Original Air Date: May 25, 2025

Founded by the great NY Met Rusty Staub, Answer The Call immediately gives $50,000 to the families of NYC 1stresponders killed in the line of duty and then gives families another stipend every year  to use as they see fit. Lauren Profeta is the executive director of this amazing organization.

Original Air Date: May 25, 2025

Tunnel To Towers holds its 9th WTC climb up the 104 stories Sunday June 1st. I am proud to lead a team of 22 Q104.3 listeners in this year’s climb. T2T CEO & President Frabk Siller details the good work T2T does.

Original Air Date: May 18, 2025

Dr. Brendan Guarino, who grew up listening to Q104.3, thanks to  his parents, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the mental health of first responders. 5/17 begins EMS Week.

Original Air Date: May 18, 2025

Colin Blunstone was still in high school  when he joined the Zombies, the group that gave us “Time Of The Season” , “She’s Not There” and more. Colin didn’t like “Time Of The Season” and either did The Zombies’ record label. When it became a huge hit, they had already broken up and Colin was working in insurance! He calls failure a great learning lesson.

Original Air Date: May 11, 2025

Ada Karmi Melamede is a woman you probably never heard of , though as an architect, she created some of the best known buildings in Israel. Her daughter, Yael, almost followed in her footsteps  but ended up as an Oscar-winning  film director with her doc “Ada: My Mother The Architect”   now in theaters.

Original Air Date: May 11, 2025

Maureen Spataro of Freehold is a survivor of sexual abuse as a child and domestic abuse as an adult.  She and the Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation have teamed up to put rooms in NJ police stations, serving as sanctuaries for victims of sexual assault & domestic violence.

Original Air Date: May 4, 2025

The Action Play musical “Dimensions & Dragons” is coming to the 14th Street YMCA May 17 & 18, a show created by and starring actors on the autism spectrum.

Original Air Date: May 4, 2025

Erin Kenny is the overnight senior manager for the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. June 21st, AFSP will hold their Out Of The Darkness Overnight Walk  to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.  Erin says a much earlier walk saved her own life.

Original Air Date: April 27, 2025

What happens to foster children once they turn 18 and age out of the system that provided housing and protection?  Many end up homeless. Roots & Wings NJ is coming to their aid. Edith Fiato is the executive director.

Original Air Date: April 27, 2025

Leading 9/11 advocate John Feal is heading to DC  on 4/28 with his army of survivors- pushing to get Congress to restore  job cuts to the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program. The cuts are endangering lives of our heroes, along with other 9/11 survivors.