Jimmy Fink: Radio In New York's Backyard

Jimmy Fink has one of radio's most storied careers. It includes
legendary call letters like WHFS, WPLJ (when it was an AOR
station), WXRK (K-Rock, the station where Howard Stern worked in
the 90's through to Sirius) and now 107.1 The Peak. It is also
the station that brought Jimmy back to radio after he left it in
the late 90's.


In this episode you will hear about Jimmy's early days in radio,
how he led his family business for a brief period in the 90's,
why he left WPLJ, and what it was like to follow Howard Stern. We
also dig into what makes the Peak a compelling listen, and why
the station has quietly grown a world wide audience. Finally, no
2023 interview would be complete without discussing what impact
the pandemic had on Jimmy's work. (Spoiler: He doesn't feel a
need to go back to the studio)


It was an earlier episode with Arielle Nissenblatt that conjured
up memories of this cool station I would listen to on my trips
down I-87 into New York. Arielle grew up listening to the station
and contributes a question as well.


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