Brian Lapis, '91 Gives WJPZ some Sweet Lippy Love
WJPZ at 50 · Brian Lapis, Jon Gay
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Show Notes
Brian Lapis refers to himself as the "court jester" of WJPZ, but in today's interview, you'll hear the true passion he has for the radio station. In fact, he starts by telling us about his biggest regret from his time at Syracuse - not joining Z89 sooner.
Brian actually came in as a freshman working for Y94FM in Syracuse, before really becoming more involved with WJPZ in the second half of his career. This was in part thanks to some peer pressure from some folks who would go on to do very big things in their own careers.
Lippy talks about doing engineering off-air, including a great story from the top of Day Hall with Scott Meach. Eventually he came to be Chief Announcer at the station in addition to his on-air work.
Following graduation, his radio career took him from Hartford to Philadelphia to Providence. But he was simultaneously exploring another career route - television meteorology. Thanks to some advice from classmate Dave Roberts, Brian became certified in broadcast meteorology, and joined WWLP-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1996. And he's been there ever since.
WJPZ's favorite "Weather Entertainer" takes us through a day in the life of a television meteorologist in 2022, before we circle back to the many lessons learned at Z89.
And you know I had to ask Lippy for some of his favorite funny stories from the station. You won't want to miss those!
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