Jason DeCanio

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thequeensnewyorker/subscribe HELLO EVERYONE IM JASON DECANIO A NATIVE NEW YORKER RESIDING IN OVIEDO FLORIDA, AND THE HOST OF THIS GREAT CHANNEL, THAT FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS AND NEW YORK CITY. EACH WEEK FOR 15-20 MINUTES WILL LOOK BACK AT WHAT MAKES QUEENS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST BOROUGH OF THE 5 BUT HOW IT CAME ABOUT. THIS CHANNEL WILL ENTERTAIN, INFORM, INSPIRE AND CONNECT WITH RICH HISTORY THAT MADE QUEENS THE TALK OF THE TOWN. JOIN ME TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A LOOK AT ALL THAT QUEENS HAS TO OF...

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May 31, 2026

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THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 265: WXTV-DT CHANNEL 41 16.04.2024

WXTV-DT  (channel 41) is a  television station  licensed to  Paterson, New Jersey , United States, serving as the  Univision  outlet for the  New York City  area. It is one of two  flagship stations  of the Spanish-language network (the other being  WLTV-DT  in  Miami – Fort Lauderdale ). WXTV-DT is  owned and operated  by  TelevisaUnivision  alongside  Newark -licensed  UniMás  outlet  WFUT-DT  (...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 108: PHIL FOSTER( actor and performer) 15.04.2024

Phil Foster  (born  Fivel Feldman ; March 29, 1913 – July 8, 1985) was an American actor and performer, best known for his portrayal of Frank DeFazio in  Laverne & Shirley . PICTURE: By ABC Television - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97295423 ARTICLE: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-09-mn-8149-story.html

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 107: DAVID L. LANDER( actor, comedian, musician, and baseball scout) 07.04.2024

David L. Lander  (born  David Leonard Landau , June 22, 1947 – December 4, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, musician, and baseball  scout . He was best known for his portrayal of Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman in the  ABC  sitcom  Laverne & Shirley . He also served as a  goodwill ambassador  for the  National Multiple Sclerosis Society . PICTURE: By ABC Television - eBay itemphoto...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 264: WJLP-TV CHANNEL 33 01.04.2024

WJLP  (channel 33) is a  television station  licensed to  Middletown Township, New Jersey , United States, broadcasting the classic television network  MeTV  to the New York City area. It is  owned and operated  by network parent  Weigel Broadcasting  alongside  Bridgeport, Connecticut –licensed  MeTV Plus  station  WZME  (channel 43) and  Story Television  outlet  WNWT-LD  ( channel 37 , official...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 106: CHRISTOPHER GUEST (British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director.) 31.03.2024

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest  (born 5 February 1948), [1]  known professionally as  Christopher Guest , is a British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in  mockumentary  style. The series of films began with  This Is Spinal Tap  (which he did not direct) and continued with  Waiting for G...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 263: WPXN-TV CHANNEL 31 26.03.2024

WPXN-TV  (channel 31) is a  television station  in  New York City , serving as the local  Ion Television  outlet.  Owned and operated  by the  Ion Media  subsidiary of the  E. W. Scripps Company , the station maintains offices on  Seventh Avenue  in  Midtown Manhattan [2]  and transmits from atop  One World Trade Center . PICTURE:https://www.facebook.com/WNYCTV31/?paipv=0&eav=AfaExH_9I5ntZiJms...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 105: ROCKAPELLA( a cappella musical group) 24.03.2024

Rockapella  is an American  a cappella  musical group formed in 1986 in  New York City . The group's name is a  portmanteau  of "rock" and "a cappella". Rockapella sings original vocal music and a cappella versions of other songs. Over time, their sound has evolved from high-energy pop and  world music  style toward a sound more influenced by  R&B . Rockapella found the...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 262: WNYE-TV CHANNEL 25 18.03.2024

WNYE-TV  (channel 25) is a  non-commercial   independent   television station  in  New York City . It is operated by  NYC Media , a division of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, alongside  public radio  station  WNYE  (91.5 FM). The two stations share studios at the  City University of New York 's  Graduate Center  in  Midtown Manhattan , [2]  while WNYE-TV's transmitter i...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 104: IRENE CARA( singer and actress) 18.03.2024

Irene Cara Escalera  (March 18, 1959 [note 1]  – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress [13]  who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film  Fame , and for recording the film's title song " Fame ", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song " Flashdance... What a Feeling " (from the film...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 261: WLIW-TV CHANNEL 21 11.03.2024

WLIW  (channel 21) is a secondary  PBS  member  television station  licensed to  Garden City, New York , United States, serving the  New York City   television market . It is owned by The WNET Group alongside the area's primary PBS member,  Newark, New Jersey –licensed  WNET  (channel 13); two  Class A  stations,  WNDT-CD  (channel 14) and  WMBQ-CD  (channel 46, which  shares spectrum  with WL...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 103: GEORGE CARLIN (comedian, actor, author, and social critic) 10.03.2024

