Political Coverage

Students @ New Hampshire Primary

WRHU student journalists go into the field to enterprise stories, talk to newsmakers, gather facts, and work alongside professional local and national journalists. During the 2019 election cycle, WRHU student political reporters traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire. They worked in the CBS News media filing center, attended numerous political rallies, and created timely compelling content which they fed back to shows on WRHU.

Student Journalists Cover 2016 Elections

Nothing grows talent quicker than experience. So, during the 2016 election cycle, WRHU student journalists broadcast alongside professional radio stations and TV networks at many exciting political events. Students broadcast from Talk Media News radio row during the New Hampshire primaries, covered many campaign events from the candidates up and down the east coast, and reported from the floor of the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention. The first Presidential Debate was at Hofstra. WRHU reporters were in the media filing center as they had been in 2008 and 2012.

Radio Hofstra University Debate 2012 Coverage

A look back at WRHU during Debate 2012 at Hofstra University.

WRHU staff on CBS TV New York City

WRHU student journalists worked alongside the best journalists in the world covering Debate 2008 at Hofstra.

WRHU reporters Gary Duff, Dennis Foley, and Bill Goodenough report from the Democratic National Convention

WRHU FM news reporters Christine Neumann, Mark Prussin, and Shannan Ferry report live from the Republican National Convention. 

Hofstra student journalists were honored to be awarded press credentials to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL on August 25-31, 2012, and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC on September 3-7, 2012. Our student journalists worked side by side with the best journalists in the world from places like: ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, and NBC. Our student journalists interviewed many national newsmakers.

You can hear their reports from the Convention in the audio player on this page.

Convention Rewinds

Hofstra students increased the scope and depth of convention coverage by airing over 120 live interviews and pre-recorded feature packages.

Our student journalists gained valuable experience interviewing many important political figures and rising stars including a future president.