Q: You're very dapper. Are you going to take this (radio) opportunity to wear sweatpants?
A: Well, I've been investing in some T-shirts. Maybe I'll wear a T-shirt in the morning depending on the weather outside. But, it's great, you can be casual in the way you dress, you can be more relaxed with what you're dealing with. But we're still going to be dealing with the same serious subjects, and we're going to get a lot of input from a lot of different people. The other advantage that we're going to have is we're on before the business day starts. So what does that mean? That means the lawyers aren't going to be in court. That means the witnesses aren't going to be in court. That means the correspondents aren't going to be in court. So you know what? We have time to talk to them and find out everything they are going to be dealing with that day and then take us for a little tour behind the scenes, find out what's really happening inside that courthouse.

Q: So you're on Sirius from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., then you're on Court TV from 10 a.m. to noon. Are you a morning person?
A: Am I a morning person? I am now. Back in the day, back in the ‘80s, no, I wasn't a morning person. I was blow-drying my hair at 11:30 at night to go out. Now, I'll be asleep for three hours at 11:30 at night. So my day is now turned upside-down, but I'm ready to go. I think my best work is done early in the morning, so by noon I'll be spent, five hours on the air, three on radio, two on television. By noon I think I'll be ready for my nap. But I'm a morning person. I'm ready.

Q: So for the radio show, what time do you get up?
A: Here's the new schedule for Vinnie Politan: Get to sleep sometime between 7 and 9 at night; use the Tivo. The only night I think I'll stay up late is [the night of] “The Sopranos.” Got to stay up for “The Sopranos” because we'll do a recap. Wake up around 3 or 3:30, get in the car around 4, get to the radio station around 5, get on the air at 6, [and be] on the air from 6 until 9. I don't think I'll run down the stairs. I'll run to the elevator, go down 36 floors, jump in the car, go cross-town, come here to Court TV, and then get some makeup on, get all dressed up, and then I'm on the air from 10 until 12.

Q: How did you get the radio gig? Did they approach you with the idea? Did Catherine Crier say she's not a morning person? What happened?
A: I have a feeling Catherine Crier said she wasn't a morning person. The way it happened was, I think the people at Court TV who know me, know my personality, and know what I like to do. I think they knew this would be a great fit. Because I'm ready to just, you know, let it go. I think it's a good format for me. I've done some radio in the past, years ago, but here at Court TV, I've done lots of radio hits on the cases that I've been covering for years, so I think it was just a good fit of personality and format.

Q: So you're a prosecuting attorney, an in-house attorney before being a journalist. How did you get into journalism? What inspired you?
A: Well, this is, you know, I started out studying communication in college. Did all those internships in that, but then I was born with this genetic defect. You see, my father is a federal judge, my brother is this big corporate attorney. So it was always part of my life, the law, and growing up, I used to love watching the trials on TV. It was before Court TV, so it was all fake trials, but I just loved the drama of the courtroom. I realized, you know what, let me give law school a shot. Went to law school, did that, practiced law for a while, then realized at some point that I wasn't going to do this for 30 years, and then came back to my true love, which is broadcasting, and now I'm doing exactly what I want to do.

Q: So back in 1989, you were a club DJ. Can you tell us what club, and what did you play? Were you more Flock of Seagulls, more Ramones, more Anthrax?
A: 1989. No Anthrax, no Flock of Seagulls. I was playing club music. New York-style club music. That means house music; that means freestyle. Some people may or may not know what that means. But I worked at a club in New Jersey, The Turtle Brook Inn. It was great. I did a regular night. I also did Jewish singles night on Sundays, which was really interesting. I loved music, and I still love music, and we're going to make music I think a big part of the show.