Wake-up with America’s first news – Host Gordon Deal goes beyond the headlines with the day’s first look at top stories, politics, and business news from the U.S. and around the world; bringing a lively blend of intelligent information, humor, and expert analysis to morning radio.
Gordon’s understanding of what listeners need to know and the questions they’d like answered are a perfect match for the morning show. Before taking the helm at The Wall Street Journal This Morning in November 2005, Gordon was well-known to New York City radio listeners, having worked at both WINS-AM and WCBS-AM where he honed his writing skills and developed his distinctive on-air reporting style. He also served as a New York City bureau chief for Metro Networks where his reports aired on WOR-AM and WABC-AM. Gordon began his career in radio as a play-by-play sports announcer for Rutgers University, his alma mater. He also finds time to work as the Public Address announcer for New York Giants football and Army football. His hobbies include fishing, whitewater rafting, and coaching soccer. He lives with his wife Kelly and their two children in central New Jersey.
The This Morning news team features reports with news anchor Jennifer Kushinka and producer Mike Gavin.
Daily News analysis and reports from experts in their field including trusted sources such as members of the U.S. Congress, White House Officials, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BankRate.com, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, The Los Angeles Times and many more…
Unique stories including Mike Gavin’s beyond the headlines feature “The Mike Drop” highlighting popular and almost always humorous stories that you will be talking about today. Break-out headline segments include “Three Big Things You Need to Know”.