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Heart of the East End
The morning show on Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, 88.3 WLIW-FM, hosted by award-winning multi-platform journalist, Gianna Volpe, features music from all decades & genres, as well as folks from all walks of life. The Heart airs LIVE 9am to 11am weekday mornings, with a nightly replay at midnight streaming at wliw.org/radio
Episodes
- Heart of the East End
July 15th, 2026 - Bob Colacello
Bob Colacello joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the July 18 “Brunch With Bob” discussing with Kelly Taxter and Flavia Frigeri the…
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July 15th, 2026 - Edwina Von Gal
Edwina Von Gal joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of July 19 Perfect Earth Project's Grounded Conversation “What Remains: All The Ways…
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July 14th, 2026 - Melissa Manchester; Dr. Carol Adrianne Smith and Dr. Sophia Zitaki
Melissa Manchester joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Bay Street Theater’s July run of Cagney. Later in the hour, Soprano Dr. Carol…
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July 14th, 2026 - Robert Leacock
Robert Leacock joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the July 16 screening of Primary at Southampton Arts Center. Robert is the son of…
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July 13th, 2026 - Nicholas Auletti
Nicholas Auletti joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Northeast Stage’s Summer Shakespeare adaptation of “All’s Well That Ends Well”…
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July 13th, 2026 - Betsi Gertz, Lori Cohen and Erica Steindl Diaz
Betsi Gertz, Lori Cohen and Erica Diaz Steindl of Center for Advocacy, Support &Transformation join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the…
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July 10th, 2026 - Reverend Kimberly Quinn-Johnson; Carol Brown
Reverend Kimberly Quinn-Johnson of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Fork joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of this…
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July 10th, 2026 - Gerry McKeveny; Kathleen Mulcahy
Gerry McKeveny joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to premiere a song written by himself and late son, Travis McKeveny, “Get Into Trouble,”…
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July 9th, 2026 - Nikki Silver
Nikki Silver of the 2x4 Foundation joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of i-Tri’s 2026 Hamptons Youth Triathlon starting at 7 a.m. on…
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July 9th, 2026 - Kim Nichols
Kim Nichols of the Animal Rescue Fund of The Hamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about ARF's summer’s events, LemonARF…
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July 8th, 2026 - Rick Friedman
Rick Friedman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 20th Annual Hamptons Fine Art Fair taking place from July 9-12 at the…
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July 8th, 2026 - Bob Feinberg; Brad Beyer
Bob Feinberg of Hamptons International Film Festival joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss HIFF's free weekly community film series on…
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July 6th, 2026 - Darren St. George and Amy Folk
Southold Town historian, Amy Folk, and Darren St. George of Southold Historical Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Folks’ July…
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July 6th, 2026 - Magdalena Schneiderman
Magdalena Schneiderman of SKINHAMPTON joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about SPF sunscreen and other safe summer time skin care…
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July 3rd, 2026 - Zach Studenroth and Bryan Boyhan
Zach Studenroth and Bryan Boyhan of the Sag Harbor Historical Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about a brand-new book of…
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July 3rd, 2026 - Christina Strassfield
Christina Strassfield of Southampton Arts Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of David Rubenstein’s talk on the Declaration of…
- Heart of the East End
July 2nd, 2026 - The Friendship Edition
This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades…
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July 1st, 2026 - Allison Comba, Jaxon, Rebecca Comba and Braelynn
Allison Comba, Jaxon, Rebecca Comba and Braelynn of Flower Kids join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the Deer Park-based kid’s…
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July 1st, 2026 - Beth Young; Thea Fry and Susan Steinke
Beth Young of the East End Beacon joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the paper’s July edition and, later in the hour, Thea…
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June 30th, 2026 - Howard Wood
Howard Wood joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Long Island Basketball Foundation’s Coach Ed Petrie Legacy Fundraiser July 11 at…
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June 30th, 2026 - Helen Harrison
Helen A. Harrison joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her July 16 reading/signing of “A Willful Corpse” at the Alex Ferrone Gallery…
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June 29th, 2026 - Mia Certic
Mia Certic of Montauk Historical Society joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the 55th Annual Montauk Historical Society Second…
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June 29th, 2026 - Steve Long
Steve Long of the East Hampton Historical Society joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the July 4 ribbon cutting for restored Mulford…
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June 26th, 2026 - Donna Rubin
Donna Rubin of Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the cabaret series kick-off featuring Norm…
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June 26th, 2026 - Chip Williford; Raymond Castronovo
Suffolk County Poet Laureate, Chip Williford, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Poetry Street’s 12th birthday party 2-4 p.m. on…
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June 25th, 2026 - Tim Frazier
Tim Frazier of the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of EWECC’s summer benefit at the historic…
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June 25th, 2026 - Christina Strassfield; Nina Ross
Christina Strassfield of Southampton Arts Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their annual summer kick-off concert fundraiser…
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June 24th, 2026 - Holly Reichart-Wheaton; Alejandra Dubove and Kathy Henderson; Robert Vitelli, Sarah Hoffman and Brian Rosen
Holly Reichart-Wheaton of Springs Food Pantry joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the fifth annual Spring Garden Party celebrating the…
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June 24th, 2026 - Rebecca Morgan Taylor and Loretta Davis of Project MOST
Rebecca Morgan Taylor and Loretta Davis of Project MOST join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the nonprofit’s June 28 summer benefit from…
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June 23rd, 2026 - Peggy Veziris, Joyce Bromberg and Alicia Whitaker
