Mike Sauter
Vice President, Broadcasting & Host of Slacker RewindMike Sauter became a radio addict as a young child in Rochester, NY. He’s worked on multiple ends of the music world, including a job at a “High Fidelity”-style record shop, a gig spinning records at a bar, a brief stint sorting mail for A&M Records, and an even shorter attempt to be a music performer.
However, the majority of his life has involved playing music on the radio, starting in 1984 at his college radio station in Ithaca, NY. He was a long-time DJ at one of the pioneering alternative rock stations, WHTG/Asbury Park in New Jersey. Sauter started at WYEP in 2004 and held various positions, including Midday Mix host, music director, program director, and station manager.
Fanboy of: The Beatles
Memorable Interviews I’ve Done Over the Years: Joe Strummer, Beck, Suzanne Vega, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher, Jorma Kaukonen, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Nicole Atkins, Billy Bragg, Paul Shaffer, Jewel, Peter Murphy, Violent Femmes, Richard Thompson, Guster, and Andrew Bird.
First Time I Ever Introduced a Band on Stage: Red Hot Chili Peppers/Faith No More in 1987 at a bar show!
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Now that the 2023 WYEP Countdown to Fall has been revealed, let’s take a brief look at how it all played out. -
As the 1960s dawned, the initial rock & roll revolution seemed to be waning.
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Elvis Costello has had such a long and varied career, it’s interesting to remember where it all began for him. -
On November 12, 2020–Neil’s 75th birthday–WYEP paid tribute with a look back at his long and storied career.
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We combed through the last 30 years of music and curated our list of the greatest 600 songs.
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Ondara (formerly known as JS Ondara) stopped by the WYEP Studios for a Live & Direct Session with Mike Sauter on July 24th, 2019. -
For ranking, we had input from a handful of WYEP DJs (who are also big Replacements fans) and a couple of friends who are also fans. These folks were asked to grade all of the songs on a set scale, and then the grades were merged together.
