Inside Nutley

Episode #45 of the Inside Nutley Podcast features legendary television comedy writer and producer Gerard "Gerry" Mulligan. A Nutley resident since 1984, Gerry was a cornerstone writer and frequent on-camera performer throughout David Letterman's late-night career, becoming one of the longest-serving members of his creative team. Over more than two decades, he worked as a writer, head writer, and s...

Join host Thomas Greco for Episode 44 of the Inside Nutley Podcast featuring “America’s Accountant” Dan Geltrude. A lifelong resident of Nutley, Dan founded the innovative accounting and financial services firm, Geltrude & Company. Dan is also an equity investor, a real estate expert, a professor, a bestselling author, and a member of the Nutley Hall of Fame. He appears daily on national cable and...

What connects Michael Jackson, Prince, John Travolta, Eminem, the Temptations, and the legendary sitcom Seinfeld to the Township of Nutley? The answer is Nutley native Elan Carter-Price! Join host Thomas Greco for Episode #43 of the Inside Nutley Podcast as he explores Elan's remarkable journey—from Washington School to a global career as a model, actress, writer, and producer in Hollywood, London...

The newest episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast is here! Host Tom Greco sits down with fellow Nutley native, Steven Fastook (NHS '79), Senior Vice President of Sports Technical Operations at the new media company Versant Media. A 2007 Nutley Hall of Fame inductee, Fastook discusses his Emmy award-winning career as a Media Production Executive in network entertainment, sports, and news. Get an excl...

Inside Nutley Podcast #41 welcomes Chris Wragge (who spent his childhood summers in Nutley) the Emmy Award winning news journalist, sports reporter, entertainment reporter, and co-anchor for CBS News New York This Morning and CBS News New York At Noon. Joining host Tom Greco, Chris recalls his youth growing up in Nutley as well as the incredible career he refers to as “A Front Row to History,” whi...

Inside Nutley Podcast #40 with singer-songwriter Rosanna “Roe” O’Brien, aka Roe Knows Best, Now Available! Lifelong resident and Nutley High School class of 2009 graduate Roe O'Brien (aka Roe Knows Best) has been called, “the quintessential songwriters’ songwriter, known for her sharp, clever, break-your-heart lyrics and a voice equally strong at delivering matter-of-fact truth.” Joining host Thom...

Inside Nutley Podcast #39 features Nutley Baseball Legend Carmen Lemma. Carmen Lemma is arguably the greatest athlete to ever come out of Nutley High School. In fact many of his records have stood for over 60 years. Coach Lemma, 87, joins host Thomas Greco to reflect on growing up in Nutley; his incredible high school and college accomplishments (including 26 1/3 consecutive hitless innings and le...

Inside Nutley Podcast #38 features Nutley’s Director of Public Safety, Commissioner Alphonse Petracco. Commissioner Petracco is serving his fourth term on the Nutley Township Board of Commissioners and previously served as Mayor from 2012 to 2016. In this episode, host Thomas Greco chats with Commissioner Petracco about current public safety issues affecting the township and the state. Topics incl...

The August 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features 1998 Nutley High School graduate Adam La Reau. Adam is a former U.S. Navy Seal, the co-founder and president of the groundbreaking company O2X, founder of the childrens’ cancer support organization One Summit, and a 2017 Nutley Hall of Fame inductee. In this episode, Adam sits down with host Thomas Greco to share his remarkable journey,...

The July 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features beloved Nutley coach and educator, Joe Affinito. A fixture in the Nutley school system for over 40 years, Coach Affinito has dedicated his career to the Nutley community as a physical education teacher, Media Coordinator, head and assistant baseball coach, assistant football coach, Athletic Director, and Vice Principal. In this episode, h...

The June 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast showcases Jason Lipshutz, the Executive Director of Music at Billboard Magazine. With over a decade of experience in music journalism, Jason has written cover stories on renowned artists such as Taylor Swift, U2, Blink-182, and Mumford & Sons. He has made appearances on Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, and is the...

The May 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features the award-winning sportscaster Dave Popkin. A longtime resident of Nutley, Dave is often regarded as one of the hardest-working individuals in sports media. His impressive résumé includes being the Voice of Seton Hall basketball and the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team, the host of Fox Sports' Crashing the Boards, and the recipien...

