Image
WRHU Student Sportscasters World Famous Producing & Distributing Over 1,100 Live NY Islanders Game Broadcasts Over 15 NHL Seasons.
During NHL seasons, WRHU staff produces and distributes NY Islanders live games (student work airs on WRCN FM LI News Radio, WRHU FM, the all new UBS Arena / NY Islanders app, NHL.com apps, and Sirius/XM.
Students perform all technical roles, serve as on-air in-game sports update anchors, and write / voice features that air during live Islanders game broadcasts all over the NY Islanders radio network. The 2025-26 NHL season will be the 16th season WRHU students are once again producing and distributing the NY Islanders radio network!
WRHU Students: LI Nets, LI Ducks, NFL, MLB, and Belmont Stakes.
WRHU student staff produce radio, television, and multi-platform (mobile / online) live game broadcasts for the Long Island Nets (NBA G-League franchise owned and operated by the Brooklyn Nets). Students perform play-by-play and commentary for the Long Island Ducks Atlantic League baseball franchise.
WRHU student sportscasters also cover world-class sporting events including the NFL Superbowl, NY Giants games, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown New York. and the Belmont Stakes.
WRHU Students Proud Audio Provider for Hofstra D1 Athletics
WRHU student sports broadcasters produce and distribute over 100+ Hofstra games (Lacrosse, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Volleyball, and more). Student produced Hofstra game broadcasts air on WRHU-FM, FloSports, the HAWC (Hofstra Alternative Web Channel), and other multi=platform outlets. Students perform play-by-play, commentary, sideline reporting, updates, pre-game, intermission reports, post-game, and serve as beat reporters while handling all technical roles. WRHU audio play-by-play for select Hofstra games is converged with live video.
WRHU Student Sports Talk Shows:
The Locker Room (Fridays, 5-5:30 pm) – Weekly recap/analysis of Hofstra sports. Other seasonal sports talk shows like The Batter’s Box (Baseball Talk) and Top Post (LAX Talk). WRHU sportscasters talk about professional sports on the Pr-Take (Fridays 4pm-5pm).
WRHU Sports Professional-in-Residence
Student sportscasters are mentored in-house by veteran sports broadcasting executive Pete Silverman (who served many years in leadership roles at Madison Square Garden Network TV, and ESPN).
WRHU Sports Photos
WRHU student staff Emma, Kevin, and Jake at the 2025 NFL Superbowl
Image
National Sportscaster Craig Carton with WRHU student staffers at the NY State Broadcasters Hall of Fame Ceremony in Midtown Manhattan.
Image
WRHU students interview many NY Islanders players.
Image
WRHU student staff attend the MLB Hall of Fame Ceremony in Cooperstown, NY.
Image
Sports Hub Boston Morning Host Fred Toucher broadcasting live from WRHU with student staffers.
Image
Sports broadcasting icon Mike Francesa creating content in WRHU studio inspiring our WRHU student sportscasters.
Image
WFAN's JR SportsBrief Broadcast live from WRHU
Find Us on Social
Belmont Stakes
When history was made at the 2018 Belmont Stakes, WRHU student journalists were there covering the Triple Crown winner.
Imagine going to college to broadcast sports and having an opportunity to cover one of the most amazing events in sports history! That's what happened to our student journalists during the 2018 and 2015 Belmont Stakes! Hofstra/WRHU students broadcast from Belmont Park and then covered the Triple Crown running of the Belmont Stakes! They can present air checks and their social media (video, photos, texts, and audio) to potential employers because they were there as credentialed press covering the historic event.
WRHU has been covering the Belmont Stakes for about a decade. Students produce and host a live three-hour morning show from Belmont Park speaking with many horse racing experts. They also cover the world-famous Belmont Stakes horse race with reports all day from the venue.
New York Cosmos
In 2016, WRHU-FM, Radio Hofstra University, proudly partnered with the NY Cosmos NASL franchise. During the 2016 NASL season, the award-winning student broadcasters of WRHU produced and broadcast NY Cosmos home games. More information about the NY Cosmos can be found at http://www.nycosmos.com/.
