A polyglot station is Manhattan's WHOM. Over its 1,000-watt transmitter are regularly aired programs in German, Italian, Polish, Greek, assorted other languages. But six times a week, near the end of its broadcasting day, WHOM goes enthusiastically native with George Braidwood ("The Real") McCoy and his sidewalk interviews from Times Square. Jut-jawed and sardonic, McCoy is a 36-year-old Harlem Irishman who got into radio via publicity, after working as swimming instructor, peddling Easter-egg dyes and canned clams.
McCoy has conducted his nightly grillings on & off since early last year. Beginning at the...
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