Between 1996 and 1998 McCabe worked on freelance basis for 98FM & FM104 and remained on the breakfast shift on East Coast Radio Monday to Friday.
In early 1999 he was announced as the new main presenter for 98FM morning crew naming it Jim, Deb & The Morning Crew he remained there until 2002 before moving to Lite FM to present breakfast show naming it The Lite Breakfast.
In 2005 McCabe left East Coast FM after being appointed as the programme director for Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and worked as the breakfast show host.
In 2007 McCabe returned to full-time for FM104 after the departure of Colm Hayes & Jim-Jim Nugent to present The Strawberry Alarm Clock alongside Niamh Crowley.
On 1 April 2021, they moved to sister station Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland) to co-host its breakfast show.