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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
April 13th, 2026 - Melanie McEvoy and Debbie Hughes
The North Fork Breast Health Coalition’s Melanie McEvoy and a 2026 Pink Pearl Gala honoree, Debbie Hughes of Strength For Life, join Heart of The East End…
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April 10th, 2026 - Sara Cedar Miller
Central Park Conservancy historian emerita, Sara Cedar Miller, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her “Flowers/Ocean” exhibition at…
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April 9th, 2026 - Kim Tetrault
Kim Tetrault of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk…
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April 8th, 2026 - The Peace Edition Part One
Part One of 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 with…
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April 7th, 2026 - Kathryn Maher
Kathryn Maher joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Apr. 10 opening of her solo show at Christensen Gallery in Babylon running…
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April 7th, 2026 - Randy Brecker, David Brandenburg and Lylla Carter
Multi-Grammy Award-winning musician, Randy Brecker, joins Choral Society of the Hamptons’ Lylla Carter and David Brandenburg on WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East End…
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April 6th, 2026 - James O'Malley and Candice Baranello
Long Island musicians James O’ Malley and Candice Baranello join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about how they began making beautiful…
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April 6th, 2026 - Soledad O'Brien
Broadcast journalist Soledad O’ Brien joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her docuseries profiling women pioneers, She Was First…
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April 3rd, 2026 - Mark Van Wagner
Mark Van Wagner of Marquee Projects joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the start of his gallery’s 10th season, as well as final day…
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April 2nd, 2026 - Andrew Visconti
Andrew Visconti joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Second Chance Month to discuss his work teaching memoir writing at Suffolk County…
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April 2nd, 2026 - Diane Amodio
Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe takes a call from her mom, Diane Amodio, on WLIW-FM and touches on Amodio’s grandma, Carolina Bongiovanni, an NJ business…
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April 1st, 2026 - Co-host Beth Young with guests Christian McLean; Gail and Adam Baranello with Carrie Koeberl and Nick Mele
Southampton Writer’s Conference Director Christian McLean joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe and East End Beacon’s Beth Young on WLIW-FM before Gail and…
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March 31st, 2026 - Wendy Weiss, Brittany Barszczewski and Chris Jones
Wendy Weiss, Brittany Barszczewski and Chris Jones of the East End Arts Council joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during the final day of the…
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March 31st, 2026 - Everlast
A recent interview with Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer-songwriter, Everlast, and The Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, during the final…
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March 30th, 2026 - Steve Kuhn
Clammer Steve Kuhn joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe to talk about his book, “Hard Work: My Life as a Clammer on the Great South Bay,” during the final…
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March 30th, 2026 - Dylan
Local sixth-grader Dylan joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe to discuss being one of more than 500 student artists featured in Southampton Arts Center’s…
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March 27th, 2026 - Lina Maxine and Dean Aladay
Lina Maxine and Dean Aladay join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM for a Studio 51 session on release day for brand-new single, Feels Like Forever…
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March 27th, 2026 - Anita Boyer; Minerva Perez
Anita Boyer and Minerva Perez join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe in the final days of the spring fund drive for Long Island’s only local NPR radio…
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March 26th, 2026 - Dr. Mary Roman
Cardiologist and professor Dr. Mary Roman of New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College joins Heart of The East End…
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March 26th, 2026 - Christina Strassfield
Christina Strassfield of Southampton Arts Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the First Light exhibit celebrating student arts of…
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March 25th, 2026 - Pennie Schwartz
Pennie Schwartz of Slow Food East End joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the community bake sale benefitting OLA of Eastern Long…
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March 24th, 2026 - Lillian Lennon, Ray and Barbara Bozello
Barbara and Ray Bozello with Lillian Lennon of RSVP Inc. join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of Long Island’s only local NPR radio…
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March 24th, 2026 - Esperanza and Blanca Leon
Esperanza Leon of the Brooks-Park Home & Studios (and her mother, Blanca) join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in support of Long Island’s only…
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March 23rd, 2026 - Pamela Glazer
Pamela Glazer, president of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Peconic, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, to…
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March 23rd, 2026 - Brendan Johnston
Southampton Arts Center’s newest board member and artist-in-residence, Brendan Johnston, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, in support of…
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March 20th, 2026 - Claudia Jacobs (and Christina!), Gail Field and Rachelle Rossi
Claudia Jacobs, Gail Field and Rachelle Rossi join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM (with Claudia’s friend, Christina) ahead of Folkie Fest’s…
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March 20th, 2026 - Dr. Stephen G. Post; Karine Hannah
After a brief chat with Dr. Stephen G. Post of Stony Brook University's Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics, Karine Hannah joins…
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March 19th, 2026 - Arlene Hinkemeyer, Megan Noonan and Terese Wildrick
Arlene Hinkemeyer and Terese Wildrick of the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork join League volunteer Megan Noonan, host…
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March 19th, 2026 - Emily Weitz
