About me
Budd Mishkin has been a broadcast journalist for more than forty
years. He currently serves as a news anchor for 1010 WINS. He is also
the creator and host of the interview podcast “Before The Cheering
Started with Budd Mishkin,” all about the unwieldy journey to success.
Mishkin spent 25 years as an anchor/reporter for NY1 and was one of
the journalists who helped found New York City’s 24 hour cable news
channel in 1992. In 2003, he created NY1’s weekly series "One on 1
with Budd Mishkin," profiling some 400 prominent New Yorkers,
including Wynton Marsalis, Ed Koch, Spike Lee, Audra McDonald and
many more. He also served as a sports anchor during his time at NY1,
covering Yankees World Series, Knicks playoff runs and the Rangers
Stanley Cup Championship in 1994.
Mishkin has interviewed countless artists and luminaries on stage at
numerous venues in New York and beyond, including the 92 nd St. Y, the
Museum of the City of New York and the Montclair Literary Festival.
His guests have included Steven Van Zandt, Gloria Steinem, Chelsea
Handler, Bob Costas, Ruben Blades, Ira Glass, Fran Lebowitz and many
others.
Budd is the proud father of a daughter who shares his love of The Marx
Brothers, The Dick Van Dyke Show and a certain band from Liverpool.
Along those lines, Mishkin is still trying to become the 47th Beatle.
