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Audio stories are dynamically curated sonic snapshots of everyday life. They range from compelling conversations about news, sports, politics, and the arts, to elaborate audio features about a shared event or a cultural experience. They can also be influential nonfiction narrative works, a profile of a business leader, or a music documentary.
The Power Of Voice And Sound
Create narrative stories, interview-focused podcasts, and sound-rich stories that take listeners into places they might not have imagined.
Podcasts
Learn from the Experts
Among our professors, you will find award-winning professionals who are actively producing and hosting podcasts, as well as commercial, public, and community radio. You will have most recently seen their chart-topping work spotlighted in Apple Podcasts, featured as an Audio Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, and celebrated on year-end lists, including the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and countless other publications.
Our faculty has also won awards for their groundbreaking work in the field - including the prestigious duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, and Peabody Awards. Additionally, our professors have experience adapting podcasts into Emmy-nominated television and film for AppleTV+ and Max.
More About Us
Podcast Explores The Untold Story Of The NYPD
Assistant Professor Diane Hodson is senior story editor and executive producer on the new podcast Empire City.
Excellence in Audio Reporting
Hofstra students were honored for excellence in audio, print, and digital news reporting at the annual Folio Awards.
Gracie Award for Seven Students
The Alliance for Women in Media announced seven Hofstra students as winners of its 49th annual Gracie Awards.
The Student Experience
Learn to creatively employ the power of the human voice in close proximity to the podcasting capital of the world, New York City.
Students have recently interned at:
- ABC
- CBS
- NBC
- New York Jets
- Viacom Media Networks
- The Walt Disney Company
Gain hands-on experience:
More than a dozen campus media outlets where you can expand your creativity and gain skills include the student-run, top-ranked campus station WRHU 88.7 FM and Required Radio internet station.
Go global:
Journey beyond the classroom and experience Rome, Cuba, Los Angeles, and NYC through the Herbert School's study-away programs.
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A Podcasting Trailblazer
Sidney Madden '14
An award-winning reporter for NPR Music and co-host and co-creator of Louder Than A Riot (NPR Music's first narrative investigative podcast that traces rhyme and punishment in America), and winner of NABJ's 2024 Journalist of the Year.
Industry Standards
Hofstra's Podcasting and Audio Storytelling program has several broadcast production studios that serve as teaching classrooms, a digital audio post-production lab, and a multimedia audio/video live musical performance studio. The Content Suite, a collaborative multimedia space for individuals and student groups, contains Avid Media Composer digital editing software with ENPS integration, Final Cut Pro, ProTools, and the Adobe Media Suite.
Postgraduate Success
Podcasting majors at Hofstra develop valuable workplace skills and build a network of professional contacts through internships, study abroad, campus media outlets, and student organizations.
Curriculum
The course sequence in Podcasting and Audio Storytelling builds consistently upon both the technical skill sets and creative capacities that are needed to succeed in the contemporary audio content creation industry at every level.
Gain In-Demand Skills:
- In-studio and remote recording using state-of-the-art audio consoles, microphones, and digital recording equipment
- Gain full working knowledge of ProTools digital audio software, as well as other platforms that are considered today’s industry standards
- Conceptualize, write, record, and produce a range of podcasts, audio stories, and dramatic productions
Take Courses in:
- Fundamentals of Digital Audio
- Feature Production for Podcasts
- Podcast Writing
- Advanced Digital Audio Production
- Sound Design for Film
- Voice Performance for Podcasting
- Magazine Production for Podcasts
The Outlook
According to Pew Research Center, "the share of Americans who listen to podcasts has substantially increased over the last decade. As of 2023, 44% of Americans ages 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the past month" (“The Infinite Dial,” Edison Research).
Our program harnesses the energy of these trends and attracts students who are looking to enter careers in this growing industry, while at the same time providing a range of technical and creative skill sets that are relevant to terrestrial radio broadcasting and other sectors of the audio media landscape. The future of podcasting and audio starts at Hofstra University. According to a recent alumni survey:
100%
Job, grad school, or both
100%
Accepted a position within six months of graduation
$57K
Mean salary of graduates within one year of graduation
Where Our Faculty and Grads Are Hired
Wondery
Apple
Audible
NPR
Crooked Media
Pineapple Street Studios
Prologue Projects
Jigsaw Productions
Questions about our program?
Contact Us
William I. Jennings
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Radio, Television, Film
William.Jennings@hofstra.edu
516-463-6143
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