Tap Into Greater Olean

St. Bonaventure University senior Riley Eike, a journalism/mass communication major, has been hard at work on her project for the honors program. Eike discusses her concentration on restaurants in the surrounding Olean area with TAPinto reporter Haley Schrenk. 

Michael Shapiro, chief executive officer of TAPinto.net, founded the hyperlocal news organization in 2008 when he launched an online news site dedicated to covering people and government in his town of residence, New Providence, New Jersey. After starting sites in two adjacent towns, he started a franchise, expanding throughout New Jersey and into New York State. Today, TAPinto has over 5.5 million readers, covers more than 100 towns and is "commited to all things local." In this podcast, Taylor Kickbush, a  journalism and mass communication major in the Jandoli School at St. Bonaventure University and a writer for TAPinto Greater Olean, the first franchise operated by a journalism school, interviews Shapiro about the growth of TAPinto, its relevance, how social media has helped its growth and what he has in store for the future of TAPinto.net. 

An interview with Vanessa Hulse on her project Exploring Poverty: The Warming House.

In our March 2 podcast, Dr. Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, discusses her project, March Into Women’s History. Patterned after NCAA March Madness, the project gives people the opportunity to vote, in rounds, from what starts out as a list of 64 women representing four different categories of importance: Advocacy, Business, Government and STEM. Eventually one of the 64 women will be declared this year's winner.

Most collegiate athletes have been participating in their sports since they were young. St. Bonaventure men's swimmers senior Mike White Jr. and freshman Nick Burdo talk about their time at the school and their experiences swimming. TAPinto Greater Olean's Emily Losito hosts the podcast.

Della Moore, director of the African American Center for Cultural Development, discusses upcoming Black History Month events with TAPInto Greater Olean's Jason Klaiber.

In our Feb. 10 podcast, three St. Bonaventure University students discuss their organized protest of the travel ban ordered by President Donald Trump. Seniors William Tighe and Mary Anneliese Quinlan and sophomore Amina Golden-Arabaty joined TAPinto Greater Olean’s Haley Schrenk for the podcast.

Students Aniesah Miller and Anisah Chauhdry speak on what it is like to be Muslim in the United States today and how they felt when they heard the news of the travel ban ordered by President Donald Trump. 

St. Bonaventure students JW Cook and Keegan Miller speak with TAPinto Greater Olean co-editor Richard Lee about their experiences in Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to Donald J. Trump's inauguration as the country's 45th president. Cook and Miller are part of an 11-student group that has been in the nation's capital since Jan. 14 as part of an academic seminar that has included panel discussions, lectures, meetings and more.

Michael Chiariello, who hosts a Bob Dylan radio show on WSBU-FM, discusses the Nobel Prize for Literature, which was awarded to Dylan over the weekend.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporter Jonathan Sawyer, who has played hockey and football for 20 years, explains his thoughts on the changing protocol of concussion prevention. The current NCAA Concussion Policy and Legislation can be found at http://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/concussion-management-and-diagnosis-best-practices).

TAPinto Greater Olean's David Bryant is joined by two individuals of different nationalities for a discussion of holiday traditions and customs that are unique to their families. David's guests include St. Bonaventure University student Setu Shah and Anne-Claire Fisher, an associate professor in the university's school of education.     

For Veterans Day, TAPinto Greater Olean Co-editor Richard Lee interviews his father, Guy Lee, about his military service during World War II.

Head coach of the St. Bonaventure women's rugby team, Clarence Picard joins us to talk about the success of the team and their playoff game coming up tomorrow, Nov. 5 against the Colgate Raiders

Joe Flanagan, director of Alumni Services at St. Bonaverure University, and Father Dominic Monti, a Distinguished Professor of Franciscan Studies at the school, join TAPinto Greater Olean hosts Jessica Laursen and Olivia Merrill to share stories about the university's haunted buildings and their spooky experiences on the campus.

St. Bonaventure Director of Marketing and Promotions Seth Johnson talks about Saturday's Bona Fan Jam and Quick Center Executive Director Ludwig Brunner discusses upcoming events in St. Bonaventure's Quick Center.

TAPinto Greater Olean reporters Brittney McDonald and Mackenzie Watson speak with participants in this weekend's New York State Communication Association Conference.

The Rev. Francis DiSpigno joins TAPinto Greater Olean hosts David Bryant and Riley Eike to discuss Francis Week and its impact on the community surrounding St. Bonaventure University. The podcast also will feature a Friends of the Olean Public Library project. We will discuss the creative process used by the Friends and exlain how to purchase library calendar. 

Today's guest will be Intrepid sportswriter Chuckie Maggio, who will be on to discuss Big 4 Media Day along with a preview of the upcoming St. Bonaventure men's basketball season 

We speak with Lori Bennett-Kolasa and Abbey Cohen about the upcoming Bonagany fair in Allegany, NY. We also will hear about an upcoming show in the area.