IRENE FASSOLAKIS
Born to Greek immigrants Stelios and Sofia, from the islands of Chios and Naxos, Irene Fassolakis was born and raised in Washington, DC. At a very young age, she showed an intense interest in music, dance, and art. She attended private schools starting with The Reverend Thomas Daniels Greek Orthodox School in Washington, DC up through Marymount University in Arlington, VA, where she became the first female undergraduate to receive a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy, minoring in Fine Arts. Although she's been an oil painter since 1991, Irene spent most of her professional experiences in marketing but took a break to pursue a Master Certificate in Digital Multimedia and Web Design from the computer school at Johns Hopkins University. Since 2002, she has also been one of the lead vocalists for a Greek band, traveling the East Coast for weddings, festivals, and other social events. She is preparing to debut her first CD set with the band in the winter of 2008. Additionally, Irene has performed several voice overs for WTOP in Washington, DC and is preparing to enter a new chapter of radio by hosting a weekly Greek radio program, Radio Olympus. |
DIMITRI SOTIS
Dimitri was born on December 6 and grew up in Muncie, Indiana. I've never done anything else and I've known from age 10 that this is what I wanted to do. I was one of those "nerds" who had a "pretend" radio station in my basement. When I was 12 I had an afternoon paper route and, later, a part-time job in a food warehouse. I took all of my earnings and bought two turntables, an audio mixer, a microphone and some speakers and set up a studio in my basement. Every afternoon I'd come home from school and go "on the air." Then at five o'clock, I'd run upstairs to the living room to watch reruns of "WKRP in Cincinnati." It's embarrassing but true. My parents are the only real heroes in my life. They both came to the United States from Greece to go to college and they never left. My dad taught me how to think critically, how to quickly size up a situation and how important it is to save money and spend it wisely. My mother taught me how to behave properly in social situations, how to be organized and how important it is to do a job thoroughly and not to cut corners. |
GEORGE WALLACE
Born and raised in Maryland. He began his broadcasting career at WMUC on the campus of the University of Maryland where he served as play-by-play during broadcasts of football and basketball. Received his degree in 2001 He worked for Westwood One Radio and covered the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the Winter games in Torino, Italy. |