MONDAY

• Kick off your week with a look at Obama-nomics.  Just how has the President faired with our economy?  New Jersey Congressman Leonard Lance weighs in this morning on The John Gambling Show!  Plus, New York City Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio answers the important questions facing New York City!  And Len Berman’s got a look back at all the weekend sports action!
• Anne Heche, star of the hit HBO series Hung, stops by to talk with Joan Hamburg about the second season of the show.  Plus, Liz Hamburg has a Launchpad update from Lori Sandler, founder and owner of Divvies, a gourmet bakery dedicated to creating sweets without nuts, eggs and dairy.  Her successful business has now led to a new cookbook!

TUESDAY

• He turned an auto giant around…WITHOUT our money.  Alan Mulally, President and CEO of the Ford Motor Company, talks with John Gambling about how he did it.  Plus, hear all about this week’s unveiling of an all-new Ford vehicle in Chicago’s landmark Millennium Park!

WEDNESDAY

• It’s “Food Hour” time on The Joan Hamburg Show, and today Joan welcomes celebrity chef John Delucie, owner and chef at The Lion and chef/partner at The Waverly Inn.  He’ll share the “Recipe of the Week,” and answer all of YOUR cooking questions!  Then, learn what you can do to look and feel younger when Joan talks with Katie Becker, beauty editor at Prevention magazine!

THURSDAY

• Are we any closer to a budget for the Empire State?  Get the latest from Albany when Governor David Paterson chats with John Gambling!
• Traveling this summer?  It can be crazy and stressful, so don’t forget about keeping a healthy focus while you’re away.  Cardiologist Dr. Nieca Goldberg joins Joan Hamburg to share some tips.  Then, if you’re thinking of heading to the movies this weekend, you’ll want to hear about what’s sure to be one of the weekend’s top earners…Get Low.  Joan talks with the stars, Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek, along with director Aaron Schneider!  Plus, no matter what your age, it’s possible to not only lose weight, but prevent and treat diabetes through simple diet changes.  Dr. Howard Shapiro talks with Joan Hamburg about what we can do…plus how to combat the surge in childhood obesity!

FRIDAY

• The City’s hottest stories…Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins John Gambling in-studio! 
• Joan Hamburg takes Summer Fridays on the road once again…this week, she heads back to Sag Harbor for the Hamptons Designer Showhouse!  Join Joan and her special guests, including our own Dottie Herman, host of Eye on Real Estate, and President and CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman, the area’s leading real estate firm, who will share important advice for any homeowner or potential buyer.  Plus, Jack Bishop, editorial director of America’s Test Kitchen, comes by to share his list of kitchen “must-haves” – from pots and pans to appliances and gadgets!  Learn how to plan the perfect summer house party, from the dining room to the backyard, from Christopher Robbins of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs, and get tips on how to make your home look picture-perfect by listening to Joan’s roundtable with a panel of home designers!

MONDAY:

• Share your first cup of coffee of the week with John Gambling as he talks with Reshma Saujani, who is running for Congress against Carolyn Maloney.  She’ll tell John how she plans to unseat Maloney.  Plus, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney and John talk about the New Jersey budget…it’s due to be passed this week, but will it pass as Governor Chris Christie has proposed it?  And, Len Berman has your weekend sports recap!
• Joan and Liz Hamburg welcome Alexa von Tobel, founder and CEO of LearnVest, for this week’s “Launchpad” segment!  LearnVest is the leading independent personal finance website for women.  Alexa came up with the idea for it in 2006, during her senior year at Harvard when she realized she, and most of her peers, had never had any formal education about how to effectively manage their finances.  What can other women…and ALL of us…learn from Alexa about taking care of our pocketbooks?

TUESDAY:

• John Gambling chats with CBS News journalist Jere Van Dyk about his 2008 kidnapping by the Taliban, who held him captive for forty-five days. 
• Joan Hamburg serves up another fantastic lunch at the famed 21 Club, and welcomes one of New York’s favorite foodies, former New York Times chief restaurant critic Frank Bruni.  Frank will talk with Joan about his new position writing about the bar scene in the City!  She also welcomes veteran television news anchor Chuck Scarborough to talk about the day’s top stories, and actress Katie Finneran, who will tell us all about her Tony-winning role in Broadway’s “Promises, Promises.”

WEDNESDAY:

• Jay Walder, Chairman and CEO of the MTA, joins John Gambling live in studio for a special “town hall” about the MTA service changes and fare hikes.  Plus, he’ll be taking YOUR calls directly!
• Get your appetite ready…Wednesday means “Food Hour” on The Joan Hamburg Show!

THURSDAY:

• Governor David Paterson talks with John Gambling…has New York State agreed on a budget YET?

