Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook

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.

Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook Intro

Welcome to the Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook.  This podcast is intended to create an oral history of the people who've worked at Hofstra Radio, recorded in their own words.  We've got dozens of interviews coming soon and hundreds more to record and share.