[1] His eclectic mix of music, reviews, and lengthy interviews with authors and artists has established Scelsa as a fixture in late night New York City radio for decades.
When WPLJ restricted the air personalities' ability to pick their own music to play, Scelsa moved to WNEW-FM 102.7 where he hosted late nights and evenings from 1973 through 1982.
Scelsa opted to leave the station rather than restrict his playlist to the newer rock and shortly thereafter returned to WNEW-FM where he continued hosting "Idiot's Delight".
For a period of time at WNEW, Vin channeled his doubts regarding the station's commitment to his show by playing a different version of the standards chestnut "I'll Be Seeing You" each week.
He also briefly hosted an internet only radio show called "Live at Lunch" during 2000 and 2001 which he broadcast from his home or from a custom-built studio at J&R Music World.
In 1994, he co-created a live musical series called "In Their Own Words: A Bunch Of Songwriters Sittin' Around Singing at The Bottom Line in New York City".
The Bottom Line series yielded a number of live compilations on CD and albums of one-off pairings that occurred, such as Lou Reed with Kris Kristofferson, and Roger McGuinn with Pete Seeger.