Shamus McGroggan
Membership and Development DirectorShamus is a Pennsylvania native who was raised in the Lehigh Valley. He first became involved with radio in 2002 while attending York College of Pennsylvania where he worked at the school's student-run radio station, WVYC, for college credit.
Since earning a B.A. in mass communication, Shamus has gone on to host shows for WXPN in Philadelphia (Y-Rock on XPN) and WMUH in Allentown. He began his WDIY tenure as an on-air volunteer in 2007 and became part of the station's staff in 2014.
As WDIY's Membership and Development Director, his duties include overseeing the station's membership activities, grant writing, public relations, and online activities. In his spare time, Shamus currently produces and hosts Tape Swap Radio.
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The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters held their 2025 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards ceremony in Harrisburg on Friday — and WDIY's 'Charla Comunitaria' was one of the honorees. -
Wind gusts as high as 60 mph moved through the Lehigh Valley Sunday, knocking out power for over 3,000 residents, according to PPL. -
The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) has announced that WDIY's monthly show Charla Comunitaria with Aurea Ortiz has won a 2025 Excellence in Broadcasting Award for Outstanding Public Affairs Program/Program Series. -
We're giving away a weekend getaway for two to the 34th Annual Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest! -
Six new members have joined the Board of Directors for the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association. -
WDIY marks 30 years of broadcasting after first taking to airwaves on January 8, 1995. The station has special events and programming planned throughout the year to mark the milestone. -
Take a look at some of our favorites snapshots from around the Lehigh Valley sent in by WDIY's volunteers and listeners. -
WDIY staff and volunteers were in Harrisburg Thursday for the 2024 Keystone Media Awards ceremony. The station received 10 awards, including placing first in the Enterprise Reporting, Feature, Documentary, and Podcast categories. -
The annual Member Representative election and membership meeting will take place on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7 PM in Bethlehem. -
The long-running public radio show hosted by Mike McGrath will now be produced and distributed by WDIY 88.1 FM to over 120 radio affiliates nationwide.
