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At one time, Ed was host of the morning show on WOR in New York, Monday through
Saturday. He replaced the famous John Gambling on WOR, whose last show was on
September 11, 2001. The following information is from WOR's Website:
Walsh, host of WOR Radio's morning program, The WOR Morning Show, is an accomplished
broadcast journalist and talk show host who knows the New York market well.
From 1995 until his return in 2000 to New York and WOR, Ed was host of Wake
Up, Arizona! weekday mornings on KFYI-AM in Phoenix, where he was named Phoenix
Radio Newscaster of the Year and one of the Top 100 Talk Show Hosts in America
by Talkers Magazine.
Ed's long and distinguished news career includes seven years as afternoon news
anchor and Vice-President of News and Programming at WOR Radio, from 1988 to
1995. He also anchored for all-news WINS in New York and for the ABC Radio Network.
Other broadcasting credits include News Director and anchor at KFYI/KKFR in
Phoenix, and News Director and anchor at Boston's WRKO. Ed began his broadcasting
career as a part-time newscaster at WNEB in Worcester, Massachusetts while he
was a college student.
As an acclaimed broadcast journalist, Ed has covered major developments on location
around the United States and has reported from abroad including the former Soviet
Union, Italy and Great Britain. His work has earned him major awards from the
Radio-Television News Directors Association, the National Headliner Club, New
York State Broadcasters Association and national recognition in industry-wide
competition from both the Associated Press and United Press International.
Ed also is the recipient of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence
in broadcast journalism.
A native Bostonian, Ed received a BA in Economics from Holy Cross College. He
is a former United States Navy officer and Vietnam combat veteran.. Ed and his
wife Chris live in Manhattan and are the parents of a son and three daughters.
The following was received by Ed, dated February 28, 2002
"(Worked from) 76-86 at WRKO, starting on weekends, ending up a couple years
later on mornings working with a whole slew of great people (Dale Dorman, Dennis
Jon Bailey, Tim Kelley, Charlie Van Dyke, etc.). Became News Director around
'80, I think. Was fortunate to be part of the transition to news talk which
saw a hungry, professional news operation get bigger and better. In '85 we swept
the RTNDA regional awards (I'm not aware of anyone doing that anywhere else
in the country). I left in 1986 to join Charlie on mornings at KFYI in Phoenix
where I also worked with Tom Leykis."
"Was drafted by RKO General to WOR in late '87 to become news director here.
(Who could turn that down?) Eventually became PD then VP of Programming and
News. Had pretty good run but longed to get back on the air full time and went
back to KFYI in '95 after a short stint anchoring at 1010 WINS and the ABC Network
to do mornings and be PD and ND (I was doing the work of three men: Larry, Moe
and Curly!). Stayed with the station thru the sale to Chancellor (aka AMFM)
and merger with Clear Channel and was invited back to WOR to do mornings, replacing
John Gambling and becoming the first non-Gambling to host mornings in 75 years.
(Again, who could turn that down). That was in late 2000. Still here. Glad to
be."
"I never had more fun in the business than I did at the Big 68. In fact, I don't
think any of us on the air there had similarly wonderful experiences before
or after."
An update from Ed, dated August 9, 2005:
"I came to WRKO in 1976 from WAAB in Worcester and the U.S. Navy and left in
86 to go to KFYI in Phoenix. I am now at WOR in New York as host of the WOR
Morning Show with Ed Walsh and have been here since 2000, having worked here
earlier as V.P. News and Programming from 1987 to 1994 (and back to KFYI in
the interim). I'm definitely NOT retired!"
Ed ultimately retired from his career on November 30, 2010, at the age of 63,
from WBZ in Boston..
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