John B. Gambling started the show in March 1925, when WOR was a promotional arm of the
Bamberger's department store in Newark. His son,
John A. Gambling became host in 1959. He brought his son,
John R. Gambling, to the show as co-host in 1985. John A. retired in 1991, leaving John R. as sole host until WOR cancelled the program in September 2000. At the time, it was the longest continually-running radio broadcast in America, a position now held by the
Grand Ole Opry. After a brief hiatus, WABC hired Gambling. WOR owned the rights to the name
Rambling with Gambling, so the revived show was renamed
The John Gambling Show. In January 2008, WABC laid off Gambling in a cost-cutting measure. On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, WOR and John R. Gambling announced the return of the show to its original station. They began broadcasting on Monday, May 5, 2008, from 6 AM to 10 AM. Despite the return to WOR, the new name continued. Gambling retired at the end of 2013. From there, in an unannounced move, Gambling joined
Salem Media's
WNYM, where he hosted his program from March 2014 to September 2016. Gambling announced his intention to retire from broadcasting in September 2016, claiming that problems with his knees prevented him from continuing; with no sons named John to carry on the tradition, the show thus came to an end. ==References==