Podcast
Off The Air
Hosted by WFUV Sports · EN
The sports department at WFUV and the history behind it are a story largely untold. That is, until now! The voices that have shaped the student-run station for the last seven decades dive into their time at Rose Hill. This is the Off The Air podcast, the legacy of WFUV Sports.
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Off The Air: Andrew O'Connell
Dec 20, 202200:42:47Tap to summarizeAndrew Gulotta and Danny Scott bring you another edition of Off The Air with Andrew O'Connell. They discuss Andrew's ties to Fordham University and WFUV. They also discuss his parent's connections to the industry, and his career between Fordham/St. Johns and his journey from college to professional industry. FOLLOW US: Twitter: @wfuvsports Instagram: @wfuv_sports Facebook: WFUV Sports YouTube: WFUV Sports
Transcribe →Off The Air: John Kelly Jr
Jul 12, 202200:46:23Tap to summarizeSam Davis and Ryan Gregware are joined with WFUV alum John Kelly Jr. They discuss his career at the station that included beat reporting across professional sports such as the Arena Football League and the Tampa Bay Rays in Spring Training. Later they discuss his professional career where he has seen it all from doing PxP and production work to his current job as a SID. Listen to the full interview, along with all other episodes of Off The Air on our podcast platforms, wfuvsports.org or on YouTube. FOLLOW US: Twitter: @wfuvsports Instagram: @wfuv_sports Facebook: WFUV Sports YouTube: WFUV Sports
Transcribe →Off The Air: Kelly Prinz
Jul 12, 202200:38:20Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Off The Air Kelly Prinz talks about her time at WFUV being a Jets and Rangers beat reporter, interning at WFAN, and what she learned most from her time at Fordham. She also talks about her post-Fordham journey including her work on State of Emergency and creating the Coastal Connecticut Times.
Transcribe →Off The Air: John Cirillo
May 26, 202200:51:28Tap to summarizeOn today's episode of Off the Air, Thomas Aiello and Mike Calamari are joined by John Cirillo, FCRH '78, and founder of Cirillo World. From his early days at WFUV, working in the pr department at Yonkers, and senior VP of public relations at MSG, Cirllo shares some of his favorite moments in his career and the experiences that helped shape him.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Andrew Bogusch
Apr 13, 202200:40:29Tap to summarizeIt's an all-new episode of the Off The Air podcast with Andrew Bogusch (WFUV '02)! A former Marty Glickman award winner and host of the DA show on CBS Radio, Bogusch takes a look back to his very first days at WFUV and the close ties he has kept with the station and university since, calling Fordham Basketball and Football on ESPN+ and mentoring students in the program today. Bogusch also shares some of his favorite memories from his time at WFUV, including his special relationship with Bob Ahrens, and advice for those aspiring to enter the sports broadcasting world themselves.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Charlie Slowes
Mar 21, 202200:43:34Tap to summarizeWashington Nationals radio voice and WFUV '83 Charlie Slowes joins Andrew Gullotta and Alex Wolz for a new episode of the Off The Air podcast! Slowes dives into the beginning of his broadcasting days, transitioning from listening to the likes of Marv Albert on New York radio to calling games himself at Fordham. He then discusses the many stops that have followed since, starting at Sports Phone and minor league baseball, shifting over to the NBA with the Washington Bullets and now developing a longstanding relationship with the Washington Nationals, including calling the team's iconic 2019 World Series run. Slowes shares the memories from a dream come true of a career and his advice for aspiring students today as a new baseball season sits right around the corner, with broadcasters back on the road again for it.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Bob Ahrens
Mar 7, 202200:46:02Tap to summarizeThe Off The Air podcast returns with a very special guest, former executive producer and sports director at WFUV, Bob Ahrens. Nick DeLuca and Alex Wolz chat with Ahrens about his incredible impact on the station, both during his time mentoring the next generation of broadcasters across nearly two decades and leaving behind his wisdom for others to follow in the years since.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Paul Dottino
Oct 28, 202100:39:54Tap to summarizeNew York Giants beat reporter for WFAN, Paul Dottino, joins the Off The Air podcast as he approaches 40 years of covering Big Blue, which all began back at WFUV. The 1986 Fordham alum discusses his time at the station, specifically crafting the Giants beat, the relationships built along the way and the memories he looks back on today.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Gregg Caserta
Oct 14, 202100:43:24Tap to summarizeIt's another edition of Off The Air, as Buffalo Bisons broadcaster, national update anchor and WFUV alum Gregg Caserta joins Kayla Wentzel and Thomas Quigley. He shares some memories from his time in the Bronx, including calling the iconic Fordham Flip and receiving a message from Vin Scully, along with making his debut in the Mets broadcast booth and his perspective that lies beyond the baseball diamond.
Transcribe →Off The Air: Mike Breen
Sep 17, 202101:04:33Tap to summarize1983 WFUV alumnus, television voice of the New York Knicks and the NBA on ESPN and Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Breen joins Nick DeLuca and Alex Wolz on the return of the Off The Air podcast. Mike discusses his early inclinations toward Fordham and broadcasting, his experiences calling games in the Rose Hill Gym and now a record-number of NBA Finals, relationship with Michael Kay and most significant memories from WFUV. He also shares advice for aspiring broadcasters and lessons from an extraordinary career, now entering his 30th season as an NBA broadcaster.
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