Eric Hopkins has worked in radio for over 20 years, including stops in Colorado, New York City, Connecticut, and Hudson Valley, NY. He currently hosts mid-days on 101.5 WPDH in the Mid-Hudson Valley area of New York, and 107.7 WRKR in Kalamazoo/Battle Creek southwest Michigan. He moved to New York after previously living in Houston, Texas, and a number of other states across the country. He has been an on-air personality, including a four-and-a-half-year stint on TownSquare Media's national syndication platform for Classic Rock. Hopkins also once served as Production Director, and is well versed in editing and audio. He loves to cover a variety of topics such as; sports, beer, dogs, weather and astronomy, to offbeat topics and even the paranormal.
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New York Man Sentenced for Dressing as Mailman and Stealing Mail
MAIL THEFT: What makes this cases even stranger is that prosecutors say the 24 year-old man dressed up as a mailman and posed as the postal service when the crimes were committed.
Woman Hit the In Face With 10 Pounds of Packaged Meat During Walmart Fight
WHERE'S THE BEEF?: I guess one woman found out where the beef really was the hard way? In what could be one of the headlines of the year, police say a fight broke out in the potato chip aisle at a Walmart location Tuesday afternoon.
New York Woman’s Taxes Skyrocket After Revealing to the State She Wasn’t Dead
TAXED: You'd think being alive again would be a great thing? Unfortunately, for one New York woman, that wasn't totally the case.
New York Man Allegedly Threatened to Shoot FedEx Driver With Bow and Arrow
BOW AND ARROW: A New York man stands accused of threatening a driver with a bow and arrow. What strange series of events lead to this, according to police?
Explosion from Gender Reveal Party Heard in Two Different States
BOOM: Some of the recent reveals have become quite extravagant. And then some have just become downright dumb. This falls under the latter of the two.
What is New York State’s Most-Searched Conspiracy Theory?
CONSPIRACY: According to this study, New Yorkers are searching for information on a lot of things.
Former New York State Postal Worker Dumped Thousands of Pieces of Mail In the Woods
POSTAL: We understand some people forget to tip their mail carriers, but come on. This was not the way to handle things. What happened?
Bring Me My Booze! New York Extends Takeout and Delivery Alcohol
TAKEOUT BOOZE: Could we somehow extend the takeout and delivery of alcohol indefinitely? Well, at least we got a reprieve from the NY State Liquor Authority.
Brilliant Fireball Spotted In the Skies Over New York State
METEOR: If you happened to be outside looking at the sky early Sunday, you may have caught a glimpse of a rather spectacular phenomenon above.
New York Man Accused of Murder, Blames It On identical Twin Brother
TWINS: What sounds like something more out of a courtroom TV drama, a New York state man is trying to convince a judge that the real suspect in question is his identical twin brother.
Hay Now! Large Hay Spill Reported By Officials All Over the New York State Thruway
HAY!: Southbound commuters on the New York State Thruway were in for a bit of surprise Tuesday morning, when a large spill of hay was reported on the road near an overpass.
Does New York Have An Official State Dinosaur?
DINOSAUR: Did you know some states actually have an official state dinosaur? What dinosaur would best represent the Empire State?
People Are Leaving New York In Record Numbers, Once Again Leads Nation
MOVE: We hear it year after year. Folks are leaving New York. But are this many people really fleeing the state?
Report: UFO Sightings Are Way Up In New York in 2020
UFO: In what could be another strange side effect of this year's pandemic, reports of unidentified flying objects are way up in New York in 2020.