TAP into Greater Olean

TAPinto Greater Olean co-editors Anne and Richard Lee discuss the top stories the news site covered in 2019.

TAPInto Greater Olean reporter Jeff Uveino speaks with Carole McNall of the Friends of the Oledan Library about the group's second annual wine tasting, Read Between the Wines, which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6, 7-9:30 p,m.

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 St. Bonaventure University communication students Dom Welch and Ryan McSpedon discuss the life of a Division 1 athlete and take you through what a normal day looks like.

St. Bonaventure University communication students John Cepeda, Chad Guche, Rylee Hehir, Jared Leve and Amanda Oliver discuss the Major League baseball teams they have been following during spring training for their Standing on Third blog.

TAPino Greater Olean reporters Donovan Moffat and David Malchak discuss the start of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball season, the outlook for the future and whether the team is better than most people say they are.

St. Bonaventure University honor students Rachel Collins, Hannah Legacy, Emma Kostenbader and Andrew LaMartina discuss New York State's 2018 gubernatorial camopaign with a special focus where the candidates -  Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro - stand on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Dr. Richard Lee hosts.

A look at where NY's gubernatorial candidates stand on health careSt. Bonaventure University honor students Jeancarlos Aponte, Samantha Garretson, Isabelle LaBarbera and Jaya Manjuath discuss New York State's 2018 gubernatorial camopaign with a special focus where the candidates -  Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro - stand on health care issues. Dr. Richard Lee hosts.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters David Malchak and Donovan Moffat discuss their recet columns about fates of the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. TAPinto Greater Olean's Sam Hoefling hosts.

St. Bonaventure University honor students Samantha Burgio, Ali Full, Sam Fuller and Emily LeMay discuss the debate between New York State's 2018 gubernatorial candidates -  Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro. Dr. Richard Lee hosts.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Dominic LoVallo and Andrew Hayn highlight the latest local news posted on our website and preview some upcoming stories.

St. Bonaventure University honor students Luke Gobel, Ian Joseph and Erin McNell discuss New York State's 2018 gubernatorial contest between Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marcus Molinaro. Dr. Richard Lee hosts.

At least 37 people have died due to Hurricane Florence and flooding is only projected to get worse. TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Samantha Gier talks to three St. Bonaventure students, Michael Rickicki, John Duffy and Patrick McCormack, who are using their fall break to join in hurricane relief efforts.  For more information on their trip visit their website.

In our May 18 podcast, Giles Bootheway, a British citizen who teaches at St. Bonaventure University, shares his thoughts on the Royal Wedding with TAPinto Greater Olean Co-editor Richard Lee.

Join Kevin and Dr. Tracy Schrems as they discuss the huge superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War! SPOILERS AHEAD!

Dan Miller (R-Fla.) and Sam Coppersmith (D-Ariz.), former members of the U.S. House of Representatives, take part in a discussion with TAPinto Greater Olean reporters. The two former lawmakers are visiting St. Bonaventure University as part of the Congress to Campus program. 

TapInto Greater Olean reporter Keely Fresh talks with Seth Tisdale, the St. Bonaventure University men's basketball team athletic trainer. In this podcast they discuss his responsibilities, typical training room practices and the behind-the-scenes of keeping Bona's basketball out on the floor.

In our March 15 podcast, TAPInto Greater Olean reporter Nicolette DiMura speaks with Caitlin Cook about her experience traveling to Dickinson, Texas with BonaResponds. 

A conversation with Dr. Phillip Payne, St. Bonaventure University history department chair, about presidential legacy and the story of Warren G. Harding. Payne is author of "Dead Last: The Public Memory of Warren G. Harding's Scandalous Legacy."

Sean Lynch and Jason Klaiber, who were formerly Station Manager and Music Director respectively for 88.3 FM WSBU The Buzz college radio station, talk about the shifts in the way we purchase and listen to music in a podcast hosted by TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Stefanie Podosek.  

