Hour 1: Remembering Debrina Kawam.

The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Curtis Sliwa filled in for Mark Simone and began the show by reflecting on the tragic death of Debrina Kawam, who was burned to death on a New York City subway about a year ago by Sebastian Zapeta, who has since been charged with murder and other offenses. Curtis questioned whether the media has given this heartbreaking story the attention it deserves as we remember the anniversary of Kawam's death. To honor her memory, Curtis and the Guardian Angels held a commemorative event yesterday at the F train station in Coney Island, where the incident occurred. Curtis takes your calls, discussing his return to radio and the impact of Debrina Kawam's death. He invited callers to share their thoughts on both the tragedy and broader issues related to crime and safety in New York City.

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0:00.0	Now, the Guardian Angel of Talk Radio is here.
0:05.0	Curtis Sliwa guest hosts the Mark Simone show on 710 W0.
0:10.6	Oh yeah, let's do it, day two.
0:25.9	As I sit in for Mark Simone, and this is, the guy was smooth.
0:32.7	Remember that song by Shade, 1984.
0:37.3	I remember hearing it in London first time when I organized the Guardian Angels.
0:41.0	They're smooth operator. Nobody's smoother in this business. This thing of ours, this is the business
0:49.6	we have chosen, Talk Radio. Nobody's done it longer than Mark simone locally but um i'm sort of the tag
0:57.4	along 35 years soon to be 36 and now at the radio station where it all started for me not as a host
1:06.4	but as a guest when i got the bug. TV bug was Romperoom.
1:12.6	That was before W-O-R-R-R-R-7-10 when I was interviewed by Arlene Francis,
1:19.4	who had the midday show when I was the newspaper boy of the year,
1:25.2	having gotten an award from Richard Nixon,
1:29.6	and I remember the studios have 1440 Broadway I think I'm not trying to remember if romper room was actually
1:36.4	on Channel 9 I think it was at the TV studios in Midtown Manhattan not far from from where the ball is going to drop, welcoming in the new year, and the change over
1:50.7	from the missing-in-action mayor, the swagger man with no plan, Eric Adams, who got wine-dined
1:57.6	and pocket-lined over the years.
1:59.5	Thank God he'll be gone.
2:02.3	Has he gotten back yet?
2:07.8	Is he from his perpetual vacation, his travels around the world at taxpayers' expense?
2:13.4	Sort of like Matt Lauer. Remember before he got to boot at NBC? Where's Matt Lauer today?
2:18.2	Yeah, where's Eric Adams today? On our dime. We're paying for all that.
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