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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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