Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook

A quick recap of our first full year.  We passed some milestones, made amazing connections and lost some members of our family.  News and updates for 2024.  Thank you for listening.

Mike Kluger hosted this alumni fundraising marathon program in July 2012 in which he interviews Dick Maitland, Bruce Avery, Garry Armstrong and Sue Zizza.  There are some great stories here and it's a wondeful time capsule of WRHU and the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association from 2012.  Thank you for listening.

Shannon Bennett Guarascio spoke to me about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 2000s.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.

Bruce Friedricks is back to talk to me about his upperclassman years at Hofstra radio in the late 1970s.  Bruce was Chief Announcer and Music Director and he has a number of great stories to share about those times.  Thank you for listening.

It's very exciting to have Dennis Foley back to talk about his upperclassman years as News Director and Assistant News Director in the early 2010s.  There are some amazing stories in this conversation.  Thank you for listening.

Tim McDonnell is the guest and Tony Sibilla is the host for this interview about Tim's early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1980s.  This is a very trip down memory lane with these guys.  Thank you for listening.

My guest this Volume 2 interview is Andy Gladding, who tells us about his upperclassman years as Music Director, Production Director and Traffic Director in the early 2000s.  If you know Andy, you know how much he loves radio and this station.  This is a fun one.  Thank you for listening.

In this interview Laurie Gail talks about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1980s with host Tony Sibilla.  It's a great conversation between long-time friends.  Thank you for listening.

Mike Larkin is back to talk with me about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the early 1980s. Mike worked as Station Manager, Executive Engineer and Remote Operations Chief and he's got a ton of great stories.  Thank you for listening.

Hofstra Radio Hall of Famer Andrew Schmertz talks to me about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the late 1980s.  Andrew was the producer of New Age Images, Morning Show Co-Host and Program Director.  Thank you for listening.

Hofstra Radio Hall of Famer Jim Helfgott is back and he is talking with me about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the late 1970s. Jim was the Remote Operations Chief, Executive Engineer and Station Manager. Thank you for listening.

Tony Sibilla is your host for this conversation with Stu Rushfield as they talk about Stu's early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1980s.  There are a lot of great stories here and a real sense of friendship between these two.  Thank you for listening.

It was a great deal of fun talking with Barry Layne about his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the early 1980s.  We went off script pretty quickly but it was a great conversation for it.  Thank you for listening.

Deborah Lom was never on the air at Hofstra Radio but she was an important member of the staff in the mid 1990s, working in Promotions, Public Relations and on the Local Band Show.  Thank you for listening.

In this interview I talk with Jessica Weisensell about her early days at Hofstra Radio in the mid 2000s.  It's a fun conversation.  Thank you for listening.

Karen Hambel Montalbano was a member of Hofstra Radio in the late 1970s and she spoke with me about her upperclassman years as Executive Engineer, radio theater producer, host and remote engineer. Karen has so many great stories to share.  Thank you for listening.

Brett Dion was Airwave Producer and Co-Music Director during his upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1990s.  Brett and I discuss our time together at the station and his love of college radio and music.  Thank you for listening.

There are few names in the history of Hofstra Radio as important as Sue Zizza.  Sue has served the Hofstra Radio community in many ways but in this conversation we focus on her upperclassman years in the late 1970s as Program Director, Public Relations Director, and Assistant News Director. Thank you for listening.

I had so much fun talking with Dawn Droessler McCarthy about her upperclassman years at Hofstra Radio in the mid 1990s when she was Traffic Director, Program Operations Director, Station Manager and co-host of the Morning Wakeup Call.  Thank you for listening.

In this conversation Kathleen Shortis talks to me about her upperclassman years in the mid 2000s.  Kathleen was the Assistant News Director and Station Manager in her undergrad days and is currently the Operations Manager of WRHU.  Thank you for listening.

I had a great time speaking with Scott Mason about his early days at Hofstra Radio in the early 2000s and his time on the Rock n Roll Oasis.  Thank you for listening.

Hofstra Radio Hall of Famer Todd Ant talks to me about his upperclassman years and how Hofstra Radio shaped his career and life.  Todd is always great to talk to and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.  Thank you for listening.

In this conversation I talk with Matt Shortis about his circuitous route to Hofstra Radio in the mid 2000s and then getting deeply involved with all things WRHU thereafter.  Thank you for listening.

In this volume 2 interview I talk with Todd Packer about his upperclassman years as Program Operations Director (Todd the POD), Airwave Producer, Music Director and co-host of The Local Band Show. Thank you for listening.