Call it Radio Free Whoopi.
Whoopi Goldberg announced Monday she’ll be joining the growing ranks of radio voices this summer when she launches a live, syndicated program, “Wake Up With Whoopi.”
“I’m going to talk to people. People are going to talk to me. I’m going to be singing and dancing in my chair. I’m going to wake people up,” Goldberg told The Associated Press by phone. “I want to have a good time in the morning and I want everyone who wakes up with me to have a good time.”
The show will air weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. He didn’t indicate which markets it would be in when it debuts July 31.
Besides taking calls and doing comedy bits, Goldberg said she’ll be playing music, adding she hopes she’ll be allowed to select some of her own.
“I’ve got all kinds of great wonderful things on my iPod,” she said. “Everything from Shaggy to Pavarotti to Tony Bennett to Warren Zevon.”