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Radio Westchester™
60 Years in the Making

Our radio station at the train station became a reality with the perfect mix of people, foresight, experience, hard work and being at the right place at the right time.

Radio and content guru Bob Marrone, president of Media by Robert Inc. dba Radio Westchester™(RW), developed his chops for journalism and politics at an early age, and worked his way in the private sector before transitioning to radio journalism full time in 2002.

Timing was right for Sara Caldwell, president of Convey Media® (CM), when the seed of an online digital radio station was planted in 2008. She believed there would be a time when broadcasting on the internet would be fast and effortless. She called it: Radio Westchester™

Fast forward to 2014, and CM’s branding of ‘Radio Westchester’ and ‘Mornings with Bob Marrone’ were born. Searching for a physical location that embodies the people and communities that Marrone connects with, CM took the lead to build a radio station and podcast studio for Marrone and others to use.

In September 2018, the City of New Rochelle placed a request for information for organizations interested in using a fully windowed, cozy space at the train station. CM and Marrone developed the RW concept in partnership, and presented the concept of an intimate but technically advanced studio where live broadcasts take place and organizations, businesses and individuals could record video and audio podcasts with the ambiance of being in the beating heart of lower Westchester County.

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Bob Marrone

Our Awesome & Accomplished General Manager

Bob Marrone is one of the most recognizable and popular names in Westchester broadcasting. Having spent 10 years as the host of WVOX Radio’s Good Morning Westchester program, the area’s most listened to news and information show, and another two years as the Host of Westchester’s other popular morning news/talk show, Mornings with Bob Marrone, on WFAS; Marrone has been an enduring presence on the local airwaves. His style: warm, well informed and humorous, has played well in one of Americas most diverse communities.

Marrone has interviewed guests from across the political, entertainment and literary world. He is perhaps best known for being out in the community, and has received many awards for public service, fairness and balance in reporting. Marrone was awarded on two separate occasions from The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) for excellence in reporting and spot news.

Sara Caldwell

Founder

Sara Caldwell is the president and operator of Convey Media, Inc., a digital technology company, and held the vision of Radio Westchester ™ for over 10 years. Caldwell spearheaded the current location and build of the RW with her partner, Marrone. After successfully designing, outfitting and building the RW studio, her company manages the technical aspects of RW. If Marrone is the face and content creator, Caldwell is the brain.

Marrone has also been a frequent guest on local television as a panelist during political debates and other programs. He was also the host of a his own local TV program focusing on New Rochelle businesses. Bob has written columns for Patch, the Yonkers Tribune and The Westchester Guardian.

Prior to his broadcasting career, Marrone had an extensive management career on Wall Street with extensive communications and general managing experience. Some of his accomplishments and assignments included building the Merrill Lynch Training School, managing communications for several divisions, serving as an executive speech writer and coach, producing videos and running the firm’s Security Pricing Service business, a provider of securities and pricing data to other financial institutions. He is most proud of the training school, improving the performance of public speakers and having developed his company’s business recovery protocol which kept it in business after the 1993 WTC bombing. He is, of course, most proud of having succeeded at his life-long ambition of a lengthy broadcasting career.

Marrone has been a devoted hockey fan, player and coach for over 50 years, is an avid aviation enthusiast and frets over his library of over 3,500 books. His best hockey memories are having played in several charity tournaments with his grandson Ian, a travel level player in his own right.

Bob Marrone is the president and majority shareholder of Media by Robert, Inc., the parent company licensing Radio Westchester™.

Our Origins

Radio Westchester™60 Years in the Making

Bob Marrone

Our Awesome & Accomplished General Manager

Sara Caldwell

Founder

Radio Westchester™
60 Years in the Making