The April 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Attorney James Piro, a proud native of the Township, a member of the legendary 1960 Nutley High School Championship Football Team, and the founder of the esteemed law firm Piro, Zinna, Cifelli, Paris and Genitempo. Joining host Thomas Greco, James reflects on more than eighty years of memories in Nutley. He shares insights from his child...

The March 2025 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Diane Citrino, a prominent advocate for fair housing and a proud graduate of Nutley High School's class of 1975, who was inducted into the Nutley Hall of Fame in 2019. In conversation with host Thomas Greco, Diane shares insights from her distinguished career as an attorney, highlighting her work as a fair housing and civil rights advoca...

The February 2025 Inside Nutley Podcast features Tommy Petillo, lead singer of the legendary Doo-Wop group the Duprees and Nutley High School class of 1969 graduate. Host Thomas Greco discusses Tommy’s legendary singing career along with his beginnings in Newark, his Army stint during the Vietnam War, his many stops along the way in a half century of performing those classic songs like "You Belong...

The January 2025 Inside Nutley Podcast features one of New Jersey’s most talented and respected chefs and restaurant entrepreneurs, Ryan DePersio Born and raised in Nutley, Ryan joins host Thomas Greco to discuss his career as one the country’s leading chefs and restaurant entrepreneurs as well as how he managed to establish a New York Times three star restaurant at the tender age of 25, his exper...

The December 2024 Inside Nutley Podcast features one of the true sports trailblazers of the 20th century, Women’s Basketball legend and Nutley resident Carol Blazejowski. A resident for almost four decades, Carol joins host Thomas Greco to discuss her pioneering women's basketball career, from Cranford to Montclair State to the USA Olympic team to the NBA and ultimately as a key figure in the form...

The November 2024 Inside Nutley Podcast features internationally known hematologist and oncologist Dr. Andrew Pecora, MD, Chairman & CEO of Outcomes Matter Innovations, LLC, and founder, former Chief Innovations Officer and Vice President of Cancer Services of the John Theurer Cancer Center at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Pecora is a 1975 graduate of Nutley High School and a 2005...

The October 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Silas Mountsier and Graeme Hardie, owners of the world famous Mountsier Hardie Garden. Host Thomas Greco engages in a thoughtful conversation with Silas, a lifelong resident and esteemed 1946 graduate of Nutley High School, distinguished banker, philanthropist; and Mountsier-Hardie Gardens co-founder Graeme Hardie. The entertaining dis...

The September 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features professional musician, audio engineer and Nutley High School Class of 1978 Graduate Keith Pied. Host Thomas Greco talks with fellow NHS Class of ‘78 graduate Keith Pied, who discusses his career as a professional musician, audio engineer and manager of the famed Montana Studios in New York City as well as his time growing up, leaving...

The August 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features recent Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (located ON3, the former Roche site) graduate and lifelong Nutley resident Dr. Nick Cozzarelli along with Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. Host Thomas Greco brings you inside the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine through the eyes of Dr. Cozzarelli...

The July 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Courtney Johnson, Director of the Department of Public Affairs and Health’s Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Council and Nutley Public Health Officer Michele O’Reilly. Gunnery Sergeant Johnson joins lifelong resident and host Thomas Greco to discuss his role as Director of the Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Council as well as his journe...

The June 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features National Football League official and Nutley High School Class of 1997 graduate Robin DeLorenzo. Nutley native Robin DeLorenzo, the third woman ever to be hired as a National Football League official, joins host lifelong Nutley resident Thomas Greco as they discuss Robin's groundbreaking journey from growing up in Nutley to refereeing loc...

The May 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Mayor Dr. Joseph P. Scarpelli, Director of the Nutley Department of Public Works. Join host lifelong Nutley resident Thomas Greco and Mayor Scarpelli as they discuss maintaining the Township's roads; its renown snow removal and water and sewer service; and its award-winning recycling programs as well as crucial topics including redevelopme...

The April 2024 episode of the Inside Nutley Podcast features Commissioner Maruo G. Tucci, Director of the Nutley Department of Parks and Recreation. Join host Thomas Greco and Commissioner Tucci as they take a deep dive into the Township's thriving Parks and Recreation Department. Commissioner Tucci takes viewers and listeners behind the scenes of the Township's incredible parks system, the dozens...