WFUV

The Public Media Service of Fordham University

WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org), located on Fordham’s Rose Hill campus, is a nationally acclaimed hub of music discovery, news, and sports journalism—and a multimedia training ground for students who go on to careers in broadcast journalism, music production, and more.

An NPR affiliate, the noncommercial, member-supported station has been licensed to Fordham University since 1947. It aims to showcase an eclectic blend of music, featuring emerging, indie, and established artists. Known as New York’s source for music discovery, WFUV has received national recognition for its unique weekday format of adult album alternative music, award-winning local news and sports, and a diverse weekend lineup.

Student Opportunities

At WFUV, students work alongside the station’s 30 professional staff members in four main areas: news, sports, music, and video production. Students can apply to become part of the station's training programs usually around the start of the school year in September. WFUV offers:

paid internships
workshops for students in news and sports multiplatform journalism, engineering, and production
a partnership with Fordham’s Department of Communication and Media Studies and its master’s degree program in public media
student training and public service to the community, such as the Strike a Chord campaign each year

News and Sports

In the news and sports departments, student journalists receive professional experience in anchoring, field reporting, producing, broadcasting, and podcasting. The sports staff has full credentials to cover all nine major New York sports teams, and regularly covers other major events, including the Super Bowl.

Music

Students with an interest in music production and videography gain hands-on experience, producing and recording dozens of live broadcasts and in-studio artist sessions each year. They also cover marquee shows, music festivals, and other station events in and beyond New York City.

Student Outcomes

Since 1998, WFUV has won more than 380 national and local awards for news and sports. Student stories are often highlighted on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.

WFUV recognizes some of its most distinguished students and alumni, and honors leaders from the worlds of sports and news broadcasting, at its On the Record event. The dinner features the presentation of the Charles Osgood Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism and the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, named in honor of two WFUV alumni: Charles Osgood, FCRH ’54, former host of CBS Sunday Morning, and Vin Scully, FCRH ’49, legendary voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two students are also honored for their work in news and sports broadcasting, and the event helps raise money for the station’s training programs.

WFUV News

Telling the Stories that Matter in Fordham’s Public Media Master’s Program

For Maya Sargent, public media is more than a career path; it’s a calling. The U.K. native traveled a lot with her family while she was younger, living in places such as Dubai and Spain, which sparked her curiosity and sense of storytelling even at a young age. “I’ve always been intrigued to find out …

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‘A Bond of Connection’: On the Life and Faith of Vin Scully

The Los Angeles Dodgers were about to close out the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series, and Father Joseph Parkes and his friend Billy had seen enough. They left Yankee Stadium, retrieved Billy’s car, and did what millions had done for decades: listened to Vin Scully on the radio. As they headed down …

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Perfect Eloquence: A Tribute to the Late Vin Scully

Vin Scully, the beloved voice of the Dodgers for 67 years, and of Major League Baseball on CBS and NBC, was known for his poetic yet plainspoken approach to sports broadcasting—and for the wisdom, humor, and humility he conveyed to people on and off the air. “Hi everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to …

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Undersung and Exemplary: Emma L. Bowen

Digging through the WFUV files in the Fordham archives in Walsh Family Library last fall, my colleague Kelly Prinz and I found countless pieces of ephemera from the 75-year history of Fordham’s public media station. There was a 1947 New York Times story about Fordham as a “radio newcomer” led by former Army chaplain Richard …

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WFUV at 75: Behind the Scenes at New York’s Home for Music Discovery

There was a familiar hum around the WFUV studios in late October, one that had been slowly coming back in recent months, after COVID-19 forced hosts, programmers, and engineers to figure out a way to work from home for more than a year, leaving the station mostly empty. In the newsroom, Maya Sargent, a graduate …

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Vin Scully’s Most Memorable Calls and Heartfelt Words of Wisdom

Broadcaster Vin Scully, FCRH ’49, was beloved not only for his storytelling skills and command of the English language but also for the genial warmth of his voice. Baseball fans regarded him as a constant companion, the voice of summer. And critics called him the “Fordham thrush with the .400 larynx,” the “Velvet Voice,” even …

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Staff Picks: Our Favorite WFUV Live Sessions

For half a century, WFUV’s Studio A has been a destination of choice for a diverse mix of musicians—from soul, indie rock, and Britpop legends; to Grammy-winning singer-songwriters and blues virtuosos; to under-the-radar newcomers in every genre from folk to Afrobeat to electronica. And WFUV’s student-driven video team has been capturing their intimate, rousing performances …

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WFUV Spreads ‘Holiday Cheer’ with Return of Annual Benefit Concert

On Dec. 6, for the first time since 2019, members, listeners, and fans of WFUV gathered at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for a concert featuring some of the music world’s top and emerging artists. The 16th annual Holiday Cheer for FUV, a benefit for Fordham’s public media station, featured the rock group …

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Posthumous Gift Comes to Fordham from Sports Broadcasting Legend Vin Scully

Before he passed away in August, legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully, FCRH ’49, left $1 million to Fordham University and the same amount to Fordham Preparatory School, two institutions that shaped his life and career—and which always retained a special place in his heart. On Oct. 31, administrators from both schools met at the Rose …

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Sports, News Broadcasting Legends and Young Journalists Honored at WFUV Dinner

A legendary NBA announcer and a distinguished broadcast news journalist were among the honorees on Nov. 1 at the annual WFUV On the Record dinner, held in person at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus for the first time since 2019. Fordham graduate Mike Breen, FCRH ’83, the lead voice for the NBA on ESPN and ABC, …

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Inauguration Concert Serves as Homecoming for Fordham Band Blonde Otter

Rob Falcone grabbed the microphone on the stage of the Walsh Family Library steps and looked out over the crowd that had gathered on the lawn to celebrate the inauguration of Fordham’s new president, Tania Tetlow, and help mark the 75th anniversary of WFUV, Fordham’s public media station. “It’s an honor to be here, playing …

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