June Newsletter

June Newsletter

Issue 2003-2004

June Meeting Reception 12:00 p.m. Bala Country Club Lunch 12:30 p.m. June 16, 2004 Ratecard $20.00 Reservations 610-436-4217

Inside this issue: In June a person’s fancy turns Later, she rather famously won to thoughts of….Pioneers a discrimination lawsuit against luncheons. It’s amazing how WCAU in 1994. A very color- More Happenings 2 language loses its poetry when ful background, and fascinating it’s correct. But seriously, current involvement should And More 2 folks, your thoughts should be make a great program. Join us turning to the third Wednesday, on June 16 at 12 noon at Bala, June 16 at Bala Golf Club when and there’s always a wonderful And... 2 the Chapter will group of members who are be welcoming NJ State Senator present. Diane Allen. Diane has been in Remember you must call 610- the Senate for six years, but 436-4217 or e-mail morris- “Nobody in football will be remembered by most of [email protected] to make should be treated the Pioneers for her work at your reservation. Please help as a genius. A KYW-TV in the 70’s and 80’s us do the job. as an anchor and then at Diane Allen genius is a guy like WCAU-TV also as anchor. Norman Einstein.”

Happenings Joe Theismann

You missed a great meeting last Pioneer friends. Dave Custis, Pete Kouris who now lives in Bal Harbour and met Dave month with Dawn Timmeney. Nat Wright, Jack Ryan and Marathon Key in the Florida Klahr’s wife which led to a She thoroughly informed and President Bill Webber were Keys. Steve says Pete has had reunion with the WFIL pro- entertained a large group of present at the Abington Friends an interesting life since leaving ducer, Pioneer’s member, and members and guests. Dawn is Meeting House for the Celebra- Channel 6 as a Director in the Florida radio executive that was an anchor at NBC10 and is well tion of John’s Life. 60’s and 70’s. He produced what might be called ‘a seren- dipitous circumstance.’ Florida known to Philadelphia audi- Michael Tearson informs that and directed weather at ABC claims a lot of happy relocating ences. The guests at the meet- he will be starting a Bob Dillon for Good Morning America, Philadelphia broadcasters. ing included Mrs. John Beaty, Radio Hour on Satellite Radio’s then was one of the principals whose husband died suddenly in setting up the Weather Chan- Folktown Channel. Michael is Newsletter watcher John Rob- early last month at 71 of diabe- nel. He now arranges topless producing the show from his erts informs that veterans of the tes related conditions. Member fishing expeditions. You’ll home for Sunday morning pres- Progressive Rock Group YES Bud Galow brought her and have to ask Steve about that last entation and is involved in pro- paid tribute to the late Ed Sciaky she thanked the club for their one. Way to go, Pete! Another ducing other ‘fun’ projects at while playing a concert at friendship with John and has good guy from the same period his home studio. the Wachovia Spectrum. Peo- asked that contributions in his Howard Kesselman now lives ple there described it as genu- memory be made to the Pio- Steve Sacks had quite a vaca- in Brighton Beach, FL and the inely moving. neer’s Scholarship Fund. John tion in Florida which he made Sacks enjoyed dinner with him. was a regular at our meetings into a mini reunion of WFIL Steve’s wife, Peggy, was wash- and will be missed by all his people. He played golf with ing her hands in a washroom in More Happenings Member Beth Leary Hegedus is keeping TV sales many years ago and then left to life!! busy with writing chores for the “Chestnut own and operate radio stations, including Jay Lloyd has no intention of retiring. The Hill Local”, the “Trend Weekly”, where Y100. After 40 years he sold his station to Bureau Chief for KYW Newsradio says his she recently did profiles on Jerry Blavat Radio One, although he still owns the radio wife told him if he woke up and didn’t hear and Don Cannon, and “Main Line Today” towers. He is basically retired, he says, and himself on the radio he’d think he was Magazine. Some real Pioneers, including he and Lyn spend their winters in Palm dead. Jay will celebrate 52 years in com- Captain and Mrs. Noah, Ed Harvey and Beach and summers in Boothbay Harbor, munications in July, the last 35 at KYW. Marg Wieting (Harvey), and a sports fig- ME. They still call Merion home. He and He was a broadcaster in Bermuda, in the ure will be featured in the “Today” Maga- Lyn will celebrate an important anniversary beginning, while in the army and continued zine, later this year. You’ll have to read it this year (he won’t say which in case Lyn there after his discharge, then with Radio to find out who that sports figure is. Beth’s reads it) by chartering a yacht in the Medi- Netherlands, then some less exotic loca- son recently broke his clavicle and that is terranean in June and taking the whole tions in Philadelphia with WPBS slowing production on a lot of stuff, she family for a ride. Even at his advanced (Philadelphia Bulletin Station), Channel 48 says. age, he says, he continues to captain his on the ill-fated 10 o’clock news, and then Member Dan Lerner was with WFIL in own boats in Florida and Maine. What a to his long lasting stint at KYW.

