Being Frank

About Being Frank

Frank LoBuono is a journalist with over 40 years of experience in the TV News profession. His mission is to engage people in healthy dialogue and create positive change in our community. Each show features the important news of the day and an expert guest to discuss the shows chosen topic. No topic is out of bounds, and we encourage differing points of view to be discussed. Passionate discourse is welcome. Personal diatribes are not.

Publisher

Hudson River Radio .com

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Dec 2021

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

227 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   The Upcoming Midterm Election w/ Dylan Smith and Italian American Heritage Month w/ Antoinette LaVecchia

   Frank gets a youth perspective on the upcoming Midterm Elections with Dylan Smith, a volunteer with the Cait Conley campaign. Frank also celebrates Italian American Heritage Month with actress Antoinette LaVecchia, with a discussion about her new work celebrating Italian women.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Breast Cancer Awareness plus a New Art Exhibit in Nyack

   Dr. Adriana Suarez-Ligon is Medical Director for The Breast Center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Breast Center webpage: https://www.montefiorenyack.org/services/breastcenter (https://www.montefiorenyack.org/services/breastcenter) Info on the Rides and Strides fundraiser event: https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/ (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/MontefioreNyack (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montefiore_nyack/ (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/montefiore-nyack/ (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NyackHospital (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) Lynn Stein's Painting Exhibit  (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/)"Can’t Take Me Eyes Off of You". (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/) opens Oct 15, 6-8pm, and runs thru late November at Hudson Spectacles, 42 South Franklin St., Nyack, NY (https://montefiorenyackfoundation.org/)

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Anti-Violence Advocacy w/ Dr. Everett Newton and Polka Popularity w/ Nicholas Smyth

   Frank is joined by Dr. Everett Newton from The Center for Safety and Change. The Center for Safety and Change Hotline #: 845 694 3344 www.centerforsafetyandchange.org (https://www.centerforsafetyandchange.org) Frank also talks with Nicholas Smyth of “The Polka Time” Band about the upcoming Rockland Polka Festival in Nyack, NY. www.rocklandpolka.com (https://www.rocklandpolka.com)

Who has been a guest on Being Frank

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Winston Perry
• Craig Smith
• Anthony Marinelli
• Mustafa AlTaie
• Nick Corasaniti

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,385

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

68

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.