FRIDAY:

• New York City Michael Bloomberg is back in-studio with John Gambling to discuss the City’s top stories!
• While we’ve been dutifully eating our fruits and vegetables all these years, a strange thing has been happening to our produce: it’s been losing its nutrients.  Find out what you can do as Joan Hamburg talks with Courtenay Smith, executive editor of Prevention magazine.  Then get ready for the long Fourth of July holiday weekend with fireworks and ice cream!  Robin Hall, executive director of Macy*s Fourth of July Fireworks, talks with Joan about what they have in store for us this year, and Sue Perry of ShopSmart magazine joins Joan to rate the BEST store-bought vanilla and chocolate ice creams…which taste best and are the best values?

MONDAY:

• Lifelong Queensite Bob Turner talks with John Gambling about what drove him to his decision to move into the political arena and take on Congressman Anthony Weiner. Plus, last week’s stock market was more than a little stomach-churning…economist Steve Forbes joins John to talk about what happened. And, who came out on top in this weekend’s Subway Series?  Len Berman takes a look back at all the Yankees-Mets action!
• What critical areas determine success, happiness, and fulfillment in our lives?  Renowned psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser talks with Joan Hamburg about how everything from conscientious money management to developing strong coping skills to building the right kind of friendships and intimate partnerships can help us to lead more fulfilling lives as “fully-loaded grown-ups.” Plus, get the inside scoop on the new ways to snag a restaurant reservation online!

TUESDAY:

• What can politics learn from sports?  Find out when former Governor and Senator George Allen talks with John Gambling this morning!
• Chad Kimball and Montego Glover stop by to talk with Joan Hamburg about their roles in Broadway’s Memphis, the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcended race lines and radio airwaves back in the 1950s. Thanks in part to his passionate persistence, “race” music reaches the center of the radio dial, quickly exploding throughout mainstream America.

WEDNESDAY:

• Get set for the warm days ahead as Joan Hamburg kicks off her Summer Food Hour! Today, Adam Perry Lang, a classically French-trained chef turned bona fide BBQ expert, and founder and co-owner of the nationally-acclaimed restaurant Daisy May’s BBQ, talks with Joan about how to streamline the barbeque process. With his new collection of the 25 recipes that we cook 95 percent of the time, using accessible, not too pricey, quality ingredients he will guide us through the entire process.  Then Barbara Fairchild of Bon Appetit magazine shares the recipes for some perfect summer side dishes with Joan!

THURSDAY:

• Governor David Paterson talks with John Gambling about the week’s top news out of Albany.
• 4 Troops, a music group of four U.S. combat vets who served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop by to talk with Joan Hamburg about their debut CD, which has just been released by Sony Music. 

FRIDAY:

• Andrew McCarthy, Former District Attorney in New York, talks with John Gambling about his new book: The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. And Friday morning means it’s time for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s weekly visit with John!
• Joan Hamburg continues her weekly garden series with Jodie Bross of the Glenwild Gardens Center–as we head into summer, what will we need to think about as the temperature rises and the garden grows?

MONDAY

• Congressman Eric Cantor talks with John Gambling about the foiled Times Square bomb plot and President Obama’s plan for financial reform.  Plus, catch up on the weekend’s sports action with Len Berman and get the latest from Hollywood from The Insider’s Lara Spencer!
• We’ve all heard the statistic: Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. It’s enough to make many couples give up when the going gets rough, thinking that’s what everybody else does. But what if it weren’t true? What if, in fact, it’s not only possible but often easier than you think to save a seemingly troubled relationship? These are the questions Tara Parker-Pope asked herself after her own divorce. Today, she shares her revelations…and what we can all learn from them…with Joan Hamburg!  Plus, can you make millions from lipstick?  Find out on this week’s installment of “Launchpad” with Liz Hamburg.

TUESDAY

• John Gambling talks with S.E. Cupp, author of Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity, about what she feels is the marginalizing of Christianity by the flagrantly biased liberal media.  Plus, Bill Madden talks with John about his new book, Steinbrenner, the only authorized biography of the New York Yankees’ top man!
• No one really expects it, but at some time or another, just about everyone has been—or will be—responsible for giving care, for a sustained period, to someone close to them. Gail Sheehy, who has chronicled every major turning point for twentieth-century Americans, knows first-hand the trials, fears, and rare joys of care giving. Today, she joins Joan Hamburg to discuss how we can all get through these difficult times in our lives. Plus, Judge Jeanine Pirro talks with Joan about the day’s top headlines!

WEDNESDAY

• Does “Dr. Doom” have a better outlook for us?  Find out when Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who forecast the US recession more than a year before it began, talks with John Gambling about our current economic outlook this morning. 
• Legendary comedian Bill Cosby joins Joan Hamburg for a few laughs and a preview of his upcoming shows at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey.  And of course, Wednesday means Food Hour, and this week, Mario Batalli comes by to share recipes with Joan for everyone’s Italian favorites…from pizza to pasta to antipasti to gelato to sorbet!