George Denis Patrick Carlin  (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential  stand-up comedians  of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of  counterculture  comedians". He was known for his  black comedy  and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and  taboo  subje...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 260: WVVH-CD CHANNEL 18 04.03.2024

WVVH-CD ,  virtual  and  UHF   digital  channel 18, is a  class A   television station ,  licensed  to  Southampton, New York . The station is owned by Greg and Ernie Schmizzi, doing business as Video Voice Inc., and runs programming from  YTA TV  and  Outside TV . The station's studios are located in  East Hampton, New York  and its transmitter is located in  Sag Harbor, New York . By http://...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 102: JOAN RIVERS ( comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host) 03.03.2024

Joan Alexandra Molinsky [1]  (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as  Joan Rivers , was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians, delivered in her signature  New York accent . She is considere...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 259: WNDT-CD CHANNEL 14 26.02.2024

WNDT-CD , (channel 14) is a  class A   low–power ,  First Nations Experience - affiliated   television station ,  licensed  to  New York, New York . Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org), it is  sister  to the city's two  PBS   member stations — Newark, New Jersey -licensed  WNET  (channel 13) and  Garden City, New York -lice...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 101: CHARLES OSGOOD 26.02.2024

Charles Osgood Wood III  (January 8, 1933 – January 23, 2024), known professionally as  Charles Osgood , was an American radio and television commentator, writer, and musician. [1]  Osgood was best known both for being the host of  CBS News Sunday Morning , a role he held for over 22 years from April 10, 1994, until September 25, 2016, [2]  and  The Osgood File , a series of daily radio commentari...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 257: WNET-TV CHANNEL 13 19.02.2024

WNET  (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary  PBS  member television station licensed to  Newark, New Jersey , United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org), [2]  it is a  sister station  to the area's secondary PBS member, ...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 100: DANNY KAYE( actor, comedian, singer, and dancer) 19.02.2024

Danny Kaye  (born  David Daniel Kaminsky ;  Yiddish : דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911– March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured  physical comedy , idiosyncratic  pantomimes , and rapid-fire  novelty songs . Kaye starred in 17 films, notably  Wonder Man  (1945),  The Kid from Brooklyn  (1946),  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  (1947),  The...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 256: WPIX-TV CHANNEL 11 PART 2 16.02.2024

PART 2 OF THE STATION THAT BROUGHT YOU A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SPORTS FROM THE NETWORK CHANNELS. PICTURE: By http://members.fortunecity.com/tvnetworks/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19589297

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 255: WPIX-TV CHANNEL 11 12.02.2024

WPIX  (channel 11) is a television station in  New York City , serving as the  de facto   flagship  of  The CW Television Network . Owned by  Mission Broadcasting , the station is operated by CW majority owner  Nexstar Media Group  under a  local marketing agreement  (LMA). [2]  Since its inception in 1948, WPIX's studios and offices have been located in the  Daily News Building  on East 42nd...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 99: HOWARD COSELL(sports journalist, broadcaster and author) 12.02.2024

Howard William Cosell  ( /koʊˈsɛl/ ; né  Cohen ; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American  sports journalist , broadcaster and author. Cosell became prominent and influential during his tenure with  ABC Sports  from 1953 until 1985. Cosell was widely known for his blustery, confident personality. [1]  Cosell said of himself, "I've been called arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cr...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 254: WWOR-TV CHANNEL 9 PART 3 10.02.2024

On February 22, 2006, News Corporation announced the launch of a new "sixth" network called  MyNetworkTV , which would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division  20th Television . MyNetworkTV was created to compete against another upstart network that would launch at the same time that September,  The CW  (an amalgamated network that was originally consisted pri...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 253: WWOR-TV CHANNEL 9 PART 2 05.02.2024

To buy itself some time, RKO (with the help of New Jersey senator  Bill Bradley ) persuaded the  U.S. Congress  to pass a law requiring the FCC to automatically renew the license of any VHF station that moved its license to a state not served by a commercial VHF station. New Jersey and  Delaware  were the only states not to be served by a commercial VHF station, and there were complaints for many...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 98: SAMMY DAVIS JR.(singer, actor, comedian and dancer) 05.02.2024

Samuel George Davis Jr.  (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. At age three, Davis began his career in  Vaudeville  with his father  Sammy Davis Sr.  and the  Will Mastin Trio , which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub perform...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 252: WWOR-TV CHANNEL 9 29.01.2024

WWOR-TV  (channel 9) is a  television station  licensed to  Secaucus, New Jersey , United States, serving the  New York City  area as the  flagship  of the  MyNetworkTV  programming service. It is  owned and operated  by  Fox Television Stations  alongside  Fox  flagship  WNYW  (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the Fox Television Center on East 67th Street in  Manhattan 's  Lenox...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 97: JIMMY DURANTE( comedian, actor, singer, and pianist) 29.01.2024

James Francis Durante  ( /dəˈrænti/   də-RAN-tee , Italian:  [duˈrante] ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech,  Lower East Side   accent , comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of the United States' most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through...

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