He only joined the company six weeks ago as VP of news for the debut of the Worldwide News Network, but Lee Harris is already taking over programming strategy and content development for WABC(AM) and Red Apple Audio Networks.
Harris has been promoted to senior vice president of news and programming at Red Apple Media.
In a release, Red Apple Media Owner John Catsimatidis called Harris a “game-changing talent” who knows how to build winning content and lead high-performing teams.
Harris, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, said he is honored by the opportunity to help expand the company’s national and international footprint.
He was hired in May to help bolster the debut of the Worldwide News Network, which launched the day after the CBS News Radio shutdown.
Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2024, Harris is best known for his 30-year run as the morning anchor at 1010 WINS(AM) in New York.
Beyond his work in New York, Harris has advised broadcasters across Europe and Asia, helped launch Moscow’s Kommersant FM, lectured across China and served as the New York Bureau Chief for NewsNation.
In the 1990s, he also authored several Radio World articles.
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