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WFUV (90.7 FM) is a non–commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York. The station is owned by Fordham University, with studios on its Bronx campus and its antenna atop nearby Montefiore Medical Center. WFUV first went on the air in 1947. It became a professional public radio station in 1990 and is one of three NPR member stations in New York City. Its on-air staff has included radio veterans Dennis Elsas, Vin Scelsa, Pete Fornatale, Rita Houston, and current disc jockey Darren DeVivo. PICTURE: By http://www.wfuv.org/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55909339 FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q
Grammy-nominated producer Andrew Sandoval is our guest for the latest Bonus Track. He joins Matt to discuss the new Kinks box set devoted to their Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody's in Show-Biz albums. The new reissue is available in a variety of formats and features bonus materials which include fresh remixes of 11 tracks by Ray Davies.Andrew digs deep into the history behind both albums, while also detailing some exciting new projects that he has in the works. We discuss his research process behind last year's updated edition of The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story book, a mammoth collection that clocks in at over 700 pages.You can find Andrew on the radio each Monday hosting Come to the Sunshine on WFUV-FM from 6pm-9pm EST. Listen live or access archived broadcasts and playlists for his show on the station's website.If you enjoy these episodes, please consider supporting our Patreon. Join our Record Club and receive access to a wealth of additional interviews and audio related to the podcast. Thanks for listening!
In our radio news segment we take a look at some of the format changes that have occurred during the Memorial Day weekend. WFUV FM pledges to play a 50 percent mix of male and female artists. We also let you know what is happening on the street, and provide a final look at the Neilson April Personal People Meter Ratings. Next comes Jennifer's call letter and format changes, follow by Bill Sparks Connecticut radio band scan. Our classic aircheck is Ken Knox from Klif Am in Dallas Texas from Jan. 4th 1961. Finally our featured station takes us to Aukland New Zealand and we listen to Magic FM with their top 500 countdown of the feel good songs.
This Saturday on Fordham Conversation; Cathedral historian and Author Salvatore Basile discusses his book "Fifth Avenue Famous: The Extraordinary Story of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral." The newly published book was just released by Fordham Press. You can hear Fordham Conversation’s every Saturday at 7am on 90.7 WFUV-FM.
On Fordham Conversations for Saturday, March 13th we’ll hear from Benjamin Cole, an assistant professor of management at Fordham who once worked for Toyota in Tokyo. Dr. Cole discusses Toyota’s recall troubles and the company’s corporate culture. Listen to Fordham Conversations on 90.7 WFUV-FM.
Twi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the West African nation of Ghana. Beginning this summer Fordham will be the only University in New York City to teach it. On WFUV’s Fordham Conversations we learn about the Twi language and Ghana’s cultural influence from Professor Mark Naison, who Chairs Fordham’s department of African and African-American studies and Kojo Ampah, Founder of The African Cultural Exchange student group at Fordham. You can hear Fordham Conversations every Saturday at 7am on 90.7 WFUV-FM and WFUV.org.
On WFUV's Fordham Conversations we hear from Dr. Kevin Cahill, Director of the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University. Dr. Cahill recently moderated an expert panel discussion on the Haiti Earthquake crisis and humanitarian action. Listen to Fordham Conversations Saturday mornings at 7am on 90.7 WFUV-FM
Rita Houston from WFUV-FM in New York hosts the story of Simon & Garfunkel, from their early days in Queens, NY to their 1969 tour captured on the new live album, Live 1969. Throughout this series, we’ll hear archival interview clips with Paul and Art and new comments by pop journalist Bud Scoppa. We’ll even […]