Radio Woodstock & Ulster Savings Bank Present
America 250
June 5, 2026 - July 4, 2026
Celebrating 250 Years of America: People, Places and Things.
Listen to the SeriesFeatured Episodes
Explore 30 Radio Woodstock America 250 features highlighting the people, places, stories and moments that shaped America.
Woodstock 1969
Listen on MixcloudSojourner Truth (Pt. 1)
Listen on MixcloudFDR (Before the Presidency)
Listen on MixcloudThe Hudson River School
Listen on MixcloudHudson River Sloop Clearwater
Listen on MixcloudThe Woodstock Sound-Outs
Listen on MixcloudBattle of Saratoga
Listen on MixcloudBig Boy Steam Locomotive
Listen on MixcloudBannerman's Castle
Listen on MixcloudSkytop Tower at Mohonk
Listen on MixcloudMid-Hudson Bridge
Listen on MixcloudVassar College Women's Baseball
Listen on MixcloudHudson Valley Brickyards
Listen on MixcloudEsopus Meadows Lighthouse
Listen on MixcloudWalkway Over the Hudson
Listen on MixcloudThe Appalachian Trail
Listen on MixcloudThe Poughkeepsie Train Station
Listen on MixcloudEleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
Listen on MixcloudWashington's Headquarters in Newburgh
Listen on MixcloudJohn Burroughs's Sanctuary
Listen on Mixcloud17th Century Esopus Wars
Listen on MixcloudSojourner Truth (Part 2)
Listen on MixcloudUlster County Records
Listen on MixcloudThe Food Wars
Listen on MixcloudBurning of Kingston
Listen on MixcloudVanderbilt Mansion
Listen on MixcloudSamuel Morse Estate at Locust Grove
Listen on MixcloudHuguenot Street
Listen on MixcloudSlab Sides
Listen on MixcloudHarriet Tubman in New York
Listen on MixcloudNarrators
Meet the voices guiding listeners through America 250: People, Places and Things.
Richard Fusco
Special Projects Director & Property Manager at Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST
Narrates:
He happily shares life in Woodstock with his wife, Peggy, for over 40 years, and is grateful for his two daughters and two grandchildren. Blessed and thankful every day. Learn More →
- Woodstock 1969
- Woodstock Sound Outs
He happily shares life in Woodstock with his wife, Peggy, for over 40 years, and is grateful for his two daughters and two grandchildren. Blessed and thankful every day. Learn More →
Caroline Riley
Media Studies Major at SUNY New Paltz + Intern at Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST
Narrates:
- Sojourner Truth
- The Hudson River School
- Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
- Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh
- John Burroughs Sanctuary
- Vanderbilt
- Samuel Morse Estate at Locust Grove
- Bannerman's Castle
- Huguenot Street
- FDR before the Presidency
- Harriet Tubman
- The Battle of Saratoga
Eddie Moran
Ulster County Historian
Narrates:
He managed historical interpretation full-time at Historic Huguenot Street beginning in 2022, and was appointed Ulster County Historian in September 2024. He is a lifelong resident of the Wallkill River Valley. Learn More →
- 17th Century Esopus Wars
- Sojourner Truth (Part 2)
- Ulster County Archives
- The Food Wars
- Burning of Kingston
He managed historical interpretation full-time at Historic Huguenot Street beginning in 2022, and was appointed Ulster County Historian in September 2024. He is a lifelong resident of the Wallkill River Valley. Learn More →
David Toman
Executive Director of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Narrates:
David’s non-profit career began in the public accounting world; his love of nature guided him to the Delaware Nature Society where he held the position of Associate Director of Business & Finance for 12 years.
In his spare time, David enjoys paddling on local waterways, hikes with his dogs, and listening to music with his family, where they reside in New Paltz, NY. Learn More →
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
David’s non-profit career began in the public accounting world; his love of nature guided him to the Delaware Nature Society where he held the position of Associate Director of Business & Finance for 12 years.
In his spare time, David enjoys paddling on local waterways, hikes with his dogs, and listening to music with his family, where they reside in New Paltz, NY. Learn More →
Steve Bohn
Senior Account Executive at Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST
Narrates:
When Steve is not talking about trains, he enjoys connecting businesses with his favorite radio station and writing lyrics for his music project, Song Supply Company. Learn More →
- Big Boy Steam Locomotive
When Steve is not talking about trains, he enjoys connecting businesses with his favorite radio station and writing lyrics for his music project, Song Supply Company. Learn More →
Libbie Werlau
Town of Plattekill Historian
Narrates:
Find her at www.bygonehudsonvalley.com Learn More →
- Vassar College Women's Baseball
- The Mid-Hudson Bridge
- Mohonk Tower
- Slab Sides
- Brickyards
- Esopus Lighthouse
- Walkway over the Hudson
- Appalachian Trail
- Poughkeepsie Train Station
Find her at www.bygonehudsonvalley.com Learn More →