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After working at Westwood One in NYC, I joined the team at Brookdale Public Radio in 2002. 90.5 The Night, Brookdale Public Radio has transformed itself many times since 2002. I am happy to be a part of a such a close knit group of people. The benefit of working with a small staff is that most tasks become a group effort with everyone working towards the same goal, to grow and support the best local public radio station in Monmouth County. We all come in every day ready to give our best to the listeners, members and partners that we have come to know also as, friends!

Music host (Sun. 7p-10p, middays), host of Brookdale Beat podcast, Advisor to Brookdale Student Radio & Station Manager. On some Sunday nights he gets relief during the first hour of his shift for a Guest DJ. He’s been in radio for since 1993.

Your Radio Daddy, host of FM Flashback, wasn’t born so much as he fell out. A member of the on-air staff at WBJB-FM in various guises since 1992, he has been described by his personal trainer and political advisor Peter J. Lyden III as having “a mind like a sink trap… and a heart as big as the whole outdoors, even if it is made of pure marzipan.” He lives in a red house over yonder with Mrs. Daddy, Your Radio Sonny, and Uma Thurman, plus approximately 20,000 pieces of recorded music on assorted playback media. Sometimes he can even find the one he wants to listen to.

I’ve been on air at Brookdale Public Radio since 2002 and have loved every minute of it! I like to keep listeners updated on upcoming community events and activities, especially where music is the focus because music helps people connect. One of the great things about The night is that our music library is chock full of music from so many genres and artists. I love how different songs elicit memories, put a smile across your face, create a mood, or just help you get through the day. Music is so many things to so many people and I get to push play. How cool is that!?

Sean Carolan started playing challenging rock on the radio in 1982, at New Brunswick’s WRSU and Melody Bar, and at WHTG FM 106.3 through 1992. He started Altrok as a web station in 2000, and successfully infected 90.5 The Night with it starting in 2005. Not surprisingly, he’s also helping to run sister station Altrok Radio where plenty of amiably disconcerting tracks play 24/7. His wife and kids are pretty sure he’s around somewhere.

Stu Coogan (Evening Host 7p-11p) is closing in on becoming a 20 year veteran of the radio airwaves. 2After 22 years on the business side of the communications industry, he gives hope to all those who make the move to change careers in midstream. “Stu Coo” used buyout money from his prior employment to attend Brookdale Community College which provided a path to his true love “Radioland” !

I’m your traffic and weather girl 4-7 pm, Monday through Friday. You can also catch me on the overnights; 12 am until 6 am Thursday & Friday. During my time on air, you’ll hear a lot of great tunes, like Frank Turner and Jason Isbell and killer local bands you’ve probably seen around town.

Jeff began his career on Jersey Shore radio in 1988 at influential alternative station WHTG-FM (FM106.3) producing and hosting the new music show called “The Underground” for most of that time. Since 2001 he has been a full-time host and Music Director at WBJB-FM (90.5 The NIGHT). He won “Top Radio Personality” at the Asbury Music Awards the first two years of the category.

I’ve had my dream job of waking up with all the great listeners and members of Brookdale Public Radio since January 3, 2005. Prior to this job, I began my career in radio at NJ 101.5 FM as a producer. From there, I took time off from radio to do other things. (including becoming a mom!)

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)