Vernon resident to be indcuted into WSOU Hall of Fame

VERNON — Vernon resident Frank Garrity, a 1982 graduate of Seton Hall University, will be inducted into the school radio station, WSOU, Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 14.
Frank Garrity is a sportscaster for NBC News Radio, and is also heard on Bloomberg stations in New York, Washington D.C. and Boston, as well as close to 100 stations in Georgia and Alabama. In addition, Garrity writes, voices, and produces the “Sportspass” feature that airs daily on iHeartmedia stations in 30 markets around the country including New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami.
His professional radio career began at WSUS-FM, in Franklin. Multiple positions at WPAT-AM/FM in the New York market followed. From 1996 until 2016, Garrity was the weeknight sports anchor on New York’s 1010 WINS. During his time at Seton Hall, Garrity held numerous positions at WSOU, including station manager. He is an active community volunteer in Vernon, and at his parish, St. Francis de Sales church in McAfee. Since 2011, Garrity has been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall’s College of Communication and the Arts, teaching the courses “Writing for Radio” and “Radio Sportscasting.”
WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University’s legendary student-run radio station, will celebrate 70 years of continuous operation on Saturday, April 14.
The WSOU Hall of Fame honors distinguished alumni who have made significant contributions to their professions and recognizes their involvement with Seton Hall University’s student-run radio station. Inductees are chosen based on their professional accomplishments, WSOU student career activities, service to WSOU and Seton Hall University after graduation, support of current students, personal examples of servant leadership, and involvement with alumni activities.
The College of Communication and the Arts is a dynamic community where students, scholars, artists, theorists, critics, practitioners and professionals all thrive together. The college’s academic programs focus on the 21st century digital culture. Its goal is to inspire and enable students to lead, create and communicate with responsibility, passion and excellence. The college offers eight undergraduate programs: Art History; Art, Design and Interactive Multimedia; Visual and Sound Media; Communication; Journalism; Public Relations; Music and Theatre as well as three graduate programs: Museum Professions; Public Relations and Strategic Communication. The New York metropolitan area provides the college the ability to facilitate internships for over 80% of students, with many of these internships leading to full time employment post-graduation. Additionally, the college offers three accelerated programs, enabling students to graduate in five years with a master's degree.