 He landed work as a radio newsman in 1963 at KICK in Springfield, Missouri, followed by WFAA in Dallas, Texas.This was followed by stints at WWDC and WTOP in Washington, D.C.In December 1971, while a rookie newsman at WNBC in New York City, McCord was assigned to work on "Imus in the Morning", the morning show for newcomer Don Imus of WGAR in Cleveland.