Local voices. A wider perspective. There’s room for your point of view.
FAITH IN PEOPLE. ROOM FOR REAL LIFE.
More to the story. More to your morning.
A headline tells you what happened. A conversation gets into why it matters. Eric and Carly bring local stories, relationships, work, family and the everyday business of being human into the same room.
“Faith” here means faith in people, second chances and the possibility that life can get better. Serious when it matters. Always room for another perspective.
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ERICYOUR HOST
Eric Martin Koppelman brings a broadcaster’s curiosity and a Long Island point of view to the stories behind the headlines—and the conversations happening around the kitchen table.
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CARLYERIC’S AI CO-HOST
Carly is Eric’s AI co-host, adding another perspective, a lot of curiosity and a willingness to ask why humans do the things they do. Especially before breakfast.
YOUR VOICE BELONGS HERE
Bring it to the morning room.
A question about a headline. Something happening in your town. A situation you’d like another perspective on. Tell Eric and Carly what’s on your mind.
Messages go privately to the show’s mailbox. You can ask to keep your name off the air.
Something happening on your block? Someone we should be talking about?
A community story, a business opening, a personal turning point or an everyday dilemma. Tell Eric and Carly what happened, where it happened and why it matters.
Private messages go to the station. Submitting a story does not guarantee it will be used on air.
LONG ISLAND IS A STATE OF MIND.
YOU CAN MOVE AWAY. YOUR BAGEL STANDARDS TRAVEL WITH YOU.
Still here? Welcome home. Moved away? You’re still one of us. From Nassau and Suffolk to wherever life took you, there’s a little Long Island in your morning.
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