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