''This Morning: America's First News'' (formerly ''The Wall Street Journal This Morning'') is a two-hour radio news/talk program hosted by

Gordon Deal Gordon Deal is an American talk radio host for the nationally syndicated wake-up show '' This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal'', previously called ''The Wall Street Journal This Morning''. Prior to working at ''The Wall Street Jour ...

and Jennifer Kushinka, who replaced long-serving co-host Gina Cervetti on January 2, 2015. In addition to national and world headlines, the program covers a broad range of topics such as business, finance, lifestyle, careers, technology, and more. ''This Morning'' is broadcast on over 250 radio stations across the

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in early-morning

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. Segments are repackaged into a weekend review show and

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. Deal began hosting the program in November 2005, following the departure of Michael Wallace, who hosted the program for two years. Until January 2015, the program was produced by the Wall Street Journal Radio Network, which the Wall Street Journal shut down on December 31, 2014 due to corporate cutbacks. In advance of the shutdown, the program was acquired by

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, who took over syndication and production. (Gina Cervetti, along with several other Wall Street Journal Radio staffers, were hired by

Bloomberg Radio Bloomberg Radio is a radio service of Bloomberg L.P. that provides global business news programming 24 hours a day. The format is general and financial news, offering local, national and international news reports along with financial market up ...

). Its final edition was on January 1, 2015. The first broadcast under the new title and ownership was the next day.

References

External links

Official website''This Morning with Gordon Deal'' page on Compass Media Networks website
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