Stanley Milton Siegel (October 2, 1936 – January 2, 2016) was a radio reporter, newscaster and iconoclastic talk show host, whose ''The Stanley Siegel Show'' aired live on New York's WABC from 1975 to 1980.

Career

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. Siegel's other programs included ''America Talks Back'' on Lifetime and the travel show ''Stanley on the Go'' for RLTV.

References

1936 births 2016 deaths American radio reporters and correspondents American talk radio hosts {{US-radio-bio-stub