Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be making a comeback after losing the 2024 mayoral election to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani — but it’s not what you think.
The 68-year-old Democrat is in talks with 77 WABC to host a weekly radio gig, the station’s owner John Catsimatidis, confirmed to The Post.
“I think he wants to do [a show] once a week. He wants to stay in touch with the people,” said Catsimatidis, who said a show is “in the works.”
The station owner, who also owns the Gristedes supermarket chain in the city, teased the possible gig on his “Cats Roundtable” program Sunday in an interview with the former governor.
“I hear you may be talking a little bit more on WABC radio in the near future,” Catsimatidis said.
“I think your station has an audience that is participatory, and large,” Cuomo replied. “It’s very important … that we understand what’s going on and have informed dialogue and your station is a great vehicle to do that.”
Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi said the longtime politician will be a publicly engaged citizen.
“From fighting the scourge of antisemitism to the future of cities and urban America, among other issues, Andrew Cuomo has a perspective and points of view that more than 900,000 New Yorkers supported in the last race,” Azzopardi said. “He will continue to speak out on the important issues on WABC and many other media outlets.”
Catsimatidis declined to say if Cuomo would be paid, though the ex-governor doesn’t need a radio gig for the money.
He made $4.7 million in 2024 via his legal consulting business.
After resigning as governor in 2021, Cuomo briefly hosted his own podcast.
The possibility of Cuomo hopping on WABC’s airwaves comes after his Republican rival in last year’s election left his show on the station amid an election row with its the station owner.
Curtis Sliwa, founder of beret-wearing vigilante group the Guardian Angels, switched to iHeartMedia’s 710 WOR when Catsimatidis and hosts on the station said the Republican should step aside to give Cuomo a better shot at beating Mamdani
Cuomo was running on an independent line, while Mamdani held the Democratic Party line after beating the ex-governor and a handful of other candidates in a ranked-choice primary.
Sliwa refused and took exception to the lack of support. Mamdani went on to win and was sworn in as mayor this month.
