Gary Dunes
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Gary Francis Modugno better known by the nickname/stage name Gary Dunes, is a morning drive time radio personality on WSEN
FM in Syracuse, NY and the lead singer of the Gary Dunes Band
and Dunes & The Del-Tunes.
Dunes was raised in Westvale which is a suburb of Syracuse, NY. He attendened Onondaga Community College
in Syracuse where he majored in radio and television. He began a singing
career with his band Dunes & The Del-Tunes in 1972 while in high school.
In 1981 Dunes began his radio
career in Auburn, NY working part time at WMBO. In 1982 he was hired fulltime to do afternoon drive at WGVA
in Geneva, NY. A year later he landed a job in the Syracuse market at WKFM
doing evenings. Dunes left WKFM after an ownership change and began working part time at WNDR-AM in Syracuse, NY and sister station WNTQ
-FM (93Q) in December 1983. Within six months he was hired full time to do evenings at WNTQ and later became the music director and midday personality. In 1992 after a long successful career at WNTQ Dunes left and took the midday / music director position at WSEN
-AM/FM in Syracuse, NY. In 2000 he was elevated to the morning drive slot at WSEN
where he remains today and still performs with his band that is now known as the Gary Dunes Band and a few times throughout the year Dunes & The Del-Tunes reunite to perform some major shows.
Along with doing mornings on WSEN-FM he can also be heard weekday afternoons from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on WSEN-AM, Oldies 1050.
Dunes has also done many interviews with many well known celebrities on his radio shows and has also made numerous television
appearances on local TV in Syracuse.
. The title "crew" features Dunes along with sports reporter Todd Emanuelli. News and weather is provided by Metro Networks
, a subsidiary of Westwood One, and Dial Global
's Jimmy Carter (no relation to the former President of the same name
) provides entertainment reports. WSEN uses the D.O.T.'s more than two dozen traffic camera's as a source for traffic reporting.
WSEN
WSEN is the call sign of a pair of radio stations serving the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The two stations simulcast each other for much of the 2000s, but as of 2011, the FM station carries an adult hits format focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, while the AM station carries classic hits and...
FM in Syracuse, NY and the lead singer of the Gary Dunes Band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
and Dunes & The Del-Tunes.
Dunes was raised in Westvale which is a suburb of Syracuse, NY. He attendened Onondaga Community College
Onondaga Community College
Onondaga Community College is an accredited two-year educational institution that services Onondaga County, New York at three campuses. Onondaga Community College is a college of the State University of New York system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York...
in Syracuse where he majored in radio and television. He began a singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
career with his band Dunes & The Del-Tunes in 1972 while in high school.
In 1981 Dunes began his radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
career in Auburn, NY working part time at WMBO. In 1982 he was hired fulltime to do afternoon drive at WGVA
WGVA
WGVA is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Geneva, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Geneva Broadcasting Inc and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One....
in Geneva, NY. A year later he landed a job in the Syracuse market at WKFM
WBBS
WBBS is a Country music formatted radio station serving the Syracuse area. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW and is licensed to Fulton, New York.-History:...
doing evenings. Dunes left WKFM after an ownership change and began working part time at WNDR-AM in Syracuse, NY and sister station WNTQ
WNTQ
WNTQ, 93Q, is a Mainstream Top 40 station based in Syracuse, New York. The Cumulus Media outlet operates at 93.1 MHz with an ERP of 97 kW.-History:...
-FM (93Q) in December 1983. Within six months he was hired full time to do evenings at WNTQ and later became the music director and midday personality. In 1992 after a long successful career at WNTQ Dunes left and took the midday / music director position at WSEN
WSEN
WSEN is the call sign of a pair of radio stations serving the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The two stations simulcast each other for much of the 2000s, but as of 2011, the FM station carries an adult hits format focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, while the AM station carries classic hits and...
-AM/FM in Syracuse, NY. In 2000 he was elevated to the morning drive slot at WSEN
WSEN
WSEN is the call sign of a pair of radio stations serving the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The two stations simulcast each other for much of the 2000s, but as of 2011, the FM station carries an adult hits format focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, while the AM station carries classic hits and...
where he remains today and still performs with his band that is now known as the Gary Dunes Band and a few times throughout the year Dunes & The Del-Tunes reunite to perform some major shows.
Along with doing mornings on WSEN-FM he can also be heard weekday afternoons from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on WSEN-AM, Oldies 1050.
Dunes has also done many interviews with many well known celebrities on his radio shows and has also made numerous television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
appearances on local TV in Syracuse.
Gary Dunes and the Morning Crew
Dunes's morning show, Gary Dunes and the Morning Crew, airs from 5-10 AM Eastern Time Monday - Friday on WSENWSEN
WSEN is the call sign of a pair of radio stations serving the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area. The two stations simulcast each other for much of the 2000s, but as of 2011, the FM station carries an adult hits format focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, while the AM station carries classic hits and...
. The title "crew" features Dunes along with sports reporter Todd Emanuelli. News and weather is provided by Metro Networks
Metro Networks
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2011/04/Metro_Logo_bigger.jpgMetro Networks is a broadcasting outsourcing company based in Houston, Texas. It was a subsidiary of Westwood One until its sale to Clear Channel Communications in 2011...
, a subsidiary of Westwood One, and Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's Jimmy Carter (no relation to the former President of the same name
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
) provides entertainment reports. WSEN uses the D.O.T.'s more than two dozen traffic camera's as a source for traffic reporting.