Peggy Veziris, Joyce Bromberg and Alicia Whitaker of the Westhampton Garden Club join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their July 10…
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June 23rd, 2026 - Adam Tendler
Adam Tendler joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his June 28 Guild Hall performance of Grammy-nominated piano project, “Inheritances,”…
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June 22nd, 2026 - Cheryl Sokolow
Cheryl Sokolow of C Fine Art joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the inaugural exhibition, “The Cadence of Form,” at a new 21 North…
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June 22nd, 2026 - J Brooke
J Brooke joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about their debut book of poetry, “I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My…
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June 19th, 2026 - Pastor Natalie Wimberly and Faith Welch
Pastor Natalie Wimberly of Greenport’s Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church and Greenport High School senior, Faith Welch, The Suffolk Times’ 2025 Community Leader…
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June 19th, 2026 - Peter Marino
Peter Marino joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the fifth anniversary season at the Peter Marino Art Foundation and in support…
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June 18th, 2026 - Judith Clurman
Judith Clurman of the Choral Society of the Hamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Grown on Long Island at The Avram on June 28…
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June 18th, 2026 - Heather Dune Macadam
Heather Dune Macadam joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the launch of new book, “The Sag Harbor Mermaid Club,” at the Coney Island…
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June 17th, 2026 - Michael Mackey; Nancy Atlas
Long Island Daily’s Michael Mackey calls in from Wild Bird Crossing in Bridgehampton Commons before Nancy Atlas joins WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East End with…
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June 17th, 2026 - Rob Nine
Rob Nine of Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival joins WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe in support of WNET Group’s Summer 2026 Matching…
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June 16th, 2026 - Zoe Speed and Rorie Kelly
Zoe Speed and Rorie Kelly premiere Speed’s “Boxes” and “Getting Steady” alongside Kelly’s “Stranger Things Have Happened” during WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East…
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June 15th, 2026 - Michael Mackey; Jo-Ann Wilson and Dr. Carolyn Peabody
Long Island Daily’s Michael Mackey calls in from the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Golf Club before Jo-Ann Wilson and Dr. Carolyn Peabody join Heart of The East End…
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June 15th, 2026 - Joe Garsetti
Joe Garsetti joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 24K Magic at LTV and in support of the WNET Group’s Summer 2026 Matching Gift…
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June 12th, 2026 - Cheryl Grigg
Chef Cheryl Grigg of Chara’s Kitchen and Catering joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Juneteenth Jubilee Third Annual White Party…
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June 12th, 2026 - Jess Rothschild
Executive producer/narrator, Jess Rothschild, of Finding Fire Island, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss series’ second season…
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June 11th, 2026 - Stacy Quarty, Susan Roden, Michael Nenner
Stacy Quarty and Susie Roden of Lucia’s Angels and the Coalition for Women’s Cancers are joined by Gurney’s Resorts president and CEO, Michael Nenner, on…
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June 11th, 2026 - Jason Chapin
Director of Workforce Development at the Westchester County Association and producer of the award-winning musical documentary, “Cat’s In The Cradle 50th…
- Heart of the East End
June 10th, 2026 - Dr. David Taylor
Dr. David Taylor of Stony Brook University’s sustainabilities program and director of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences’ environmental humanities…
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June 10th, 2026 - Eileen Shepard, Sherri Lippman and Lynn Blumenfeld
Eileen Shepard, Sherri Lippman and Lynn Blumenfeld of Road Forward Scholarship Fund join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Road Forward’s…
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June 9th, 2026 - William Manger Jr.
Southampton Village Mayor Bill Manger Jr. joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of U.S. Open and Southampton Village Fourth of July Parade…
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June 9th, 2026 - Nina Dec and Stephen Gould
Nina Dec and Stephen Gould of the Southampton History Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the June 12 opening 4:30 to 6 p.m. for…
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June 8th, 2026 - Joel Chriss
Joel Chriss of the Hamptons Jazz Festival joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the HJF’s kick-off performance on June 14 at the Parrish…
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June 8th, 2026 - Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM for an In Conversation as part of WNET’s Broadway and Beyond initiative ahead of Marc’s 6/21…
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June 5th, 2026 - Jess Paul
Jess Paul joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the impending opening of her Southold photography and workshop studio…
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June 5th, 2026 - David Gessner
David Gessner joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Gessner’s New York Times Best-selling book, “Return of the Osprey: A…
- Heart of the East End
June 4th, 2026 - Joyce Tuttle and Lauren Betesh
East Hampton Ladies’ Village Improvement Society president, Joyce Tuttle, and LVIS fair chair, Lauren Betesh, join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on…
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June 4th, 2026 – Dianne LeVerrier, Johnny Blood and Conrad Jordan
Dianne LeVerrier, Johnny Blood and Conrad Jordan join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Rebel Elle’s new single, “Birthday…
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June 3rd, 2026 - Sarah Phillips Loth, Kim Loper and Rena Wilhelm
First and South’s Sarah Phillips Loth, Harbor Pet’s Kim Loper and The Weathered Barn’s Rena Wilhelm join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM…
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June 3rd, 2026 - Liz Joyce
Liz Joyce joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 25 years of Goat On A Boat Puppet Theatre and celebrating with free puppet shows at…
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June 2nd, 2026 - Mark Seidenfeld
Mark Seidenfeld joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the June 4 opening 5-8 p.m. for solo show, Uncharted Waters, running through…
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June 2nd, 2026 - Dr. Maria Pomponio
Stony Brook audiologist, Dr. Maria Pomponio, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month to discuss…