Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook

Mitch Merman joined Hofstra Radio in the late 2000s and was a big part of the sports department and the morning show.  In this conversation he talks about getting started at the station and the early days of broadcasting Islander games.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.

I had so much fun speaking with Emily Wichick about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the late 2000s.  Emily transferred to Hofstra for the radio station and then worked on many community programs and news but was primarily involved with Airwave.  Thank you for listening.

It was great to speak with Les Bayer, who started at Hofstra Radio in the early 1960s.  Les talks with me about his early days at WVHC as well as his years of service and broadcasting in the years since.  Les is a long-time dedicated member of the Hofstra Radio community and he's got some great stories.  Thank you for listening.

I'm thrilled to share this conversation with two of my Airwave mentors, Steven Klapow and Sharon (Joffe) Sperber.  To paraphrase LCD Soundsystem, I learned so much  from these better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.  Who are actually really, really nice.  We talk about 80s and 90s music, concerts, clubs, technology.  Thank you for listening.

Brian MacDonald joined Hofstra Radio in the early 2010s and he talks about his days with the sports department, morning show and Irish Country.  Thank you for listening.

Richard Friedman joined Hofstra Radio in the late 1990s and worked as a member of the morning show and as Production Manager.  In this conversation we talk about his early days at the station and his experience in high school radio, as well.  Thank you for listening.

In the 1960s Garry and Marilyn Armstrong were key members of WVHC who continued to support the station long after their student days were over.  Both went onto amazing careers and, in this conversation, we talk about their upperclassman days and how that shaped the rest of their lives. It is truly an honor to share this conversation with you.  Thank you for listening.

Bristol Hendrix was involved in so many aspects of Hofstra Radio in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a member of the morning show, public relations director, and music director and again as Professional in Residence for News in the 2020s.  There are a great many fun stories in this interview.  Thank you for listening.

Tom Curley is a Hofstra Radio Hall of Famer and he has a ton of great stories. This interview is focused on Tom's program "Fulton's Folly" and the near "cancellation" of that popular call-in and comedy show.  Many secrets will be revealed!  Thank you for listening.

Marc Ernay is a Hofstra Radio Hall of Famer not only because of his amazing career in broadcasting but because of his longstanding support of the station and his role as a leader of the Hofstra Radio community.  Marc has a ton of great stories about his upperclassman years as a member of Good Morning Hofstra and the sports department.  Thank you for listening.

By all accounts Matt Napolitano, Matty Naps, was an energetic, charismatic and hilarious individual who passed away - way too young - in December 2023.  Matt's friends, Victoria Rossi, Kyle Geesaman and Ryan Mayer pay tribute to their friend with stories of his generosity, enthusiasm and sense of humor.  Thank you for listening to this very special conversation.

Andrew Coen spoke to me about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio as a member of the Sports Department, the morning show and the metal show in the early 2000s.  Andrew has remained an active member of the radio station community and is a big fan of Hofstra sports.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.

Jon Lane did a lot during his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1990s including Sports Director, Rock producer and studio engineer for The Dead Zone.  Jon and I shared a lot of memories of our time at the station and it was a lot of fun speaking with him.  Thank you for listening.

It was a great pleasure to talk with Frank Dunne about his experience at Hofstra Radio in the 1970s when he worked as a studio engineer and board operator.  Frank spent more than 10 years with Hofstra Radio and he worked with a lot of amazing people.  There are some great stories here.  Thank you for listening.

In this conversation Brandon Costa spoke to me about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the early 2000s.  Thank you for listening.

I had so much fun talking with Renee DuPuy about her upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the early 1990s.  Renee talks about her time as Airwave Producer, Music Director, Program Director and Chief Announcer.  Thank you for listening.

There are some members of the Hofstra Radio community who never worked at the station but still had an important impact.  Mike DeLuise was VP of University Relations in the 1980s and 1990s and he had a unique perspective on the relationship between the radio station and the university.  We spoke about Mike's career at Hofstra, as well as before and after.  Thank you for listening.

Mike D'Antonio spent his undergraduate days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1980s as Continuity Director, Assistant Chief Announcer, Executive Engineer, Classical Music Director and PR Director, but he also came back in the early 2000s and again in the 2010s as a Community Volunteer.  There are so many great stories in this conversation.  Thank you for listening.

In this Volume 2 interview, Jason Levy talks about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio as Program Director, first co-host of Good Morning Hofstra, Public Relations Director and, briefly, Blues Director and POD.  There were some pretty significant events during Jason's time and some great stories.  Thank you for listening.

In this Volume 2 conversation I spoke with Marshall Hausfeld about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the late 1980s and early 1990s as he split time between the radio station and HTV.  It's a great look at both areas of the Communications Department at that time.  Thank you for listening. 

In this interview Marie Koretsky talks about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the late 1990's/early 2000s.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.

It's my pleasure to share this Volume 2 conversation with Jason Gay who was at WRHU from 1994 to 1999 and worked as Remote Operations Chief for 2 years.  Thank you for listening.

A quick recap of our first full year.  We passed some milestones, made amazing connections and lost some members of our family.  News and updates for 2024.  Thank you for listening.

Mike Kluger hosted this alumni fundraising marathon program in July 2012 in which he interviews Dick Maitland, Bruce Avery, Garry Armstrong and Sue Zizza.  There are some great stories here and it's a wondeful time capsule of WRHU and the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association from 2012.  Thank you for listening.

Shannon Bennett Guarascio spoke to me about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 2000s.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.