a class A , AM radio station located in New York, New York, U.S., operating on 710 kHz. The station has a talk format and has been owned by Buckley Broadcasting since 1987, after the station was sold by RKO. The station has conservative, or right-of-center hosts.Its call letters have no...
710 from 1925 until 2000. It was hosted by three generations of people named John Gambling
John Gambling
John Gambling may refer to:*American radio-show hosts in New York City:** John B. Gambling ** John A. Gambling ** John R. Gambling...
throughout its entire 75-year run.
History
Originally hosted by John B. GamblingJohn B. Gambling
John Bradley Gambling was an American radio personality. He was a member of the The Gambling family, 3 generations of whom - John B., John A. and John R...
, the show was hosted by John B.'s son John A. Gambling
John A. Gambling
John Alfred Gambling was an American radio personality. He was member of the Gambling family, three generations of whom - John B., John A. and John R...
beginning in 1959. John A. would continue his hosting duties until his retirement in 1991.
John R. Gambling
John R. Gambling
John R. Gambling is an American radio personality. He is the son of John A. Gambling and the grandson of John B. Gambling, and as such was, and once again is, the third-generation host of The Gambling family's very-long-running New York morning radio show...
was John A.'s co-host from 1985 to 1991 and served as a solo host until WOR cancelled the program in 2000. Prior to its cancellation, it was the longest continually-running radio broadcast in America, a position that has since been succeeded by the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
. John R. later moved to WABC
WABC (AM)
WABC , known as "NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC" is a radio station in New York City. Owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of Cumulus Media Networks...
, although WOR refused to allow the "Rambling with Gambling" show and name to go with him, which brought "Rambling with Gambling" to an end. Gambling hosted The John Gambling Show on WABC from 2000 until 2008, when he was laid off in a cost-cutting measure.