For once, the mayor has nothing to say.
Fans of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s weekly call-in show may be surprised when Hizzoner is nowhere on the radio dial.
The mayor had appeared nearly every week of his two terms on WABC-AM's John R. Gambling’s Friday call-in show.
Gambling, though, was abruptly dismissed after last week’s show, leaving the mayor with a radio silence, at least temporarily.
“The mayor likes the opportunity to talk to New Yorkers, to talk about what he’s done that week,” said Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser. “He can move beyond the sound bites and short quotes that TV news and radio news and print news leave him with.”
The mayor has no immediate plans or timetable as to when he’ll go back on the air with another host.
WABC replaced Gambling with longtime radio personality Curtis Sliwa, who is expected to syndicate the show nationally.
Loeser did say that the administration has received a couple of offers and are weighing their options. His advice to fans of the show:
“Stay tuned.”
-- David Freedlander