NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A veteran 1010 WINS news anchor died after a long battle with cancer on Friday evening. She was 73.
Sandi Klein spent nearly 20 years anchoring the midday/afternoon drive shift at the station, first going on air in 1993.
Klein racked up a long list of radio credits. She started her career at WKTU-FM where she worked with legendary talent such as DJs Paco and Rosko. She went on to anchor the morning drive on WYNY and WPLJ with both Rocky Allen and later with Scott and Todd.
Bringing her talents to WNYC, both AM and FM, Klein also hosted a Sunday afternoon show called "Arts Alive at the Algonquin."
Klein’s freelance work has been featured on WABC, WOR, WNBC, Z-100, Hot 97, CD-101.9 and the UPI Radio Network.
After 19 years on-air at 1010 WINS, Klein signed off for the last time on June 14, 2012.
In the ten years following her WINS career, Klein continued to work, hosting the Sandi Klein Show, a podcast of more than 500 conversations with creative women.
Klein’s family recently announced that her carcinoid syndrome, a neuroendocrine cancer, had progressed and the radio veteran was entering hospice care at her home on Oct. 8. She died a few days later on Oct. 14.