WRHU
WRHU is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.
Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.
The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Reviews 2015 and 2016 college rankings.
In 2023, WRHU and BUSH Radio launched the, an international collaboration highlighting community news from a positive solutions based perspective. Originally hosted by Andy Gladding, Jamie-Lee Freidricks, Mariama Kabbah and Cody Hmelar, the show now airs on multiple stations globally.
Awards
2020s
- National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2022
2010s
- National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2019
- National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2017
- National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2014
2000s
- Society of Professional Journalists. Mark of Excellence Award Finalist – Best All-Around Radio Newscast – Newsline – 2010
Alumni
1950s
- Dan Ingram
- Dick Maitland