Brian Kelly, a film club member at Alfred University, joins TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Nicholas Youngs to discuss the superhero genre of television and film and whether or not its popularity will fade, as well as what makes this type of film effective.

Ethan Kibbe, who attended the Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney  last year, describes the experience in a podcast hosted by TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Christian Gravius.  

TapInto Greater Olean reporters Jordan Vollmer and Christian Gravius chat about their experience on the 15th annual Bahamas Service Trip with the leadership club ENACTUS at St. Bonaventure University. This was both reporters second year on the service trip, and each served a crucial leadership role that impacted the lives of many in the Freeport area. Gravius is vice president of the club and will be president next year. 

TAP Into Greater Olean reporters Keely Fresh and Nicolette DiMura sit down with St. Bonaventure junior runner Emily Izydorczak on this Jan. 20 podcast. 

The Holidays are supposed to be a happy and exciting time, but they can also bring on feelings of financial stress, social anxiety and  weather-induced sadness. Michael Nelson and Natalie BeCoats discuss ways to overcome holiday struggles with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Melanie Gerber.  

St. Bonaventure University journalism students discuss “Baseball, Blogging and Beat Reporting: Using a Spring Training Blog to Teach Journalism Students How to Cover a Beat,” a presentation they made at the Mid-Atantic Popular and American Culture Conference in Philadelphia. Anne and Richard Lee, faculty members in the university’s Jandoli School of Communication and the co-editors of TAPinto Greater Olean, use the blog in their classes as a tool to teach students how to cover a beat. The four students taking part in the podcast – Kelly Haberstroh, M.K. Killen, Lucas Sperduti and Jordan Vollmer – all worked on the blog in the Lees’ classes. Details on the presentation are available at http://bit.ly/2ygnRkQ.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Tyler Grudi and Sarah Waychoff discuss the Nov. 7 elections, focusing on the key races in the Greater Olean area. Co-editor Richard Lee hosts the discussion.

In our Oct. 19 podcast, TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Christian Gravius sits down with St. Bonaventure University graduate student Adam Ditcher to discuss how BonaResponds is aiding in Houston's hurricane relief efforts.

In our October 6 podcast, TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Sean Lynch and Katie Tercek discuss cybersecurity and its impact in the Greater Olean area. Their guest is Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh, the Director of the Cybersecurity program at St. Bonaventure University.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Jordan Vol;l;mer and Nick Youngs chat about their favorite movie genres, upcoming films they are most excited about, and their experience in the theatres in the the Greater Olean area. 

In our Sept. 21 podcast, TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Christina Root and Stefanie Podosek discuss why fall may be the best time to take photos in the Greater Olean area. Their guest is Liam McGurl, a St. Bonaventure University graduate student and avid photographer.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Christian Gravius and Lucas Sperduti discuss the first two weeks of football action in the Greater Olean area and preview this weekend's contests.

In our Sept. 8 podcast, three TAPinto Greater Olean staff members discussed their experiences studying at Oxford University over the summer as part of St. Bonaventure University's Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program. Program Director Mike Jones-Kelley also took part in the discussion, which was hosted by TAPintoGreater Olean Co-editor Richard Lee.

Dr. Dennis DePerro discusses his new post at St. Bonaventure University aspresident with TAPinto Greater Olean Co-Editor Richard Lee.

Joe Grushecky discusses his musical career with TAPinto Greater Olean Co-Editor Richard Lee. Grushecky and the Houserockers are performing in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Friday, June 16. The show, which will take place at Yanks Old Niagara, also will feature Evan "EJ" Rotella with special guest and Houserocker, Danny Gochnour, and Niagara's own Cory Cruise.

Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the Jandoli School of Communication launched a video project Friday to stress the value of journalism. For the project, participants recorded short videos in which they answered the question "Why am I a journalist?" The project is an ongoing one, so individuals interested in participating can do so by emailing videos to greaterolean@tapinto.net. View the videos here: Why Journalism?

