Gary Dunes

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Gary Dunes (born Gary Francis Modugno on February 11, 1958 in Syracuse, New York) is a morning drive time radio personality on WSEN AM/FM in Syracuse, NY and the lead singer of the band Dunes & The Del-Tunes.

Dunes was raised in Westvale which is a suburb of Syracuse, NY. He attendened 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 1972 while in high school.

In 1981 Dunes began his radio career in Auburn, NY working part time at WMBO. In 1982 he was hired fulltime 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-AM in Syracuse, NY and sister station WNTQ-FM (93Q) in December of 1983. After six months he was hired full time to do evenings at WNTQ and later became the music director and midday personality. In 1992 after a long successful career at WNTQ Dunes left and took the midday / music director position at WSEN-AM/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 band Dunes & The Del-Tunes.

Dunes has also done many interviews with many well known celebrities on his radio shows and has also made numerous television appearances on local TV in Syracuse.