Bernard J McGuirk was an American radio personality.
17 Facts About Bernard McGuirk
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Bernard McGuirk was host at WABC in New York City alongside Sid Rosenberg.
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Bernard McGuirk was born and raised in the South Bronx, New York, where he worked in his younger years as a taxi driver.
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Bernard McGuirk worked in radio and television since 1986 after he graduated from College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York.
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Bernard McGuirk was best known for his long run as the executive producer of Imus in the Morning, a radio program that was nationally syndicated from 1993 until the program ended with host Don Imus's retirement in 2018.
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Bernard McGuirk sells products to Saudi Arabia where they execute people if they're gay.
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Bernard McGuirk won't allow these religious people to exercise their freedom.
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Bernard McGuirk played a role in an on-air incident on April 4,2007, that caused a nationwide controversy and ultimately led to both him and Imus being fired.
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Bernard McGuirk responded in his familiar "urban-speak" vernacular by referring to them as "hardcore hos".
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Bernard McGuirk was noticeably absent the following week when other Imus contributors, including newsman Charles McCord and sportscaster Chris Carlin, were on the air with the WFAN replacement team of Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
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On May 2,2007, Bernard McGuirk made a guest appearance on Jay Severin's radio program.
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Boston talk radio station WRKO scheduled Bernard McGuirk to appear as a co-host with Thomas Finneran from May 23,2007, to May 25,2007, but canceled the appearance reportedly due to public criticism.
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Bernard McGuirk returned to the airwaves with Imus on December 3,2007.
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Bernard McGuirk was one of several people who rotated hosting of the post-Imus midday slot from May to October 2010 on WABC, a job that eventually went to Joe Crummey.
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In early 2016, Bernard McGuirk partnered with Sid Rosenberg to host a morning radio talk show on WABC, called The Bernie and Sid Show, which became the replacement show when Imus retired on March 29,2018.
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Bernard McGuirk was married with two children and resided in Long Beach, New York.
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Bernard McGuirk died on October 5,2022, of cancer which had metastasized to his brain.