Ryan Vincent

01/04/2026

Born 100 years ago, I’d like to wish a Happy Heavenly Birthday to the legendary George Martin! You know him, of course, as the producer of all of The Beatles’s albums and the man who took the leap of faith and signed them first to EMI Parlophone.

In addition to helping to produce the albums, George Martin also helped to arrange any orchestral sounds that they needed. He also arranged all of the instrumental tracks that you hear in their movies such as “Yellow Submarine,” and “A Hard Day’s Night.” Some of which I use for my talk breaks during my show.

If you love his instrumentals, you’ll definitely love this album. At my local record store I saw this amongst the new “used vinyl” stacks. It was released in 1964 and featured instrumental arrangements of some of the most popular songs of The Beatles at the time. In fact, those instrumentals that made it onto the movie soundtrack can also be found here. It is a pretty rare find, but thankfully, fans have uploaded the album and tracks to YouTube to share and listen.

Happy 100th Birthday, George! ♥️

12/31/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve!

Celebrate by adding this Birthday girl to your party playlist! Born in 1948, I want to wish a Happy Heavenly Birthday to the REAL Queen Of Disco - Donna Summer!

As such, I have an assortment of Donna records and songs all lined up for tonight. Happy New Year from me, Ryan Vincent, and all of us at WFDU!

12/27/2025

Remember to tune into Half Dead at 6 am this Sunday December 28th on 89.1 FM WFDU or streaming .fm HD1 - it's a half hour show where we are going to focus of live dead performances from one specific show each week - this Sunday we will go back to March 1974 - California’s Cow Palace.

This show marked the official debut of the Grateful Dead’s legendary Wall of Sound — an enormous and innovative PA system designed by Owsley “Bear” Stanley and crew that changed live sound engineering, even if it was soon retired due to cost and logistics.

The Grateful Dead is one big rabbit hole that is endless.
I really look forward to exploring it with you!!

So tune in every Sunday morning at 6 am to Half Dead!!!.
89.1 FM WFDU or streaming .fm HD1

12/26/2025

Good Morning, Everyone!

It’s the last weekend of 2025! I will be on the air tomorrow and next Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 spinning the RetroRadio hits that you love as we ring in the new year!

Listen LIVE from 7 AM to 10 AM EST on wfdu.fm, any radio streaming service, or 89.1 on your dial.

See you tomorrow, and Happy New Year!

12/25/2025

🎁🎅🎄Merry Christmas, Everyone!🎄🤶🎁

From all of us at WFDU, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

12/24/2025

If you want to dance this holiday season, dance with the soon-to-be Birthday girl! 💃🎄🕺

Christmas Eve ❤️✨

12/24/2025

Here’s something for a little more holiday magic!

in 1925, 100 years ago, Winnie The Pooh made his debut in the London Evening News’s short story “The Wrong Sort Of Bees.” This would be the first time the character has appeared in print.

To celebrate, I have in my vinyl collection an “audiobook” of the original book. Released in 1972, the story of our “silly ol’ bear” is told and song by the legendary Carol Channing.

What’s your favorite Winnie The Pooh story?

12/24/2025

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to our wonderful listeners for being part of our WFDU family throughout 2025 💛

Your support means everything to us. Here’s to a cozy, joyful 2026 filled with the hosts, music, and special moments we all love 😄🎶✨

Wishing you a very happy holiday season from your friends at WFDU! 🎙📻

12/23/2025

I REALLY hope this comes to fruition! Billy Preston is an absolute legend and prodigy. He was as little as 10 years old when he appeared on the Nat King Cole Show and wowed the audience with his piano skills. I don’t know how far in depth they will go with his own life, but I hope that they portray each aspect of it with the respect that he deserves.

The movie charts Preston’s eventful life and six-decade music career, which included collaborations with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, solo hits, and success as a songwriter.

Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It was directed by Paris Barclay, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his work on NYPD Blue. George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, is one of the documentary’s executive producers. The movie is being released via the Abramorama film-distribution company.

“We are more than thrilled that the soul of Billy Preston will be reborn thanks to our friends at Abramorama—and in the theater, where everyone can experience it,” Barclay said in a statement. “His story has reverberated with festival audiences, in part because we illuminate Preston’s brilliance—and also because it has so much to say about the world we live in today.”

Abramorama executives Karol Martesko-Fenster and Damon G. Smith added, jointly, “Billy was the only musician ever credited alongside The Beatles on a record label, and his genius touched generations of artists. This film celebrates not just his extraordinary talent, but his courage and humanity.”

12/22/2025

RIP to Chris Rea. You may know him on this side of the pond for his 1978 hit “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).” A beautiful song sung by a wonderful man.

We are sorry to hear that Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74.

We are sending thoughts to his family and his friends 🧡

12/22/2025