Important WLIR Personalities - Where are they now? (from Wikipedia)

WLIR was blessed with many personalities who have gone onto become broadcasting legends both on and off the air. Some of these include:

• Abel Sanchez (now on-air at WSPK-FM, Poughkeepsie, NY and PULSE87NY.com)
• AJ (Mistress of Modern Rock)
• Alex "Alley Cat" Anthony (now public address announcer for New York Mets)
• Amy Paige (now on-air at WSIX-FM, Nashville, TN)
• Andre "The Dre Dog" Ferro (now on-air at WBLI-FM, Patchogue, NY)
• Armin Laszlo (overnight jock in the late 1970s)
• Barry (Ravioli) Carollo (now owner of ADCstudios & Audio Digital Communications)
• Basic Bob ("The Van Man") (WLIR Vinyl Van driver in the early 1980s)
• Beaver Kowalski (DeBella Travesty sports reporter)
• Ben Manilla (now President of Ben Manilla Productions)
• Bernardo Moronta (now on-air at WXNY-FM "X96.3", NY)
• Berner (on the beach) (Dennis Boerner, music industry professional)
• Bill Holly ("All Request Morning Show" and Modern Rock Dance Party producer)
• Bill Powers (now on-air at WRCN-FM, Riverhead, NY and traffic reporter at Metro Traffic - aka Nick Benjamin, Chuck Hesselberg and Dan Story)
• Bob ("The Mighty") Waugh (now on-air and program director at WRNR-FM, Annapolis, MD)
• Bob Kranes (now Senior Director Marketing at The Decca Label Group/Universal Music)
• Bob Marrone (now on-air at WRKI-FM, Brookfield, CT and producer of Jazz Stew online)
• Bob Wilson (now WLIR historian, WLIR internet radio programmer and owner of Next Wave Media)
• Brian Cosgrove (now on-air at WPPB-FM, Southampton, NY)
• Carol Silva ("Mini Close-Up/news) (now on-air morning anchor at News-12 Long Island)
• Caroline Corley (now on-air at WXPK-FM "The Peak", Briarcliff Manor, NY))
• Catherine ("The Cat") McClenahan (now actor, singer, host and writer in the Los Angeles area)
• Charlie Ahl (later on-air at WPLJ, WCBS-FM and WHN in NY, host of Westwood One's "Weekly Country Music Countdown" (as Chris Charles), now PD of WBOQ-FM Boston
• Chris "The Greek" Panaghi (now President of Amathus Music / DJG)
• Chris (Simmons) Scimone (now on-air at WBZO-FM, Bayshore, NY)
• Cooper Lawrence (now news reader and entertainment reporter at WPLJ-FM, NY)
• Couzin Ed (Underground Network) (now manager of "The Irish Pol" bar in Philadelphia, Pa)
• Dale Reeves (now President of REVOmedia Productions)
• Dan Binder (now President/CEO Vandalay Communications and PD/OM at Sunrise Broadcasting, Wilmington, NC)
• Dan Zako (former General Manager - now GSM for WDVD/WDRQ, Detroit, MI)
• Danny Toy (now General Sales Manager, East Region at Radiate Media)
• Daredrew
• Darrin Smith (now Vice President, Music Progamming at Sirius XM Radio, on-air and Program Director at Sirius XM Radio "1st Wave")
• Dave "DC" Caggiano ("DC's All Night Diner") (died September 8, 2009)
• Dave Plotkin (former Production Director - now Production Director at CBS Radio/WINS-AM, New York and WLIR.FM)
• Delphine Blue (now on-air at WBAI-FM, NY)
• Denis McNamara (now afternoon driver and assistant program director at WRCN-FM, Riverhead, NY - Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2010. In the process of writing his autobiography.) ^[1]
• Dennis Daniel
• Domonique (now on-air at WIGX-FM, Smithtown, NY)
• Donna Donna (now on air at WBAB-FM, Babylon, NY)
• Doug Frye
• Drew Kenyon (morning show 1999–2000) (now owner of Drew Kenyon Productions)
• Drew Scott (news) (now on-air weekend anchor at News-12 Long Island)
• Earle Bailey (now on-air at Sirius Radio "Deep Tracks")
• Ed Zeidner (News Director)
• Elliot Jacobi
• Elton Spitzer (now involved in the boat industry in North Carolina)
• Eric Bloom ("The Bozo Patrol")
• Eric "Fly Guy" Davis ("Box" program director - now Chief Operating Officer at National Media Services, Inc.)
