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Beasley's 1450 AM WCTC Adds Gordon Deal Morning Show


Gordon Deal
Gordon Deal

Beasley Media Group announces News Talk Radio 1450 AM WCTC will debut This Morning - America's First News with Gordon Deal from 5am to 9am weekday mornings beginning on Monday, September 23 in New Jersey. The syndicated show can currently be heard on more than 275 markets across the United States and around the world, originally served as a news and sports anchor at the station in the 90's.

"When an opportunity to establish a fresh new morning show presented itself, bringing Gordon Deal's program to the station was a no brainer," said Beasley Media Group New Jersey Senior Vice President and Regional Market Manager Daniel Finn. "It's a new program for the station, exclusive in our market, with a well-respected host who earned his stripes right here in Central Jersey."

"It's tremendously exciting to return to the radio station that brought me in as a rookie and taught me virtually everything I know as a news reporter and anchor," said Deal.

Jennifer Kushinka, who currently serves as the program's on air news anchor and also worked at WCTC-AM early in her career, will provide the latest breaking national headlines on the show.

WCTC-AM News Anchor Racquel Williams will continue to provide the local updates in the mornings at the top and bottom of the hour for a seamless blend of local and national news, along with sports traffic and weather.

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