Doug Harrel
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
My Radio Story: I worked overnights in radio for 3-years, 11pm to 7am good. 1am to 9am bad.
Hobbies: reading
Favorites: Natalie Merchant, (t-v show) House, Hamburgers, my favorite saying is ‘Cats hate that!’
Little known fact about me: I’m scared of heights.
My Two Cents: My name is Doug and I talk really, really fast. And I’m scared of heights.
Chuck Johnson
Hometown: Millbrook, NY
My Radio Story: I’ve been riding the airwaves full-time for 35 years now. While I’ve worked at a variety of stations and formats in that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to have done so within 2 hours from where I grew up. I still love playing the tunes and keeping the listeners informed and hopefully entertained.
Hobbies: I enjoy NASCAR, live music, and traveling with my wife, often to a race somewhere.
Favorites: My favorite color is orange. I love all kinds of music. Two of my favorite musicians are Waylon Jennings and Rush.
Little known fact about me: I’m an only child.
My Two Cents: Doing what you love for a career is great. However, sometimes the line between professional and personal gets blurry. Therefore, you have to make sure you give yourself some time for other interests.
Sal Barbieri
Hometown: Torrington
My Radio Story: I graduated from CSB in the 90’s, then landed a job at AM 1240 WWCO out of Waterbury as a board operator. I worked there for 2 years before it was sold. Then I volunteered at WAPJ Community Radio when they used to broadcast out of UCONN Torrington branch on University Drive. Stayed there for a couple years and then took a long break to go back to college and get a degree in Computer Science. After many years of not being on the air, I went back to WAPJ and worked there until I heard of the fill in position at 973 WZBG and I have been happily working at WZBG for a few years.
Hobbies: Playing in my band, Skiing, Baseball – watching and coaching..not playing.
Favorites: Music and skiing are my number one favorites. if I had to choose one. I would say Music.
Little known fact about me: I am a member of the National Ski Patrol Eastern Division. I am hill captain at Ski Sundown. I am also a ski instructor at Ski Sundown.
My Two Cents: Life is short. Live life and enjoy. Always be respectful of yourself and others.