WRHU
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University[1][2] and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.
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
External links
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