With experience, intelligence, and a love for news, Susan Monday is The Big Talker 1210’s weekday afternoon and evening news anchor. She is also part of the ensemble team that makes up1210 Tonight. Her 1210 Tonight segments include “Newsbytes,” “Make Me Care,” and “Listeners on the Beat.”
Born in Philadelphia and raised in South Jersey, Susan knows the Philadelphia news scene. She came to The Big Talker 1210 from KYW Newsradio with stints at CBS News Radio in New York and WMAL and XM Satellite Radio in Washington, DC.
Susan was awarded the 2006 Best Newscaster by the Philadelphia A.I.R Awards.
Susan is a former high school and college English teacher and holds a masters degree in education from The John Hopkins University.
Crews Scramble To Get Ahead Of Calif. Wildfires
Firefighters tried to get a handle on the Gap Fire burning near the town of Big Sur Saturday, as well as in another fire burning further south near the town of Golita, redoubling efforts in advance of Monday when winds and temperatures are expected to increase.
Venus Beats Sister For 5th Wimbledon Title
Venus Williams defeated Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon title and second in a row. Venus avenged twoprevious losses to her younger sibling in the final at the All England Club andreasserted her dominance on her favorite court and favorite grass surface.
FDA Investigates Mexican Tomato Growers
Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico.
Dwindling Bush Term Hangs Over G8 Summit
The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies. Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring oil prices and uncertainty about Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions pose daunting challenges for Bush when he sits down with presidents and prime ministers Monday.
Video Shows Hostages' Reactions During Rescue
Video taken during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filinggrim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, thenhugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft andrealize they are free.
Fireworks Light Up Skies As Nation Marks July 4th
Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun tomark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating withparades and fireworks.
Afghan Official: U.S. Strike Killed 22 Civilians
The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit twovehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province'sgovernor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.
Former N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms Dies At 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines ofracial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasionalfellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died of natural causes on theFourth of July.
Analysis: Obama's Shift To Center Gives GOP Ammo
Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has excited many with the notion that he is a new,transcendent type of politician. But he is giving the GOP effortammunition and endangering his "Change We Can Believe In" motto withseveral shifts to the center, most recently on the Iraq war, hiscampaign's defining issue.
Bush Heckled During New Citizens' Ceremony In Va.
President Bushwelcomed new U.S. citizens Friday at a naturalization ceremony in Virginia amid calls from anti-war protesters shouting for his impeachment.
With experience, intelligence, and a love for news, Susan Monday is The Big Talker 1210’s weekday afternoon and evening news anchor. She is also part of the ensemble team that makes up1210 Tonight. Her 1210 Tonight segments include “Newsbytes,” “Make Me Care,” and “Listeners on the Beat.”