Meet The Staff: Liz Dooley

1. How long have you been with WNRN and how did you get started?
I began volunteering with WNRN around 2010ish answering phones during fund drives, then worked in a part time capacity in membership for a handful of years. I’ve been full time with WNRN since 2021.

2. What is your role at WNRN and how would you explain what you do?
I am the membership coordinator – I send the member list every week, order and mail the shirts, and all sorts of other member-related things!

3. What’s your favorite recent music discovery?
I always turn up the radio when we play Momma’s “I Want You (Fever)”, MJ Lenderman’s “Wristwatch”, and Johnny Delaware’s “Running”.

4. What might be an unexpected artist on your personal playlist?
Most people are surprised when they hear I’ve seen Dave Matthews Band live multiple times, and Charli xcx’s Brat was one of my picks for album of the year.

5. A couple of firsts: What was the first concert you ever attended? What was the first album you ever bought?
First concert officially was Amy Grant in 1995, but my first cool concert that changed my life was The Smashing Pumpkins with Garbage opening for the Mellon Collie tour in 1996. Both were at USAir Arena in Maryland.
The first CD I ever purchased with my own money was Nirvana’s Nevermind, but I still have two cassettes from 1990 that I got my parents to buy for me: New Kids on the Block’s Step by Step and Aerosmith’s Pump.

6. What would be your 1-3 Top ‘Desert Island’ albums? The ones you would want with you if stranded on a desert island. Why?
I would truly never be able to pick. Bury me with my record and CD collection, haha!

7. What are some of your favorite hobbies/things to do outside of music and radio?
I’m a distance runner – I’m currently training for my second ultramarathon and planning what my fall marathon will be.

Extra: What shows are you looking forward to in 2025 / What were some of your favorite shows in 2024?
Last October I went to Las Vegas for Best Friends Forever Fest, which featured some of my favorite bands, and I’m headed back again this year for BFF Fest round 2!