Hofstra Radio Alumni Audio Yearbook

HRAAY Episode 185

It has been awhile since our last update.  I've got a preview of Episode 200 and questions for Volume Two and a few requests for the community.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Mike Fordham Vol 1

In this interview Mike Fordham talks with me about joining Hofstra Radio in the early 2000s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Kev Reilly (hosted by Stevie Mines) Vol 1

In this very special interview Stevie Mines went into his archives to share audio of his friend, Kev Reilly.  Although Kev passed away a few years ago we still have the opportunity to hear about his experiences at WVHC in the 1970s.  Thank you to Stevie for sharing these wonderful stories and producing this episode.  And thank you for listening.

HRAAY Kat Sten Vol 1

In this interview Kat Sten talks to me about joining Hofstra Radio in the early 2000s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Dr Vince Pellegrino Vol 1

Dr. Vince Pellegrino spoke to me about his start at Hofstra Radio in 2011 and his years of public service at Hofstra University.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Sal LoCurto Vol 1

Sal LoCurto talks to me about joining Hofstra Radio in the late 1970s and his role in the creation of the Post Punk Progressive Pop Party.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY George Berger HOF

George Berger was posthumously inducted into the Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame in Spring 2023.  Sue Zizza and George Thomas Musgrave III spoke to me about their memories of George. 
George Berger who served as Remote Chief at 88.7 FM, went to work immediately for WABC AM as board engineer and eventually became the station’s maintenance supervisor. He spent his entire career with ABC, designing and building their radio studios. He also designed and built compression systems, including a custom built multi-band processing system. While he did not invent multi-band processing, he did improve upon what already existed. Eventually George moved to TV at ABC where he helped to begin integrating computers into TV technology. According to Marc Weiner, George also won a technical Emmy for communications link between NY and Moscow TV studios he setup for ABC.

HRAAY Philip Harwood Vol 1

In this conversation Philip Harwood talks to me about joining Hofstra Radio in the mid 1980s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Robert Goldsmith Vol 1

Robert Goldsmith talks to me about joining WVHC in the late 1970s and starting the Post Punk Progressive Pop Party.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Dawn Bennett Forgione Vol 1

Dawn Bennett Forgione talks to me about joining WVHC in the mid 1970s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Rick von Brook Vol 1

Rick von Brook joined WVHC in the mid 1960s and came back in 1969.  In this conversation he spoke with me about his early days at the station. Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Basia Vol 1

Some people only need one name, and at WRHU that person is Basia!  The beloved host of Polka & Obererk Time spoke with me about her start at Hofstra Radio.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Jamie Meyer Vol 1

Jamie Meyer talked to me about joining WRHU in the late 1980s and again in the late 1990s.  Thank you for listening. 

HRAAY Tammy Baiko Mougis Vol 1

In this conversation Tammy Baiko Mougis talks about her early days in the late 1990s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY HOF Adam Geller (with Lon Samuelson)

Adam Geller is being posthumously inducted into the Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame, so I asked his friend, Lon Samuelson, to tell us about Adam.  The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for April 22, 2023.

HRAAY Frank Dunne Vol 1

In this interview Frank Dunne talks to me about joining Hofstra Radio in the late 1960s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Keith Johnson Vol 1

Keith Johnson talks to me about joining Hofstra Radio in the late 1980s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Heather Thomassen Vol 1

Heather Thomassen talks to me about joining WRHU in the late 1990s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Laura Schmaeling Foster Vol 1

In this conversation Laura Schmaeling Foster talks to me about her early days at WRHU in the late 1990s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Steve Graziano HOF

Steve Graziano spoke to me about being inducted to the Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame.  The event is on April 22nd.  Link to buy tickets. https://ebill.hofstra.edu/C20848_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=752&SINGLESTORE=true

HRAAY Charlie Kadau HOF

Charlie Kadau is one of the newest members of the Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame and he kindly took some time to talk me about this honor and his career after WVHC.  Thank you for listening.  https://ebill.hofstra.edu/C20848_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=752&SINGLESTORE=true&bbeml=tp-i1ahME8D8U2d7DFaTIXAsg.j8xYujN-HjEe9NtYC9QKkgQ.rEJZz77rENUuw2siUubSHCQ.l2Vos9SrPs0K-zSp-fAQ0eA

HRAAY Jason Gay Vol 1

In this conversation I talk with Jason Gay about his early days at WRHU in the mid 1990s.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY Paula Curci Vol 1

In this interview I talk with Paula Curci, a community volunteer and host of Calliope's Corner, a program dedicated to poetry and spoken word.  Thank you for listening.

HRAAY HOF Keith Irizarry

Keith Irizarry is a member of the 2023 Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame and we talk about what this honor means to him.  To buy tickets for the April 22nd induction go to https://ebill.hofstra.edu/C20848_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=752&SINGLESTORE=true