Title: 1) Reporter and Program Host; 2) Writer, Producer and News Anchor; 3) Radio Announcer, On-Air Personality and Disc Jockey
Company: 1) Westchester Talk Radio/Sharc Creative; 2) iHeart Media’s Total Traffic & Weather Network; 3) JVC Broadcasting (Big Hits 98.1 FM)
Location: The Bronx, New York, United States
John Marino, Reporter and Program Host at Westchester Talk Radio/Sharc Creative, Producer and writer at iHeart Media’s Total Traffic & Weather Network, and Radio Announcer, On-Air Personality and Disc Jockey at JVC Broadcasting (Big Hits 98.1 FM), has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Broadcasting.
Mr. Marino has become recognized for his long and successful career in broadcasting, spanning more than four decades and marked by versatility and a deep commitment to the industry. Since 2017, he has been program host and reporter for Westchester Talk Radio/Sharc Creative, while also serving as a writer and producer for Total Traffic & Weather Networks since 2018. Furthermore, Mr. Marino balances his time serving as a radio announcer, on-air personality and disc jockey with JVC Broadcasting (Big Hits 98.1 FM) since 2019.
Beginning his career in broadcasting in 1979, Mr. Marino was hired by WTBQ-AM in Orange County (Warwick), New York, where he started as an afternoon drive announcer. One year later, he advanced to WSBH-FM, Southampton, Long Island, where he worked under Mal Kahn, the owner and General Manager. Under Mr. Kahn’s visionary guidance and mentorship, Mr. Marino quickly rose to the position of program and music director at just 24 years old.
In 1987, Mr. Marino transitioned to WFAS-AM in Westchester County in White Plains, New York, where he delved into talk radio and covered numerous major stories, including the Tawana Brawley controversy. He remained with WFAS for over a decade, while also contributing to weekend music programming, anchoring and directing news programming and hosting a variety of shows covering a wide range of content and topics from many different areas and disciplines.
The mid-1990s saw Mr. Marino fulfill his ambition of working at WHLI on Long Island. He was later selected to take over weekend duties at and began anchoring sports content for 1010 WINS, New York for about a year. Mr. Marino subsequently joined WCBS 880, where he spent a decade as a sports anchor and reporter, while also handling sports fill-ins at WBBR/Bloomberg Radio. He also continued as a disc jockey at WLUX, Long Island and as a news and traffic anchor when that station changed its format and call letters to WLIX.
During this period, Mr. Marino expanded his expertise by contributing to Shadow Traffic on WCBS and 1010 WINS. In 1991, he began anchoring sports on Saturday nights at 77 WABC Radio, New York after becoming one of the first anchors when the sports department opened at Shadow Traffic and secured WABC as a client station.
After leaving WCBS 880 after the 2006 Winter Olympics following a 10-year tenure, Mr. Marino returned to WHLI before ultimately joining JVC Broadcasting, where he reconnected with former colleagues and serves as the primary backup announcer on the company’s Big Hits 98.1 FM, Long Island’s only Classic Hits station. In the early 2000s, Mr. Marino also expanded into public address announcing. His career continued with roles at Total Traffic & Weather Networks after Shadow Traffic was acquired by iHeart Media in 2011, where he focused on writing, producing and reporting until 2014, including a second stint anchoring sports on WBBR/Bloomberg Radio. He then took over the morning show at News/talk WVOX-AM, in Westchester County (New Rochelle) serving as that and sister station WVIP-FM’s (Caribbean music format) News Director. He returned to Total Traffic in 2018 and also decided to concentrate further on his public address work.
Mr. Marino studied at Fordham University in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and media studies in 1978. While attending college, he launched his broadcasting career at Fordham’s radio station WFUV from 1976 to 1978, gaining foundational experience that would shape his professional trajectory.
Throughout his career, Mr. Marino has been recognized for his professionalism and contributions to broadcasting. He is a member of the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists and has maintained strong ties within the industry through ongoing collaborations. Civically, Mr. Marino has devoted time to various organizations. Most notably, he is an active member of the Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track & Field Games Executive Committee at White Plains High School in Westchester for over 35 years. The Loucks Games are one of the nation’s premier high school track and field events. He also serves as a public address announcer for various New York City tri-state area high schools and occasionally colleges, including on a regular basis Edgemont of Scarsdale and Irvington High School in Westchester along with Bridgehampton High and the Smithtown Christian School on Long Island. He has also served as a fill-in public address announcer for the Westchester Knicks, the G-League affiliate of the NBA’s New York Knicks.
Among Mr. Marino’s most notable achievements was serving as host of Westchester’s Sports Hall-of-Fame induction ceremonies for nearly two decades. He continues to work with the Hall, which is operated by the Westchester County Parks Department. In 2022, Mr. Marino was honored by the department and the Hall alongside that years inductees with a special ceremony, plaque and Hall-of-Fame pin.
Mr. Marino’s accolades also include receiving the 1997 Westchester County Distinguished Service Award. Today, he remains dedicated to embracing new opportunities within broadcasting and public service whenever they arise, continually seeking ways to contribute further while pursuing his passion for communication and community engagement.
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