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WNYU is run solely by university students. It plays various types of music and encourages independent artists to submit their work for airplay. WNYU has been home to the legendary New Afternoon Show since 1980, when programmer Sal LoCurto flipped the format from sleepy 70s Progressive Rock to New Wave , creating a U.S. launching pad for an entire new generation of music including Human League , Heaven 17 , R.E.M. , Public Image Limited as well as NYC acts such as The Fleshtones , Liquid Liquid , Konk , ESG and The Bush Tetras . The station broke ground by airing one of the first hardcore punk programs "Oi! The Show" with host (and future MTV veejay) Tim Sommer . A snippet of this show can be heard on the Beastie Boys collection " Some Old Bullshit ". Legendary rock producer Rick Rubin has the dubious distinction of having been fired from the station for showing up late to one too many airshifts. Alec Baldwin was a frequent guest on short-lived comedy program "Comedy Hell" hosted by Max Keiser (who would later go on to invent the Hollywood Stock Exchange and Karmabanque websites). Original New Afternoon Show Line-up Gary Cee Naomi Regelson Michael "Pablo" Dugan Sal LoCurto Evan "Funk" Davies Brian "Weems" Williams replaced Gary Cee in 1981. - Loscalzo (later of WPDH , WRCN , WDRE , KROQ and WXRK ) replaced Evan "Funk" Davies in 1982. Other New Afternoon Show of the 80s DJs: Hrynyszyn, Jon Fox, Anne Clark, Sylvia, Hugh Foley Brad LaBonte is the current Program Director. EXTERNAL LINK |
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