Program Highlights for the Week of July 19, 2010

You’ll be positively “Mad About…” the week ahead on WOR, featuring an Academy Award-winning actress, a leading local political contender, and YOUR opportunity to contribute to the list of some of the best eats in America!  Let’s take a sneak peak…

MONDAY

• John Gambling chats with Tom Foley, Republican Gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut.  He leads his Republican counterparts in the polls by 35% – what is his plan to win in the Constitution State in 2010?  Plus, Len Berman has your weekend in sports including the British Open and the results of the Mets vs. Giants and Yanks vs. Rays series!
• Joan and Liz Hamburg talk with John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games, an American video game developer and publisher, about how he built a successful business offering nearly-full versions of his games, including his flagship title, Bejeweled, (which has sold more than 50 million units across all major platforms) for free!  Plus, Joan welcomes Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt, perhaps best-known for her seven-year stint on television’s Mad About You.  She has just opened in Broadway’s Our Town as the sixth actor to assume the iconic role of “Stage Manager” in this record-breaking production.  Plus, get the latest on the BP Deep Water oil spill from Anne Thompson, Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, who has been covering the area since the spill first began.

TUESDAY

• According to the latest jobs report, there are millions of Americans still pounding the pavement and looking for their next opportunity.  Find out the top 10 job tips for those looking now as Cindy Perman of CNBC.com joins Joan Hamburg.  Are there sign of improvement in today’s job market?  Plus a look at what the best jobs ever are!  And if you’ve still got room on your summer reading list, you may want to consider the latest from Daniel Silva, whose new novel, The Rembrandt Affair, is a timely reminder that there are men in the world who will do ANYTHING for money.  He talks with Joan today about his new book, which could have been ripped from today’s headlines.

WEDNESDAY

• CHOW.com is on the road this month exploring the latest innovative and novel food trends that three American cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City) have to offer. CHOW Tour 2010 comes to The Joan Hamburg Show on the New York leg of the trip to hear YOUR suggestions on the most pioneering new restaurants, food trucks, bars, and food shops that they should check out while they’re in town!  Call in to Joan today with YOUR picks!!!

FRIDAY

• Which games should you watch this weekend?  Len Berman’s got a preview of all the weekend sports action today on The John Gambling Show!