And more

President elect Frank Hogan points with as writer for the Franklin Mint and Vice phia Broadcasters. pride to the fact that the station he man- President for Devon Direct, a top ten na- ages, Rowan University’s WGLS, has won Website keeper and Pioneers Vice Presi- tional direct marketing association. This dent Gerry Wilkinson points with pride to two awards in the Philadelphia Press Asso- high flying, award winning company has ciation’s Annual Media Awards Competi- the accomplishments of his daughters - been reduced to near ruin. How could this Maya who received a Master’s in Criminal tion. The REBEL University Project was a happen? This is the subject of a book Al- tri-state media campaign for the College Justice from Temple with a perfect 4.0 len has written titled “The Death of Suc- average in her last semester. She now will Rebel program directed at college students cess,” an autobiographical, reportorial ex- who smoke. It was funded by the Rowan be working on her Ph.D. And daughter pose of the advertising industry, built Zara finished her first year at Pitt and was University Center for Addiction Studies. around the collapse of Devon Direct. The The documentary, “Are you There Amer- on the Dean’s list for both semesters. She book will soon be available at a special will now study for a year in the UK. ica, It’s Me God?” won third place in the display at Borders’ Bryn Mawr store. In category - enterprise reporting. addition to this expose, he includes vi- “I wasn’t kissing her, I was Allen Stone has retired after a 56 year ca- gnettes on broadcasting and his buddies whispering in her mouth.” reer as top news broadcaster on the Phil Jack Barry, Ernie Kovacs, Eddie Fisher,

Sheridan Show on WFIL, among others, and . A must read for Philadel- Chico Marx

And…..

Member Ron Joseph hosts RJ’s Disco “Rifiki.” Rifiki builds schools for orphan display advertising. Michael loves to get to USA from Hollywood and San Francisco girls. Joanne noted on the road from the meetings to see the guys from his days at every weekend beginning on July 16. The airport that roadside you could get a local WIP. They include Wee Willie, Tom show will be heard, and seen, locally at 9 delicacy - roasted mice on a stick. Bring Moran, Nat Wright, and others. That’s pm on Comcast Cable Channel 8 for Wil- some home to Charlie, Joanne. the value of the meetings, you never know mington, DE, and WMPH 91.7 at 9 pm Michael Spack loves to reminisce about who you’ll see. See you on June 16. Saturdays, and WMPH.org. Crusin’92.1 his 47 years in broadcasting and has won- WVLT will continue to show coverage for derful stories of Max E. Solomon, and the Philadelphia South Jersey area Fridays Walter Annenberg, from his WFIL and We are finished writing the newsletter at 7 pm. WIOQ days. We all have our favorite for the summer but please give us an Charlie Higgins tells us that Joanne Gas- Maxie stories, and Jack Richer who was abundant fall by sending items for it to barro, widow of member Vince Gasbarro, manager of WIOQ told him a wonderful Paul Norton, 205 Ocean View Blvd., is now in Malawi, Africa. She is staying Anmnenberg anecdote. After 30 years he’s Lewes, DE (where he summers, winters with a missionary family in Mzuzu who are back at the papers Annenberg used to and falls) or e-mail Paul at nan- associated with an organization known as own...The Inquirer and Daily News, selling [email protected], or phone (302) 645- 8910.

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