Health care for the elderly, automobiles, insurance, and frozen hamburgers—that just about covers it.

Rubinson returned to the air. She was excited about the NFL preseason games and training camps. She’d visited the Giants camp earlier that day. While recapping the previous two and a half hours of her show, she mentioned that a football beat writer from one of the local papers had been on earlier that morning. Rubinson is the only overnight host I know that has writers make guest appearances at 3 a.m. Most of the overnight hosts chat casually, relying on the nocturnal pulse of callers. I prefer that. You can hear pontificating professionals on sports radio at any hour of the day. How often can you listen to Alan (Allen?) from Coney Island, or Eric from Long Island?

Over in Queens, the U.S. Open tennis tournament began this week. It’s an annual ritual for a certain set of New Yorkers and I’d be included in that group if I were a New Yorker (I played tennis for 100 minutes in North Carolina yesterday). Thinking of tennis, and Caroline Wozniacki, I wonder how many women are listening to this station at 4:40 a.m. Or 4:40 p.m., for that matter. I don’t think many hardcore tennis fans are listening to sports radio at 4:40 a.m., either. I can’t remember ever hearing a caller make a comment about tennis.

Back to bed for a couple more hours of sleep.