• Evan "Funk" Davies (now Director Business & Operations, VH1 Digital at VH1 and on air at WFMU-FM, Jersey City, NJ)
• Faithful Marianne
• Famous Bob
• Flo & Eddie ("By The Fireside")
• Frank Bruno (now Production Director, Fox News Talk at Fox News Channel)
• Gary Cee (former program director - now "on the beach")
• Gene Pardo (morning show announcer)
• Hank Fredricks (news)
• Harlan Friedman (now Owner of The Harlan Group and Sports Correspondent at Live It Up!)
• Heather Schoen (former Public Affairs Director 1971-1974 - now President at Schoen and Company)
• Hillary Blazer (now owner of Hillary Blazer-Doyle Voiceovers)
• Howie Greene ("The Greene Team")
• Hugh Foley (now Dr. Hugh Foley - Professor at Rogers State University, OK)
• Jed Morey (now publisher of the Long Island Press)
• Jeff Carlson Beck
• Jeff Faus (production staff)
• Jeff Jensen (now traffic reporter at Cablevision)
• Jeff Levine (former program director) (now President at South Florida Chamber Maps)
• Jerry Rubino ("Left of Center") (now APD/MD & Producer at Last.fm Discover)
• Jim Cameron (evenings and operations manager 1972–1975) (now President at Cameron Communications Inc.)
• Jim McGuinn (now Program Director at KCMP-FM "The Current", Minneapolis, MN)
• Jimmy Howes (Weekend on-air personality 1989) (now program director at WGHT-AM, Pompton Lakes, NJ)
• Jodi Vale (now on-air at WKJY-FM "KJOY", Long Island)
• Joe Bonadonna (now Program Director at WBGG-FM, Miami, FL)
• Joe Taggart - Morning show (1996–1999) (Now a stand up comic and works on Jerry Seinfeld's show "The Marriage Ref" on NBC as a comic)
• Joel Moss (former program director in the 1970s progressive era before Denis McNamara; Joined heritage rocker WEBN-FM, Cincinnati in 1984 where he is still Creative Services Director (12/16/11)
• Joey Salvia (now technical director/creative director for "The Mike Huckabee Show")
• John "Johnny McFly" Caracciolo (now owner of JVC Media LLC)
• John ("Don't call me Johnny") DeBella (now morning driver at WMGK-FM, Philadelphia)
• John Moschitta (now operations manager and program director at WDVE and WXDX in Pittsburgh, PA)
• John R. Rieger (former owner) Died of natural causes in May 2009 [1]
• Jon Daniels (now on-air and Program Director at WIGX-FM, Smithtown, NY)
• Jonathan Lobdell (now Director of Marketing at Metropolitan Talent Presents)
• Jonathan Clarke Grevatt (now on-air at WAXQ-FM, NY)
• Kerin McCue (news) (now News Anchor & Reporter at WOR-AM, NY and on-air at WXPK-FM "The Peak", Briarcliff Manor, NY)
• Kim Berk (now on-air at WWFS-FM "Fresh 102.7", NY)
• Larry "The Duck" Dunn (now Newsday Sr. Vice President of Advertising Sales and on-air at Sirius Radio "1st Wave")
• Larry Kleinman
• Laurie Gail (now Vice President Radio & Label Relations for Play MPE)
• Lazlow ("The Technofile" and underground hard drive)
• Lenny "The Intern" Diana (now Program Director at WRZX-FM "X103" and WNDE-AM, Indianapolis, In)
• Linda Joseph
• Lisa Ritchie (morning show co-host and News Director 1989-1993) (now traffic reporter at Cablevision and Operations Director at Fitness Education Institute)
• "Long Tall" Andy Geller (now a national voice over artist - AndyGeller.com)
• Lorraine Rapp (now president elect at Voice-Overs & Media Production)
• (John) Loscalzo (now Director of Music at CBS Local (NY) and Founder/Publisher at Brooklyn Bugle Media)
• Lynda Lopez (now on-air news anchor at WCBS-AM, NY)
• Malibu Sue (now on-air at WRCN-FM, Riverhead, NY, WWFS-FM, New York, NY and News 12 Traffic & Weather)
• Maria Chambers (now on-air host of VH1's syndicated "Best Week Radio Show" and host on OURscene.TV)
• Margaret Locicero (promotions director 1973-1979 - now president of Blame It On Us Marketing & Promotion)
