FUV Morning Show

New York's shock-free morning team brings you music, news, traffic, weather, and eye-opening commentary - weekday mornings from 6-10am.

Morning Radio for Grown-ups:

Claudia Marshall and Julianne Welby

Co-hosts Claudia Marshall and Julianne Welby bring listeners a unique blend of musical, cultural and information programming Monday through Friday mornings on WFUV. The team broke new ground in the morning-show market when the show began in 2001 - and not just because they became the only all-female morning team in New York City. "I like to think you get everything you need in the morning from us: weather, traffic, news headlines and great music, all in a no-spill package," says Marshall.

"We're trying to appeal to all sorts of adults," explains Welby, who also serves as WFUV's News & Public Affairs Director. "We're trying to tap into what their other interests are outside of music, whether it's cultural or issue-oriented: what kind of news they like, what kind of play they might see, what type of book they would pick up at the bookstore." Welby's most memorable interviews have included national poet laureate Billy Collins and Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger, and she has a rosy outlook for future coverage as well.

For the most part, Marshall serves as music host while Welby focuses on the information side, anchoring newscasts twice an hour, and interviewing both newsmakers and regular guests.

Weekly show highlights include regular visits from experts in the fields of science, music, theater and film, and benefits from a team of dedicated Fordham students who help pull together the many details reported each morning. They also hone their own reporting and audio skills by creating original features heard every week on the show.

"Every semester we get stronger and stronger students who are doing great work," says Welby proudly, "and seeing a show like this get better is really gratifying."

More about: Claudia Marshall | More about: Julianne Welby | Write to the morning crew

Extra:

Monday-Friday: Take Five at 8:15am
A short visit with a visiting musical guest in Studio A. Also available as a podcast or in the WFUV Archives for streaming with Windows Media Player.

Weekly Features at 7:45am

Monday: Authors and book reviews
Tuesday: New CD reviews - with Ben Sisario of The New York Times
Wednesday: The Cityscape Snapshot - with George Bodarky [bio]
Thursday: Theater reviews - with Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Friday: Movie reviews - with Harlan Jacobson [bio]

Past Radio Documentaries:

Listen in the WFUV Archives with Windows Media Player (32K).
Many musical guest appearances are in the Words and Music section.

Wilco Documentary interview
'I'm Trying to Break Your Heart' filmmaker Sam Jones talks with Claudia Marshall. [Listen]
Hoagy Carmichael Biography
The long-awaited full-length biography of this influential songwriter is by Richard Sudhalter, who talks with Claudia Marshall. [Listen]
Democracy on the Block
A Radio Tour of New York's Mini-Democracies: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants moonlights as our radio tour guide in this music-filled, sound-rich special from WFUV News. [More info] [Listen]
Start Making Sense
A one-hour documentary exploring the definitions and making of literacy by award-winning public radio producer Karen Michel and WFUV. [More info] [Listen]