Minerva Perez, Executive Director introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island

Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock writes cozy mysteries about older people

Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock talks to Hazel Kahan on North Fork Works about the novels and nonfiction book inspired by her career in the adult care industry. (WPKN April 23, 2026)

Eleanor Morris Lingo: Being a North Fork African-American woman in the 40s, 50s and 60s

Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025.  She was 99 years old.

Minerva Perez, Executive Director introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island

Executive Director Minerva Perez talking about the Latino-focused nonprofit advocacy OLA of Eastern Long Island: its history, growth and presence on Long Island's east end.

Tijuana Fulford, Founder-Executive Director of The Butterfly Effect Project

Founded in 2014 by Tia Fulford, [https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2025/03/butterfly-effect-project-responds-to-barrage-of-hate-filled-facebook-comments/] the nonprofit Butterfly Effect Project [https://www.bepgirls.org] empowers young girls on the East End of Long Island and beyond to become a generation of strong, independent and successful women. (Broadcast on WPKN [https://wpkn.org] Feb. 27, 2026)

Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns

Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns Beth Young, veteran reporter and founder-publisher of East End Beacon and eastendbeacon.com [http://eastendbeacon.com] provides and update on the challenges facing the East End of Long Island as well as the many reason to celebrate its latest developments. (Broadcast on WPKN [https://wpkn.org/] January 22, 2026)