C.W. Post/WCWP Homecoming 2008 recap October 21, 2008
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Later recaps: 2009, WCWP 50th Anniversary (2011), 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Before I begin the recap, here is the aircheck of my alumni radio show…
2008 Alumni Show aircheck audio
…and both parts of my previously discussed interview with Ken Navarro:
Ken Navarro Interview II, Part 1
Ken Navarro Interview II, Part 2
2/3/13 UPDATE: Ken Navarro Interview II-Final Cut
With that out of the way, let’s begin. I arrived on campus at 2:00 on Saturday, a cold (for October), windy day. First, I went to WCWP to put down all my equipment. Then, I walked to Hickox Field to take in the Homecoming atmosphere.
On the field, the C.W. Post Pioneers football team were playing the Millersville Marauders.
WCWP (highlighted in this picture by the black oval) provided the play-by-play:
Bored, and hardly seeing anyone I knew, I walked back to WCWP to prepare for my radio show. It turned out to be a good thing I left when I did, as you’ll find out three pictures down. (By the way, the Pioneers won 55-38, extending their record to 2-5.)
Earlier this year, fellow WCWP alumnus Kevin Jeffreys passed away. This year’s Homecoming and alumni weekend were dedicated to him:
All four news production TVs were tuned to the Studio 1 webcam used exclusively for alumni weekend. Below, you see the football postgame in progress.
The game, and subsequent postgame coverage, ended much sooner than I, and several alumni, thought it would. So, instead of coming on the air at 3:30, I came on at 3:00. Luckily, I found a handful long tracks on the CDs I brought for the original playlist to fill the extra time. Here are some camcorder vidcaps of my show, as seen in the video I linked to at the top of this recap:
Toward the end of the show, I went to the myWCWP website to see what the webcam looked like on the internet stream:
Then, Phil, a current WCWP member, took this picture from one of the news TVs:
Craig Stern, another fellow alum, shot this picture of me at the board:
After the show, it was off to the Pioneer Room on the first floor of Hillwood Commons for the Friends of WCWP Alumni Dinner, where Bernie Bernard hosted her alumni show (Craig Stern is in the first pic):
Here I am with Bernie and Alan Seltzer, who, as the Homecoming Coordinator, is responsible for putting alumni weekend together (updated after Alan’s comment):
With Jamie Mazzo:
Jamie and Bernie:
Then, it was back to Studio 1 at WCWP for Jay Mirabile’s special four-hour “Disco and Funk King Show”:
Here I am with Jay:
One last picture: Jay in action.
And that was my Saturday at C.W. Post for this year’s Homecoming. It was a long, but worthwhile day.
Headed to C.W. Post today! October 18, 2008
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Today is finally the day of my radio show at WCWP. As I’ve said in previous posts, the show starts at 3:30 or immediately following coverage of the C.W. Post Pioneers’ Homecoming game against Millersville University. I plan on checking out the festivites next to Hickox Field about an hour before I go on.
At the same time as my show, there will be an Alumni Reception two studios down in the Abrams Communications Building. I should have time for both, especially with the long Ken Navarro interview. Speaking of which, Part 1 is scheduled to air at 4:29 and Part 2 at 5:00.
Shortly after the show, I’ll be headed to the Pioneer Room on the first floor of Hillwood Commons for the Friends of WCWP Alumni Dinner.
I’m hoping all goes well, or at least, well enough. I should have a recap of my day, along with an aircheck of the show and both parts of the Ken Navarro interview, by some time next week.
Three days to air! October 15, 2008
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Only three more days to go until my alumni weekend/Homecoming radio show at WCWP. A few showers and low 50s are in the forecast. So, I guess I won’t be dressed like I was last year:
It was in the upper 70s to low 80s and kind of humid, if I remember correctly. Let’s just say it was quite warm for early October on Long Island.
Ken Navarro interview editing process progress October 7, 2008
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And no, the above title is not a typo.
It took me three nights and three days, but I have finally completed editing my alumni show interview with Ken Navarro. It’s 30:34.030 long. The next step will be inserting excerpts where necessary from “The Grace of Summer Light,” plus “Lakes,” the studio and live recordings of “Try Again,” and a few songs from other artists I mentioned in the interview.
And after that, then I can finally make the playlist for next Saturday’s show on WCWP. (I can’t believe it’s next week already!)
10/8, 4:20 PM UPDATE: I’ve completed that next step and now I’m completely 100% finished with the editing process. The interview will air in two parts. Part one is about 16 1/2 minutes; part two is about 18 minutes.
