Geno

Geno Unpaid Mike’s Pastry cupcake tester. Somewhat paid guy who talks all over the songs on the radio. We always had nosebleed seats and stayed at cheap hotels.

I grew up in Westbrook, Maine as the only child of a single parent. My incredible mom worked 3 or 4 jobs at a time so she could bring me to Boston once a year. Mom and I would do the usual touristy stuff like a visit to the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium and Faneuil Hall. But the visit would always be planned on a day when there would be a Bruins game in the afternoon so I could see m

y hockey heroes like Rick Middleton, Brad Park and Ray Bourque. Then later that night, there’d be a return to the Garden so I could see “Rowdy” Roddy Piper or Hulk Hogan at a WWF show. But I didn’t care. Those trips were always the highlight of my year. But my mother would later regret them only because she saw how much I loved Boston. In high school, I didn’t outgrow my love for pro wrestling like most of my friends did. By that point, it was just me and my pal Scott left. We learned the moves we watched on TV and went to any live event we could afford to drive to. Scott was a skinny kid who probably weighed 130 pounds. I was 6’4. We knew which one of us was going to make it. Or so we thought. My attention started to switch from pro wrestling to radio. Playing music, giving away cool prizes and having fun backstage at concerts… the idea that I would make a living doing that blew me away. Plus I looked terrible in pro wrestling trunks. My buddy Scott? He hit the gym and stuck with it and later became “Scotty Too Hotty” in the WWE. No regrets though for me. Right before my senior year, I came to Boston University for a summer program for high school students looking to pursue a career in media. I fell deeper in love with radio… and, to my mother’s disappointment, I fell in love with Boston too. In 1991, the U-Haul was loaded up and I moved to Boston for the first time for college. I was accepted at Emerson and Curry College. Being a kid from Maine, city life scared me a little. Milton was a better choice for me so I was a Communications Major at Curry College. Mom would come down to visit often. I’d always take her to Trader Joe’s because they didn’t have them in Maine then. There’d always be a meal at Legal Seafoods and then I’d take her back to the bus station to ride back up to Portland. She’d break down crying before she got on the bus, but she knew Boston was where I’m happy. At Curry College, although I had a couple great professors like Donna Halper and Boston radio legend Roger Alan Bump, my real education happened after class when I would turn on the radio. “Uncle Dale” Dorman, Howard Stern, Kid Valentine, John Garabedian, JoJo “Cookin” Kincaid, and JJ Wright taught me more than I could have ever learned from a book. I’d record their shows on cassettes that I still have to this day. Those tapes sit in a box that has moved across the country with me a half dozen times in my career stops from Worcester to Florida to California. Fast forward to 2022. Imagine how my jaw dropped when I got a call from Cadillac Jack. He’s the head honcho here at WROR now but he was the boss of most of those amazing talents on those cassettes I just mentioned. He created the high energy sound those stations had. Cadillac Jack’s exciting brand of radio fueled my passion for this career. It blew my mind when I found out he’d heard my show online and wanted to put me on the air here in Boston. And for a station with the incredible history like WROR? I just wish my mother was still with us so she could share in my excitement. But I know she’s looking down and proud and probably really happy I didn’t end up taking steel chair shots to my head in a wrestling ring. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. Can’t wait to share more of my stories and hear yours on 105.7 WROR weekdays. Let’s get to know each other. I’m on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Would love to connect with you!

Wanna surf Mount Washington? Check out these "ice waves."
12/13/2024

Wanna surf Mount Washington? Check out these "ice waves."

The Mount Washington Observatory shared photos of staff members hanging ten on "rime ice" formations.

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12/05/2024

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BPS Sundays is becoming Boston Family Days, offering free admission to museums and other cultural institutions.

I don’t know what’s funnier. The cartoon or the AI under it trying to make itself useful.
11/28/2024

I don’t know what’s funnier. The cartoon or the AI under it trying to make itself useful.

11/08/2024

Just saw a sign in Shrewsbury that The Ground Round is opening in 2025. April 1, 2025?

The unwanted candy graveyards will appear on desks all over Boston today. Which one doesn’t belong?
11/01/2024

The unwanted candy graveyards will appear on desks all over Boston today. Which one doesn’t belong?

