About The John Gambling Show Team

Meet The John Gambling Show Team!

 Meet John Gambling
For the past 30 years, John Gambling has interviewed Presidents, Governors, Mayors and other political figures and celebrities in the news.  He was the third generation of Gamblings to host Rambling with Gambling on WOR (1985-2000), a New York institution lasting over 75 years.  He began his career at WOR as a Staff Announcer in 1978 and that same year became host of WOR Weekend (1978-1981).  His other shows on WOR included:  Host, Good Afternoon NY (1981-1985), Co-host Rambling with Gambling (with his father, John A. Gambling, 1985-1990), and Host, Rambling with Gambling 1990-2000.  From 2001-2008, John was host of The John Gambling Show on WABC/New York, where he welcomed New York City Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg to the show every Friday.  After graduating from Boston University with a BS in Communications, John began his career in 1973 as a Research and Promotion Director at WROR in Boston.  He was Program Director of WAXY/Ft. Lauderdale (1974-1976), Operation Director/Program Director of WHPN-WHVW/Hyde Park, NY and  Morning Host at WHVW (1976-1978).  John lives on Long Island with his wife, Wendy.  He has three children:  twins Andrew and Bradley, age 27 and William, age 23.

Meet Joe Bartlett
Joe brings warmth and personality while delivering the news with credibility and authority. He has won numerous awards for his reporting. Among the awards are: the 1999 Associated Press Best Feature Award, the New York State Broadcasters Best Feature Award for ‘New York Noise’, The New York Press Club Gold Typewriter Award, and the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award for public  service. He has also won Best Newscast and Best Spot News Coverage awards from both the Associated Press and New York State Broadcasters Association.

 

Meet JJ Kennedy
JJ got her start as a radio DJ at WBLS-FM in the hey day of disco before hosting at NY Country Kick FM, WNEW AM...the "Big W" spinning big band and standards. For 19 years, she was host of “Lite at Nite” at New York’s LiteFM.  JJ is also a licensed NY State Marriage and Family Therapist with a thriving practice.  She is married to Charlie, a retired Metro North Train Engineer. Her proudest achievement is her son, Matthew, who is graduating from St. Lawrence University in 2008.

Meet Mike Figliola - Executive Producer, The John Gambling Show
Mike Figliola began his radio career at WOR Radio as an intern in summer of 2000. After a few months of learning the ropes, Mike was hired as a news reporter and desk assistant covering stories around the Metropolitan area. During that time, he split his duties at WOR between shifts at 1010 WINS as a News Producer and at WBGO Radio as a City Hall/New York Beat reporter. In 2004, WOR promoted Mike to full-time producer on various shows including the Morning Show and Food Talk. Soon Mike was promoted to Executive Producer on The WOR Morning Show, and is now Executive Producer of The John Gambling Show.

When not producing on the airwaves, you can find him playing his guitar at cafes in Brooklyn or Queens or writing his fourth novel. Mike's mantra for life is summed up neatly in one way: On The Road.

Meet Al Randall, Technical Director for the WOR Morning Show
Al Randall has been with WOR radio for nearly 30 years. Prior to working on The John Gambling Show, he was with The WOR Morning Show with Joe Bartlett and Donna Hanover.  Al also worked with "Rambling With Gambling," serving in the same capacity, working closely with John A. and John R. Prior to that, he served as a vacation producer for the show. Al lives in Manhattan, and in his spare time, is a swing dancing and crossword puzzle aficionado.