Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook

HRAAY Jon Lane Vol 1

Jon Lane came to WRHU in the early 1990s and made himself a key member of the Hofstra Radio Sports Team, as well as producing the Rock n Roll Oasis.

HRAAY Raymond Calderon Vol 1

In the mid 1990s Ray Calderon showed up at WRHU, somewhat out of the blue, and quickly made himself a key member of the Hofstra Radio Commmunity.  Ray is a great storyteller and we had a great time recalling our first meeting and how that changed Ray's Hofstra experience.

HRAAY Kristi Jasberg Robinson Vol 1

Kristi Jasberg Robinson talks about her time at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1990s starting as the Traffic Reporter (who knew?) and working her way up to Program Director.

HRAAY Episode 22

An apology and an introduction of THREE interviews this week featuring Kristi Jasberg Robinson, Ray Calderon and Jon Lane.

HRAAY Will Shelley Vol 1

In this interview Will Shelley talks about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1990s.  Will was also one of the key members of the station as the facilities moved from Memorial Hall to Dempster Hall.

HRAAY Episode 18

More than 50 interviews have been recorded for this project.  In this short episode I run down the list of folks I've spoken with and I tease the next interviews, with Dawn McCarthy and Will Shelley.

HRAAY Dawn Droessler McCarthy Vol 1

Dawn McCarthy walked into Hofstra Radio as a freshman in Fall 1992.  She grew up around the corner from Hofstra University and Jeff Kraus and was immediately part of the Hofstra Radio community.  Dawn was also part of the transition from Memorial Hall to the new facility in Dempster Hall.

HRAAY Bruce Avery Vol 1

Bruce Avery joined Hofstra Radio as the new General Manager in 1994.  It's been a long and amazing journey for Bruce and the station over the last 28 years.  In this conversation we talk about Bruce being the "new guy" all those years ago and about how he got into radio in the first place.

HRAAY Episode 17

A preview of my interview with Bruce Avery just a few weeks after he announced his retirement from Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Marilyn Armstrong Vol 1

Marilyn Armstrong discusses her early days at WVHC in the early 1960s and how Hofstra Radio became an enduring part of her life, even after her undergraduate days were over.

HRAAY Episode 15

In this episode I briefly talk about the retirement of Bruce Avery, who plans to step down as WRHU General Manager in August of 2020.  We hope to have his interview available soon.  And we wish happy birthdays to Marilyn Armstrong and to Jeff Raspe.  This week, Marilyn tells her own story of her days at WVHC.

HRAAY Tom Curley Vol 1

Tom Curley is like a force of nature.  From the moment we started talking - and before we began recording - he had so many great stories and so much energy.  Tom was a major part of Hofstra Radio, WVHC, in the early 70s and continued to contribute to the station for many years afterwards.

HRAAY Garry & Marilyn Armstrong Vol 1

Garry Armstrong was a mainstay during the early days of Hofstra Radio when it was WVHC, under the Little Theater.  Marilyn Armstrong joined the station a few years later as one of the few women on staff at the station.  Together they recall the early days of Hofstra Radio and Hofstra College, before there were dorms on campus and before it was a University.

HRAAY Episode 12

A callback to Ross Pryce, aka Ross "The Boss" Adams, who was mentioned in Episode 5 and an introduction to episodes featuring Garry & Marilyn Armstrong and Tom Curley.  Get to know the history of WVHC in the 1960s and early 1970s

HRAAY Dana Bove Tomkowski Vol 1

In this interview Dana Bove Tomkowski talks about her early days at WRHU in the mid 1990s

HRAAY Denyse Haynak Vol 1

Denyse Haynak and I arrived at Hofstra and WRHU at the same time in Fall of 1990.  In this interview we talk about her/our early days at Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Episode 9

In the next episodes I talk with my friends Denyse Hayank and Dana Bove Tomkowski.  Thank you for all your feedback about the 30th anniversary tape and for your feedback about this series.  You can email me at wrhu60@gmail.com

HRAAY 30th Anniversary Hofstra Radio Invitation Tape

This is the 30th Anniversary Invitation Tape that Jeff and company produced in 1989 presenting the history of Hofstra Radio in a series of soundbites and clips.  There are many familiar names and voices on this tape and you'll probably miss some of them on the first listen.  I can't imagine the time and effort that went into making this extraordinary tape.  It's a great listen and a great lesson on the history of Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Intro to the 30th Anniversary Station Tape

For the 30th anniversary of Hofstra Radio, Jeff Kraus and Sue Zizza put together a tape of voices and events telling the history of the radio station.  There are many familiar voices and names in this tape and it goes by so fast!  Considering the technology of the time it must have been a tremendous undertaking to produce this tape.  Tom Curley, who recently found the cassette copy, and I take a few moments to talk about the tape.

HRAAY Brett Dion Vol 1

Brett Dion worked at WHRU in the 1990s and he joins us today to talk about his early days at Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Dave Koenig Vol 1

Dave Koenig worked at WRHU in the mid 1990s and he joins us today to talk about his early days at Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Episode 4

A quick announcement about the upcoming shows with Dave Koenig and Brett Dion and a teaser about interviews in the works.

HRAAY Todd Packer

Todd Packer worked at WRHU in the mid 1990s and shares his memories of his first days at Hofstra Radio.

HRAAY Jen Murphy Packer

Jen Murphy Packer worked at WRHU in the mid 1990s and shares her memories of her first days at Hofstra Radio.