RADIO HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

General Manager

For over 35 years John Mullen has worked in radio station operations, media management, and multi-platform content development in the New York market.  At WRHU, John handles unique and productive student-centered syndication / partnership deals with three pro sports franchises (NY Islanders, LI Nets, LI Ducks). In addition, he oversees staff training / mentoring, revenue initiatives, innovative content development and more. John collaborates with many stakeholders including students, faculty, community volunteers, alumni, administrators, and internal & external partners. John earned induction into the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association Hall of Fame and the LIU/Post WCWP Radio Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

In his 16th year as the executive producer of all NY Islanders Radio Network live game broadcasts John has overseen the production of over 1,150 student produced live NHL game broadcasts. They have aired over the years on ESPN radio NYC, WFAN AM/FM NYC, Salem 970 AM, Sirius/XM, WRCN FM, WRHU FM, NHL.com/NHL Game Center App, and the new UBS plus NY Islanders app. John has overseen / grown the WRHU produced live game broadcasts for the Long Island Nets since their inception in 2016. The LI Nets are the NBA development league franchise owned by the Brooklyn Nets. In 2021 & 2022, John created a partnership with the NY Riptide in which Hofstra students produced/distributed live games. He served as executive producer for NY Cosmos NASL live game radio broadcasts during the 2016 season and he has coordinated WRHU LI Ducks game broadcasts since 2009.

John creates unique opportunities for student participants to grow their skills and network. Examples include sending students to the NH Primary media filing center in Manchester NH during the 2024 election cycle, partnering with NYCB Live Nassau Coliseum (during the apex of the COVID pandemic) to have students produce drive-in movie nights, and partnering with TALKERS to bring their national media convention to Hofstra five times. He also crafted the pitches that earned WRHU 5 Marconi Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters, 3 Pinnacle Awards from the College Media Association, and 2 Princeton Review Best College Station Awards.

Before joining Hofstra, John spent four years as operations manager of legendary Emmis Communications radio stations KISS FM/ WRKS FM and CD 101.9/WQCD FM New York City. He was program director of CD 101.9/WQCD FM New York City, Research Director of HOT 97/WQHT FM New York City, and program director of WBLS FM New York City. Additionally, John has programmed online streams for MTV Digital and served as Long Island Bureau Chief for Metro Networks/Shadow Traffic. He worked in program and research management at WNEW AM (the longtime home of NY Giants NFL and NJ Nets live game broadcasts). John also worked briefly at WPLJ FM. He began his radio career at noncommercial educational community radio stations. At WCWP FM LIU/Post, John produced numerous community volunteer talk shows on timely topics and served as program director among other duties. Prior to that, he volunteered at WKWZ FM Syosset, where he did news and hosted a jazz show. John has taught classes at Hofstra University and at Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY).

Professional-In-Residence, News and Current Affairs

Doualy Xaykaothao brings over 20 years of experience working as an audio/radio journalist. She has been based on both coasts, the Midwest, and overseas (North Asia/Southeast Asia). Doualy has been responsible for writing, producing, and delivering national newscasts for NPR. She also reports on breaking news stories for NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.

Doualy first joined NPR in 1999 as a production assistant for Morning Edition, and has since worked as a producer, editor, director and reporter for NPR’s award-winning newsmagazines. She’s also worked at Minnesota Public Radio and at NPR Member Stations: KERA, KPCC and KCRW.

For nearly a decade, Doualy was also a correspondent based in Seoul and Bangkok, chasing breaking news in North and Southeast Asia for NPR. In Thailand, she covered the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In Nepal, as a 2006 International Reporting Project Fellow, Doualy reported on the effects of war on children and women. In South Korea, she reported on rising tensions between the two Koreas, including North Korea’s attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. In 2011, Doualy was the first NPR reporter to witness and cover the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdowns.

She is a multiplatform journalist whose work has won Edward R. Murrow and Peabody Awards. Doualy earned her Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Empire, and she has a Master of Arts (Business and Economics concentration) from Columbia University.

For those curious, Doualy means “Shadow-of-the-Moon” in her native Hmong language. She is a member of an indigenous hill tribe from Asia, born in Laos, but raised in France and the United States. 

In the role of Professional-In-Residence, News and Current Affairs, at WRHU, Doualy mentors students in the production of news, current affairs, talk and special content (excluding sports content). She works with WRHU’s management team fostering connections with the local community through student engagement, community volunteer engagement, and coverage of news and issues important to the community.

