The Voice on the Dial
WEVD, Tina Santorineou, and the Sound of Greek New York
In the age before streaming and smartphones, Greek radio in New York helped hold together a scattered immigrant world. At WEVD, Tina Santorineou becamβ¦
Read essay βA living collection of oral histories, artifacts, and historical essays documenting the Greek immigrant experience in America from the 1880s to today.
Individual immigrant stories told through text, photographs, and video. 17 stories and growing.
From 1880 to the present β the waves, the laws, the turning points that shaped the Greek-American community.
The migration process from start to finish β the boats, the inspections, the fear, the hope of the first days.
The livelihoods that sustained Greek immigrant families: diners, hot dog carts, candy stores, sponge diving, and more.
The churches, fraternal organizations, Greek-language press, and radio stations that held Greek-American life together across generations.
Physical objects from the immigrant experience β each with its own story, provenance, and historical significance.
Archival photographs, family collections, documentary footage, and oral history videos.
Interactive maps tracing where Greek immigrants came from and where they settled β from Aegean villages to American cities.
WEVD, Tina Santorineou, and the Sound of Greek New York
In the age before streaming and smartphones, Greek radio in New York helped hold together a scattered immigrant world. At WEVD, Tina Santorineou becamβ¦
Read essay βHellenic Public Radio, Cosmos FM, and the GAEPIS Story
Cosmos FM and GAEPIS represent the next chapter of Greek broadcasting in New York: a nonprofit, bilingual, public-service model built to preserve Hellβ¦
Read essay βEvery family has a story. Every story adds to our understanding of who we are and where we came from. If your family came from Greece, your history belongs here.
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