On Air

Growing up in the Northeast, Joe Cortese grew up with a LOVE of radio from a very young age.  Listening to popular stations like WABC and WPLJ in New York, Joe worked his way up, practicing his craft and developing a RAZOR SHARP knowledge of ‘80s and ‘90s hits along the way.  That ENCYCLOPEDIA – or WIKIPEDIA for today’s terms – living inside his head is why we refer to Joe as “The Professor of Pop.”

Just like you, Tony grew up on a diet of great music from the ’80s and ’90s, and no matter where you listen – or when you listen – Tony is committed to making your evening sound the best it possibly can with your requests!

10 AM – 3 PMMonday – Friday Sarah stepped into her role in 2020 during the height of the pandemic when hiring other announcers was out of the question. What was initially a “temporary” slot, Sarah felt right at home with the 80s she had cut her broadcasting chops with on Rock 99 in 1985, […]

Joe Direnzo has the best job in the building: playing hours of Big Hits all evening, and he’s got no one around the office to bother him! A native of Plattsburgh and a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh, Joe moved to Vermont in 2002. For the next few years, he spent his time cutting his teeth […]

3 PM -7 PM Monday-Friday Mark Knight, who is approaching his 30th anniversary with Hall Communications, has been at the helm of KOOL 105’s “More Music Drive Home” since 2002. Prior to that he co-hosted “The KOOL Club” Morning Show with Jon Brooks for several years, where the two launched their successful “Camp TaKumTa-thon” fundraiser […]

5 AM-10 AM Monday-Friday Jon Brooks gets the Champlain Valley up and going each morning as host of “The More Music Morning Show” on KOOL 105. His successful 40-year-plus radio career began in 1982 at his college radio station in Pennsylvania and an internship at WCBS-FM New York City. Jon honed his craft at various […]

WKOL – Casey Kasem was one of the most recognizable voices in radio and television. Millions of fans around the world still find his name synonymous with musical countdowns. Today, Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 – The 70’s and Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 -The 80’s continue to be distributed and broadcast by Premiere Networks on more than 200 radio stations around the world, as well as on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio.