Back Stories: Why 'Traffic & Weather Together' Was Successful

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The slogan "traffic and weather together" has become a WCBS staple over the years.

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"Everybody wants to feel successful for the good lines – 'traffic and weather together,' we all know, has been really successful," former WCBS Program Director Harvey Nagler says.

But as Nagler also says, it may have never made it on the air.