Marshall Miles, who co-founded the Robin Hood Radio network serving Northwest Connecticut and the Hudson Valley, passed away on Sunday at the age of 70.
Born in New York City on Oct. 23, 1952, Miles would recall in an interview that he “did a little bit of community college, but then went on and got right into broadcasting” with a job at a Hartford television station. He switched his career focus to radio, and in 1983 began WKZE in Lakeville in 1986 ”“ the station changed its call letters to WHDD in 1993.
Working with astrologer and art dealer Jill Goodman, Miles started Robin Hood Radio, which encompassed the AM and FM versions of WHDD along with WBSL-FM in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Miles and Goodman acquired the license for WHLV-FM from Bard College in 2012, which opened their broadcasts to the Dutchess and Ulster County markets.
Robin Hood Radio features a mix of NPR programming with BBC news and locally produced shows created by volunteer broadcasters.
WHDD promotes itself as the smallest NPR station in the nation because it is headquartered in Sharon, Connecticut, which has a population of less than 2,700 and is the tiniest locality to host an NPR outlet. Miles and Goodman also co-founded the nonprofit Tri-State Public Communications as the parent company of Robin Hood Radio and the North Canaan, Connecticut-based CATV 6 and CATV 252.
Photo courtesy of Marshall Miles”™ Facebook page
