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The OPEN LINE Show is hosted by Bob Slade, James Mtume and Bob Pickett. Open Line is a "live" call in show (2 hours) which airs on Sunday mornings beginning at 10 a.m. to 12 noon on 50 thousand watt WRKS-FM, aka KISS-FM / 98.7 on the FM dial, reaching the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut markets.

 The Open Line Show has been called by numerous leaders and journalists as “One of the most important talk shows in America... Its impact is enormous,” and ranked by Talkers Magazine as one of the top 100 Talk Shows in America. Open Line is the most listened to talk show in the tri-state area with a 12+ share in its time slot. Open Line has won the 1998 & 2002 New York Metro A.I.R. Award for the “Best Public Affairs Show” in the New York Market.

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A Harlem, New York native, Bob Slade's original dream was to become an actor. He attended Queens College where he studied acting, and he eventually became a member of the Negro Ensemble Theatre Company and the Harlem YMCA Theater Group in NYC. He began doing news radio in 1971 at a Long Island radio station, and then he proceeded to a radio station in Upstate New York More...
 
An Attorney At Law for 33 years with vast experience in complex litigation, both civil and criminal, and former Judge in the Administrative Courts of New Jersey; Chairman and Organizing Founding Member of Black United Fund of New Jersey now the African American Fund of New Jersey   More...
 
Politically conscious, Mtume always gives the listening audience the “3rd Answer” on music, politics and events. There is, as he always says, “the right answer, the wrong answer and, of course, the third answer --- the answer you never really thought about”.    More...
The Open Line Celebrates 20 Years 2009 - Open Line 20th Anniversary @ BB Kings
Open Line Blog 11-29-09
Posted 12/3/2009 10:16:00 AM

Open Line Blog
11-29-09

Today's Show is about the audience - the listeners - and getting their opinions on numerous issues ranging from Tiger Woods' alleged car accident in Orlando, Florida to the White House “gate crashers”. We usually do this kind of Show right after a holiday since there are few breaking news stories, national and local, that impact on our communities and require us to discuss with the audience.

We kickoff the Show with the brewing Tiger Woods controversy surrounding his “auto accident” in Orlando, Florida, this past Friday morning at about 2:30 in the morning. There is the possibility that there is more to this story and that Tiger may be trying to hide possible domestic problems. Inside the studio, we say collectively “Who cares?” Nonetheless, we take several phone calls from the audience and most of the calls are quite perceptive about the Tiger Woods' story ...
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OpenLine Blog 11-22-09
Posted 12/3/2009 10:15:00 AM

What a day! We are set for the first hour of the Show - a major interview with NY Governor David Paterson. Gov. Paterson calls into the hotline on time and I begin the interview with a little bit of skepticism. The big question in my mind: Is the Governor really serious about making his own run for the office, despite his low poll numbers in the State and the public's general perception that he is not doing a good job as Governor? The Governor opens the interview with some real zingers about his critics and with the firm - I mean very firm-resolve that he is and will be running to be elected as Governor of NY in his own right. We play Rupert Murdock's biting criticism of the Governor and his inability to provide leadership to the state - alluding to his obvious disability. The Governor launches into ...
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