The morning show on Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, 88.3 WLIW-FM, hosted by award-winning multi-platform journalist, Gianna Volpe, features music from all decades & genres, as well as folks from all walks of life. The Heart airs LIVE 9am to 11
Angela LaGreca of SparkHamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a salon & launch party at The Hub in Bridgehampton on September 20 from 5-8 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Cheryl Sokolow of C Fine Art and Yvette DeBow Salsedo of the Peconic Land Trust join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a reception 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 13 for the Uncommon Ground VI sculpture show at Bridge Gardens running through November 2Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
John Lovett of North Fork Community Theatre joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of annual Mattituck Graveyard Tour and performances of A Few Good Men Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Patty Larkin and Lucy Kaplansky join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before their performance together at the Long Island Game Farm to close out the Songbird SessionsListen to the playlist on Apple Music
Brody Eggert, Stephanie Unter and Jenna Schwerzmann of Surfrider Foundation join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Surf Movie Night at Southampton Arts CenterListen to the playlist on Apple Music
Dr. Howard Adler of Stony Brook Medicine joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to talk about the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men ahead of a free local screening 5-7 p.m. September 9 at Smith Haven Mall.
Ellen Zimmerman and Carol Brown of the North Fork Reform Synagogue join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 19th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour on Sept. 7Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Seung Lee and Puneeta Mittal join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of an artist's talk from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, at Gallery 90 in Center Moriches.
Elyn Kronemeyer of Mountainfilm On Tour joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 11th year of documentary films curated from Mountainfilm festival at Southampton Arts Center Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Minerva Perez of OLA of Eastern Long Island joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The Wolves at Southampton Cultural Center and the 22nd Latino Film Fest of the HamptonsListen to the playlist on Apple Music
SOFO Shark Researcher and Education Program Field Coordinator Greg Metzger, also a local marine biology teacher at Southampton High School, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The Jaws Effect Geek Talk amidst the 50th anniversary of the iconic film and the 10th anniversary of Chris Paparo's Geek Talk series, as well as when SOFO collaborators began studying sharks off Long Island.After that segment, Lina Maxine and Dean Aladay come into the studio and perform Nightingale's Melody ahead of their Sept. 3 performance at the Stephen Talkhouse Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Lynn Blue joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Lynn Blue Band's Tumbleweed Tuesday show at Cooper's Beach in Southampton between 5 and 8 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Sheba Mason and Ginger Reiter of The Jackie Mason Musical join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of performances this weekend at the Bayway Arts CenterListen to the playlist on Apple Music
The Labor Day Edition of Gianna Volpe's Heart of The East End on WLIW-FM featured music from all decades and genres about the American working class
Stu Almer of Gurwin Healthcare System joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss their Fountaingate Gardens senior living community in Commack.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Troy Grindle and Nick Silipo of REEB! join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their LTV Studio East End Underground performance on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Josh Gladstone of LTV Studios join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Hampton Jazz Fest's Michael Rodriguez Quintet, REEB! and the Moipei finale of the Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea series at the East Hampton public access television studio.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Pnina Michelson and Nancy Heaney of the Good Ground Ukulele Players join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Play Music on the Porch Day at Hampton Bays Public Library free from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where folks are invited to bring instruments, sing or just listen.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 on WLIW-FM to discuss results from the triennial count of osprey throughout the region.Later in the program, Bob McKinnon calls in to discuss his children's books with illustrator Thai My Phuong, including newest, “America Gives Thanks,” as well as welcome wagon initiative providing schools with wagons of books on welcoming and belonging. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Dr. Sharon Nachman, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children's Hospital joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk vaccines and vaccine hesitancy.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Shelter Island playwright John Kaasik joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of this weekend's run of “Stranger In the Attic” at the Shelter Island School Aug. 29-31.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Jason Biggs joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before being the featured speaker at the sixth annual gala for Generation SOS in Water Mill on Sunday, August 24. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Jane L. Rosen joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a planned visit to Saltaire Library on Fire Island, Thursday, August 21, to discuss newest book, Songs of Summer.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Arlene Bujese and Eric Dever join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening reception for the 25th Annual East End Hospice Box Art Auction 5-7 p.m. on 8/20 Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Rebecca Holloway joins Dr. Joseph Warren and Dean Hernandez on WLIW-FM Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe ahead of Dean's Menhaden 7 p.m. 8/21 lecture at übergeek Brewing Co.