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The end of an era. Today, Audacy announced an end of news the 880 AM frequency.  The all-news format and the WCBS-AM call letters will go away at 12:01AM on August 26th, 2024.  Former WCBS news director Tim Scheld joins On the Record with Steve Scott to discuss the legacy of WCBS 880.

Photo: WCBS Radio, Newsradio 88 helicopter. New York, NY August 17, 1967. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

Paul Oster, founder and CEO of Better Qualified in Eatontown, New Jersey, joins On the Record with Steve Scott to discuss a new government initiative called “Time Is Money" to make it easier to unsubscribe from recurring payments.

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WCBS 880, the news station you've trusted for nearly six decades, is coming to an end.   Our parent company Audacy has announced that news on WCBS 880 will end as of 12:01am on August 26th.  WCBS reporter Marla Diamond

Photo: Wayne Cabot (L) and Deborah Rodriguez (R) broadcast their last show in the old WCBS Radio studios on October 20, 2000, prior to relocating in a new digital studio. CBS announced it will sell its radio business which in the New York market includes 1010WINS and WCBS880. CBS owns a total of 117 radio station in 26 markets.(© Frances M. Roberts) (Photo by Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty Images)

Ukraine goes on the offensive inside Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed for the first time today That Ukraine's military is operating inside Russia's Kursk region.  CBS News Military analyst Colonel Jeff McCausland joins On the Record with Steve Scott.

Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) (not pictured) at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Zelenskyy will meet with other congressional leaders on Capitol Hill as NATO congregates in Washington. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Our top story is something we'd rather not have to report. After more than 57 years of all news...WCBS 880 will come to an end at 12:01am on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2024.  Wayne Cabot, a fixture at 880 for more than half of those 57 years, joins On the Record with Steve Scott.

PHOTO: Anchor Wayne Cabot is shown in the WCBS 880 studio. (Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Peter Greenberg discusses the rise in cruise ships dedicated to a theme, whether that be sports fan or archeologists, in this Eye on Travel

Peter Greenberg discusses different countries passports and how many destinations they can get travelers into in for this Eye on Travel

SA: On the beach in Spring Lake former Marine Michael Ricci is on a mission 

MR: We attack the waves, take control and establish a Beachhead

SA: Through his non-profit Operation Beachhead Ricci helps people with disabilities hit the waves. There are wheelchairs with fat inflatable tires for the sand and surfboards with handles

MR: They'll catch a wave because they'll get pushed into it and then some of them just need one person on the back to hold them 

SA: What's that like for them, what do you see in their face?

MR: Oh they come in they're smiling like crazy 

SA: Ricci who is 79 discovered adaptive sports after the Vietnam War. He still has shrapnel in his leg. 

MR: I'm always in excruciating pain so the more I do things I'm distracting from the pain. 

SA: For Greg Mandler balance is difficult but when he's lying down on a surfboard 

GM: It's like freedom. I just feel so free 

SA: 15-year old Charlotte New surfs standing up on a prosthetic leg 

CN: It felt really natural because everyone was showing me how to do it and teaching me 

SA: Stephanie Cardenas lost a leg at age 7

SC: I didn't grow up doing too much adaptive stuff but now that I'm older I've kind of learned the importance of it and how important it is to have a community and meet other people kind of going through the same thing 

SA: People hug and thank Michael Ricci. He says he's the one who's grateful 

MR: You're giving me a gift and that's what it is. I see the joy on their faces

SA: In Spring Lake, Sean Adams WCBS 880 News

DS: "We're distributing $4 million of grants in this current round.  And this builds on an investment of $27 million in similar grants since the start of the Adams administration."

RW: That was our city Small Business Services commissioner Dynishal Gross talking about the agency's new initiative.  In partnering with community based organizations across the five boroughs to strengthen our retail corridors and business districts, and build vibrant, inviting neighborhoods.

For more information on how the Department of Small Business Services is building neighborhoods and also connecting New Yorkers to jobs.  Go to nyc.gov/sbs 
That's nyc.gov/sbs

I'm Rob Walsh for the Business Spotlight on WCBS 880 News. 

Mark D. Levine, Manhattan Borough President, joined Drive Time with Michael Wallace to discuss why he supports the idea of turning the empty floors of 10 Rockefeller Center into a hotel.