A masterwork of modern PI fiction
-Reed Farrel Coleman
Riley King leaps from the page and digs deep to find the truth
-Paul Levine
Richard Neer does a masterful job of building a suspenseful plot
-John Feinstein
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The humble beginnings of a Prog-Rock Station
50 years ago, July 1, 1970, WLIR debuted as a progressive rock station. Michael Harrison and I were college kids who had convinced the owner to make this radical change. It was hailed as the first "underground" station in the 'burbs, and led to a long legacy of great...
Riley King is at it again
Brilliant Disguise is the newest episode in the adventures of Riley King and it's arrived just in time for summer beach reading, if you have a beach you can visit safely, given the restrictions we must impose on ourselves.In this book, Riley struggles with forces that...
50 Years On…
Fifty years ago, on July 1, 1970, WLIR took the air as a progressive rock station.92.7 FM was the brainchild of Michael Harrison, who convinced the mom and pop owners of the frequency, John and Dorothea Rieger, to switch formats from an old fashioned 'magazine'...
Profiles in Courage
Whatever happened to "Judge not Lest Ye be Judged"? From the calls I've taken on WFAN lately, people are practically suggesting the death penalty for the Astros players who participated in the sign stealing scandal. The players made a mistake by cheating. Their bosses...
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Talkers Magazine Story on The Last Resort
Talkers magazine writes about The Last Resort! WFAN, New York Personality Richard Neer Enjoying Growing Alternative Career as Murder Mystery Author. Does it ever cross your mind on a sleepless night that an angry listener might pull a gun on you, incensed at...
CBS New York on THE LAST RESORT
In this interview, Richard talks about his new novel, THE LAST RESORT. Click here to read the interview
Richard Neer began his radio career at WLIR, fostering it through its birth as the first suburban progressive station in the nation. WNEW-FM was his radio home for almost thirty years; it was there that he became friends with a fellow Jersey kid named Bruce Springsteen, who called him frequently when he was working the late shift.