Meet the Staff

WGSU is staffed by SUNY Geneseo students under the supervision of the WGSU faculty director in the Department of Communication, Academic Affairs Division. For general station contact information, go to Contact WGSU, or Send Email to WGSU.

Student Executive Council –
2020-2021

Marketing Director

Ben Michalak ’21 (English)
@ColeMichaels3
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Fun Fact: “I moonlight as the drummer for Welsh Commons, a Baltimore-area emo/math rock band.”

New-Media Director

Aaron Roddy ’21 (Communication/Philosophy)
@MyungJae98
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Fun Fact: “I am a professional wrestler.”

News and Public Affairs Director

Sarah DeVito ’23 (Communication)
@devito_sarah
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Fun Fact: “I like to play piano and do art in my free time!”

“Geneseo Today” Producer/Host

Rocio Ruiz ’23 (Communication)
@Rocio_Ruiz_18
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Fun Fact: “I love impersonating celebrities and artists!”

Sports Director

Ian Rieger ’21 (Communication)
@irieger65
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Fun Fact: “I met rapper Ice-T in a New Jersey rest stop; and I can name every NBA Finals winner and runner-up since 1961 … from memory!”

Assistant News Director

Aiden Budinski ’21
(Communication/Political Science)
@AidenBudinski
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Fun Fact: “I studied abroad in the Czech Republic!”

Additional Staff

Student Meteorologist

Jenna Syposs ’21 (Geophysics)
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Fun Fact: “I’m from Orchard Park, N.Y. (home of the Bills) … but I have never been to a Bills game!”

Note: Some Executive Council and staff photos by Rebecca Sisson ’19.

Faculty Director

Michael Saffran ’85 (Communication)
@MikeSaffran
Faculty Web Page
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Fun Fact: “I still own the first used car I ever bought (while in high school) — a 1973 MG Midget convertible. It comes out only on sunny days (and most often can be found resting comfortably in my garage).”

WGSU Station Mascot

Genny Genevieve Suzanne (“Genny”) Upton ’17
@WGSU
Genny’s Web Page
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Fun Facts: “I’m an Eastern gray squirrel, my initials match WGSU’s call sign and I might be the only gray-and-white girl squirrel radio-station mascot (wearing a pink pony tail) in the world!”