Heart of the East End

Melida Novak and Patricia Snyder of the Long Island Game Farm and Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability, Inc. as well a musician Fred Raimondo helping coordinate this season's Songbird Sessions join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 5/3 ribbon-cutting ceremony/celebration for their outdoor stage and reopened Woodland Trail.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Lloyd Simon, Paul Connor III and Courtney Meringer of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to kick off Stroke Awareness Month to talk about working to receive their New York State Primary Stroke Center designation.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Patricia Hurley of Little Lucy's Canine Couture Boutique and Caroline Desjardins, whose dogs Charlie, Maggie and Zoe, have been acting as therapy animals at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital since 2019, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on what is both National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day, as well as National Therapy Animal Day.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of ALL ARTS premiere of House Seats: Mandy Gonzalez in Concert taped live at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at Long Island University, part of WNET's Broadway and Beyond Initiative.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Judy Carmichael joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 25 years of Jazz Inspired ahead of her May 4 celebration and performance at the American Hotel. Listen to the “For You” playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Vishakha Desai and Dr. Lauren Lebois join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 5/4 East End Arts panel discussion at Jamesport Meeting House in connection with EEA's “Finding Qi” solo exhibition of work by the late Robert OxnamListen to the “For You” playlist on Apple Music

Jackie Kanarvogel and Kajori Simmons of HUGS Inc. join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk engaging/educating the public ahead of National Fentanyl Awareness Day.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Dr. Susan Schuval, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk spring allergies as we head into National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences' Dr. Christopher Gobler joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe during WLIW-FM's Shore Week celebration to talk about the Gobler Lab's Annual State of the Bays report and research being conducted through the New York State Center for Clean Technology.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Bob DeLuca and Jen Skilbred of Group for the East End join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe during WLIW-FM's Shore Week celebration and just ahead of the triennial count of the increasing local osprey population and the Group's annual fundraiser at The Bridge golf club.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Documentary filmmaker Joanne Friedland Roberts joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the WLIW PBS (Channel 21) premiere of documentary, “The Bonackers,” at 8 p.m. on April 24 with a conversation to follow between Roberts and Hari Sreenivasan.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Vice Chair Dr. Bernie Furshpan of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during Yom Hashoah. Watch the Treasure of NY: Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center documentary produced by WLIW on the WLIW.org TV program page or the Thirteen YouTube pageListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Matthew Sclafani of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County's Marine Program joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe during WLIW-FM's Shore Week celebration to discuss the horseshoe crab monitoring program that has grown from three to 30 sites since 2008 before Kim Barbour and Kate Rossi-Snook talk 10 years of CCE's Bay To The Bays initiative and improving coastal resiliency through targeted multi-species habitat restorations using shellfish, as well as marine and dune grasses. New York Marine Rescue Center's Maxine Montello also calls in to discuss NYMRC's work rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles and seals after a record season for cold-stunned turtles. Listen to the "Bay" playlist on Apple Music

Peconic Baykeeper Pete Topping joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about protecting our local waters' quality during WLIW-FM's Shore Week celebration.Listen to the "Bay" playlist on Apple Music

Cindy Pease Roe and Bri Sander of UpSculpt join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about making art from marine debris ahead of a talk and artist demonstration at the East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation in Greenport Village on April 27. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Becky Genia and Tela Troge of Shinnecock Kelp Farmers join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about growing sugar kelp and how it helps fight ocean acidification.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

World-renowned primatologist, Dr. Patricia Wright, executive director of Stony Brook University's Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments & Centre ValBio, joins South Fork Natural History Museum's executive director, Frank Quevedo, and Mare Dianora of SOFO's Young Environmentalists Society alongside ICTE's Patricia Paladines and Dr. Wright's grandson, Issan Poston, on WLIW-FM's Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe before the community screening of “Ivohiboro: The Lost Forest” at Sag Harbor Cinema on April 26 at 11 a.m. Listen to the “Francis” playlist on Apple Music

Marine educator, researcher and charter captain, Greg Metzger, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amid 10th anniversary of South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center's Shark Research and Education Program.Listen to the "Francis" playlist on Apple Music

Brad Beyer joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening of Stripped: Music That Changed Our World at The White Room Gallery running April 23-May 11Listen to the "Slow" playlist on Apple Music

Maria McBride and Marissa Drago of Slow Food East End join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of free Earth Day celebration at Golden Acres on Saturday, April 19.Listen to the "Slow" playlist on Apple Music

