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- Sci-Fi on the Radio Goes for 42 Years at Stony Brook’s WUSB(FM)
Howard Margolin this past January at WUSB’s studios. Credit: Dave Campfield On Feb. 9, 1976, two Long Island, N.Y., elementary school kids, Howard Margolin and Steve Benzer, met, and eventually bonded over a shared love of radio. Six years later, that friendship pulled them into a scene straight out of science fiction itself. They discovered a backyard pirate FM station called WRAR, “Rebel Alliance Radio,” run by Preston Nichols. Its 400-watt signal, beamed from a shed in Nichols’ yard, carried music across the island. Nichols, who died in 2018, would later gain notoriety for the Camp Hero conspiracy theories in his co-authored book, “The Montauk Project.” The boys were so captivated they reached out to Nichols directly. He agreed to sell them a two-watt transmitter — but only after they proved themselves with an on-air shift at WRAR. “We had to prove our worth,” Margolin recalled. They passed the test, and, on March 18, 1982, launched WOHM, “Resistance Radio,” from Benzer’s bedroom in East Northport. “I think we had 250 albums between the two of us and Steve’s girlfriend loaned us some records,” Margolin said. The friends spun music, cracked jokes and played at being broadcasters. “We used to give the legal ID as ‘WOHM, Smithtown, New York.’ When I asked Steve why we were saying Smithtown, he replied, ‘because it’s not East Northport.'” WOHM lasted only for five months, ending when Benzer’s family moved to Texas. He would later launch Expert Broadcast Electronics, currently providing engineering services to U.S. stations. Margolin stayed behind on Long Island and enrolled at Stony Brook University as a biology major. Drawn to the campus station 90.1 WUSB(FM), he joined through the school’s “Science Fiction Forum” — the oldest student organization at Stony Brook. Theater of the mind In 1988, Howard Margolin interviewed actor Sylvester McCoy for “Destinies.” Credit: Jon C. Manzo A fellow student invited Margolin to read a short story on air — WUSB had been licensed at its 90.1 FM dial position for about five years by then — and with a theater background, Margolin jumped at the chance. He also carried memories of evenings spent listening to “Golden Age” radio dramas “The Shadow,” “The Green Hornet” and “The Lone Ranger” on 106.7 WRVR(FM), after his father told him about listening to those shows when he was a child in the 1930s and 1940s. So when the opportunity… [TheTopNews] Read More.39 mins ago - Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Never Seen Before’ Attack If It Mines Strait of H...
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) President Donald Trump threatened Iran with a major military strike if the country disrupts oil and cargo shipping by laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as CNN reported on Tuesday. The president told Iran to think twice about it in a Truth Social post. Trump said his administration has no reports about mines being placed already, but if they have been, they need to be removed ASAP, or Iran will get pummeled. He posted: If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP Trump followed that post up with another one that said he was “pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow!” His warning followed CNN reporting Iran has started mining the Strait, according to two sources “familiar with U.S. intelligence reporting.” Correspondent Natasha Bertrand reported, “The mining is not extensive yet, with a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said. But Iran still retains upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, one of the sources said, so its forces could feasibly lay hundreds of mines in the waterway.” Meanwhile, CBS News reported Iran “may be getting ready to deploy naval mines,” but that it had not happened yet. CBS News reported Iran has between 2,000 and 6,000 mines. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that the U.S. has not started to escort oil tankers or other ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The president’s threat — and the mining reports — come as oil prices have been on a rollercoaster ride since the start of Operation Epic Fury. The price for a barrel of oil surged to $116 on Monday but has since dropped to $86 by Tuesday afternoon; barrel prices are up about 28% since the day before Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. Trump on Monday said the war was “pretty much” complete and would be… [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - Trump White House Tells Republicans to Back Off ‘Mass Deportation’ Messaging
(Evan Vucci/AP photo) The Trump White House is reportedly urging House Republicans to cease touting the mass deportation strategy it has championed ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. According to Axios’s Katie Santaliz and Marc Caputo, “White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair privately urged House Republicans on Tuesday to stop emphasizing ‘mass deportations’ and instead focus their messaging on removing violent criminals.” From Santaliz and Caputo’s story: Blair delivered the message during a policy listening session with House Republicans at their annual retreat in Doral, Florida. He encouraged members to focus on deporting violent offenders rather than defending the broader concept of mass removals. The advice signals a recalibration by the White House — and reflects growing concern among some Republicans that Democrats are successfully framing Trump’s immigration policy as overly sweeping and indiscriminate. President Donald Trump and his allies have long touted immigration and border security as one of his top priorities, and Trump moved back into the White House last year after promising to initiate a mass deportation program on the campaign trail. His advantage on the issue has shrunk, however, amid a rash of controversial stories, and especially the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both of whom were shot by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. Trump decided to move on from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week. In a segment about her departure, CNN data analyst Harry Enten observed that “Kristi Noem was hurting Donald Trump in office on his key, one of his key, top issues that got him elected president of the United States.” “I mean, just take a look at Trump’s net approval rating on immigration. You go back a little bit over a year ago, he was on the plus side of the ledger. Look at that. Two thumbs up, plus seven points. But again, down he goes in large part because [of] Kristi’s efforts, look at this, minus 17 points on the net approval rating on a key issue for Donald Trump, one that got him elected to a second term,” marveled Enten. “And among independents, he went from plus three, plus three net approval on immigration all the way down to minus 30 points. I mean, my goodness gracious, on an issue that independents had trusted Donald Trump on over Kamala Harris and Kristi Noem’s efforts, simply put, killed, crushed Donald Trump on such… [TheTopNews] Read More.59 mins ago - ‘Shut Up and Listen!’ Piers Morgan Guests Brawl Over Whether Israel Can Defe...
Things went sideways quick on Piers Morgan’s show on Tuesday when two guests started yelping at each other over whether Israel has a right to defend itself from terrorist groups funded by Iran, with one guest repeatedly telling the other to “shut up” so he can make his argument. The jabbering happened between political analyst Daniel Levy and Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Doron Spielman. Levy has recently argued Israel has created “chaos” with its joint strikes on Iran with the U.S. and called its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal.” Right before the guests rumbed, Morgan told Levy “the part [he’s] missing” from his analysis is that Iran has funded terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas that have “relentlessly” attacked Israel for decades. Morgan said Israel is “fundamentally justified” in defending itself from Iran’s proxies and asked Levy how he viewed it. “So I’m not going to carry the brief for the Iranian governing structure and what has set out to do. What troubles me is,” Levy started to say before Spielman jumped in. “What does that mean? I’m sorry, Daniel, what’s your answer to Piers?” Spielman said. “Just answer the simple question — do you consider the fact that Iran has funded and trained Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis to kill Israelis—” “So here’s my response if you shut up and listen,” Levy grumbled while he spoke. Levy then said, “I would consider it highly problematic if the response to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians, if the response to Israel being led by a war criminal with an international criminal court arrest warrant against his name, if the response to that would be an attempt to wipe the Israeli Jewish community off the map.” Spielman remained confused by Levy’s answer. “What does that have to do with whether Iran is funding terror? Daniel, you’re sidestepping it. Daniel, is there any point at which you think Israel is justified in carrying out military intervention at all?” he asked. The two guys started shouting over each other at that point. “I’m sure you would be a fabulous stand-in for Piers Morgan,” Levy quipped. He then got more agitated, saying, “If you can’t listen to a response to your argument — are we just going to shout over each other? Can you shut up?! And I’ll answer.” “Whoa, Daniel, take it easy. Take it easy now,” Spielman told him. “We don’t have… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Trump Swipes at ‘The Future Governor of Canada’ in Snarky Truth Social Post
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event honoring Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Inter Miami CF, part owned by English soccer legend David Beckham, won the 2025 MLS Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. (Photo by Samuel Corum/ Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) President Donald Trump referred to Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney as the “future governor” of Canada in a Tuesday Truth Social Post. In the post, Trump referred to “working” to save the Great Lakes with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (R-MI). Trump wrote: I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on trying to save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp, which is rapidly taking over Lake Michigan, and all of the beautiful surrounds. I’ll be asking other Governors to join into this fight, including those of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York and, of course, the future Governor of Canada, Mark Carney, who I know will be happy to contribute to this worthy cause. Separately, I am also working to save The Great Salt Lake, in Utah, which, in a short period of time, if nothing is done, will have no water. This is on top of everything else I am doing. Only “TRUMP” CAN DO IT! The current Governor General of Canada is Mary Simon. This is not the first time Trump has referred to Carney as “governor.” “If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,” he posted to Truth Social in January. “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life. If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.” “Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Carney told Trump after the president declared Canada “lives because of the United States” in Davos recently. According to Carney’s office, he and Trump spoke this week on range of issues including “the economy, developments in the Middle East, and trade relations between the two countries. They agreed to remain in close contact.”The post Trump… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Karoline Leavitt Fumes Trump Admin Has Been ‘Harassed’ by NY Times Over Girl...White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt complained on Tuesday that the Trump administration has been harassed by The New York Times over the apparent deadly missile strike that leveled a girls’ school in Iran. While a number of media outlets have reported that the tragic mistake was likely the United States’ fault, members of the Trump administration, including the president himself, have refrained from confirming as much. At Tuesday’s press briefing, Leavitt fielded a question about the matter and lashed out at the Times: REPORTER: On the Iranian school, why did the President Trump say yesterday that Iran may have Tomahawk missiles when there are only three other U.S. allies, plus the U.S., that have them as missiles and therefore could [inaudible]. LEAVITT: Look, again, as the president said yesterday, he will accept the conclusion of this investigation by the Department of War. I know there’s been a lot of speculation in the media about who may be responsible for this. We’re not going to get ahead of the Department of War, and the conclusion of that investigation. The president has a right to share his opinions with the American public, but he has said he’ll accept the conclusion of that investigation, and frankly, we’re not going to be harassed by The New York Times, who’s been putting out a lot of articles on this, making claims that have just not been verified by the Department of War to quickly wrap up this investigation, because The New York Times is calling on us to do so. Watch above via Fox News.The post Karoline Leavitt Fumes Trump Admin Has Been ‘Harassed’ by NY Times Over Girls’ School Strike first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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