My Hometown

Meet “dog-preneur” Michael Schaier, owner/head trainer of ‘Michael’s Pack,’ a dog training facility based on Long Island. Michael’s deep passion for dogs has pushed him to leave a 20 year real estate career to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer.

Host Bill Horan & NCC Student Sarah Albertson talk with Jackie Novatt, the President of the Nassau County Parents Of Multiples Club (NCPOMC). They are joined by two other active members of the club, Merry Chiu and Beth Karcher. Since 1960, the NCPOMC serves to provide support, encouragement, and friendship to families with twins, triplets, and higher order multiples.

LI Music Educator and Concert Pianist, Peter Papiewski discusses music education on Long Island with Bill Horan and NCC student Joe Reiter. Also 12 year old pianist and competition prize winner Matthew Chen will discus how music changed his life since he began learning the piano.

Host Rita Monte and NCC student Joe Reiter talk with Morgan Nordmeir, Executive Director, of Program for Development of Human Potential and Diana Ragusa, Youth Decide Consultant on Underage Gambling.

Host Bill Horan and NCC student Zac Turkel discuss fire safety and volunteering with Frank Hrbek Jr, Commissioner and Joe Gerratto, Assistant Fire Inspector, Elmont Fire District. The discussion will focus on the misconceptions many of us have about fire safety in our homes.

Rita Monte and NCC student Joe Reiter discuss with Terri Manzione, Executive Director, Long Island Autism Communities, the significant shortage of homes where adults with autism can live, and have banded together to fulfill that need on Long Island.

Host Bill Horan and NCC radio student Gina Santillo talk with Natasha Nurse, Program Coordinator from Long Island Girl Talk, a non profit community based start up program that teaches teenage girls from the communities of Hempstead, Uniondale, Freeport & Roosevelt how to produce, direct and star in their own radio and television show about women's issues.

The Director of the Gold Coast International Festival, Caroline Sorokoff joins our series today talking about the upcoming film festival 11/10 thru 11/15/16 at select theaters in Nassau County. Hosted by Bill Horan and NCC radio student Zac Turkel.

Hosts Bill Horan and NCC student Sarah Albertson talk with Dustin Demmers, English Teacher at Floral Park Memorial High School, about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - a rare disease that Dustin's 5 year old son, Ethan, was diagnosed with last year. The disease affects 1 in every 3,500 male births or about 20,000 individuals a year.

Today we will discuss dance as fun and therapy for building self-esteen from ages 4 to 84. Hosts Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo talk with Jaime Azcona, Owner and Dance Instructor at Dance Express in Woodmere, along with Serge Ally who teaches dance at the studio.