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Sid & Friends In The Morning

John Catsimatidis | Red Apple Media Owner & Operator | 09-02-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

John Catsimatidis, Red Apple Media Owner & Operator, joins Sid for his weekly appearance on the program to discuss the upcoming Barrett Media Conference and his leadership award recognition. John reflects on the summer, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and the Police Athletic League being honored at the event. A major focus was Rudy Giuliani—Catsimatidis expressed relief after Giuliani’s car accident, praised him as “America’s Mayor,” and revealed that even President Trump agreed Rudy should return to WABC. John and Sid also discussed Trump’s role as the event’s honoree, his impact on America and the world, and global leaders’ respect for him compared to President Biden. Catsimatidis criticized rising crime in cities like Chicago and New York, linking it to failed leadership, the decline of mental health institutions, and the influence of socialists in the Democratic Party. He emphasized Trump’s strength, and his concern for New York’s mayoral race. The conversation closed with a critique of fake news, praise for WABC’s commitment to truth, and excitement about Friday’s celebration honoring both Trump and WABC’s growth under John, Margot, and Chad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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No, I get by with a little help from my friends. John Katz and Matidis. John, good Tuesday morning, buddy. How are you? I can't believe it's, I mean, this summer went so fast. I can't believe it. I mean, you blink your eyes and the summer went by. It really did. Just like that. Boom. And like I said, my kid's off to his junior year and we're back and a lot of exciting stuff, though. Again, you know, we got the big gala coming up on Friday. And let me congratulate you again. I know I did it last week on getting the leadership award coming up at the Barrett Media Conference. That's a big deal, John. Congratulations. Well, let me tell you something. It's going to be a great event.

1:30.4

Uh, and media conference. That's a big deal, John. Congratulations. Well, let me tell you something.

1:28.4

It's going to be a great event, and it's, I'm looking forward to Lee Greenwood, and I love those

1:37.8

songs, and Joe Pistipo and Tony Orlando and all of them. I just look forward to it. No, it's going to be great. Let's get right to Rudy, okay, because he was here for a long time. He was great, and he was here because you guys, quite frankly, were great friends. That's the bottom line. You and Rudy were great friends. He has not been here for a little while. People ask me, not often, not often, every now and then,

2:02.2

hey, what's up with John and Rudy?

2:03.9

And the truth is, I don't know.

2:08.2

But I can tell you this, I'm sure when you found out Saturday that he was injured badly in a car accident, that you were very, very, very, very upset.

2:12.4

That's a fair assumption, yes?

2:14.5

Fair assumption, I was very, very upset.

2:17.4

And I called Andrew and... Yes? Fair assumption. I was very, very upset.

2:24.4

And I called Andrew, and he reassured me that he's better.

2:28.1

And we had him on the show yesterday.

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