March Newsletter

March Newsletter

Issue 7 March Meeting Reception 11:45 a.m. Bala Country Club Lunch 12:15 p.m. March 16, 2005 Ratecard $20.00

We’ll come on like a lion to trucks going through the but please call first 610- start March with an old neighborhood, the US 436-4217 or e-mail mor- Inside this issue: friend, and regular atten- Coast Guard, and the long- [email protected]. It dee at Broadcast Pioneer est running jingle in the will be $20 and we will More Happenings 2 functions, Les Waas will country for the Melrose gather at 11:45 for fellow- be our speaker as we re- Diner and many others. ship and at 12:15 lunch. And More 2 turn to Bala on March 16. He has been heard on Les, President of Waas, voices for hundreds of Inc., an advertising agency commercials for radio and And... 2 that has been around for television, and has been a 45 years, will tell Pioneers winner of most major crea- tales of his 973 jingles for tive awards. the Inquirer, Mr. Softee Join us for the festivities played on the thousands of on the third Wednesday,

Happenings

What wonderful entertain- Charlie Gracie who was The Broadcast Pioneers Fifteen restaurants com- ment James Rosin provided also at the meeting and is on Fourth Annual Symposium pete, and when the compe- those assembled at the last the cover of the Rosin Book for area college students will tition is over, you get to meeting. His talk about his is much bigger in England be held on April 9 at Chan- help eat the leftovers. book “Rock, Rhythm and than in the U.S. Gerry Wil- nel 6. We’ll have more on Blues: A Look at the Na- kinson and his wife were this later. Also, if you have a tional Recording Artists from taking their daughter Mi- nominee for the Hall of the City of Brotherly Love.” chelle to a college in Eng- Fame / Person of the Year A lot of his old friends land and saw Gracie was selections, send your sug- showed up including Charlie appearing at a concert gestions to President Frank Gracie who is on the cover, nearby so they went to the Hogan by e-mail at Ho- “”Until I was 13, I Bill Wright, Sr. and Hy Lit, concert. Delsi told the story [email protected]. thought my name was whom we haven’t seen too at the meeting, and Jay ‘shut up’.” much lately. Lloyd, recently retired KYW suburban Bureau Chief, told Tom Monaghan’s 12th An- Joe Namath Gerry after the meeting that nual Philly Chili Cook-off will In the small world depart- he and his wife were in Eng- be at the Manayunk Brewery ment, at the meeting Pat land on the same mission, Restaurant, 4120 Main Delsi introduced James & were on the same plane Street, Manayunk from 5:30 Rosin and mentioned that flight to the UK. to 8:00 pm on March 23. More Happenings

While we’re speaking of Rowan, (Mr. Rivets). I hope you noticed but on February 16 Rowan Radio recently won two interna- member Pat Delsi was given the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame’s Dis- tional awards. They got first place for a We recently had Bill Matter as on the documentary, “Making the Team the tinguished Service Award. Pat, who air at WOGL, but in real life you can has done everything in our organization Hard Way”, which examines the grow- find him doing swing guy duties at 950 ing problem of hazing in high school and is one of our hardest working WPEN. That is, filling in for sick days, members, has done over 4000 basket- athletics. They were awarded second off days, what have you. He was doing place victory for the documentary ball games in a 51 year career. He has 7 to 9 pm but that is being filled by also introduced over one million re- “Childhood Memories: As Seen on Jerry Blavat. Meantime, at WOGL, TV.” It takes you back to the time when cords. Pat and Marj recently cele- Bob Charger is doing 9 to midnight. brated their 49th wedding anniversary. children’s shows dominated the Phila- Bob was recently awarded the March of delphia area. Sally Starr (and the They have 8 children and 19 grandchil- Dimes Air Award as “Best Night Time dren. Pat graduated from Camden Three Stooges), Gene London with his Radio Personality in Philly.” Bob has storytelling, and interviews with Emmy Catholic High School. Thanks to Tom been around as a weatherman, actor, Moran for the help with this one. winner Jane Norman (Pixanne), game show host, and tours at WIP, Carter and Pat Merbreier (Captain WFIL, and on WIBBAGE. He’ll have 37 and Mrs. Noah), Bill “Wee Willie” years in the business in July. Webber, and Emmy winner, Joe Earley

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Ralph DiCocco has been retired since entry of his brother-in-law, John Carl- John Butterworth at Educasting, a 1993 and he loves it. The former WFIL ton, into the Pioneers Hall of Fame. Triangle effort that many will remem- and KYW studio engineer spends a lot ber. of time with the 13 grandchildren and travels to Burbank, CA to see some of Lloyd Roach, who was there at the them. His son-in-law is a writer for Dis- beginning of Boss Radio on WFIL, is now President and CEO of Route 81 ney. Ralph should do a book about his “Don’t worry about avoiding Radio. These are 12 stations mostly adventures in TV with the Dick Clark temptation...As you grow along ’s Route 81. Lloyd American Banstand show, and his work older it will avoid you.” deplores the conglomerate radio opera- with Mike Douglas at KYW, Sally tors’ juke box approach to the business Starr, Happy the Clown and on and on. Winston Churchchill He really enjoyed getting together re- and says WAZL in Hazleton features cently with Bill Russell, Marv Brooks, talk and news and community formats. Hank Latvin and Ed Yates of the Band- His original purchase was WCOJ from stand days. He gets to meetings peri- Gerry Lenfest, and now the group in- odically, and had to be there for the cludes stations in Carbondale and El- mira, NY. He recalls working with

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Great to talk to Tony Oscapinski who been heard on a network and WOR Don’t forget that you are a neces- is making a remarkable recovery from New York, is going to be simulcast in sary part of the operation of getting the stroke he suffered some time back. Atlantic City and Hammonton. On at 8 the newsletter to the members. Most all of the problems associated to 10 am on WOND it has great num- They want to know what you’re up with it are considerably better because bers, a 12 share. Now after people to. Let Paul Norton know by writing of his diligent efforts at therapy. lose their shirts in the casinos they can him at 205 Ocean View Blvd., Lewes, drive home to good music. He features DE 19958, or call 302-645-8910, or e- the great sounds WIP had when he mail [email protected]. We’ve heard great news from former was there with Wee Willie, Tom WIP boss Dick Carr. His Dick Carr Big Moran, Nat Wright and all the others. Bands and Blues show, which has

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