On Sunday, Mayor Adams kicked off his new live radio show on WBLS. He said on-air he wanted to use the call-in program to talk directly to New York City residents as just “an ordinary cat.”
During the 30-minute debut outing, Adams chatted about issues such as public safety and diversity, mostly emphasizing his recent appointment of the city’s first Hispanic police commissioner.
“I needed to continue that legacy,” Adams said on the radio program. “We are just really proud of what we’re doing and how we are really diversifying government…over and over again … you hear me say, ‘first time ever done, record levels.’ That’s what this administration is about.”
Many of the callers lobbed softball questions at the mayor, offering him a chance to more so tout his accomplishments than defend them.
Adams joins his predecessors in engaging live radio callers. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio took questions live on weekly radio shows, as did former Mayors Mike Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani.
The live show on WBLS is set to air “semiregularly” and include guests as well, according to City Hall.
