January Newsletter January 2006

Issue 5 January Meeting Reception 11:45 a.m. Holiday Inn Lunch 12:15 p.m. January 18, 2006 Ratecard $25.00 Reservations 856-365-5600 or [email protected] Inside this issue: Another super January meeting Sports Hall of Fame as a win- will be at the Holiday Inn on ner of the Legacy of Excellence More Happenings 2 City Line Avenue on the third Award for 2005. Ray’s bio is Wednesday, January 18. Note much more extensive than we well: Same place as last year. can detail here, so check the And More 2 Ray Didinger is familiar to full story on our many of us from his days as website at: And….. 2 sports guy on the www.broadcastpioneeers.com. Bulletin and later on the Daily News for 26 years before join- ing NFL films in 1996. Did- We will meet and greet at 11:45 inger has won 4 Emmy Awards am and sit for lunch at 12:15 for his writing and producing of pm. The tariff is the same as last year, $25. Again, we need the “NFL Films Present” and “I kissed my first girl the Turner Network documen- your help. Please make your reservation by calling: and smoked my first tary “Football America.” A cigarette on the same winner of many awards Did- 856-365-5600, or email day. I haven’t had time inger’s name was just added to [email protected]. for tobacco since.” the Writer’s Hall of Fame in Again, we’ll be at the Holiday

Canton, Ohio. He was just Inn near the expressway, 4100 Ray Ditinger Presidential Blvd. There is no Arturo Toscanini inducted into the Philadelphia parking fee.

Happenings

In addition to Ray Didinger at around the podium, Commis- A note from Shelly Gross, Past the January meeting, Ed Har- sioner , all of the Pioneers President and Person Board Meeting vey is planning to be there to Championship team at the three of the Year, received around present Ray, who has just pub- head tables. The owners of the the holidays, wishes all mem- lished an Encyclopedia of the Eagles, at the time, were joint bers the best of the holiday , with a owners composed of Philadel- season, and says he keeps track There will be a 10 am photo copy of a picture he has phians including many politi- of what’s going on with the meeting of the Board. from the banquet for the Cham- cians, who were there. By the newsletter and contact with All Board Members are pionship Eagles Team of 1948- way, Ed was also involved with other members. He also checks urged to attend before 49. Ed hopes, in exchange, to the 1960 Championship team the temperature here, and rubs the luncheon get his copy of the Encyclope- doing color commentary for it in by saying it’s warmer at dia autographed by Ray. The Bill Campbell’s play-by-play. Palm Beach Gardens in Florida picture includes Ed at the po- Television in 1960 was handled where he and Joan are rela- dium as Toastmaster wearing by member Jack Whitaker, and tively well, and wonder how he an Eagles helmet, with Coach color by the late Bosh ever had time to work. Earl ‘Greasy’ Neale peeking Pritchard. More Happenings

Member Edna Whittington Cathcart is 32920. His home phone is 321-868- George Finkel, former WFIL director now 97, and drops a note from time to 3428, cell 321-759-5948. He and and NBC Sports Producer/Director, en- time to keep us posted. Edna, you’ll re- Dolores have a beautiful new condo joys not having to shovel snow while he member, was on duty in the newsroom, where they can see the space launches waits for his new digs to be finished in and called the WIP News Director to from their balcony, and view the Port and Longs, SC, and he also thinks the taxes alert him to the bombing of Pearl Harbor Port River. Great for the Florida life- there beat New Jersey’s by a mile. He on Sunday, December 7, 1941. Not style. Also contact [email protected]. was operated on for a badly herniated many of our members were in the busi- disc on November 30 and the doctor says ness then. She now reads the newsletter it’ll be another 6 to 8 weeks before he with a magnifier, but notes that near her Larry Litwin informs that his second can swing a club. George says it’s too home in Gladwyne traffic is terrible, and book has come out, “The ABC’s of Stra- cold for golf anyhow (55 degrees) so huge trucks tail-gate and they zoom in tegic Communication” and it occurred he’ll be ready when the time comes. Last and out of traffic and she worries about almost simultaneously with his being we heard Finkel was still doing the Mi- the possibility of accidents. We try to given the National School Public Rela- ami Dolphins preseason games. The keep people posted Edna. tions Lifetime Achievement Award. Finkel’s are currently in a temp house Larry spent 10 years as KYW Newsra- while the new one is being built on dio’s education reporter. Larry is cur- Meadowlands Golf Course in Calabash, Dave Klahr has moved to 8984 Puerto rently Associate Professor of Public Re- NC. Del Rio Drive, #403, Cape Canaveral, FL lations / Advertising at Rowan Univer- sity.

And More

Bill McCloskey, WIP News 1961-1968, Great to hear from KYW News Anchor has been asked to chair the Radio TV’s Dave Madden who answers the ques- News Directors Foundation First Amend- tion, “What are you up to?” with the re- “Basically, my wife was ment Dinner March 9. This is Bill’s third sponse that he goes to Florida every Feb- immature. I’d be at home in year chairing this event. Last year on the ruary. He says he usually stays at the the bath, and she’d come in Award Winners was former Philadelphia Hampton Inn there, but this year it is and sink my boats.” Andrea Mitchell. At this month’s DC being converted into condo’s so he’ll Chapter RTNDA luncheon, Bill sat with have to find another place in 2007. His Woody Allen Channel 4’s Angela Owens who, like wife Teri keeps busy with her Civil War Bill, was hired in the sixties by WIP reenactments, and taking care of their News Director Paul Rust. two cats, their children, he says.

And…..

So many interesting people in our club: sents. It is for appreciation of responsi- Dr. Bucky Clark has been playing the ble citizenship, and the benefits of a free piano at our Hall of Fame dinner for society. In addition to being School We always need help with the many, many years. He used to substitute Principal, pianist, Bucky was for years newsletter. Please send items for the late Larry Ferrari so Larry could Councilman and Mayor of Hatboro, for it to Paul Norton, 205 Ocean have dinner. Bucky continued after . Congratulations, Bucky. View Blvd., Lewes, DE 19958, Larry’s death. He has been Principal of email [email protected], or Log College Middle School in Warmin- call 302-645-8910. ster for many years, and on November 16 was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal at the Freedom’s Founda- tion in Valley Forge. Bucky is thrilled - it is awarded for all things that he repre-

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