Professional-in-Residence Sports

Pete Silverman is a veteran of both radio and television. He launched his career at WGTB Georgetown University, where he was a varsity soccer player. Pete then moved to Emory University in Atlanta and earned his MA. Next was eight years at CBS Radio in Philadelphia. During that time, Pete also became the TV play-by-play announcer in the NASL, Big 5 basketball, Spectrum Boxing, as well as the Flyers postgame show anchor. He moved on to announce the Flyers and fill in as a practice goalie.  

The highlight of Pete’s career was 22 years as an executive producer and director at Madison Square Garden Network, followed by five years at ESPN NY. He is the winner of six Emmy Awards and an executive producer of the theatrically released film The Cry, La Llarona.

Pete is the winner of two AIR (Achievement in Radio) Awards. His MA thesis has been cited in five scholarly works on segregation and desegregation in Georgia, including the seminal work “We Shall Not Be Moved.” Pete was the producer of two NHL All-Star games, and executive producer of Mets, Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Jets, Rangers, Islanders and Devils broadcasts. He was an announcer for the WBA title fight, Mike Rossman v. Also Traversaro; executive producer of the first WWF “Wrestlemania”; executive-in-charge of production – Bob Dylan 30th Year Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden; and correspondent for both CBS Radio Network News and Sports. Pete has hired and coached Walt Frazier, Mike Emrick, Doris Burke, Sam Rosen, John Davidson, Chico Resch, Ian Eagle, Gus Johnson, Rob Parker, Howie Rose, Ryan Ruocco, and many others.

Pete has proudly served as professional-in-residence for Sports at WRHU since 2013.

Chief Engineer

For almost a decade, Andy Gladding has served as the chief engineer at WRHU FM. He is also the current chief engineer at 970 AM and 570 AM Salem Radio New York City. Previously, Andy served in engineering and technical roles at HOT 97 Radio NYC, Westwood One Radio Networks, FOX, WBLS FM NYC, Newsmax, and at many live musical concerts around the country.

Andy is extremely active in the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE). He created “Tech Thursdays” at WRHU, where students learn from and network with engineering managers from radio and TV outlets in the NYC area and beyond.

Besides his engineering/technical role at WRHU (where he mentors students), Andy is also an exceptional producer of content. Andy regularly interviews numerous musical artists, composers, and other music industry individuals. When he is not interviewing musicians, he is playing keyboards with his band CFR.

Station Manager

Camryn Bowden is a multi-award-winning journalism and political science student on the 5-year dual-degree bachelor’s and masters program at the Herbert school. She started with the WRHU-FM in 2024, quickly growing her involvement across the news and talk departments in the station. She began as a producer and anchor for the Newsline team, focusing on the stories in the community that matter. In August of 2024, Camryn was selected to travel to the Democratic National Convention on behalf of WRHU, and shortly after, created her own program at the station, Queerly Informed. The show is 30 minutes of LGBTQ+ news and commentary, featuring a team of queer reporters. In 2025, Camryn was selected to be the Chief Content Officer for the station, ensuring the high standard for all of WRHU’s talk programming. She served on the 66th Executive Board that was awarded the station’s 5th National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award. Now, she looks forward to continuing to serve on the Executive Board as Station Manager, working with all the station’s members to achieve their goals at WRHU-FM. 

Chief Content Officer

Brooklyn N. Dottin is the Chief Content Officer at WRHU, which essentially makes her responsible for all of programming content of WRHU. Brooklyn is an award winning anchor and producer for WRHU’s news show, Newsline, and associate producer of Queerly Informed, a show on WRHU that reports on and discusses LGBTQ+ news and current events. Brooklyn is a journalism student at Hofstra University earning a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s degree while also earning a minor in Music.  Brooklyn tells stories through her journalism and through her music.  When she is not at WRHU (which has been quite rare), Brooklyn does homework, creates music, and zipps about the campus on her bike.

Music Director

Jennys is a sophomore public relations major with minors in journalism and philosophy. She’s been a part of WRHU since her freshman year and has been given a plethora of opportunities in the last year and a half because of it. This station is a second home to Jenny, and she is so excited to step into the role of music director. This year she hopes to get credentials to some awesome concerts for WRHU’s music staff, find artists from all different genres of music to put on our WRHU airwaves, and working with our dj’s and producers.

Personnel Director

Parker Driscoll comes from competitive robotics; He still participates today by volunteering and commentating at tournaments every year, spanning both the US and Canada. Academically, He’s working toward a degree in Audio/radio production and studies, as well as a minor in Astronomy. Parker has always loved outer space and hopes to stay involved in the studies throughout his life. Alongside his personnel work, Parker is one of the lead producers for the New York Islanders radio network for the 2025-26 season. Parker is very active on campus, actively engaging with four student run organizations on campus. And he is part of three executive boards. Parker’s goal in life is to enjoy it with everyone. He hopes to support all whom he works with, while serving the community for as long as he can.