Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook
An oral history of the Hofstra Radio station, told by the people who worked there.
Episodes

Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022
4 min
An update on the publishing schedule and an invitation for former station members to be interviewed for this project.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
51 min
Sue Zizza is one of only three people to ever have the job of General Manager of the Hofstra Radio. Sue has been a major part of Hofstra Radio's development and in this interview she talks about how she first got involved at the station.

May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
12 min
A preview of the 50th episode, an interview with Sue Zizza, and my sincere gratitude for the support of the Hofstra Radio community.

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
38 min
In this episode I talk to Mike Kluger about his early days at WVHC in 1979 and one of the most epic "first time on the air" stories.

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
41 min
This week I talk to Margot Diekmann Edlin about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the 1980s (while it was still WVHC).

May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
3 min
A quick update on upcoming episodes including interviews with Margot Diekmann Edlin and Mike Kluger and a teaser for the upcoming 50th episode. Thanks for listening.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
23 min
Mike Vercelletto (Mike V) shares his stories about joining the Hofstra Radio station in the mid 1990s

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
23 min
Mike D'Antonio talks about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the 1980s and his return to WRHU in the early 2000s.

May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
19 min
John Kay, aka Beaker, joined the Hofstra Radio station in the early 1990s and talks about joining the station.

May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
26 min
Steven Klapow talks about his early days at WRHU Hofstra Radio in the late 1980s.

May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
2 min
We broke 1000 downloads last week! Amazing. This week's episodes will feature Steven Klapow and John (Beaker) Kay. And an award honoring the legacy of Jeff Kraus.

Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
34 min
Marc Ernay talks about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the 1980s and how his early experience caused him to switch majors to Communications.

Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
36 min
Jeff Raspe talks about his early days at WRHU in the 1980s and how we changed majors from business to radio.

Apr 25, 2022
Apr 25, 2022
4 min
A double update this week (due to a local power and internet outage last week) including last week's episodes with Keith Hannan and Sharon (Joffe) Sperber and this week's episodes with Jeff Raspe and Marc Ernay. We are thisclose to 1000 downloads. Thank you for your support.

Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
20 min
Sharon (Joffe) Sperber talks about joining the station while in high school as a Music Department intern and her early days on the air at WRHU

Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
25 min
Keith Hannan talks about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the early 1990s

Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
23 min
Andrew Schmertz talks about his time at Hofstra Radio in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Apr 14, 2022

Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
2 min
This week I talk with Judy Vianest and Andrew Schmertz about their early days at WRHU.

Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
34 min
Paul Cordella talks about joining WRHU in 1993 and being part of the News Department with Dave Mock. Paul later became Station Manager and is now a Vice President of the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association.

Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
46 min
Joe Romano joined Hofstra Radio in 1989 and was a producer of Rock Solid 88.7, host of Ten at Ten, morning show host and Election Night Co-Anchor with Dave Mock. In this episode Joe talks about joining WRHU and finding his way at the station.

Apr 6, 2022
Apr 6, 2022
5 min
My preview of my interviews with Joe Romano and Paul Cordella, and one of my first WRHU memories of Jeff Kraus. Thanks for listening

Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
22 min
Al Montag and I arrived at Hofstra at the same time in 1990 and I was in awe of his professional sound and knowledge of radio. He sounded great then and he still sounds great as he talks about his early days at WRHU and how he got interested in radio.

Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
29 min
If you've ever wondered how Mark Giordano, the Stallion, became part of the Hofstra Radio family here is your opportunity to find out. Mark was not a student at Hofstra but he was a fixture at the station in the 1990s.




