Jeanne Knudsen—A 23-year world history, civics and economics teacher retiring from the Longwood school district and a runner-up recipient of the Road Scholar’s Educator Legacy Award—joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on Teacher’s Appreciation Day.

Award-winning pianist, composer and filmmaker Dina Mondello—director of Anything Goes at North Fork Community Theater— joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the immersive Cole Porter tap show’s run at NFCT from May 14 through May 31.

Reverend Carol Pinkham Oak joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the May 11 & June 7 orientation sessions for summer’s mindfulness-based stress reduction workshop, “Respond Rather Than React To Stress,” Tuesdays from June 9 to July 28 between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Amy Zerner and Monte Farber join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of screening and talk back for the “Amy & Monte: A Legacy of Love And Creativity” documentary at Bay Street Theater on May 9 at 4 p.m.

Beth Young from The East End Beacon joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the May 2026 Edition of broadsheet covering both forks of LI’s East End.

Alexa Annunziata of Peconic Baykeeper and the Southold Conservation Advisory Council joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of CAC’s Environmental Expo and repair cafe on Saturday, May 2, from noon to four p.m. Later in the hour, former United States Congressmember Steve Israel—Owner of Theodore’s Books and founder of the Gold Coast Book Fair—calls in ahead of the book fair’s third annual weekend in Oyster Bay May 16 and 17 featuring 150 authors

Dr. Marilyn LoPresti of North Fork Bodies in Motion joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk ten years of her total fitness program amid a lifetime of education.

Jackie Kanarvogel and Brendan Belluardo of Human Understanding and Growth Services Inc joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on National Fentanyl Awareness Day

Christopher Walsh of The Cherry Bombs joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM, which aired the world premiere of the band’s first original song, Parallel Universe (I’m a Cherry Bomb) mixed by the East End Art Council’s Chris Jones, the morning before The Cherry Bombs’ April 25 performance at Stephen Talkhouse

Sonomi Obinata and Ira Haspel of KK’s The Farm join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM ahead of annual free dandelion festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 3