- Joan Hamburg
Joan Hamburg is a radio personality, broadcasting for station WOR, 710 AM, in
New York since the early 1970s. She grew up onLong Island and attendedBarnard College before embarking on an advertising career. [ cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EFD91338F933A15754C0A961958260|title=The New York Times|work="And You Should See the Lobster Salad at $42 a Pound"|accessdate=2007-12-20] Hamburg started her radio broadcasting with small consumer (bargain shopping) segments on the long-running "Rambling With Gambling" morning show, eventually earning her own show.Hamburg is extremely celebrity, society, and show-business-conscious, and now bills herself as "America's foremost shopper and celebrity interviewer." The orientation of her broadcasts has shifted dramatically over the years to the latter emphasis. cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EEDA1039F93AA35754C0A9669C8B63|title=New York Times|work="New York Radio's Folksy Powerhouse"|accessdate=2007-12-18]
Carol Channing , a regular listener, once called Joan Hamburg "The Yellow Pages of The World". Though she may take calls dealing with consumer problems (defective product, bad service, etc.), her consumer help now focuses mostly on finding the "right" restaurant, show, or vacation, whereas in her earlier years, it was often about finding good discounts on particular items, or finding a great store with great prices. cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D7163AF934A15751C0A962958260|title=New York Times|work="Making it Work;The Shopper's Friend"|accessdate=2007-12-18|] The highlights from Hamburg’s daily show are put together for a two-hour nationally syndicated weekend show, distributed by the WOR Radio Network. [ cite web|url=http://wor710.com/pages/58073.php?|title=wor710.com|work="WOR Radio Network Announces "The Joan Hamburg Show" Syndicated Nationally"|accessdate=2007-12-18]
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