To my loyal listeners, Seeing many posts and emails about where groups and individuals stand on taking time off due to COVID19, also known as Coronavirus, I decided our listeners deserve to know exactly what to expect from me and The Grooveyard. After someone on our station's LIU Post campus tested positive for the virus... Continue Reading →
This Weekend: Pioneers of Rock and Roll
The pioneers of rock and roll will be featured on The Grooveyard Saturday night as we honor the end of another pioneer tradition. The tradition of the C.W. Post Pioneers which began when the college opened in 1954 will end next fall. The "One LIU" plan that will combine sports programs of LIU Brooklyn and... Continue Reading →
This Weekend: Score!
"The Grooveyard" is taking the weekend off so you can enjoy the LIU Post Pioneers football game at Stonehill College. This is the team's only night game this season, so we'll be back next Saturday at 7 PM. In the meantime, voting continues in our fifth annual Grooveyard Great 88 listener survey. Following a record... Continue Reading →
This Weekend: Let’s (Seltzer with a) Twist Again
Continuing a long-time station tradition, WCWP celebrates LIU Post Homecoming Weekend with alumni returning to host shows they did as students. Many favorites from the station's history will join in the fun from Friday at noon through Sunday at midnight. While "The Grooveyard" will be not be heard this week as a result, host Alan... Continue Reading →
Update: No Elvis, but Lots of Love
Due to the LIU Post campus being closed due to weather conditions, tonight's edition of "The Grooveyard" featuring Elvis Presley's #1 hits will be postponed. Instead, listeners will hear a repeat of our Flashback 1961 special featuring the top hits of that year. Alan Seltzer will return live next Saturday at 7 PM. However, voting... Continue Reading →
This Weekend: Seltzer With a Twist
Continuing a long-time station tradition, WCWP celebrates LIU Post Homecoming Weekend with alumni returning to host shows they did as students. Many favorites from the station's history will join in the fun from Friday at noon through Sunday at midnight. While "The Grooveyard" will be not be heard this week as a result, host Alan... Continue Reading →
This Weekend: Touchdown!
"The Grooveyard" is taking the weekend off so you can enjoy the LIU Post Pioneers football game at Stonehill College. This is the team's only night game this season, so we'll be back next Saturday at 7 PM. In the meantime, voting continues in our fifth annual Grooveyard Great 88 listener survey. Pick your 10... Continue Reading →
Video of the Week: November 16. 2014
As a preview of David Amram's 84th birthday concert paying tribute to Pete Seeger this Thursday night at LIU Post, we offer one of the songwriter's last performances. Among the performers at the show is Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary, who had one of their first hits with the song. At the other... Continue Reading →
This Week: Dion at 75
"The Grooveyard" will celebrate the 75th birthday of Dion DiMucci this Thursday night at 9 PM with a full hour of his recordings, both solo with the Belmonts.. The Bronx-born artist, better known just as Dion, was born July 18, 1939 in the Bronx. Along with many of his hits, we'll share a recording of... Continue Reading →
Friday’s Rock Show: The “What Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong” Edition
My apologies to anyone who attempted to listen to my show last night. While the show itself--both the originally planned interview and the music that replaced it--was good, a combination of storm-related travel issues and technical break-downs resulted in the postponement of the interview and a show that was barely listenable on the air. Here's... Continue Reading →