![]() “That was when the dynamic between Curtis and changed,” Huddy recalled. Huddy survived longer than most in the “modern era” with Sliwa, allowing him to “drive the bus.” But as the show dragged on, she realized her voice was being suppressed by his larger ego. “I never had an issue with my co-host, my colleagues, and talent. Ironically, Sliwa was instrumental teaming with Juliet, but “in his mind, being so instrumental meant that he could be the boss of me.”Ī lack of chemistry is one way to put it, and Huddy, who already had been in the business for 25 years, was flabbergasted by the reception from the radio legend. I felt like Curtis wanted me there as his sidekick, and I’m not a sidekick,” Huddy said. Williams-before Huddy got the chance to sit next to Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder. Since Sliwa’s longtime radio partner Ron Kuby was axed by WABC in 2017, it was a constant rotation of co-hosts, usually women- including Rita Cosby and Eboni K. Once she joined Curtis Sliwa to co-host the midday show, she had time to share her opinions but was now part of an ill-fated on-air “marriage.” Huddy didn’t have the platform with Bernie and Sid as the news person. “When you’re painted a certain way, you really need the time to explain yourself and talk through it with the listeners who are upset with you.” “I don’t know that some of the talent helped out with that, put it that way,” she admitted. That, and her personal-turned-very-public allegations regarding O’Reilly also gave fodder for callers. Huddy, who was a lifelong Republican, had been vocal in her opposition to Trump. Her comfort level also suffered directly from Bernie and Sid, who would show their allegiance to then-President Donald Trump. Huddy said, “It was just a strange place to work.” She also learned that another frequent morning contributor Bo Dietl, the former NYPD detective, “had been tracking me down as one of the accusers.” “I owe everything to Sid and Craig Schwalb,” Huddy said.Īlthough delighted to get back on the air, there were awkward feelings for the veteran broadcaster as O’Reilly was a regular weekly guest with Bernie and Sid. “Sid, of course, jumped on it,” she said.Īn online conversation caught the eye of Schwalb, who invited Huddy to have a presence in the morning show. Huddy sent a tweet based on something morning hosts Bernard McGuirk and Sid Rosenberg were talking about. Social media connected her with the station. WABC would throw Huddy a lifeline to salvage her sinking career. But after several months, it was becoming abundantly clear that she would not get another TV gig, at least for the foreseeable future. ![]() She had faith that TV honchos would read between the lines with her departure. “I started reducing my demands basically down to smaller markets, top 50 and then top 75,” Huddy said. Whether it was network, cable, or local, there were no takers for her talents. Instead, her two-decade career at Fox that included a stint at the Fox New York affiliate almost felt whitewashed from the memory of any TV executives. “I didn’t think that I would have the problems that I did when I left Fox.” “I really was freaked out that I never was going to get a job in media again,” Huddy told Barrett News Media. She left Fox News in 2016 as one of the high-profile Bill O’Reilly sexual harassment accusers and quickly realized the industry was willing to keep her sidelined. When she landed at WABC in 2018, Huddy was thankful for the opportunity presented by then-program director Craig Schwalb. But in this climate, Huddy is persevering and even reinventing herself with a new travelogue show. In three years at WABC, Huddy has been a pleasant, informed voice, albeit shifted from mornings to middays and back again. ![]() ![]() But one constant for the News/Talk giant is Juliet Huddy. Changes are abound at 77 WABC in New York. ![]()
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