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 –
Spring 2021
Marketing Director/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” Executive 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
Send Email To Aiden
Fun Fact: “I studied abroad in the Czech Republic!”
Assistant News Director
Allyson Schultz ’23 (Communication)
@Ally_914
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Fun Fact: “I’ve played volleyball for over 10 years!”
Note: Some Executive Council and staff photos by Aaron Roddy ’20, Riley Plass ’22 and Rebecca Sisson ’19.
Faculty Director
Michael Saffran ’85 (Communication)
@MikeSaffran
Faculty Web Page
Send Email to Mike
Fun Fact: “I still own the first used car I ever bought (while in high school) — a ’73 MG convertible. It comes out only on sunny days (and most often can be found resting comfortably in my garage).”
(Photo by A. Sue Weisler)
WGSU Station Mascot
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!”
(Photo by Ben Gajewski ’07)
