News personality Geraldo Rivera’s radio experiment with WABC(FM) and KABC(FM) looks to have come to fruition as he has struck a national syndication deal with Cumulus Media Networks.
“Geraldo” is a 9 a.m. to noon show. Rivera said, “I’m grateful to Cumulus for giving me the shot at the national show, and look forward to broadcasting live from the presidential nominating conventions.” The show starts Aug. 13.
John Dickey, co-chief operating officer of Cumulus said: “When Geraldo agreed to host shows for Cumulus stations in New York and L.A. we had a hunch there’d be national substantial listener interest … and now we’re thrilled that with ‘Geraldo’ such a success in those two markets the show will now be available across the country.”