• Mark "The Shark" Drucker (deceased 2/23/2005)
• Matt Cord (now evenings on-air at WMMR-FM, Philadelphia)
• Matt Wolfe (now music director and on-air at WBAB)
• Max "The Mighty Maximizer" Leinwand (now Director Media Relations/Acquisitions at Retail Entertainment Design)
• Meg Griffin (now on-air at Sirius Radio "The Loft" and "Classic Rewind")
• Michael "Eppy" Epstein (Punky reggae party and owner of "My Father's Place")
• Michael Ross (former part-timer and on air at WPLJ-FM, WSHE-FM, WZTA-FM and WBGG-FM - died January 1, 2000)
• Michael Tapes (producer Tuesday Night Concert Series - now owner of Michael Tapes Design, Melbourne, Fl)
• Mike "Kidman" DeFosses (Underground Network Morning Show - now a realtor in Glastonbury, CT)
• Mike Jones ("the man with a face for radio")
• Michael R. Glaser (WLIR Hempstead Assistant Chief Engineer)(NBC-TV New York, Now with Barnstable Broadcasting, Long Island Radio Group Engineering Manager / Chief Engineer)
• Mina Greene ("The Greene Team") (now weekend news anchor at WBZ-AM, Boston)
• Mindy Barstein owner WXUR-FM AND WRNS-AM in Utica /Rome, NY
• Morgan "Morgasm" Thomas (now looking for her next broadcasting challenge)
• Mrs. Gyrtlebaumer (Eric Wasserman)
• Nancy Abramson (now Executive Director of the Wall Street Journal Radio Network)
• Orli - The English Muffin
• Otis Finn (Jim Finnemore)
• Pam Merly (now on-air at Sirius Radio "Deep Tracks")
• Pat McCormilla
• Paul Cavalconte (now news anchor at WEMP-FM, NY and staff announcer at WOR-AM, NY)
• Paul W Robinson (PD - Mid-days - Founder & CEO Emerald City Media Partners)
• Pete "Captain Traffic" Tauriello (now traffic reporter at Metro Networks)
• Peter Schacknow (news) (now senior producer at CNBC)
• Ray White (now on-air at Classical 102.1 KDFC-FM, San Francisco)
• Rob Rush (Now on-air at WIGX-FM, Smithtown, NY and production/voiceovers for the Long Island Radio Group)
• Ron "RJ" Morey (now CEO of the Morey Organization)
• Russ Mottla (former program director)
• Scott "DJ" Bird ("sitting in" - now Military Admissions at Kaplin University and owner/editor of Hockeybird.com)
• Sean "The Brain" Ross (now VP of Music and Programming at Edison Research)
• Sharon at the Shore (now President/Co-Owner of Trailhead Marketing)
• Shelley Miller (former music director - now on-air at KTCZ-FM, Minneapolis, MN)
• Sid Zimet (Audio by Zimet, Workshop Recording Studio - died March 4, 1988)
• "Smokin" Joe Belsito
• Spicey McHugh (traffic reporter)
• Steve "The Pistol" Jones (now VP ABC News Radio)
• Steve Kass (Kastenbaum) (now New York-based correspondent for CNN Radio)
• Steve Morrison (now on-air at WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, PA)
• Steve North ("Mini Close-Up"/News Director) (now Broadcast Writer, CBS Early Show)
• Steve Reggie (news) (now traffic reporter at Metro Traffic)
• Steven Starr (volunteer/news volunteer 1974-5) now CEO of CitizenGlobal.com
• Susan Browning (former Island morning show host - now radio personality at WHUD, Peekskill, NY and Total Traffic Network producer at Clear Channel)
• Ted Taylor (now new media and artistic director at House of Rock Entertainment)
• The Unknown DJ
• "Tokyo" Rose Pisani (former music director) (now SVP Marketing for WE TV & Wedding Central)
• Tom Calderone (now President of VH1)
• Tommy "DJ Tarnax" Nappi (now on-air at WKTU-FM, Lake Success, NY and VP/Promotion for Warner Bros. Records)
• Trulia Child ("Platter D'Jour")
• Vin Scelsa (now on-air at Sirius Radio "The Loft")
• Willobee (Carlan) (now Director of Broadcast Operations at Shamrock Communications, Reno, NV)
• Zim Barstein (former General Manager) (now Sales Manager at Arnold Aerial Advertising in Manhattan)