Entercom News 880 WCBS New York has announced the addition of Lynda Lopez to the station as midday anchor.
Lopez has bounced between radio and television in her career beginning with stints at 102.3 WBAB, 92.7 WLIR and “Party 105.3” WXXP on Long Island, the latter of which she served as APD/MD. She would then host late nights at 103.5 WKTU New York before joining “Blink 102.7” WNEW as morning co-host. Between television stints she served as an anchor and correspondent for WCBS from 2009-2016. On the television side, Lopez has served as an anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV, WNYW-TV, WWOR-TV and entertainment reporter for WNBC/WNJU and WPIX in New York and hosted a show at Style Network.
Lopez succeeds Pat Farnack, who retired at the end of 2019.
Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., announced the return of Lynda Lopez to WCBS 880 (WCBS-AM) in New York, effective immediately. Lopez will be the midday news anchor and special projects reporter for the station.
“I’m happy to welcome Lynda back to our exceptional on-air WCBS 880 team,” said Susan Larkin, Regional President and Market Manager, Entercom New York. “I am confident her breadth of experience and her skillset engaging audiences, as well as her established presence in this market, will enable her to thrive in this role and successfully keep New Yorkers informed daily.”
“I am so excited to be returning to WCBS 880 as the midday news anchor and to continue my broadcast career in this great city,” said Lopez. “WCBS 880 is New York’s trusted source for news and information and serves as a reliable home for its listeners, and I’m proud to once again be a part of it.”
The move marks Lopez’s second stint with WCBS 880, who previously served as news anchor and special correspondent for the station from 2009 to 2016. During that time, she covered the 2012 United States presidential election. The Emmy Award-winning journalist most recently served as a television and radio news anchor for ABC News and previously was an anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV, WNYW-TV and WWOR-TV in New York. She has also served as a contributor for Latina Magazine, Glamour and Glam Belleza Latina. Lopez will succeed longtime WCBS 880 news anchor Pat Farnack, who recently retired.