ɡˈæɹæɡən wʌzɐ lˈaɪflɔŋ lˈoʊkəl ɹˈɛzᵻdənt hˌuː spˈɛnt sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz ɔnðɪ ˈɛɹ æt dˌʌbəljˌuːsˌiːkˌeɪˈɛl ɪn kˈætskɪl pɹˈaɪɚ tə kˈʌmɪŋ tə ɹˈɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
Garraghan was a lifelong local resident who spent 17 years on the air at WCKL in Catskill prior to coming to WRIP in 1999.