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The path to making radio dreams come true

Glenn Schuck hoped of becoming a radio broadcaster since he was in high school and now he is living out his dream.

Schuck is a reporter for the number one news station in the nation, 1010 WINS in New York.

Even though Schuck’s parents thought he would follow a different path, he had a passion for radio and that is what he studied in college.

“I enjoy the passion of it, the story telling, and really had this passion even when I was in high school, believe it or not. I always just kind of wanted to be on the radio,” said Glenn Schuck, 1010 WINS reporter/anchor.

Glenn Schuck

After Schuck graduated from high school, he went to college at Seton Hall University in 1981 where he began his radio career.

Schuck’s first job in the radio business was as a news director.

Then, Schuck became station manager for WSOU which was the radio station for Seton Hall University.

Although Schuck had a passion for radio, he also had a passion for music.

“…I’d be sitting in the studio with Guns N’ Roses would walk in, or Aerosmith would walk in, or Metallica would show up and, you know, I kind of pinched myself. It was such a fun job. And an awesome job,” said Schuck.

Throughout the start of Schuck’s radio career, he was excited about any chances he was given for people around the world to hear him.

“It’s like, I had an opportunity to go on a radio show that could be heard in New York City, from Seton Hall, was heard within a 30-mile radius,” said Schuck.

Schuck was offered a number of positions in New Jersey. He began his professional radio career as a DJ for WAAF which was a radio station in Boston.

“Ironically, the station [WAAF] after a number of years, I think 50 years, as one of the original rock stations went off the air last year [2020]…which was pretty heartbreaking for me. It was one of the best jobs I ever had…very fun,” said Schuck.

Schuck worked at WAAF for five years until he was given an opportunity to do a morning show in California. He worked there for a year before he was offered a job in Fort Lena, New Jersey at CNBC.

Schuck worked at CNBC as a news anchor for some time until he got a job offer from his dream radio station.

“After four years there [CNBC] I ended up reporting at 1010 WINS, which is the number one rated all news station in The United States in terms of listenership…So I’ve been there now. Next month [May 2021] will be my 22nd year anchoring and reporting for this great radio station which I grew up listening to and dreamed of being on,” said Schuck.

Schuck has had many experiences in the radio broadcasting business.

Today, Schuck works for the radio station he always dreamed of being on, 1010 WINS, and he will continue to work there and do what he loves.

Outgoing college student stays social during pandemic

Alexander Grossi has always been an extroverted person and he continued to stay in contact with his friends and family during a pandemic.

Even though Grossi was quarantined at home, he did not let that stop him from reaching out to his family and friends through social media and phone calls.

“…I’m a very social person. So, pandemic or not, I like to interact with people,” said Alexander Grossi a first-year at Muskingum University.

Alexander Grossi is a sophomore at Muskingum University. He was excited to spend time at the beach in the summer while wearing a mask and social distancing.

While following the rules of wearing a mask on campus and staying six feet apart, Grossi was able to spend more time with his friends in person rather than on social media.

Grossi considered himself to be a social butterfly which had its advantages and disadvantages.

Being around a lot of people meant a higher chance of exposure to someone with the COVID-19 virus.

At Muskingum University, if you are exposed to someone who tested positive, you have to be placed into quarantine/isolation.

“I’m a social butterfly, so, contact tracing always leads back to me somehow,” said Grossi.

Being quarantined had positive and negative impacts on the world. For Grossi, he was able to make the most out of being quarantined and he did things like hang out with his little sister and clean his room.

“I guess, being in quarantine over the summer, I got to hang out with my little sister a lot. So that was pretty cool,” said Grossi.

Being stuck in quarantine and not being able to go out in public can lead to boredom for a lot of people, but Grossi kept his mind entertained by listening to music through a speaker on the rooftop of his house.

“I’d go climb up on to my roof of my house, lay on my roof, and listen to music with the speaker…gotta keep the mind entertained,” said Grossi.

Alexander Grossi is interviewed by Lora Ruehrmund.

Social media was very important to Grossi during the quarantine because that is how he stayed in contact with his friends and family.

He has stayed positive throughout quarantine and made the most out of what had been thrown at him.

Even a global pandemic can’t stop someone with an outgoing personality from making friends and being social.