So this is a blog?!

Welcome to the first ever blog from the mind and fingers of Darren DeVivo. So this is what blogging feels like! Nice!

If you ask some of my friends, they will tell you that I love to send lengthy, content heavy emails, just for the hell of it. I often feel the need to express my opinions, share my thoughts and generally “foam at the mouth (keyboard, in this case!)” about a variety of things and I use the random email as my forum. Now, I can lay my madness on all of you on the WFUV blog! I usually like to write about the thing that is dearest to me - music. Whether it’s a concert I saw, an album I’m excited about, some bit of news I want to spread and share, here is where it will be. You know that I’ll write at length about all things Beatles as well! I’ll also want to share my thoughts on a lot of different things...like the Mets, baseball and sports in general, movies, my family, etc. Sometimes I’ll vent on things that piss me off...or turn me on! Hopefully, you’ll find these random thoughts somewhat entertaining.

For those of you who don’t know me well, I am on the air weekdays from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. I have been a member of the WFUV staff for 23 years, having walked through the doors of the station for the first time in September 1983. My first appearance on the WFUV airwaves came on Sunday, February 26, 1984 from 6:00 until 8:00AM! In January 1991, I took over the afternoon drive slot (currently occupied by Dennis Elsas). Exactly a year later, I moved to morning drive (where Claudia Marshall is today). I woke WFUV listeners up for 9 years, until January (what’s the deal with January!!) 2001 when I moved to my current midday slot. Recently, I hosted “The WFUV Long Player With Darren DeVivo” which was on the air on weekends for about 5 1/2 years. At various times during my time at WFUV, I was also the Production Director, Assistant Music Director and Music Promotions Director.

Check back often for my posts...and thanks for listening to WFUV.

11/11/06