08.19.2015 Obituaries Johnny Niecko, Riverhead’s polka radio king, dies at 77 Johnny Niecko, who for more than 30 years serenaded listeners across the East End with authentic Polish polka as host of WRIV’s “Sunday Polka Time,” died Wednesday. He was 77.
12.12.2013 Community WRIV’s polka king steps down after 31 years When Johnny Niecko of Riverhead began his radio broadcasting career 40 years ago, he wasn’t expecting much. Then 36, he had recently returned home from Japan and Korea, where...