WGBB Sports Talk New York

Host Bill Donohue begins the program by welcoming the great Marky Ramone, drummer of the punk rock band The Ramones, and closes out the hour talking with former WWE star wrestler George “The Animal” Steele.  

Host Jason Nazario makes his SPORTSTALK1240 hosting debut on WGBB, and welcomes former New York Knicks center Bill Cartwright. In the second half of the show, Jason gave his thoughts on “Deflate-Gate”, breaks down some key match-ups for the upcoming Super Bowl, and touches on the the Jets/Giants as they head into the off-season, the days...

Host Bill Donohue welcomes former Amityville High School and Dallas Cowboys star John Niland, followed by former NHL star and New York Rangers center Pierre Larouche.    

Hosts Gary Harding and John Panarese welcome legendary Islanders broadcaster Jiggs McDonald to talk about the state of New York hockey, the Islanders season thus far, and what to expect in the second half of the NHL season. In the second half of the show, John and Gary continued talking hockey with callers to close...

Hosts Raymond Mora and Bryan White start the show discussing the Seahawks dramatic win over the Packers in the NFC Championship game, and the Colts/Patriots match-up. Later the duo talk a little Rangers and Islanders hockey, followed by some discussion about the Knicks.  

Hosts Derek Wasiak and John Sweeney open the show with some quick comments on the New York hockey teams, the end of the Jets/Giants seasons and the the Knicks continued misery. NFL football talk dominated the show, beginning with some thoughts on the playoff games this weekend. Then Derek and John welcomed former New York...

Host Andrew Joseph began the show discussing the Mets and Yankees off-season moves, and then welcomed XN Sports columnist Sean Hartnett, who spoke about the Rangers recent surge and the Islanders great start to the NHL season. Andrew closed out the show with some thoughts on the Buffalo Bills hiring of Rex Ryan as their head...

Hosts Derek Wasiak and John Sweeney begin the show with their top 3 MVP picks for the Islanders and Rangers, as we approach the halfway point of the season. Then former New York Rangers goaltender Corey Hirsch joined the program and spoke about his hockey career, including some of his favorite players and a surprising...

Host Bill Donohue started the show by welcoming Olympic snowboarding champion Amy Purdy, who discussed her bronze medal winning performance at the Paralympics in Sochi in 2014, as well as her battle and victory over meningitis. Later Bill talked with Southside Johnny of the Asbury Jukes, discussing some of his musical influences,  Steven Van Zandt’s...

Host Bill Donohue welcomes former New York Knicks forward Metta World Peace to the show, who spoke about his time with the Knicks, gave his thoughts on the current team, Phil Jackson and more. Later, Bill talks with Adam Raider, who has authored or co-authored three books on professional hockey, including “100 Ranger Greats”.

Host Eric Getzoff welcomes Chris Herring from the Wall Street Journal and talks about the Knicks rough start to the season. In the second half of the show, Eric talked about the Jets win over the Dolphins in Rex Ryan’s last game as head coach of the team, the Giants season finale loss against the Eagles,...

Host Jake Brown opened the show by welcoming former New York Jets wide receiver Rob Carpenter to the WGBB studio as special guest co-host for the hour. Guests included former New Jersey Nets point guard Kenny Anderson, who spoke a bit about his NBA career, and gave his thoughts on both the Knicks and Nets, including...

Hosts Gary Harding and John Panarese begin by welcoming Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, the lead announcer for the National Hockey League’s national telecasts on NBC. Emrick talks about some surprises of the NHL season so far, gives his thoughts on both the Devils and Rangers, the Winter Classic, the recent Panthers/Capitals 20 round shootout, and possible alternatives to...

Host Bill Donohue gots things started by welcoming former Buffalo Sabres goaltender Clink Malarchuk, and later spoke with former New Jersey Net Joe Barry Carroll.      

Hosts Raymond Mora and Bryan White cover a lot of ground during the hour, including talk about the NFL’s new conduct policy, the recent play of both the Knicks and Nets, as well as some discussion about the Jets and Giants- both of whom came up with a victory on Sunday.