Sep 17, 2023
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Lundquist. Bob was a long-time member of the Long Island Radio & Television Historical Society who spent much of his professional life as an engineer at the RCA "Radio Central" facility in Rocky Point.
This interview between Bob and Connie Currie was recorded in 2015.
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Mar 13, 2023
In the late 1980s, WFAN was on the rise as the first all-sports radio station in the country. They brought a fast-paced, rowdy style to the air, epitomized by the likes of Don Imus, Steve Somers, and Mike Francesa.
At the same time the New York Islanders, years past their glory days and playing in an aging barn of a...
Feb 19, 2023
Listen to LIRTVHS board member Connie Currie relate some of the radio-related stories and personalities from the town of Islip, Long Island. Including:
- Edwin H. Armstrong in Bayport and Sayville
- Norman Brokenshire in Lake Ronkonkoma
- Clarence Mackay
- WRST in Bay Shore - Suffolk County's first radio station
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Mar 30, 2022
Peter Kurz is a patent attorney from Germany who fulfilled a lifelong dream by writing a technological thriller set in the early days of the radio industry. The Marconi-Patent weaves together historical events and people into a tale of intrigue, danger, and romance. What's even better, it features the...