Curtis Sliwa is back on radio in NY City, joins morning drive on 710 WOR radio, Monday, March 9, 2026

 3/4/26, "710 WOR Adds Veteran NYC Broadcaster Curtis Sliwa To Morning Show"

"iHeartMedia’s 710 WOR, “The Voice of New York,” announced today that Curtis Sliwa joins the station’s weekday line-up with “Curtis Sliwa and Larry Mendte in the Morning,” effective Monday, March 9, 2026. 

The high energy duo teams up for the 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. time slot, bringing in a mix of veteran journalism and streetwise New York perspective to the tri-state area’s morning commute. 

“It’s been four months since the end of the New York City Mayoral election and most places I go people have asked me to come back to talk radio, so that’s what I’m going to do,” said Curtis Sliwa. “I’m going to the best radio station in New York City, joining my friends of 30 years Mark Simone and Sean Hannity. It’s a full circle moment for me as my first radio station appearance for me was in 1971 when WOR’s Arlene Francis interviewed me as a kid, and I’ve been talking on the radio since.”

The new morning show pairs Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels and a legendary fixture for over 35 years in New York talk radio, with 97-time Emmy award-winner Mendte, a major market TV anchorman for decades who joined WOR’s on-air team in 2023.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” said Larry Mendte. “Curtis is not only a legendary talk radio host, but an iconic New Yorker. What an honor to get to team up with him to get New Yorkers started every weekday.”

“Curtis is a true New York original. His passion and knowledge of the city, combined with Larry’s incredible journalistic background, make them the ideal team to wake up New York,” said Tom Cuddy, Program Director for WOR. “We are thrilled to have this powerhouse duo leading the morning charge for WOR.”

Market veteran Mark Simone will follow Curtis and Larry weekdays from 10 a.m. – Noon as he celebrates his 13th year on-air at WOR. Gracie Award winner and 29-year WOR veteran Natalie Vacca will serve as Executive Producer for the new show.”…

 

 

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California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Merrill Kelly turns down Padres $40 million offer citing draconian California state taxes-Jonathan Turley

RHP Merrill Kelly, Baseball Reference.…”Kelly agreed to a two-year contract worth an estimated $40 million with the Diamondbacks, according to ESPN. Although the Padres offered a comparable deal at three years instead of two, California’s 13% tax rate on income above $1 million proved a key difference.

“I don’t think it’s any secret on how much money you get taken out of your pocket when you go to California,” the right-hander told “Foul Territory.””

3/1/26, “California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due to State Taxes,” Jonathan Turley

“This week, “there is no joy in Mudville” – the mighty Padres have struck out.

The California Padres thought that they had secured Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly with an offer of $40 million for just two years. The Diamondbacks were offering that payout over three years, but Kelly took the Diamondbacks. The reason? California’s ruinous tax burden is fueling an exodus of wealthy taxpayers and businesses from the state. It is the latest example of how Democrats [and “Republicans”] have reversed the Gold Rush with a long line of U-Hauls heading to more responsible states.

Explaining his decision, the pitcher told the media that “I don’t think it’s any secret on how much money you get taken out of your pocket when you go to California.”

With the calls for billionaire taxes and attacks on the wealthy as “not paying their fair share,” Democrats and unions have doubled down on their “eat the rich” rhetoric.

The problem is that wealth, like the wealthy, is mobile.

Both are leaving, and the current estimate stands at a possible $2 trillion fleeing the state over the last year. California continues to lead the nation in the loss of citizens to other states.

In the meantime, Democrats are continuing their high-spending pattern under Gov. Gavin Newsom from boondoggle projects to reparations to bloated union pension agreements.

With California’s 13% tax rate on income above $1 million, players view California as illusory in terms of elite contracts. What the team giveth, the state taketh away. That does not include the higher collateral taxes and costs,

including gasoline costs (which are also the highest in the nation).

It appears that the high-spending, high-taxing policies are not just benefiting red states but also their baseball teams. As a Cubs fan, I would be delighted except for the fact that Chicago and Illinois are also in the hands of Democrats

pursuing the same disastrous policies.

The irony is that Texas and Florida could end up

not only with more jobs

but better baseball players.”

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