WDIY Memories

Morning Edition and Lehigh Valley Discourse host John Pearce remembers how he was recruited to join WDIY as a volunteer.

Friday Night Late Night host Mike Riess shares a story of being on-air and watching the clock count down on New Year's Eve in 1999, wondering what the turn of the century would bring.

Keith Kelleher, host of Wednesday editions of The Blend, retraces his radio hosting experience and journey with WDIY, starting in 2002 at the urging of longtime volunteer Mike Space.

Milestones host Rob Reagan shares a story about former programmer Truman Ingalsbe and how a love of music, nature, and literature came together to form the program Meanderings, and also takes a look back at the history of jazz programs and volunteering at WDIY.

Lehigh Valley Arts Salon host Silagh White describes how, as a longtime listener of public radio, hearing WDIY's local programming provided a sense of connection, familiarity, and feeling of home.

Dave Fry, longtime programmer and host of Live from Godfrey Daniels and Sunday Folk, reminisces on how the Americana sounds of All Reet Street came to WDIY, and also recalls the efforts taken to share the music of Godfrey Daniels performers with listeners across the Lehigh Valley.

Co-founder Cheryl Haughney shares the stories of how the iconic W-D-I-Y callsign came to be, as well as how the station found its frequency at 88.1 FM on the dial.

Stewart Brodian, host of The Blend, Milestones, and Saturday Night Alternative, speaks about interviewing independent artists and asking the right questions, and also shares a personal memory about former WDIY member Mike Space.

Tom Druckenmiller, host of In the Tradition, Sunday Folk, and Sing Out! Radio Magazine,  fondly recalls fundraising efforts in the early days of WDIY, shares memories of rehearsing for his first-ever show, and remembers the valuable contributions of former volunteer George Libricz.

Morning Edition programmer Marcie Lightwood recalls the time an earthquake hit the Lehigh Valley and WDIY's Mike Space made a particular music choice, and also describes her experience emceeing during an especially rainy Celtic Classic.