Andrew Cuomo is returning to the public arena — this time behind a radio microphone.

The former New York governor is launching a weekly Sunday program on 770 WABC, marking his most visible platform since his failed political comeback last year. The one-hour show, titled “The Pulse of the People,” will debut Sunday at 5 p.m. and feature listener calls and open-ended discussion.

According to a person familiar with the arrangement, Cuomo will not be paid for the program, a decision intended to give him latitude to speak freely and avoid conflicts of interest.

“This is a moment when our country has rarely felt more divided, politics more polarizing and public discourse more toxic,” Cuomo said in a statement announcing the show. “Pulse of the People is about cutting through the noise and the rancor to have real, substantive, fact-based conversations about the issues that actually affect people’s lives.”

The move places Cuomo on a prominent New York talk-radio platform long associated with combative political commentary and gives the former governor a direct line to voters — and critics — without the constraints of an electoral campaign.

WABC owner John Catsimatidis said the program aligns with the station’s emphasis on open debate.

“The show will focus on listener calls and open discussion about the issues, concerns, and views of New Yorkers,” Catsimatidis said. “WABC believes in bipartisan conversation and thoughtful discussion of solutions.”

Cuomo is expected to open each episode with remarks before taking calls from listeners, according to people briefed on the format.

The radio debut comes months after Cuomo’s high-profile attempt to reenter New York politics ended in humiliating defeat. The Democrat lost the Democratic primary for mayor to Zohran Mamdani, then went on to lose the general election in a landslide after mounting an independent bid.

Cuomo served as governor from 2011 until 2021, when he resigned amid multiple misconduct allegations, which he has denied. Before Albany, he was New York’s attorney general and later served as U.S. housing secretary under Bill Clinton.

While Cuomo has kept a relatively low public profile since the election, the radio slot offers a new stage — and a familiar one for New York politics — where influence can be rebuilt without the pressures of a campaign.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)