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Joe never worked for WGY, but he has more than enough cred to deserve his own podcast.
Joe was named the first full time Executive Director of the New York State Broadcasters Association in 1980, becoming President in 1986.
Joe is very passionate about the business, and he does have a connection with a former WGY/WRGB staffer by way of family.
Among the many stories he shares includes his first encounters with a guy named Limbaugh. -
Doug Goudie started at WGY following the retirement of Chuck Custer after 36 years in the building.
He initially was paired with Kelly Lynch in what could be called a transitional period, before Kelly moved on.
Here, he talks about his reflections on the legacy of WGY at 100 years and going strong, his broadcasting background, not only radio but television, and why people call him "VB" (Hint, it doesn't stand for "Very Best.") -
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Many people consider WGY a part of their family.
In this case, a real life family really became part of our family.
We speak with Claudia Verruto to discuss her family and the connection to WGY.
It starts with her dad who sang on WGY in the 1940's, her aunt, who appeared on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, and was a regular with Earl Pudney, and then there's her brother, who did Radio Sales for WGY, eventually he became Sales Manager, and was once named Broadcaster of The Year! -
Dave has been Chief Engineer for our stations since 2003.
He's the guy who fixes stuff when it breaks.
If he's not here, we're all out of work.
Dave did not start as a guy with a screwdriver, his broadcasting career started as a Rock and Roll Disc Jockey!
He talks about the early days and how he transitioned to become (in our opinion) the most important person in a broadcast facility.
A word of warning, there's tech talk in this podcast, pocket protectors not required but suggested. -
A Hall of Famer, a Rock & Roller, and a legend in Capital Region Radio.
Dr. John has been broadcasting in New York State since 1973, in the Capital Region since 1977, and on PYX 106 since 1987.
John shares his first memories of radio as a child in Schenectady, of being involved with WGY, and of some amazing stories on the events and people who have been a part of this station. John also discusses his love of being a part of Honor Flights, bringing Vets to Washington, DC. -
Larry Mossey worked for WGY for five years in the 1980's, and essentially did it all. He was a copywriter, a voice talent, we think he did some news, and he was a movie reviewer for Don Weeks. Larry shares some amazing stories of his time here, and of his first radio station, whose format was "Beautiful Music," and is now known as sister station PYX 106.
AND, Larry has an amazing new book we suggest you check out!
"Dead Air: A Highly Unauthorized History of Background Music on the Radio and Elsewhere," available exclusively through Amazon, is (in Larry's words) a history of background music, easy listening, elevator music, mood music, shopping music, beautiful music, muzak, exotica, and other kinds of music that was never meant to be noticed—and how it made us smarter, sexier and healthier. Today it's called ambient music, techno and trance, and we still don’t notice it, because we aren’t really listening.
Mary Rozak currently works for Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, prior to that, she was involved with News, both on television and radio, including her time on WGY. Mary learned how to "tell a story" and not just read a news story. Speaking of stories, she shares a very touching story about the events of 9/11.
Dan Miller has seven years of experience in the WGY News Room, starting part time, and becoming our first Overnight News Anchor. Dan talks about Hudson and his friendship with Ed Kostek, and the many co-workers during his time with WGY. -
Wendy Voelker (formerly known as Wendy Glasser but we don't talk about that anymore) worked for WGY from 1999-2004 and worked with many Air Personalities during her time. She shares great stories of being Producer for Don Weeks, and discusses the many celebrities she encountered, including a woman who went on to become a major celebrity on her own named Rachael Ray.
Justin Fiet logged in nearly 15 years at WGY, and has lots of experiences to share. His first Producer gig was with J.R. Gach, but he also steered the ship for people like Scotto, Andrew Wilkow, Don Weeks, Chuck Custer and Kelly Lynch. -
Ali Skinner spent time in television before working for WGY, and the News Junkie in her admits she preferred Radio News to TV. Here, she shares the story of how she got her job, including the time when she found out she was expecting a child, and at times needing to bring the baby to work with her, making "non children" co-workers like Read Shepherd. slightly...uncomfortable.
Ed Kostek, during the course of this podcast, revealed a personal connection with Mike Patrick involving the City of Hudson, and Mike reveals something he has never shared on the air. Ed also talks about some of the stories he was involved with on WGY, and also discussed the legacy of Broadcast Legend Paul Cassidy. -
Rachel Davis has been with WGY since 2015. She started as a Producer for The Joe Gallagher Weekend Show, moving on to being Producer for WGY Mornings With Chuck Custer and Kelly Lynch, moving on to being Producer for WGY Mornings With Doug Goudie and Kelly Lynch, moving on to being Producer for WGY Mornings With Doug Goudie.
Additionally, Rachel is Co Host (at the same time) with Randy McCarten on the 99.5 The River Morning Show. She's the proud mother of two great kids, well three if you include Gallagher. -
1. Jason Romano worked for WGY for three years starting right after college in 1997. During that time, he became a Producer for (among others) Mark Williams and Don Weeks. Prior to that, his first paid job here (he actually said he would work here for nothing) was as the Station Mascot for sister station 99.5 The River. After he left WGY, Jason enjoyed a long career with ESPN.
2. John Diblasi got his foot in the door at WGY from his time as a student at the then New School of Radio and Television. He worked here from 1993-1998. He shares some very personal memories of producing for Paul Cassidy, as well as his time together as the Producer for Don Weeks. -
1. Denise DeCarlo had a long run in the Capital Region as both an Anchor and Field Reporter. She shares great memories of her WGY co-workers, among them Paul Cassidy and Jim Gagliardi.
