WRHU

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Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.

The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton ReviewTemplate:'s 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

In 2023, WRHU and BUSH Radio launched the 1World Community Radio Network,[3] an international collaboration highlighting community news from a positive solutions based perspective. Originally hosted by Andy Gladding, Jamie-Lee Freidricks, Mariama Kabbah and Cody Hmelar, the show now airs on multiple stations globally.

Awards

2020s

  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2022 [4]

2010s

  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2019 (award formerly Non Commercial Station of the Year)[5]
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2017[6]
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2014[7]

2000s

  • Society of Professional Journalists. Mark of Excellence Award Finalist – Best All-Around Radio Newscast – Newsline – 2010[8]

Alumni

1950s

  • Dan Ingram (a radio air announcer of the 1960s & 1970s on 77 WABC New York City and 1980s-2000s on 92.3 WKTU and 101.1 WCBS-FM New York City)
  • Dick Maitland (multiple Emmy award-winning sound designer – Children's Television Workshop)

1960s

  • Alan Colmes (top rated national TV and radio talk show host)
  • John DeBella (long time highly rated radio host, WMGK Philadelphia)

1970s

  • Steven Epstein (Grammy award-winning Senior Executive Producer / Sony Classical)

See also

References

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