Ryan Murphy, Chairman of the Board at Patchogue Theater for The Performing Arts, also Code Compliance and Emergency Management Administrator with Southampton Town, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Wednesday Wisdom segment underwritten by LTV Studios ahead of this Saturday’s centennial celebration for the historic Patchogue theatre. 

Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator & Chair of the Space History Department at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Wednesday Works segment underwritten by The Luss Group ahead of tomorrow night’s 7 p.m. virtual lecture “Space Craze: Exploring Space History & Science Fiction Through Artifacts”  through Hamptons Observatory and the Southampton Arts Center. Click here to register for the event and find more about Dr. Weitekamp’s new book here.

Greenport filmmaker, Jim Morrison, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End for a special segment underwritten by Southampton Arts Center ahead of a FREE music and film festival taking place 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on June 3 at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport Village featuring films by Greenport High School alumni and music by The Second Hands. 

Long Island folk artists, James O’Malley and Hank Stone, join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End HOtstudio segment underwritten by Peconic Landing where they did a LIVE performance of O’Malley’s “Song for Pete Seeger” ahead of the Down by the Creek House Concert in Patchogue at 2 p.m. this Sunday, May 21. For more info on how to attend email [email protected]

Jonathan Olken, Head of the Board at LTV Studios, joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Monday Meditation to discuss his career trajectory in television, as well as his first novel, “A Cold Day To Die.” You can ask your local bookstore to order this book or any other if not already found on their shelves.

Dr. Jennifer Blaber of Stony Brook Medicine joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Medical Monday segment to talk about endometriosis and importance of treatment.

Pete Mancini, one of the performers at tomorrow’s Mayday Music Festival organized by New York State’s largest independent labor union, the Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees, joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End HOTsounds segment underwritten by Sag Harbor Cinema to talk about the show and his brand-new ep, The Commonwealth Sessions, which you can find here. 

Sag Harbor therapist and founder of The Stepfamily Foundation, Dr. Jeannette Lofas, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Friday Morning Tea underwritten by Village Overhead Doors to discuss the importance of planning/programming holidays and acknowledging all caretakers ahead of Mother’s Day.

OLA of Eastern Long Island’s Minerva Perez — Also on the Board of Directors at LTV Studios — joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End HOTsounds segment underwritten by William Ris Gallery ahead of this Saturday night’s Congo Cartel performance at LTV Studios.

Amagansett author Shelby Raebeck joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Thoughtful Thursday segment underwritten by Grace & Grit ahead of a reading/ signing of his newest book, “Amagansett 84” at Barnes & Noble in Riverhead this Saturday, as well as at Amagansett Library on Saturday, May 20, at 1 p.m.