Remembering the Catskills

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks with Jack Weber about the many summers they enjoyed working at Brown's Hotel in the iconic Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York.

Ron MacCloskey interviews Hershal Hershel and Linn Lorkin, singers-songwriters who wrote the theme song of the show ``Up in the Borscht Belt`` and so many more.

Ron McCloskey speaks with Music Historian Will Friedland about some of the biggest names to have played the Catskills in its heyday, including the Barry Sisters, Tony Bennett, Eddie Fisher and more.

Host Ron McCloskey interviews YIVO's Dr. Eddy Portnoy and Alex Weiser about painter Morris Katz, a Polish Jewish American who survived the Holocaust, ultimately becoming a pop artist sensation in the late 20th century, in the Catskills and beyond.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks to Andrew Jacobs, the President of The Catskills Borscht Belt Museum, a New York Times writer who has been so important in bringing back memories and stories of the Catskills Mountains.

Ron MacCloskey interviews Hershal Hershel and Linn Lorkin, singers-songwriters who wrote the theme song of the show ``Up in the Borscht Belt`` and so many more.

Host Ron MacCloskey chats with Alan Greenberg. Growing up in the Bronx, as a teenager, Alan worked at some of the various smaller hotels in the Catskills, up and down Route 42, including the Ambassador, Flagler, Grand Mountain and more..

Host Ron MacCloskey chats with composer and playwright Stephen Cole about GROSSINGER'S, which later became SATURDAY NIGHT AT GROSSINGER'S, both musicals that tell the story of Grossinger's Hotel and its legendary founder Jennie Grossinger.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks to Borscht Belt Historian Dr. Peter Alan Chester, Author Allen Frishman, and Catskills Museum VP Robin Kaufman about the legendary Catskills Mountains and The Catskills Resort Museum.

Ron MacCloskey chats with Elaine Grossinger Etess about her family's decades-long operation of the legendary Grossinger's Hotel in New York's Catskills Mountains, highlighting the many celebrities who performed at and enjoyed Grossinger's.

Host Ron MacCloskey interviews Elaine Grossinger Etess, who grandparents founded the Grossinger's Hotel in the Catskills Mountain; Elaine, who grew up and worked at the hotel for decades, discusses its early years and ultimate expansion.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks with acclaimed radio announcer and DJ Cousin Brucie, who reflects on his idyllic summers during his childhood in the Catskills, ultimately working in the Catskills, and his illustrious career in radio.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks with Jack Weber about the many summers they enjoyed working at Brown's Hotel in the iconic Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks to Andrew Jacobs, the President of The Catskills Borscht Belt Museum, a New York Times writer who has been so important in bringing back memories and stories of the Catskills Mountains.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks with acclaimed radio announcer and DJ Cousin Brucie, who reflects on his idyllic summers during his childhood in the Catskills, ultimately working in the Catskills, and his illustrious career in radio.

Ron McCloskey speaks with Music Historian Will Friedland about some of the biggest names to have played the Catskills in its heyday, including the Barry Sisters, Tony Bennett, Eddie Fisher and more.

Host Ron MacCloskey interviews Elaine Grossinger Etess, whose grandparents founded the Grossinger's Hotel in the Catskill Mountains; Elaine, who grew up and worked at the hotel for decades, discusses its early years and ultimate expansion.

Ron MacCloskey chats with Elaine Grossinger Etess about her family's decades-long operation of the legendary Grossinger's Hotel in New York's Catskills Mountains, highlighting the many celebrities who performed at and enjoyed Grossinger's.

Host Ron McCloskey interviews YIVO's Dr. Eddy Portnoy and Alex Weiser about painter Morris Katz, a Polish Jewish American who survived the Holocaust, ultimately becoming a pop artist sensation in the late 20th century, in the Catskills and beyond.

Host Ron MacCloskey speaks to Borscht Belt Historian Dr. Peter Alan Chester, Author Allen Frishman, and Catskills Museum VP Robin Kaufman about the legendary Catskills Mountains and The Catskills Resort Museum.

Host Ron MacCloskey chats with composer and playwright Stephen Cole about GROSSINGER'S, which later became SATURDAY NIGHT AT GROSSINGER'S, both musicals that tell the story of Grossinger's Hotel and its legendary founder Jennie Grossinger.

Host Ron MacCloskey chats with Alan Greenberg. Growing up in the Bronx, as a teenager, Alan worked at some of the various smaller hotels in the Catskills, up and down Route 42, including the Ambassador, Flagler, Grand Mountain and more. .