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Joe Reardon

Joe reardon, sunday, 12 pM - 3 PM A lifelong resident of Milton, Joe grew up listening to the Irish Hit Parade with his grandmother, where his love of Irish music first took root. Since then, he has come to know and cherish the richness and significance of Irish music in his personal life, in [...]

Marty Simmons

Marty Simmons Marty Simmons who is the youngest one on the bench has had great ties to WROL as a long time listener. He grew up going to Catholic schools such as St Agatha’s and Archbishop Williams and then continued his education at UMass Boston before joining us on the Irish Hit Parade. Marty is [...]

Bobby Brooks

bobby brooks, Saturday, 3 pM - 6 PM Bobby Brooks, a longtime fill-in on the Irish Hit Parade, is now thrilled to join as a permanent host. A Braintree resident and lifelong Massachusetts native, he and his wife Mary have five children and three grandchildren — with another on the way. His deep Irish roots [...]

Kevin Chrisom

KEVIN CHRISOM, Saturday, 12 PM - 3 PM The new lad on the block.” A native of Milton, Kevin graduated from BC High and Saint Anselm College. He joins the WROL Irish 950am and 100.3FM Team with a passion for keeping the strong Irish culture, heritage, and spirit alive and well for the next generation. [...]

Rose of Tralee

Written By Seamus Mulligan THE ROSE OF TRALEE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IS HELD ANNUALLY IN COUNTY KERRY AND IS BASED ON THE LOVE SONG, ‘THE ROSE OF TRALEE’ BY WILLIAM MUCHINOCK, A 19TH CENTURY WEALTHY MERCHANT. HIS LOVE FOR THE MAID, MARY O’CONNOR, WAS RESTRICTED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCES. AFTER EMIGRATING TO INDIA, […]

Father McGivney Knights of Columbus

Written by Seamus Mulligan KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS THROUGH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, FATHER MCGIVNEY GAVE CATHOLIC LAYMEN A NEW OPPORTUNITY – THE CHANCE TO GROW IN HOLINESS WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR PARISHES, COMMUNITIES AND SECURITY OF THEIR FAMILIES. TODAY, MORE AND MORE CHURCH LEADERS ARE RECOGNIZING HIS SPIRITUAL GENIUS IN ANIMATING THE LAITY. THE KNIGHTS […]

Mothers Letter

Written by Seamus Mulligan

Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan, Saturday, 10 AM – 1 PM Since 1982, Paul has been presenting Irish music on WROL 950 AM. A West Roxbury native, Paul graduated from Boston Latin School and Stonehill College. He has worked in multiple radio formats and produced commercials, which have aired throughout the region. He describes broadcasting as his vocation. […]

WROL IRISH 950

The Irish Hit Parade began its historic run on radio station WRYT (950 AM) in September 1967. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate. At its beginning, the Irish hour was called “The Irish Hour” because it was, literally, a one-hour block of Irish music initially hosted by a gentleman named Pat McDonough. The very earliest history […]

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