Frank Macaluso

Macaluso (right) with Lane Capsar, being interviewed for the Decatur Herald & Review

### Born

Frank Gifford Macaluso
December 30, 1997
Chicago, Illinois

### Appears in

*Owl Stretching Time*
 *Everything You Wanted to Know About WJMU (But Were Afraid to Ask)*
 *Transportation the Marmoset*
*Turn Your Dial to Murder*
 *Holiday Ham with Kat and Mar*
 *Your Honk of Honks*
 *I'm Sorry, I Wasn't Listening*
 *Fictitious Moments in WJMU History*
 *The Radioactive Frog Juncture*

**Frank Macaluso** (born December 30, 1997) is a writer, actor, and producer who has helmed every What's For Dinner? project to date.

Macaluso created and produced the sketch comedy series *Owl Stretching Time* for WJMU in 2017, and served as its host and primary writer for the series' entire run. He later wrote for and produced various comedy specials, including *Transportation the Marmoset*, *Turn Your Dial to Murder*, and *Holiday Ham with Kat and Mar*.

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, Macaluso had begun production on the *WJMU 49th Anniversary Special*, getting as far as recording all of the needed voice parts and mixing the first few minutes. When the pandemic struck, the special was cancelled.

During the early days of the pandemic, Macaluso produced *Your Honk of Honks: A Virtual Staged Reading*. Having originally intended to produce the show as a live program on-campus, Macaluso quickly reworked it to be produced via Zoom, on the advice of mentor and Math Club alum Hannah Geisz. After the success of *Your Honk of Honks*, he produced *I'm Sorry, I Wasn't Listening*, a full-fledged series recorded via Zoom.

In the later days of the pandemic, Macaluso produced two more series for WJMU. In March and April of 2021, in celebration of WJMU's 50th anniversary, Macaluso produced *Fictitious Moments in WJMU History*, a miniseries inspired by CBS's *Bicentennial Minutes*. Currently, Macaluso writes and produces *The Radioactive Frog Juncture*, yet another sketch comedy series.

In addition to his production work, Macaluso served as WJMU's Production Director and Creative Projects Director from 2018 to 2020.

Outside of his radio work, Macaluso was also a founding member of Puppet Camp, a puppet-centric sketch comedy troupe.

## Performing Credits

* *Owl Stretching Time*
* *Everything You Wanted to Know About WJMU (But Were Afraid to Ask)* (uncredited)
* *Transportation the Marmoset*
* *Turn Your Dial to Murder* (uncredited)
* *Holiday Ham with Kat and Mar* (uncredited)
* *Your Honk of Honks: A Virtual Staged Reading*
* *I'm Sorry, I Wasn't Listening*
* *Fictitious Moments in WJMU History*
* *The Radioactive Frog Juncture* (guest, "Boo the Police!" and "Those Naughty Army-Types Have Guns and Things") (uncredited)

## Writing Credits

* *Owl Stretching Time* (writer, Season 1; head writer, Seasons 2-4)
* *Everything You Wanted to Know About WJMU (But Were Afraid to Ask)* (writer)
* *Transportation the Marmoset* (writer)
* *Turn Your Dial to Murder* (writer)
* *Holiday Ham with Kat and Mar* (head writer)
* *A Date with Emily Boes* (writer and sketch compiler)
* *Your Honk of Honks* (head writer)
* *I'm Sorry, I Wasn't Listening* (head writer)
* *Fictitious Moments in WJMU History* (writer)
* *Once More for Fun* (head writer)
* *The Radioactive Frog Juncture* (head writer)