Carl Timpone and Megan Frey of North Fork Meditation join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss ongoing work with inmates at Yaphank Correctional Facility. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jacqui Lofaro of Hamptons Docs Fest joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Docs Equinox's celebration of trees at Southampton Arts Center from April 25 to 27Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Daria Burke joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 4/22 publication of her memoir, “Of My Own Making,” and 4/24 launch at Brooklyn's POWERHOUSEArena.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Alejandro Saralegui of The Madoo Conservancy joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the annual re-opening of Robert Dash's Sagaponack garden this Friday.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jim Underwood and Shauna Scholl of the Mattituck-Laurel Library join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about proposed improvements to the North Fork library.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Kelly Bennett joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on publication day for her new book, “Out of The Mouth of Babe,” ahead of 6-8 p.m signing at A Book Place in Riverhead.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Greenport Fire Department's 2nd Assistant Chief, David Nyce, and Taylor Reed, the new captain of their rescue squad, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Recruit NY statewide initiative encouraging fire departments to host Open House events on April 26 and 27 with Greenport Village's department hosting such at both of their firehouses, as well as in Mitchell Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Rogers Memorial Library's Director, Liz Burns, joins library trustee, Susan Johns, and Sharon Wunderlich from the Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library on The WLIW-FM Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe to talk about how the library has temporarily moved into Cooper's Hall with the Friends' bookshop and the revitalization campaign celebrating the library's 25th year.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Bob Kuhne and Darren Mignone from Old Town Arts and Craft Guild join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the local art collective's 77th anniversary season on the North Fork. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Erika Floreska of the Long Island Children's Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after LICM's Holi Celebration and ahead of Jazz Month collab with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Marty Attridge and Jim Gorman of Who Are Those Guys, as well as pedal steel player Brian Moritz, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of WATG's performance celebrating the music of Neil Young at the Riverhead Polish Hall on Saturday, April 12. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Josey Fyah of Aqua Cherry and Rich Vandenburgh of Greenport Harbor Brewing Company join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Reggae Fest on Saturday, May 3. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Magdalena Schneiderman of SKINHAMPTON joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about gender inclusivity, as well as acne and skin care as self-care and self-love. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Tami Loeffler joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after losing her job at the USDA preventing waste, fraud and abuse in the nutritional assistance sector Feb. 13 as part of Department of Governmental Efficiency's sweeping cuts to probationary federal employee jobs.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Joe Anastasi and Allen Rolleri of Face First and Kiss Nation join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Joe's journey back to music after receiving cochlear implants in both ears following experiences of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in his left ear January 3, 2024 followed by the right ear six months later—To the day—on May 23, 2024Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Wendy Weiss of East End Arts and Vishakha Desai join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Saturday, April 5, opening 4-7 p.m. of a solo exhibition “Finding Qi” featuring the late Robert Oxnam's paintings, sculptures and photography at both EEA's 11 West Main and 133 East Main Street galleries.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Gail and Adam Baranello joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 20 years of A&G Dance Company currently operating from Southampton Cultural Center. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Eric Komoroff joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the genesis—and recent opening—of Barryville General on the corner of Hill and Windmill streets in Southampton Village. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Andrea Rhude joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about finding her way as an artist, current exhibitions and deriving inspiration from folklore and mythology. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Co-presidents Liz Bard and Lara Sweeney of Children's Museum of The East End join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the community non-profit's 20th anniversary.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Nick Bates of Davey Tree Services joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in the wake of the Westhampton Pine fires to talk about the effect fire—And cold—have on pest management, as well as a number of other topics relating to tree care on Long Island.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Luke Swaszek of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk moving from NIH researcher to general surgeon, advances in medicine, as well as laparoscopic surgery and more just after National Doctor's DayListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Zoe Speed and Stephen Gorgone join Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End play Zoe's new song, “Swinging Backwards,” in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Wendy Van Deusen of Women's Arts Center of the Hamptons joins Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End to talk “Shades of Winter” and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Ken Dorph joins Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End ahead of the final day of Ramadan and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are triple-matching all donations dollar-for-dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Kasia Klimiuk and Danny Ximo (Raffashow) of Our Fabulous Variety Show join Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End ahead of Drag Bingo at LTV Studios and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are triple-matching all donations dollar-for-dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Amy Zerner and Monte Farber join Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End to talk new projects and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are triple-matching all donations dollar-for-dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Bri Coccia and Melissa Marie Sgambati of Production Babes join Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are triple-matching all donations dollar-for-dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717

Christine Sweeney joins Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End for a Studio 51 session in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Eileen Shanahan of Warrior Ranch joins Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Pete Mancini joins Gianna Volpe of The Heart of The East End to talk about his new record, “American Equator,” and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Chairman's Matching Gift Challenge where WLIW-FM's board of trustees, thanks to Chairman James Attwood, are matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to our $50,000 fundraising goal online at WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717Listen to the playlist on Apple Music