My Hometown

Bill Horan and Joe Reiter talk with NCC Student Wylie Kuhn about homeschooling, its benefits, why he was homeschooled, and how he views education. He will discuss how his life was different in a tangible way because he was homeschooled.

Jill Madenberg, co-author of Love the Journey to College: Guidance from an Admissions Consultant and Her Daughter and principal at Madenberg College Consulting in Lake Success, NY, is our guest. In the book, Jill draws on her nearly 25 years of college counseling experience while her daughter, Amanda Madenberg—a student who just recently went off to college—adds tips and personal stories. Love the...

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk to Jerry Mintz, Director of the Alternative Education Resource Organization in Roslyn. Jerry will talk about AERO it's mission on education, how they help people start new alternatives, what is learner centered and democratic education, why is learner centered education important today, and what kind of alternatives are out there and on Long Island.

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk with Flor Centeno, Nassau Community College sophomore and 2017 winner of The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration Young Ambassador Scholarship; Andrea Nordquist, donor mother, Young Ambassador Scholarship Chair and Eye-Bank Board Member and Amanda Vesey-Askey, Hospital and Community Liaison at The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration. This program will focus on creating awarenes...

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk with Carl DeHaney, Commissioner of Town of Hempstead, Sanitary District 2, about Sanitation and the importance of Public Service.

Host Bill Horan and NCC Student Joe Reiter talk with State Senator John Brooks, representing District 8 on Long Island. Senator Brooks, a lifelong Long Islander and former Seaford Fire Department Chief, will talk about his District and the experience he brings to his role as a NY State Senator.

Bill Horan and Joe Reiter talk with Dr. Barbara Plasker, the founder and president of It’s Never Too Late to Bloom. As a Certified Professional Coach, her clients learn to break through the barriers that are holding them back in order to create the life and results they want. She’s triumphed over many challenges in her life including addiction, cancer, and caring for her husband, who had Alzheimer...

Bill Horan and Jacob Valk talk to Alan Freedman, Director of the Jewish Sports Heritage Association. The Association was established with a twofold purpose: to help educate the public about the role Jewish men and women have played in sports, and to show Jewish youth there isn't anything they cannot achieve. A sneak preview of this was heard on the 9/29/17 edition of Beyond the Game.

Host Bill Horan along with NCC Student Joe Reiter talk with Matt O’Brien, Director of Admissions and Kathy Murphy, Director of Development at St. Dominic High school in Oyster Bay. One of the highlights of today's discussion is the school's Hands on Heart Lab.  

Charles Weinraub is the founder and director of acquisitions at The Handsome Homebuyer. He's a 37-year-old entrepreneur who has forged his own path from the start. Highly motivated and passionate about what he does, he buys properties, specifically distressed, inherited or those about to be foreclosed, then completely refurbishes them and then puts them up for sale or rent.

Host Bill Horan talks with Warren Hoffman on Divorce/Separation Mediation Services of Long Island. Topics on today's program range from how does mediation differ from arbitration, how does divorce mediation only involve divorce, as well as how does the whole divorce mediation process work.

Bill Horan and Joe Reiter talk with Jim Gover, a volunteer for Alzheimer’s on Long Island, who discusses the Alzheimer’s Walk on Long Island.

Joseph Rutkowski, music teacher from Great Neck Public Schools, talks about why it's important for students to study music in school.

Our guests today are Marcia McNair, assistant editor at Essence Magazine and is currently an Associate Professor of English, Journalism, and Women’s Studies at Nassau Community College, and Anissa D. Moore, the first African American to secure a tenured position in the Communications Department at Nassau Community College, who both talk about ‘Sistas on Fire,’ a ‘Newsical’ which was accepted in th...

We talk with Ryan Baum, Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and Certified Interventionist with Long Island Helps Recovery Initiation. LI Helps is an organization that serves as a resource to the community to aid families and individuals who are suffering from drug/alcohol addiction.

Dr. Hadassah Guttmann, an accomplished concert soloist, educator, author, who also teaches as an adjunct at Nassau Community College in the Music Department, and Julie Mandel talk about a recording being made of 24 piano works written by Ms. Mandel, and played by Dr. Guttmann, which is shortly to be completed.

Bill Horan talks with Steve Klein, 1st Vice-President of FASNY, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, about volunteer firefighting: its responsibilities and rewards, and recruiting; and who'd make a good candidate to join his or her local fire department.

Lance W. Elder, President and CEO of EAC Network, along with Alena Jones, Director of Development and Marketing, talk about their Over the Edge event, which is happening at Nassau Community College.

Joe Reiter and Bill Horan talk with Robin Marks, Long Island Regional Director for Amber Court Assisted Living about how she works with families to determine if assisted living is the right option for their loved one.

Rita Monte and Joe Reiter talk with Ellen Lockwood, a volunteer at Pet Partners. This program registers therapy animals, along with teams of nine diverse species for volunteer work.

Bill Horan and Jon Gallo talk to John Farinacci, a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. about advice for avoiding inheritance feuds.

Town of Hempstead Councilwoman, Erin King Sweeney joins us with some important facts about what we should know about historic women of Long Island and a breaking news announcement!

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino talks about his more than 30 years of government experience as Oyster Bay Town's 70th Supervisor.

Bill Horan and NCC student Jon Gallo talk with Leslie H. Tayne, Founder and Managing Director of Tayne Law Group about tips for managing student loan debt, as well as the boomerang kid effect that is taking many of today's college graduates and their parents by storm.

NCC student host, Joe Reiter talks with Mr. Bob Hempel, an English teacher at Massapequa H.S., and the senior leaders of Team Echo. They discuss inspired student driven teams, building community awareness about environmental toxicity, and their upcoming 5Alive benefit for children with cancer.