CRUSH Hour

Host(s): 
Christopher Rush
Timeslot: 
Monday, January 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Music

Amplifying Voices, Empowering Change. Connecting with leaders working to make Rochester a better place. 

Past Episodes

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 49 - Jackie McGriff (Our Voices Project) Aired: Monday, December 29, 2025

    Jackie McGriff is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who centers the stories of Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples. She splits her time between visual storytelling through her two businesses—Jackie Photography and Our Voices Project LLC —getting lost (on purpose) with her camera on photowalks, building community, and watching movies.

    • IAMNOBODI - Luther joint @ 03:00
    • John Williams - The Flight to Neverland @ 18:58
    • sheku Kanneh-mason - ElgarVariations on an orgnal theme @ 42:11
  • CRUSH Hour Episode 48 - Roxanna Siaca (Workers Rights Advocate) Aired: Monday, December 15, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 48! We welcome Roxanna Siaca to the Wayo Studio
    Roxanna is a Boricua workers’ rights advocate organizing for dignity and living wages. She rejects resilience as a survival tax and centers resistance, respect, and collective power. Her work is rooted in culture, class consciousness, and fighting for people who are too often expected to endure instead of win.
    Tap in!

    • IAMNOBODI - Luther joint @ 00:55
    • segovia orguesta - grandes de la salsa @ 17:29
    • Tori Kelly - Psalm 42 @ 40:03
    • VIVIAN GREEN - music @ 56:23
  • CRUSH Hour Episode 47 - Kareem J. Hayes (Higher-Education Leader, Educator, and Consultant) Aired: Monday, December 8, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 47!

    Listen as Kareem J. Hayes stops through to the WAYO Studio
    Kareem J. Hayes is a higher-education leader, educator, and consultant dedicated to developing student leaders and empowering communities. As an Ed.D. candidate and director of leadership programs at RIT, he blends scholarship, storytelling, and service. Through BlueprintLeadership and creative ventures, he inspires growth, resilience, and purpose in others.
    Tap in!

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 46 - Fatamah Abdi (Medical Training Leader) Aired: Monday, December 1, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 46!
    Fatamah Abdi is a proud wife and mother of four, and a master’s-prepared Registered Nurse who has built her entire career in Rochester. Beginning as an LPN and rising to earn her master’s in nursing education, she now serves as a care coordinator in retirement. She’s inspired young nurses, supported families, and brought purpose to every role.
    Listen as this medical leader shares what it takes to train the people who are taking care of our community!

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 45 - Kelvin Sanchez and Jeremy Smith (FreedomScholarslc.org)) Aired: Monday, November 24, 2025

    Episode 45 of the CRUSH! We are joined by Kelvin, a dedicated youth and community advocate with years of service across Western New York, and Jeremy Smith, Executive Director of Freedom Scholars Learning Center. Together, they bring deep experience in literacy, mentorship, and human-centered education, creating spaces where young people’s voices and stories are truly valued.

    • IAMNOBODI - Luther joint @ 07:04
    • Residente - Hijos Del Canaveral @ 17:31
    • Nas - What Goes Around @ 41:58
    • Jessie Reyez - Goliath @ 58:38
  • CRUSH Hour Episode 44 - Daniel Snead (Coach, Author, Founder Best Bet Skills Academy)) Aired: Monday, November 17, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 44!
    Daniel “Best Bet Dan” Snead is a coach, author, and founder of Best Bet Skills Academy. He helps young people and athletes develop high-impact social skills that open doors in life. His book, Get More From the Game, equips student-athletes to maximize their opportunities on and off the court.
    Tap in!

    • IAMNOBODI - Luther joint @ 01:22
    • will smith - just the two of us @ 20:02
    • FRED HAMMOND - breathe into me @ 45:38
    • D-Will - S.O.P @ 58:24
  • CRUSH Hour Episode 43 - Dr. Loretha J. McCullough (Virtuous Consulting Services LLC) Aired: Monday, November 10, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 43!
    Dr. Loretha J. McCullough is a visionary HR Executive and Founder of Virtuous Consulting Services, LLC. With 30+ years of experience, she empowers others through coaching, consulting, and her YouTube platform Unspoken Truths: Trauma in the Black Community. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and SPHR, she holds a BS, MBA, and Doctorate in Executive Leadership.
    Tap in!

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 43 - Dr. Loritha J. McCullough (Virtuous Consulting & Services LLC) Aired: Monday, November 10, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 43!
    Dr. Loretha J. McCullough is a visionary HR Executive and Founder of Virtuous Consulting Services, LLC. With 30+ years of experience, she empowers others through coaching, consulting, and her YouTube platform Unspoken Truths: Trauma in the Black Community. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and SPHR, she holds a BS, MBA, and Doctorate in Executive Leadership.
    Tap in!

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 42 - Robert Darrisaw (MCTP Program Director) Aired: Monday, November 3, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 42!
    Robert Darrisaw is a young leader dedicated to empowering his community and its youth to overcome adversity and poverty through resilience, consistency, and access to vital resources and encouragement. A lifelong learner, system disrupter, and agent of change, Robert is committed to building pathways of opportunity and inspiring others to rise above their circumstances.
    Tap in!

  • CRUSH Hour Episode 41 - Dr. Maryann Rivera-Dannert (Speaker, Author,Life Coach) Aired: Monday, October 27, 2025

    CRUSH Hour Episode 41!
    Listen as Dr. Maryann Rivera-Dannert, speaker, author, life coach shares her inspiring journey to entrepreneurship and supporting individuals as they navigate life challenges.

    • IAMNOBODI - soul 2 stro @ 02:08
    • STEVIE B - SPRING LOVE @ 16:31
    • florance and the machine - shake it out @ 39:29
    • Rauw Alejandro - tattoo @ 56:27

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