Gary Dunes
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Gary Francis Modugno February 11, 1958 Syracuse, New York, USA  |
Gary Francis Modugno (born in Syracuse, New York), better known by the nickname/stage name Gary Dunes, is a morning drive time radio personality on WZUN-FM 102.1 in Syracuse, NY and the lead singer of the Band Code Red and Dunes & The Del-Tunes.
Dunes was raised in Westvale which is a suburb of Syracuse, NY. He attended Onondaga Community College in Syracuse where he majored in radio and television. He began a singing career with his band Dunes & The Del-Tunes in 1976 while in high school.
In 1981 Dunes began his radio career in Auburn, NY working part-time at WMBO. In 1982 he was hired full-time to do afternoon drive at WGVA in Geneva, NY. A year later he landed a job in the Syracuse market at WKFM doing evenings. Dunes left WKFM after an ownership change and began working part-time at WNDR in Syracuse, NY and sister station WNTQ-FM (93Q) in December 1983. Within six months he was hired full-time to do evenings at WNTQ and later became the music director and midday personality. In 1991 after a long successful career at WNTQ Dunes left and took the midday / music director position at WSEN-FM in Syracuse, NY. In 2000 he was elevated to the morning drive slot at WSEN where he remains today and still performs with his current band Code Red along with Dunes & The Del-Tunes when they reunite to perform at a few major events and venues during the year.
Dunes previously worked doing mornings on WSEN-FM and was also heard weekday afternoons from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on WSEN-AM, Oldies 1050. Following the sale of WSEN-FM on March 21, 2016 he moved immediately to the Morning Drive slot at WZUN-FM 102.1 in Syracuse, NY which also plays Classic Hits.
Dunes has also done numerous interviews with many well known celebrities on his radio shows and has also made several television appearances on local TV in Syracuse.
Gary Dunes and the Morning Crew
Dunes's morning show,"Gary Dunes, Big Mike and Cindy", airs from 6-10 AM Eastern Time Monday - Friday on WZUN-FM 102.1. The program features Dunes with Mike Fiss and Cindy Humble. News is provided by WSYR-TV New Director, Jim Compagna and weather by WSTM-TV Chief Meteorologist, Wayne Mahar. Jimmy Carter (no relation to the former President of the same name) provides entertainment reports.