2, Don Fields is one of those guys with one of those voices! Don is well known for his time in radio and television. He's long associated with being the "News Guy" for local radio legend Ric Mitchell. Don talks about the time (and at another radio station) where he tried to get Diane Donato to join him in his News Room, while it didn't work out he still shows his pride in all she has accomplished at WGY.
3. Matt Delsignore had a short run at WGY but his broadcast journey took him to a number of major market radio stations. He talks about making it to the West Coast, and his love at being a Stay at Home Dad. -
1. Al Roney had a well rounded career at WGY. He actually began in broadcasting overseeing local traffic reports. His time with WGY started in the News Room, and in time he was given a chance to host his own daytime show in the 9AM to Noon slot currently occupied by Glen Beck.
2. Scott Alan Miller, or Scotto, had a run with an Afternoon Show on WGY, following the departure of J R Gach. That was a tough act to follow, which (naturally) included a show that entertaining but "less controversial" than the last one.
3. Ed Martin had a very long run on WGY, most of that time hosting a Saturday show following Joe Gallagher. Ed opens up on many topics, for one a scare during the Anthrax threats after 9/11, and his favorite and most touching time was during WGY's yearly radiothons. -
Diane Donato has been a member of the WGY News Team since 2011, but was well known to Capital Region listeners well before that. Diane hosted a popular Morning Show with Chuck Taylor (himself a WGY alum), and did a series of commercials with Legendary News Anchor (for both WGY and WRGB-TV) Ernie Tetrault. In addition to working in the News Room, Diane from time to time has co hosted the WGY Morning Show, and continues to host our weekly Public Affairs programs
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Ron "Buzz" Brindle was Program Director of WGY starting in the late 1980's, after a long career that included stops at MTV in the early days (where he helped Albany resident Martha Quinn get a job as one of the original VJ's). Buzz was part of the team at WGY as the station started to transition to a News/Talk format, in fact it was Buzz who lobbied to bring a new Talk Show Host to the Capital Region, by the name of Rush Limbaugh.
Tom Mailey has had a long career in broadcasting, and not just at WGY. His start here was in the mid 1980's when he auditioned for (and became the host of) "The Big Money Movie" on WRGB, which gave him the chance to do a number of fill in shifts on WGY, including for Don Weeks on the WGY Morning Show, and also on Joe Gallagher's show. Tom later used his time as an Air Personality and News Anchor to become the face and voice of Stewart's.
Tred Hulse has frankly done it all. The Capital Region first met him from his ten years of the Morning Show on sister station 99.5 The River in the 1990's. From there he would fill in on WGY for J.R. Gach, Don Weeks, Chuck Custer and Joe Gallagher. Eventually he hosted his own Sports Talk Show on Fox Sports 980. -
Dick Beach spent 27 years in the WGY Newsroom, 13 of those years as Morning News Anchor for Don Weeks (his replacement upon his retirement was Chuck Custer, who himself had a long run with Uncle Don).
During research for this series, several cassette tapes were found that just were labeled "DICK BEACH DAY," which was Dick's last appearance on WGY, and as Don's guest.
We're including that entire show in this podcast, but first we speak with his son, Richard Beach (Dick passed away shortly after retirement), who talks about Dick Beach the broadcaster and Dick Beach the dad. -
Jaime Roberts has been in broadcasting since the mid 1980s, mostly as a Disc Jockey (she currently hosts the Morning Show on 98.3 WTRY) but has been part of WGY's history. On WGY she has filled in for talk hosts such as J.R. Gach and she also hosted her own weekend talk show.
Jaime always lends a hand during the WGY Cares for Kids Radiothon as well. Her highlight on WGY was September 11th, 2001 when she and WTRY Co-host Ric Mitchell hosted a broadcast simulcast on all of our radio stations to bring Capital Region listeners up to date on the events of that tragic day. -
John Thomas was WGY Sports Director from 1983-1990. For most of his broadcast career he covered sports, but he was also a Reporter and Disc Jockey. He got his job at WGY thanks to his friendship with WGY's Harry Downie. In 1990, his position at WGY was eliminated, and he became the play-by-play announcer for the Albany-Colonie Yankees, who played locally at Heritage Park, where he met and saw future baseball hall-of-famers like Derek Jeter.
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Jim Knapp spent time in the WGY Newsroom from 2003-2011. During that time, he anchored all shifts, but his strength was as a Street Reporter.
Jim's biggest story he covered was the Christopher Porco murder trial, from the discovery of the crime scene to the final verdict in the trial. Jim also brought a lot of humor to the newsroom; he shares stories on how to ease the stress and tension of covering hard news stories. -
Steve Fitz, Sr. started in Capital Region Radio in 1948, where he created one of the first talk shows in the area, "Party Line." He is most well-known on WGY for the show "Contact." While Steve has passed away, WGY's Mike Patrick spoke with his son, Steve Fitz, Jr. to talk about his dad's broadcasting career. If you're familiar with Steve Fitz you'll be amazed at how much the son sounds like the father.
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Tom Leykis started working in talk radio in the Capital Region in 1980, and his national show aired on WGY in the '90s. Tom discusses the many popular remote broadcasts he did when he would visit WGY and he explains how his trademark phrase, "Blow Me Up, Tom," had its origins on local radio.
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