Pete Tauriello
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Pete Tauriello is a veteran traffic anchor on 1010 WINS, WKXW and several other radio station
s in the New York City area including a few years on the Z-100 "Morning Zoo." He has also served as a traffic reporter on WWOR-TV
and more recently on WNBC-TV's "Today In New York."
Tauriello graduated from Seton Hall University
in South Orange, New Jersey
where he was active in the college's radio station, WSOU-FM
. He holds a B.A. in Communication Arts.
Prior to joining Shadow Traffic
in 1982, he served as the morning host on WADB in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
(1976–78). Later he went on to program WBRW in Somerville, New Jersey
and WERA in Plainfield, New Jersey
(as Peter Jaye) with announcer stints at beautiful music WPAT-FM
, WNSR New York and WFAS AM
/FM
White Plains.
Pete spent 12 years at WEVD
New York as a pop standards DJ on the "Saturday Morning 1050 Club" and later became "The Pragmatic Talk Host" when the station dropped standards for talk. His position was that he refused be identified as being liberal, conservative or anything else. "I'm a pragmatist!", he would say, "What works...works. Why must any good thought or work come from one party or the other..one ideology or the other?"
During his 29 years at the Shadow Traffic Network New York, Tauriello served as both an assistant program director and program director having hired and/or trained some of market one's most well-known traffic reporters including Debbie Mazella, Tom Note and many others. His expertise is in talent development and radio programming for talk/AC hybrids.
Pete was a weekend disc jockey on oldies formatted WMTR in Morristown for three and a half years until the station dismissed it jocks in favor of a satellite delivered format. For 26 years he has been the morning traffic anchor on 1010 WINS Radio in New York.
Pete's voice can be heard in the motion picture "No Reservations" and in numerous documentaries about the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center.
When not reporting traffic he can also be found behind the microphone singing, along with his wife of 35 years, Maureen Conroy Tauriello, at St. Joseph's Church in Maplewood, New Jersey
in the church's praise band called "Trinity". He also cantors at St. Benedict's Church in Newark, N.J. under the direction of well known pianist and choir director Philip Mealy.
A born radio enthusiast, he is also an amateur radio operator and serves as a vice president of the Tri County Radio Association of Union. He also serves as an advisor to the Drew University radio station, WMNJ Madison, New Jersey. His younger son, Mark, had been the station's General Manager for 3 years and is credited with bringing the small station back from sporadic operation to full time operation with automation and live student programming. The younger Tauriello also envisioned and led the station's move into Internet broadcasting.
Radio station
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s in the New York City area including a few years on the Z-100 "Morning Zoo." He has also served as a traffic reporter on WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...
and more recently on WNBC-TV's "Today In New York."
Tauriello graduated from Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
in South Orange, New Jersey
South Orange, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
where he was active in the college's radio station, WSOU-FM
WSOU-FM
WSOU is a non-commercial, college radio station. The station broadcasts from the campus of Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. It is a student-run station with university administrator Mark Maben serving as its current General Manager...
. He holds a B.A. in Communication Arts.
Prior to joining Shadow Traffic
Shadow Traffic
Shadow Broadcast Services is a broadcasting outsourcing company based in Rutherford, New Jersey. It is a subsidiary of Clear Channel...
in 1982, he served as the morning host on WADB in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Point Pleasant is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,392...
(1976–78). Later he went on to program WBRW in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....
and WERA in Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
(as Peter Jaye) with announcer stints at beautiful music WPAT-FM
WPAT-FM
WPAT-FM, known on-air as "93.1 Amor", is a radio station with a Spanish-language Rhythmic AC format. Located on 93.1 FM, the station, which is licensed to Paterson, New Jersey, serves the New York City Metropolitan area.-History:...
, WNSR New York and WFAS AM
WFAS (AM)
WFAS is an AM radio station in Westchester County, New York and vicinity broadcasting on 1230 kHz. The station has a classic adult contemporary format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. WFAS is also the home for Iona College Men's Basketball. Gary Stanley and Ed Ingles call all the...
/FM
WFAS-FM
WFAS-FM is a radio station located in Westchester County, New York, covering the county and surrounding vicinity. The station features an adult contemporary format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media...
White Plains.
Pete spent 12 years at WEVD
WEVD
The call letters WEVD are associated with the following:* WWRV AM 1330 in New York City, which held the WEVD call sign until 1981* WSKQ-FM 97.9 in New York City, which held the WEVD-FM call sign from 1952 to 1989...
New York as a pop standards DJ on the "Saturday Morning 1050 Club" and later became "The Pragmatic Talk Host" when the station dropped standards for talk. His position was that he refused be identified as being liberal, conservative or anything else. "I'm a pragmatist!", he would say, "What works...works. Why must any good thought or work come from one party or the other..one ideology or the other?"
During his 29 years at the Shadow Traffic Network New York, Tauriello served as both an assistant program director and program director having hired and/or trained some of market one's most well-known traffic reporters including Debbie Mazella, Tom Note and many others. His expertise is in talent development and radio programming for talk/AC hybrids.
Pete was a weekend disc jockey on oldies formatted WMTR in Morristown for three and a half years until the station dismissed it jocks in favor of a satellite delivered format. For 26 years he has been the morning traffic anchor on 1010 WINS Radio in New York.
Pete's voice can be heard in the motion picture "No Reservations" and in numerous documentaries about the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center.
When not reporting traffic he can also be found behind the microphone singing, along with his wife of 35 years, Maureen Conroy Tauriello, at St. Joseph's Church in Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...
in the church's praise band called "Trinity". He also cantors at St. Benedict's Church in Newark, N.J. under the direction of well known pianist and choir director Philip Mealy.
A born radio enthusiast, he is also an amateur radio operator and serves as a vice president of the Tri County Radio Association of Union. He also serves as an advisor to the Drew University radio station, WMNJ Madison, New Jersey. His younger son, Mark, had been the station's General Manager for 3 years and is credited with bringing the small station back from sporadic operation to full time operation with automation and live student programming. The younger Tauriello also envisioned and led the station's move into Internet broadcasting.