THURSDAY

• New York Governor David Paterson delivers the latest directly from Albany to John Gambling during his weekly visit!

FRIDAY

• Get a preview of the weekend sports action from Len Berman this morning on The John Gambling Show.  Plus, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gives John the latest New York City news and takes YOUR questions live in-studio!
• Today, you could call Liz Hamburg’s “New York Uncovered” segment “China Uncovered” as she reports direct from China on The Joan Hamburg Show!

MONDAY

• This morning at 11 in Foley Square, John Gambling and Steve Malzberg deliver bound copies of our petition against holding the terror trials in New York City…signed by more than 25,000 of you…to Congressman Peter King, who will take them directly to Washington, where he’ll hand-deliver them to President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder!  
• A four-day school week?  A good idea or just another foolish attempt to save a few bucks?  John Gambling talks with Neil McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute’s Center on Education Freedom, this morning!  Plus, John talks with Nick Schuyler, the only one of four men to be rescued after their boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, about his ordeal and how he survived.  And Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy talks with John about his possible run for Governor!

TUESDAY

• Whatchu talkin’ about, Joan?  Er, that’s Willis…former Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges stops by to talk with Joan Hamburg about his life after the popular television show ended.  He’ll tell his story of turning to drugs as an escape, losing control, and his descent into addiction, providing a graphic chronicle of his self-destruction and his painful journey back to sobriety.

WEDNESDAY

• Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a festive Food Hour on the Joan Hamburg Show!  Fergal Murray, Guinness Master Brewer, stops by to talk with Joan…is there anyone else you would want to talk to on St. Patrick’s Day?!?  Plus, Rachel Allen, Ireland’s most-famous chef, talks with Joan about her new cookbook, Favorite Food at Home, which draws on international influences, classic regional Irish fare, and good old family favorites to provide creative options for every occasion.  And taste and tell features…what else…corned beef and cabbage.  Plus, Joan catches up with former American Idol winner Taylor Hicks!

THURSDAY

• Not too many people get a sit-down with New York Governor David Paterson these days…but John Gambling welcomes him as an in-studio guest this morning from 7-8am.  The appearance will be Paterson’s first sit-down interview since his recent scandal, and will focus on the latest news from Albany.  Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to call in and email your questions directly to the Governor during “Town Hall” segments included throughout the hour!  Get a jump on the line by sending your question now to governor@wor710.com!

FRIDAY

• Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins John Gambling for their weekly chat about all things New York City!

MONDAY:

• What hidden costs lurk in the government’s health care reform proposal?  Find out when CATO Institute Scholar Mike Tanner talks with John Gambling! 
• Congress has agreed to new Federal Reserve oversight rules proposed by Congressman Ron Paul…but what do they mean for us as consumers?  John Gambling gets the scoop directly from Congressman Ron Paul himself!
• Len Berman takes his weekly Monday look-back at the weekend’s top sports highlights this morning with John Gambling!
• Get some lunchtime laughs as Joan Hamburg chats with comedian Robert Klein!

TUESDAY:

• With all the recent government crackdowns on their business practices, what does the future hold for credit card companies?  Find out as John Gambling takes a sneak peak at tonight’s PBS Frontline special report, “The Card Game.”
• How do you weigh the benefits of an education at one of the world’s most-famous universities versus the life you could have with a new love?  Carey Mulligan, star of “An Education,” one of the biggest hits at the box office, talks with Joan Hamburg about the film!

WEDNESDAY:

• Thanksgiving is TOMORROW!  Avoid any last-minute kitchen emergencies by arming yourself with great information as Joan Hamburg talks with some of America’s favorite foodies!  Plus, Joan gets a preview of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from the man responsible for putting it all together!

• Has capitalism failed?  Steve Malzberg talks with Forbes Chairman Steve Forbes about how preserving capitalism will save us from our current economic mess.

THURSDAY:

Happy Thanksgiving!

• What are the biggest turkeys the government is serving up this Thanksgiving?  Get the take of Allan Lichtman, Professor and Chair of the Department of History at American University in Washington, D.C, as he talks with Dom Giordano, who sits in for John Gambling.
• Joan Hamburg shares the holiday with Mitch Albom and his story of a faith journey that led him to places he never thought he would go.  Plus, Steve Roberts talks with Joan about several amazing stories of modern-day American immigrants, and Cokie Roberts chats with Joan about the women who shaped our nation—all perfect for a day to be thankful!

FRIDAY

• Len Berman talks with Dom Giordano (sitting in for John Gambling), and looks back at all the Thanksgiving Day football action, plus Len takes a look ahead at what’s coming up in sports for the rest of the holiday weekend!