TAPinto Greater Olean staff members discuss the response to their requestst to obtain public records under the State of New York's Freedom of Information Law. For a news report about New York State's new Excelsior Scholarship program, TAPinto reporters requested emails from state and local lawmakers, as well as area school officials.

St. Bonaventure University journalism graduates Chris LaPlaca and Mike Vaccaro discuss the importance of facts in sports reporting with TAPinto Greater Olean's Taylor Walker. Laplaca, senior vice president of corporate communications for ESPN, and Vaccaro, a New York Post sports columnist, are on campus for the school's sports symposium.

In our April 4 podcast, Congressman Charles Melancon (D-LA, 2005-2011) and Congressman Steven Kuykendall (R-CA, 1999-2001) discuss their experiences at St. Bonaventure University and how coverage of governmental politics has shifted in recent years. The two are visiting as a part of the Congress to Campus program, in which bipartisan pairs travel to college campuses across the country and around the world to facilitate discussions on the importance of Congress and to encourage young citizens to become involved in public service and their government. 

St. Bonaventure University senior Riley Eike, a journalism/mass communication major, has been hard at work on her project for the honors program. Eike discusses her concentration on restaurants in the surrounding Olean area with TAPinto reporter Haley Schrenk. 

Michael Shapiro, chief executive officer of TAPinto.net, founded the hyperlocal news organization in 2008 when he launched an online news site dedicated to covering people and government in his town of residence, New Providence, New Jersey. After starting sites in two adjacent towns, he started a franchise, expanding throughout New Jersey and into New York State. Today, TAPinto has over 5.5 million readers, covers more than 100 towns and is "commited to all things local." In this podcast, Taylor Kickbush, a  journalism and mass communication major in the Jandoli School at St. Bonaventure University and a writer for TAPinto Greater Olean, the first franchise operated by a journalism school, interviews Shapiro about the growth of TAPinto, its relevance, how social media has helped its growth and what he has in store for the future of TAPinto.net. 

An interview with Vanessa Hulse on her project Exploring Poverty: The Warming House.

In our March 2 podcast, Dr. Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, discusses her project, March Into Women’s History. Patterned after NCAA March Madness, the project gives people the opportunity to vote, in rounds, from what starts out as a list of 64 women representing four different categories of importance: Advocacy, Business, Government and STEM. Eventually one of the 64 women will be declared this year's winner.

Most collegiate athletes have been participating in their sports since they were young. St. Bonaventure men's swimmers senior Mike White Jr. and freshman Nick Burdo talk about their time at the school and their experiences swimming. TAPinto Greater Olean's Emily Losito hosts the podcast.

Della Moore, director of the African American Center for Cultural Development, discusses upcoming Black History Month events with TAPInto Greater Olean's Jason Klaiber.

In our Feb. 10 podcast, three St. Bonaventure University students discuss their organized protest of the travel ban ordered by President Donald Trump. Seniors William Tighe and Mary Anneliese Quinlan and sophomore Amina Golden-Arabaty joined TAPinto Greater Olean’s Haley Schrenk for the podcast.

Students Aniesah Miller and Anisah Chauhdry speak on what it is like to be Muslim in the United States today and how they felt when they heard the news of the travel ban ordered by President Donald Trump. 

St. Bonaventure students JW Cook and Keegan Miller speak with TAPinto Greater Olean co-editor Richard Lee about their experiences in Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to Donald J. Trump's inauguration as the country's 45th president. Cook and Miller are part of an 11-student group that has been in the nation's capital since Jan. 14 as part of an academic seminar that has included panel discussions, lectures, meetings and more.

Michael Chiariello, who hosts a Bob Dylan radio show on WSBU-FM, discusses the Nobel Prize for Literature, which was awarded to Dylan over the weekend.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Jonathan Sawyer, who has played hockey and football for 20 years, explains his thoughts on the changing protocol of concussion prevention. The current NCAA Concussion Policy and Legislation can be found at http://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/concussion-management-and-diagnosis-best-practices).