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Julia King joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after fulfilling a lifelong dream to perform The Star Spangled Banner at Citi Field on August 14Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Tracy Kessler and Sunita Narma of NoFo Live joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about their weekly local podcast after celebrating their fifth anniversary.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Greg Richardson joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Music from the Sole's August 22 “House is Open, Going Dark” performance at Guild Hall.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Glyn Vincent joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his visit to Devon Yacht Club and discussion about his brand-new memoir, “Crossing: A True Story.” Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Steven Elliott Borodkin joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about his brand-new memoir, “Street Level,” before being a featured reader at Poetry Street 2-4 p.m. on August 30 at the Riverhead Library. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Marylin Banks-Winter of African American Educational Cultural Festival Inc. joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their free concert fundraiser at Grangebel park in Riverhead from 2-8 p.m. on August 23 Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Artists of Shelter Island members Roz Dimon, Laurie Dolphin and Tia Bowman join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of ARTSI's 15th Annual Studio Tour this weekend.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Tony Award-nominated Broadway star Melissa Errico joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her sold-out musical reading at Guild Hall with Alec Baldwin celebrating the centennial anniversary of The Great Gatsby and her Southampton Arts Center performance 8/31 “I Can Dream, Can't I? Songs of Love, Longing & Summertime: Melissa Errico in Concert.” Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Stony Brook University Economics professor emeritus Michael Zweig joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss his book “Class, Race, and Gender: Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism” Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Markie Hancock, Jonathan Wallace and Sigrid Meinel of East End for Peace and Justice join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the weekly vigil gathering to protest the War in Gaza, which has occurred every Sunday at 3 p.m. since October 7, 2023 in front of the windmill in downtown Sag Harbor. Later in the hour, Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant recipient, Ted Thirlby, comes into the studio ahead of his “Transitions” solo exhibition opening this Saturday, August 16 from 4-7 p.m. and running through mid-September at William RiS Gallery in Jamesport.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Dave Christian joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the Folkie Fest celebration of Woody Guthrie's music at Moriches Field Brewing Company on August 12.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
David Harber joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk “A Celebration of Art in the Garden” installation of his sculptures at Michael Derrig's estate July 28 to August 31.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Robin Brown of Eastville Community Historical Society joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Eastville's 40th Fish Fry on Saturday, August 9 at 4 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Scott Schwartz of Bay Street Theater joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the theater's Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical performances running through August 24Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Kimberly Goff joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her “Legacy” one-woman show at Monica Olko Gallery in Sag Harbor on Saturday, August 9 from 5-7 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Alex King and Kyle Cranston of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the August 16 Smile Swim Challenge at Cooper's Beach. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Cristina Fontanelli joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Opera & Broadway of the Hamptons presents: Cristina Fontanelli & her fabulous friends on August 16. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Cliff Baldwin of the Aquebogue Contemporary Musical Ensemble joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of ACME's August programs at Jamesport Meeting House.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Heather Johnson and Sara Phillips of Hallockville Museum Farm join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the non-profit's 50th anniversary benefit on August 21. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Carrie Rebora Barratt of Longhouse Reserve join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before their August 16 modernist ‘Landscape Legends' lecture and lunch event. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Martha Stotsky of Project MOST and Laura Bellmont of the Little Animation Studio join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of an upcoming stop motion animation camp.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Joyce Culver joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the upcoming photo critique at Greenport's Floyd Memorial Library on the heels of her solo exhibition there, “We Are Multitudes: Portraits of the LGBTQ Community,” opened June 20 and closing August 3. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
James Marshall of Shelter Island Friends of Music and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the organizations' performance of Igor Stravinsky's “The Soldier's Tale” at Shelter Island School 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 3.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Pete Topping of Peconic Baykeeper joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the local non-profit environmental organization's 8/8 Cocktails To Save The Bays event.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Emily Tyson of SCULPT by Emily Tyson joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about following inner wisdom, passion and joy to launch her signature fitness program.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
Donna Rubin joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about producing LTV Studios' Summer Songbook by the Sea series ahead of “Best of The Versed Strikes Back”Listen to the playlist on Apple Music