WGNY-AM Is Getting New Morning Man

[xmradiopro]

WGNY has announced that a forgotten Hudson Valley personality is coming back on the air to WGNY's morning show July 27.

 

[rtetro]

WGNY has announced that a forgotten Hudson Valley personality is coming back on the air to WGNY's morning show July 27.

I thought all of the "forgotten" HV personalities were either dead or out of the business?

 

[xmradiopro]

I guess you thought wrong...we're have to stand by and see..any guesses who it might be ???

 

[rtetro]

Is this going to be on the FM?

 

[rtetro]

Ignore my last question. Obviously it's the AM based on the Headline :

In that case it would most likely be someone from the Orange County (Newburgh-Middletown) market. Who's still around?

 

[xmradiopro]

I was thinking Nick Robbins or Rich Ball

 

[rtetro]

Rich Ball also came to my mind. I was trying to think of the people I worked with at WALL in the mid-70s, or friends at WGNY in those days, but most of them are accounted for (either living or dead).

 

[MoldaMania182]

I was thinking Nick Robbins or Rich Ball

nope.

 

[Lando Griffin]

As a forgotten radio personality myself, if I would venture a guess it would be former WGNY radio personality John Moultrie.

 

[xmradiopro]

Could be but only 1 problem there, he's not heritage or from the 1960s or 1970s...

 

[xmradiopro]

Also he's working on WVOS in Sullivan County.

 

[Roger]

Could it be Chris Marino?

 

[xmradiopro]

When did he work in Hudson Valley radio ? What stations ?

 

[MoldaMania182]

Could it be Chris Marino?

nope.

 

[rtetro]

Could be but only 1 problem there, he's not heritage or from the 1960s or 1970s...

The only WGNY personalities from the late 60s or early-mid 70s I can think of off-hand might be Geoff Tops or Bob Krieger. Not sure about Geoff, but the last I knew Bob was a train engineer on the LIRR. Is Joe Manglass still around? He could be coming back for another stint.

 

[xmradiopro]

Joe Manglass was doing the morning show until recently, he has retired...

 

[budwilliamson]

Was retired. The new (old) guy will be bringing back the traffic hawk with him... if he still has his pilots license.

 

[MHVRadiofan]

Was retired. The new (old) guy will be bringing back the traffic hawk with him... if he still has his pilots license.

The traffic Hawk I remember was on 1450 WKIP, Poughkeepsie with Van Ritchie in the morning when they did live local AC music . But that was a very long time ago.
I thought WKIP then locally owned gave up on the hawk do to the expense

 

[budwilliamson]

Bingo.
You didnt think it would be a young, good looking boy, did you?

 

[rtetro]

The traffic Hawk I remember was on 1450 WKIP, Poughkeepsie with Van Ritchie in the morning

Is Van still around? I worked with him at WPTR 30 years ago.