2015 WCWP Hall of Fame Ceremony April 28, 2015

Other Hall of Fame ceremony recaps: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21

Saturday afternoon, the WCWP Hall of Fame inducted four more alumni in a ceremony inside the Goldsmith Atrium at LIU Post’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. In order of induction, this year’s inductees were Jeff Kroll, Bruce Leonard, Bobby Guthenberg, and Mike Riccio.

It was the third year in a row where the ceremony coincided with bright sunshine outside, allowing for plenty of natural light to illuminate the atrium.

I arrived about 90 minutes early following a drive of the same length from the Hampton Inn in Milford, Connecticut, after attending the first night of Smooth Jazz for Scholars. Slowly but surely, the inductees, their families, and fellow alumni filled the atirum and the ceremony began.

You can watch the ceremony at the end of this post, but first, the pictures:

WCWP station manager Dan Cox welcomed everyone and tossed to an introductory video narrated by Jim Cutler:

2013 inductee Bernie Bernard was this year’s MC:

The first inductee of the day was Jeff Kroll, introduced by Bruce Leonard:

The view from my camcorder:

The same view from a different focal point:

Bruce and Jeff swapped places as Jeff introduced Bruce:

Neil Marks came up to say a few words:

Then came Bruce’s acceptance speech:

Joel Feltman was next a few words of his own:

Joe Honerkamp listened as Joel reflected on how they were introduced:

The third inductee of the day was Bobby Guthenberg, introduced by Bernie Bernard:

Finally, Bobby introduced Mike Riccio:

Bobby’s gift to Mike:

Mike’s acceptance speech:

2013 inductee Bill Mozer was repeatedly referenced throughout the ceremony. He came to the stage after Mike spoke:

2014 inductee Frank D’Elia’s turn at the mic:

Bill returned with a few more words:

Dan Cox returned to wrap of the ceremony, bringing along a copy of the Hall of Fame sign, as posted in the background, to be autographed by the four inductees:

Jeff’s wife Pat bought a cake for the ceremony:

The ceremonial cutting:

Now that you’ve seen the pictures, enjoy the video:

Congratulations to Jeff Kroll, Bruce Leonard, Bobby Guthenberg, and Mike Riccio, the 2015 WCWP Hall of Fame class!