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WRHU Mission:
Professional Broadcast Training For Hofstra Students
At WRHU students polish broadcasting/social media skills in multimedia studios with industry standard technology. Students create a variety of content (news, talk, public affairs, music, and sports). Students converge audio/radio play-by-play with video creating multiplatform (mobile/web/broadcast) live game content for Hofstra D1 teams and NBA G-League Long Island Nets. Students produce and distribute all NY Islanders live NHL games to ESPN Radio NYC, Sirius/XM, NHL.com, WRCN FM, and WRHU FM. Students produce and perform on-air roles for the Long Island Ducks baseball franchise and the NY Riptide pro box lacrosse team. Students report live from political rallies, breaking news events, and music festivals. In-house professionals mentor students. Students produce and host shows like Hofstra Morning Wake Up Call and Newsline.
WRHU is proud to partner with the SBE (Society of Broadcast Engineers) to develop top-quality tech talent (aspiring Chief Engineers) for radio stations, clusters, and networks. Many professional radio engineers visit WRHU to inspire and teach students at our “Tech Thursday” mentoring sessions.
Visit the WRHU main office and you will find the WABC TV (channel 7 New York City) Eyewitness News Long Island Bureau – one of many productive, inspirational educational partnerships and affiliations that students broadcasters at WRHU experience.
Mission Accomplished!
For more than 60 years, many Hofstra students who participated at WRHU, WVHC, and/or WHCH have gone on to professional media careers. Here is a partial list of alumni accomplishments.
WRHU has earned four Marconi Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters (including the first ever Marconi awarded to a non-commercial station). In 2024, College Media Association (CMA) named WRHU "Radio Station of the Year" for a third time. The Alliance for Women in Media, Society of Professional Journalists, Princeton Review, AP, NY State Broadcasters Association and other prestigious organizations have recognized the outstanding work of WRHU staff past and present. Learn more.
What's Up at WRHU
Students
Join the Team
Our mission is to provide professional broadcast and multi-platform training to qualified Hofstra University students.
Award-Winning
WRHU News
WRHU has the largest radio news team on Long Island. Over 75 student journalists research, write, produce, and broadcast news from studios in The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication.
Redefining Radio
State-of-the-Art Studio
The WRHU studios have been upgraded and designed for the evolution of radio in the years to come.
Flagship Station
NY Islanders
WRHU student staff are the epicenter of the NY Islanders Radio Network! Producing and distributing live NHL games for over a decade.
Flagship Station for
WRHU Affiliations
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
Broadcast Educators Association (BEA)
New York State Associated Press Association
Society of Professional Journalists
Press Club of Long Island (PCLI)
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS)
Alliance for Women in Media
College Media Association (CMA)
College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI)
Fair Media Council
RTDNA
WRHU Broadcast Tools
RCS Zetta and GSelector
Associated Press (AP) ENPS
QGoLive /qgolive.com
Wheatstone
TELOS
Comrex
Barix RTP STL
iRig by Apple
Tascam
Mackie
WRHU Broadcast Partners
Hofstra Pride Athletics/GoHofstra.com/Pride Productions
New York Islanders
Long Island Nets
New York Riptide
Long Island Ducks
FM Station WRHU - FCC Public Inspection File