Andrew Boris
Andrew Boris or "Boris" is a morning radio personality in the Hudson Valley, New York. He has also been the Program Director of WRRV since 1999.
Early Career
Boris attended Marist College from 1990-1994 and was a DJ on the campus radio station, WMCR from 1991-1994. Boris produced a Thursday night program called "Off The Beaten Path" that featured music and InterViews from many different genres. Some musicians that were interviewed included Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon and Matthew Sweet. Boris was named Program Director of WMCR from 1993-1994.
96 Rock / Froggy 99.9
In the summer of 1993 Boris was hired as the overnight DJ for WOSC 96 Rock in Ocean City, MD. Within a week of his hire, 96 Rock was dismantled by Benchmark Communications to make room for a new country station, WWFG Froggy 99.9. Boris was hired to run the board for Froggy 99.9 and later hosted a live afternoon drive shift under the name "Jackson Leap". At the time, all DJ's on the station were given frog-themed names like "Bubba Bullfrog" and "Sally Salamander".
WPDH
From 1993-1994, while still in college, Boris hosted a Saturday evening request show from 7pm to Midnight called "The Rock And Roll Roadhouse" on Classic Rock station WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. The show featured songs requested by listeners and some strange fake interviews with famous musicians, edited together from actual interviews. In one memorable interview, Boris was "attacked" by Eddie Money and thrown into a pinball machine. In addition to his weekly show, Boris was also an intern in the production Department Of WPDH. After college, Boris was hired as an assistant to the Production Director. His duties also included filling in for full-time on-air talent when they were on vacation or sick.
WRRV
In 1995 WEOK Broadcasting purchased 92.7 WKOJ in Middletown, NY and started an Alternative Rock station called WRRV. Boris was hired as the midday on-air personality from 10am - 3pm. On April 3, 1995 Boris was the very first DJ to kick off the new format for WRRV. His first words were "The Revolution is on, Hudson Valley", referring to the station's original slogan "The Rock Revolution". A few weeks later, the morning show was let go and Boris volunteered to fill in until they found a replacement. Eventually Boris was offered the job full-time and he has been hosting the show with various co-hosts ever since.
Music All Morning
The morning show hosted by Boris is called "Music All Morning". While the show plays probably more music than the average morning show, it also features news and contests such as "Lame [...] Trivia" and the "[...]-Backward Song". Not much has changed from the original show that was launched in 1995. Most of the contests and music beds are the same as they were in the beginning. Loyal listeners such as "Obsessive Rob", "One A Day" and "Wild Man John" have also continued to call in throughout the years.
Co-Hosts
Here's a list of the various co-hosts Boris has worked with on WRRV
- 1995-1995 - Chris Rogers
- 1995-1996 - Mike D'Antonio
- 1996-1999 - Lynn Thompson
- 1999-2000 - Liz Foxx
- 2000-2004 - Jen
- 2004-2005 - M.K.
- 2005-2006 - Sarah
- 2006-2006 - Ally
- 2006-2008 - Dianne
- 2008-Present - Brandi
WRRV Management
Boris was appointed Music Director of WRRV in 1995 and was eventually promoted to Program Director in 1999.
Personal Life
Boris has been married since 1998 and has a cat named Mr. Doodles that is on Xanax. Boris and his wife gave birth to a son on March 26th, 2011.
References
- http://www.wrrv.com/stationinfo.htm
- http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=ENTERTAIN38
- http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100311/ENTERTAIN/100319966
- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/poughkeepsiejournal/access/1982872201.html?FMT=ABS&date=Mar+13%2C+2010
- http://www.wrrv.com/musicallmorning/faq.htm