3,000 views! October 3, 2008
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While I was in Florida, The Mike Chimeri Blog got its 3,000th view. Thank you yet again to all that have visited.
I’ve been busy editing pictures from my Florida trip and catching up on things that I missed while I was down there. I haven’t even gotten around to editing my interview with Ken Navarro yet. Hopefully, I’ll get to it by the weekend.
I’ll also try by the weekend to have a post recapping my trip.
10/4, 2:35 AM UPDATE: I have so far edited 2:54.870 of my interview with Ken. Only 35 minutes or so to go. Then, I have to add music excerpts.
10/4, 11:18 PM UPDATE: I’ve completed 12:38.920 of the interview. 23 minutes to go.
At this point, I don’t think I’ll have a trip recap post by tomorrow.
Alumni show interview: Ken Navarro! September 26, 2008
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In an interview that I will edit when I return from South Florida on Wednesday (I leave tomorrow), Ken and I talked about his current album, “The Grace of Summer Light”, look back at April’s Smooth Jazz for Scholars (where the above picture was taken), and a concert in National Harbor, Maryland, on August 29, and look ahead to an upcoming concert with Eric Darius. Oddly enough, that concert is the same night as Homecoming, my alumni show, and this year’s WCWP alumni dinner.
I’ll post the final cut on this blog after the show airs. In the meantime, here are some pictures at shot at Hicksville’s LIRR station in between buses, heading for home:
The 2008 Mike Chimeri Alumni Show! August 20, 2008
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I’m two weeks late in announcing this, but I have confirmed a time slot on myWCWP during this year’s alumni weekend. And this year, I have a slot on Homecoming Day – Saturday, October 18 – immediately following coverage of the C.W. Post Pioneers Football Team’s Homecoming game against Millersville University.
I’m scheduled to be on from 3:30 PM to 6PM Eastern, but depending on how long the game and its postgame coverage go, I could start later. We’ll see what happens.
In the coming weeks, I’ll let you know what I have planned for the show. I have plenty in mind. You won’t be disappointed, and hopefully, neither will I.
9/3 UPDATE: I have decided not to use an official title this year.
Off to Milford; WCWP Alumni Day April 26, 2008
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View of I-95 from my hotel room window last year.
I’m leaving Wantagh for Milford, Connecticut, at 11:00 this morning (Eastern Time) and should be there between 12:30 and 1:00. My check-in at Hampton Inn Milford isn’t until 3:00, but I’ll pass the time somehow. I’ll probably end up having lunch with my parents, who are graciously driving me to and from Milford, before they drive back home. My mom is driving by herself to pick me up tomorrow.
I’m hoping I have a good time at Smooth Jazz for Scholars tonight. I’ll be taking pictures on my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 digital camera, without the flash and on a tripod. And, of course, there will be some great music.
I’ll post select pictures by tomorrow at the earliest, Wednesday at the latest.
In other news, I attended WCWP Alumni Day on Thursday at Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus (henceforth, C.W. Post). Barbecue food was served by Aramark with the barbecuing (or as they said in the Old West, barbecuin’) already completed. So, there was no grill. Alumni present included myself, Larry Brodsky, John Mullen, Mike Ferrari, Joe Sacco, Christine Curiel, Peter Bellotti, Milan Nevidomsky, Beverly Koondel, current Station Manager Dan Cox, and Professor [Maura] Bernie Bernard. There were moments where I felt aloof and antisocial, especially with the current students or those about to graduate. But overall, I had a good time.
Most of the pictures I took were candid shots and pictures of Dan’s two dogs: George, a golden retriever, and Seamus, an American bulldog. So, I won’t share those, at least not yet. However, I will share a picture of myself with Lawrence (or, I guess, Larry) Garfinkel, my Public Speaking professor in Fall 2001:
I learned a lot from him in the three months I took that course. I carry that information with me to this day.
I’ll be away from the computer until I return home tomorrow afternoon. So, until the next post, so long.
…and we’re off! April 15, 2008
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MikeChimeri.com’s “News From Mike” has been updated to refer people here. So, we are finally ready to start this blog. Here’s the first worthy post:
I recorded my third demo Friday afternoon at WCWP. I edited it at home on Saturday, and edited and prepared the scoped version on Sunday. I’m not going to share the audio yet, but I may in the next few days.
Let me know what you think of the blog so far. It’s in its infancy right now, but it will gradually grow and improve.
By the way, many of the names in Jazz Links and some of the names in the Blogroll are people I interviewed for “The Mike Chimeri Show.” Go here (5/22/12 LINK UPDATE) to hear those interviews.
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