Happy Halloween . This kid's about to terrify you on your way home. And yes, he'll play Thriller.
10/31/2024

Happy Halloween . This kid's about to terrify you on your way home. And yes, he'll play Thriller.

Of course I'll get "Thriller," "Ghostbusters" and "Monster Mash" in on the show today. Give me another good Halloween s...
10/31/2024

Of course I'll get "Thriller," "Ghostbusters" and "Monster Mash" in on the show today. Give me another good Halloween song!

Want your basketball more like hockey? Interesting take.
10/30/2024

Want your basketball more like hockey? Interesting take.

During a radio appearance, the coach said the NBA "robs" fans of entertainment by not allowing fighting.

Holy moly. It was report card day yesterday and I've just gotta say THANK YOU Boston! Wow. I wasn't #1 but I'll gladl...
10/30/2024

Holy moly. It was report card day yesterday and I've just gotta say THANK YOU Boston! Wow. I wasn't #1 but I'll gladly take #2 right behind our sister station 98.5 The Sports Hub.

As a Curry College kid in the '90s, I wanted so badly to be on the air in Boston. I used to record the greats on cassette like Uncle Dale, Kid Valentine, Sunny Joe, Karen Blake, Lady D, JJ Wright, John Garabedian and so on. When Cadillac Jack tapped me on the shoulder to join 1057 WROR, I was so honored.

Thank you for NOT letting Cadillac realize his obvious blunder. 😆

Brilliant!
10/29/2024

Brilliant!

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People from Massachusetts will be able to go to NYC to see a tree from Massachusetts.
10/28/2024

People from Massachusetts will be able to go to NYC to see a tree from Massachusetts.

Meet the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 🎄

This year’s Tree comes from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the first from the state since 1959. Weighing in at about 11 tons and standing at 74 feet tall, The Tree will arrive on Center Plaza Saturday, November 9. Follow along and subscribe to our newsletter at the link for all the latest updates: https://bit.ly/49GGqjk

What is your favorite Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree tradition?

10/27/2024

That. Was. Awesome.

She did most of them last night in Boston.
10/27/2024

She did most of them last night in Boston.

As she tours the country one more time, almost all of these most requested Cyndi Lauper songs have made her setlist. The Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tour is crossing the United States for the next two months before she heads to Europe to say goodbye to fans there. I've always been a big fan of her

Gonna be a tough night to top tonight. Championship banner raised, the rings handed out, all those 3 pointers. I'll be...
10/24/2024

Gonna be a tough night to top tonight. Championship banner raised, the rings handed out, all those 3 pointers. I'll be on right up to the Celtics pregame show that starts on WROR at 6:30.

Banner #18 was raised to the rafters. Records were set. It was pretty much the perfect opening night for the 2024-2025 season for your Boston Celtics. Championship rings were handed out and the Celtics got off to a great start for the new season. The World Champs picked up right where they lef

10/21/2024

Here's that list of Stop & Shop locations closing this month.

North Montello St. in Brockton
New State Highway in Raynham
Plymouth St. in Halifax
Rt 9 in Shrewsbury
Cooley St. in Springfield
Lincoln St. in Worcester
Mattakeesett St. in Pembroke

Visiting Chicago for the weekend. Where should I eat? Definitely had to get a Lou Malnatis visit in.
10/20/2024

Visiting Chicago for the weekend. Where should I eat? Definitely had to get a Lou Malnatis visit in.

Here are the streams I mentioned on the show.
10/18/2024

Here are the streams I mentioned on the show.

Click here to watch livestreams & webcasts of the Head of the Charles Regatta from 2012 to today.

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I finished that video I told you about on the show this week for Mothers Day. Can't wait to see my grandmother's reaction! She's a huge Jeopardy fan. One of my uncles didn't get his video to me so I had to improvise. 😆 You'll see. Major props to my pal Rich Fields (you may remember him from The Price Is Right - he was Bob Barker's announcer after Rod Roddy passed away). He busted out his suit, lapel mic and used a green screen to host this so it came out awesome!

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