My Hometown

Host Bill Horan and NCC student Zac Turkel discuss fire safety and volunteering with Frank Hrbek Jr, Commissioner and Joe Gerratto, Assistant Fire Inspector, Elmont Fire District. The discussion will focus on the misconceptions many of us have about fire safety in our homes.

Rita Monte and NCC student Joe Reiter discuss with Terri Manzione, Executive Director, Long Island Autism Communities, the significant shortage of homes where adults with autism can live, and have banded together to fulfill that need on Long Island.

Host Bill Horan and NCC radio student Gina Santillo talk with Natasha Nurse, Program Coordinator from Long Island Girl Talk, a non profit community based start up program that teaches teenage girls from the communities of Hempstead, Uniondale, Freeport & Roosevelt how to produce, direct and star in their own radio and television show about women's issues.

The Director of the Gold Coast International Festival, Caroline Sorokoff joins our series today talking about the upcoming film festival 11/10 thru 11/15/16 at select theaters in Nassau County. Hosted by Bill Horan and NCC radio student Zac Turkel.

Hosts Bill Horan and NCC student Sarah Albertson talk with Dustin Demmers, English Teacher at Floral Park Memorial High School, about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - a rare disease that Dustin's 5 year old son, Ethan, was diagnosed with last year. The disease affects 1 in every 3,500 male births or about 20,000 individuals a year.

Today we will discuss dance as fun and therapy for building self-esteen from ages 4 to 84. Hosts Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo talk with Jaime Azcona, Owner and Dance Instructor at Dance Express in Woodmere, along with Serge Ally who teaches dance at the studio.

Our guest today is Cherrianne Rougier, Admissions Counselor for the Jobs Corps Program located in Hempstead. We discuss viable options for young people on Long Island who are looking for quality vocational training at no cost that prepare them for employment. Rita Monte and NCC Student Gina Santillo host today's program.

Shelby Hintz, Grants for the Arts Coordinator, and Maureen Starr, Public Relations Manager at the Huntington Arts Council, discuss Long Island Arts Grants that are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program (DEC), a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature that is administered by the Huntington Arts...

Magic Al Garber loves making a difference in children's lives. Each week he volunteers his time and talent at Cohen's Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park to visit sick children who have cancer and other life threatening diseases. His magic helps alleviate their suffering and brings laughter to the kids, helping them cope with their illness and for many begin the healing process. Rita Monte...

Michelle Santantonio, Executive Director, Long Island Housing Services joins host Bill Horan and NCC student co-host Gina Santillo as they discuss "Fair Housing On Long Island". Under Ms. Santantonio's direction she has undertaken to identify and challenge predatory lending practices, has challenged discriminatory advertising, and provides Fair Housing education to local government, non-profit, in...

Elizabeth and Caroline Tully, seniors at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, discuss with Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo a new interfaith program at the school. Common Ground brings high school girls together in a community service and educational initiative that builds bridges across religious, spiritual, and philosophical differences. Common Ground provides strong affirmation that...

FBI Special Agent, Danielle Messineo joins host Bill Horan and NCC Student Gina Santillo to discuss the growing problem on child exploitation in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Special Agent Messineo is currently assigned to the Long Island Child Exploitation Task Force, a combination of local and Federal law enforcement partners that work in collaboration to investigate the online sexual exploitatio...

Co-hosts Bob Hempel ELA Teacher at Massapequa H.S. and LIU Post, and Natalie Gramegna Student General Manager of Radio at SUNY Plattsburgh -- interview Ms. Shelagh McGinn, Principal at Southside Middle School and Ms. Kimberly Hempel, Foreign Language teacher at Southside MS and Nassau Community College on growing up global. Some topics discussed on today's program: The changing role of the middle...

Host Bob Hempel, ELA Teacher at Massapequa H.S. and LIU Post Interviews John Striffolino, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Seaford Public Schools and his daughter Nicole Striffolino a recent graduate of SUNY New Paltz and Organizer for SEIU as they discuss the power of education to fuel self-actualization. Topics discussed on today's program Careers in Education Classroom...

Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo talk with Jaclyn Zepernick, CEO & Managing Director of Executive Enterprise in Massapequa about paid internships. Executive Enterprise is a consulting firm that places great emphasis on developing sales teams, building on foundations of talent, passion, & commitment. Topics discussed on today's program. The 12 week program that gives interns a strong f...