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A familiar and trusted broadcast presence in New York City over the last 50 years has signed off the air for the final time: Chuck Scarborough, who has anchored or coanchored Wnbc TV since Nixon was in office, America was in Vietnam and the city itself was teetering on economic failure, surprised many viewers Thursday when he announced on air that he had just delivered his final newscast.

While Scarborough, 81, hadn’t exactly kept his semi-retirement plans a secret in recent weeks, the goodbye no doubt came as unwelcome news to many loyal and longtime viewers.

“From one Chuck to another,” tweeted New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, “Best wishes on your next chapter, Chuck. You didn’t just tell us the news, you made NYers feel at home and for that we thank you.”

Scarborough joined NBC News in March 1974 as co-anchor with Jim Hartz of Wnbc-tv’s then-new 5:00 Pm newscast,...

Today on Monday morning commemorated Al Roker’s 45th year as a member of the NBC family, by offering up some sweet words for “the beating heart of this show” and cuing up a throwback video that involved… penguins?

Roker’s career with NBC began in 1978 at Wkyc in Cleveland, which at the time was an NBC owned-and-operated station. In late 1983, he was named the regular weeknight weathercaster at Wnbc-tv in New York, replacing 27-year veteran Dr. Frank Field. From 1990 to ’95, Roker filled in for Willard Scott on Today, and come early 1996, upon Scott’s announced retirement, Roker received the regular weekday weatherman slot.

Spike Lee says he was “wrong” to defend Woody Allen against “cancel” culture.

In a Friday interview on New York City radio station 710 Wor’s “In the Morning” program, Lee discussed Allen’s fall from grace with hosts Len Berman and Michael Riedel.

“I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody. And I think when we look back on it we are going to see that — short of killing somebody — I don’t know that you can just erase somebody like they never existed,” Lee stated.

The director appeared on the program to promote his new Netflix film Da 5 Bloods. When the conversation turned to Allen, Lee explained, “Woody is a friend of mine, a fellow Knicks fan, and I know he’s going through it right now.”

It didn’t take long for Lee to start “going through it” himself.

Spike Lee on Saturday apologized for comments he made in a radio interview on Friday defending his “friend” Woody Allen and suggested that “cancel” culture may be going too far for filmmakers accused of serious wrongdoing.

“I Deeply Apologize. My Words Were Wrong,” the director tweeted. “I Do Not And Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment, Assault Or Violence. Such Treatment Causes Real Damage That Can’t Be Minimized.”

The director responded after a Friday interview with Len Berman and Michael Riedel, co-hosts of New York City radio station Wor’s “In the Morning” show. “I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody,” Lee said. “When we look back on it we are going to see that — short of killing somebody — I don’t know you just erase someone like they never existed.”

Lee, who appeared on the...

Updated: Spike Lee has issued an apology for his comments defending Woody Allen against cancel culture in Hollywood.

“I deeply apologize. My words were wrong. I do not and will not tolerate sexual harassment, assault or violence. Such treatment causes real damage that can’t be minimized,” he posted on Twitter on Saturday.

I Deeply Apologize. My Words Were Wrong. I Do Not And Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment, Assault Or Violence. Such Treatment Causes Real Damage That Can't Be Minimized.-Truly, Spike Lee.

— Spike Lee (@SpikeLeeJoint) June 13, 2020

In an interview on New York City radio station Wor’s talk show “In the Morning,” Lee shared his thoughts on how Allen has been treated with hosts Len Berman and Michael Riedel

“I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody. And I think when we look back on...

[[tmz:video id="0_0pgnwipx"]] Artie Lange was brutally honest about his heroin addiction ... as bad as it is, it's irresistible.  Artie called into the "Len Berman & Todd Schnitt in the Morning" where he told the radio DJs about his struggle with heroin, calling the drug "amazing" ... then warning people to stay clear. The 'Howard Stern Show' sidekick was arrested at his Hoboken, NJ home earlier this month after cops found heroin and cocaine in his car and on his person.

Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part of the cultural landscape as the shows and products he touted, including Saturday Night Live, died Monday in Arizona. He was 96.

Pardo died at his home in Tucson, where he moved after retiring from SNL, said his daughter, Dona Pardo. Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to continue with the show, so he flew back and forth to New York for many years. In recent years, he recorded his introductions from his Tucson home.

Few recognized the face of Pardo, a handsome man with...

Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part of the cultural landscape as the shows and products he touted, including Saturday Night Live, died Monday in Arizona. He was 96. Pardo died at his home in Tucson, where he moved after retiring from SNL said his daughter, Dona Pardo. Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to continue with the show, so he flew back and forth to New York for many years. In recent years, he recorded his introductions from his Tucson home. Few recognized the face of Pardo, a handsome man with...

Watch Pam's killer performance, and the judges' subsequent massacre, from the 'Dancing with the Stars: All Stars' premiere. Once upon a time — Sept. 24, 2012, to be exact — there was a beautiful princess named Pamela Anderson. She danced the cha cha with passion and elegance, but her three wicked step-judges — Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Berman — reduced poor Princess Pam to tears, calling her names like "shaky" and "uncomfortable." The saddest part about this fable, of course, is that it's not a fable at all; It really happened on the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, and it was a tragedy. Seriously, what crawled up these judges' butts and died? Not only did Pam have the technique down, but as even Carrie Ann noted, she was "living the drama" in her performance. The fact that Pam received a score of 17, while Bristol Palin — who has all...