Emily Weitz of M Takes the Mic joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about new single, Dwindling Light, just before teaching a yoga class…
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March 18th, 2026 - Alexa Annunziata
Alexa Annunziata of Peconic Baykeeper, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the Spring 2026 fund drive for Long Island’s only local NPR…
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March 18th, 2026 - Mark Parash and Anthony Meras
Mark Parash of Sip n’ Soda and Anthony Meras formerly of Star’s Confectionary join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about jump-starting…
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March 17th, 2026 - Belinda Nagy
Belinda Nagy of Queen Bee Bakes joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and talks about building her brand and baking out of Jerri’s Cakery and…
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March 17th, 2026 - Darren St. George
Darren St. George of Southold Historical Museum joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss upcoming events for the historical society and…
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March 16th, 2026 - Rachel Sullivan
Rachel Sullivan of Grand Pistachio joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of the theater troupe’s puppet-laden presentation of Layer The…
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March 16th, 2026 - Dr. Rabih Chaer
Dr. Rabih Chaer, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of a Venous…
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March 13th, 2026 - Dr. Deborah Nagle
Dr. Deborah Nagle, Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss…
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March 12th, 2026 - Dr. Aaron Sasson
Dr. Aaron Sasson, director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center at Stony Brook Medicine and Chief of the surgical Oncology division at the Stony Brook Cancer…
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March 12th, 2026 - Mary Crosby and Matt Zukosky
Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe is joined in the WLIW-FM studio by Mary Crosby, president/CEO of East End Hospice, as well as Matt Zukosky, MA, NRP…
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March 11th, 2026 - Tina Marie Realmuto
Tina Marie Realmuto joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13-15 weekend run of her first stand-up comedy show, “Tales of an…
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March 11th, 2026 - David Nugent
Hamptons International Film Festival’s chief creative officer, David Nugent, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13…
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March 10th, 2026 - The Real Edition Evergreen
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…
- Heart of the East End
March 9th, 2026 - Anne Sherwood Pundyk
Anne Sherwood Pundyk joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new solo exhibition of new prints and selected paintings at Holy…
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March 9th, 2026 - Jeffrey Sussman
Jeffrey Sussman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of local readings for his newest book, Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions…
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March 6th, 2026 - Savannah Jean Moore, Nick Auletti, Rosemary Cline and Andrew Botsford
Savannah Jean Moore, Nick Auletti, Rosemary Cline and Andrew Botsford of Hampton Theatre Company join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of…
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March 6th, 2026 - Lois Nesbitt
Lois Nesbitt joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her next free LTV Fitness Studio audience class, Yoga Body & Mind with Lois Newsbitt…
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March 5th, 2026 - Wendy Weiss; Kara Hoblin with Isadora Capraro and Nell Daniel; Ernest Shaw
Wendy Weiss of the East End Arts Council co-hosts this edition of The Heart of The East End featuring Kara Hoblin of the North Fork Art Collective and…
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March 4th, 2026 - Wolfgang Gantner
Wolfgang Gantner of Austrian art collective, Gelitin, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Gelitin: All For All lecture-performance…
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March 4th, 2026 - Eric Kohn
Southampton Playhouse’s artistic director, Eric Kohn, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of next Sunday night’s second annual Oscars…
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March 3rd, 2026 - The Mama Edition Evergreen
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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March 2nd, 2026 - Huck Hirsch
Director Huck Hirsch joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening of 1776: The Musical running March 12-29 at the North Fork…
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March 2nd, 2026 - Sanda Weigl, Pamela Greinke, Kimberly Quinn Johnson
Sanda Weigl, Pamela Greinke and Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 3/6 “Evening of Gypsy Jazz for Hope…
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February 27th, 2026 - Linda Sussman
Linda Sussman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her new record, “Don’t Drink The Poison,” ahead of Sliding Into Spring on 3/8 at…
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February 27th, 2026 - Dr. Tahmid Rahman
Dr. Tahmid Rahman, co-director of the Center for Advanced Lipid Management at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on…
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February 26th, 2026 - Lora René Tucker, Chip Williford and Mary Seymour
Lora Tucker, Chip Williford and Mary Seymour join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Black History Month and perform, “Idea of America,” LIVE…
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February 26th, 2026 - Brianna L. Hernández
Ma’s House and BIPOC Art Studio’s director of curation, Brianna L. Hernández, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new book…
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February 25th, 2026 - The Snow 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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February 20th, 2026 - The Word 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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February 19th, 2026 - Hugh King and Colin Kelley
East Hampton Village historian Hugh King and East Hampton High School student, Colin Kelley, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss East…
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February 19th, 2026 - Kenneth Jackson and Wendy Weiss
Kenneth Jackson and Wendy Weiss of the East End Arts Council join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk six years of the MLK Portrait Project…
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February 18th, 2026 - Leah Schanke
Leah Schanke joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her debut children's book, Freedom At Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery…