Category Archives: Real Life

September 11th Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Anyone who was just about anywhere in the New York Metropolitan area on the morning of September 11, 2001 will always remember that day, and where they were. I know in our family that’s the case. My wife Sue was … Continue reading →

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One Month

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Today is Friday, February 26th, 2016. Four weeks ago today, on Friday, January 29th, I worked my last day at WABC. The last four weeks have been a mix of fun times….retirement parties, get togethers with our family, time spent … Continue reading →

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WABC By The Numbers

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

There are many ways to look at the time we spend at a job, but for many, it all boils down to the numbers. As it gets towards the end of my days here, I take a look back at … Continue reading →

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My Life on the Radio

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

In the almost 44 years since I got my first job in commercial New York radio, at WHN in April of 1972, I was very content to work behind the scenes. I’d had my time on the air in college … Continue reading →

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Seven Jobs

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

So, as my work life is coming to an end, I started thinking back on the jobs I’ve had in my life. I’m sure largely because of my long tenure at WABC, it turns out I’ve only worked 7 real … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve, 1979

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

So, the fall of 1979 had been a very busy one for Susie and I, mainly because it was on the afternoon of September 29th, 1979, at the C.W. Post Interfaith Chapel that we became husband and wife. Following a … Continue reading →

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Christmas, 1978

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Having returned to the WABC/WPLJ Engineering Department as a full time staff engineer in October, after being “loaned” to WOR for 8 months, it was time to get on with my life. I now had a permanent job for the … Continue reading →

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When Radio and your Real Life merge

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Our youngest child, Kenny the Actor, is currently wrapping up his gig on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas as one of the four featured singers, but last year at this time, he was in Warsaw, Indiana performing in the … Continue reading →

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The Box

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

The Box -September, 2010 This is a story about my father, World War II, Italy, the Metropolitan Opera, and my relationship to it all. Let’s start at the beginning…..the very beginning! My father, Frank D’Elia, was born in 1910 on the … Continue reading →

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Radio Stories – The Year 1977

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

The year 1977….is this a radio story, or one of “normal” life?  Well, 1977 was a pretty eventful year in my life, so I guess I’d have to say some of both.  Let’s see…it was the last year I worked … Continue reading →

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