THE WOMEN’S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY SPRING CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Benefi tting the Women’s Center of Montgomery County Domestic Violence Program, serving more that 4000 victims each year Sunday, April 6, 2014 SERVING WESTERN NEW YORK SINCE 1893 Risk Management "Your Personal 401k/403b Manager" SAPERSTON ASSET MANAGEMENT A Full Service Brokerage. Member: FINRA, SIPC, MSRB. Investment Counseling & Wealth Management 716-854-7541 941-359-2604 © In the search for property, it’s SAPERSTON REAL ESTATE Serving The Industrial & Commercial Real Estate Markets. 716-847-1100 © In the pursuit of better business, it’s SAPERSTON MANAGEMENT For Tax Assistance, Payroll Services, Bookkeeping & Financial Reporting. Life Insurance and Structured Settlements 716-854-7541 “THE DOLLAR DOCTOR” Listen to the NEW DOLLAR DOCTOR RADIO SHOW with a call-in format each Saturday 10 am to 11 am on ESPN 1520 AM (Bflo) & SUNNY 1450/1320 AM (Sarasota) archived at www.saperston.com TM TM 1-800-879-7541 172 LWa[ijh[[j©^WcXkRG, NY 14075 GOLL^_bbl_[mijh[[j©SARASOTA, FL 34239 The Board of Directors and the Special Events Committee of the Women's Center of Montgomery County welcome you to our Champagne Brunch Honoring Jerry Blavat with Distinguished Panelists Debbi Calton Michaela Majoun Denny Somach Featuring Guest Speaker: Dr. Doreen Loury With special thanks to our Moderator & Friend: Larry Kane Board of Directors: Lawrence Pauker and Sandra Capps, Co-Presidents Andra Seidner, Vice-President Sandra Hyman, Treasurer Sharlene Kalender, Secretary Roanna Burnell Carol Chwal Bruce Freedman Pat Kinkead Heather Klass Jonathan Klass Marsha Levell Rosalie Marcus Marguerite Nocchi Rosemary Santulli Amy Stern Christine Verrier Advisory Board: Beth Brinly Dorothy Enright Suzanne Fields Staci Levick-Cove Thom McGowan Marilyn Rosskam Beth Rubin Joyce Skobinsky Lillian Sulliman Patricia Thomas-LaRoche Special Event Committee Co-chairwomen: Donna Jarrett-Kane & Andra Seidner Staff: Executive Director: Maria Macaluso Finance Director: Stephanie Cehelsky Program Director: Denise Flynn Bookkeeper: Donna Brown Director of Volunteers: Deanna Linn Information Systems Specialist: Jay Mitlas Outreach Coordinator: Donna Byrne Volunteer Coordinators: Jennifer Brady Anya Cehelsky Christine Wiita Nichole Stansbury Legal Advocates: Lethality Assessment Coordinator: Carol Horvitz Kristine Wickward Pauline McGibbon Community Educators: Medical Advocates: Lisa Heimbach Lynda Monks, Abington Healthcare Alison Rose Mary Susan Pontoski, Holy Redeemer Hospital with thanks and appreciation to our staff, volunteers and members, without whose support we would not continue to grow, thrive and succeed, each day in our work to end domestic violence. With grateful admiration for the important work you do: Congratulations to the Women's Center of Montgomery County and our dear friend Andi Seidner. Leonard and Alice Sayles In Honor of Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky, beloved friends to the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, We join your family in congratulating you as you celebrate your 50th anniversary! If the smiles of a couple in love brighten the world, for fi fty years you have outshined the sun. With the warmest congratulations on the 50 year wedding anniversary of Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky, we celebrate you and wish you many more years of love, laughs, adventures and passion. All our love, Your children and grandchildren JERRY BLAVAT ROCKS! We Honor and Thank Him and Our Musical Panel for their Support. With Gratitude Always to our Staff, Board, Volunteers and To our Executive Director Maria Macaluso – An Enduring Inspiration. Thank you, yet again, to Andi Seidner for her Commitment, Dedication and Humor. With Gratitude, Donna and Larry Kane “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but the one thing I know; the only ones among you who will really be happy are those who will have sought and found a way to serve.” Albert Schweitzer With gratitude to The Women’s Center of Montgomery County Thank you for all that you do in service to the community. In friendship and appreciation, Dr. & Mrs. Jon Fisher “Here Comes the Sun” Honoring our Master of Ceremonies Classic “sixties rocker” LARRY KANE On behalf of the Women’s Center, Thanks for the “ticket to ride”! Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky IN HONOR OF Donna & Larry Kane For All That They Do For Others Debbie Feith Tye and Family Our Honorees Jerry Blavat Jerry Blavat, known to millions as “The Geator with the Heater” and “The Boss with the Hot Sauce”, is the man many credit with having invented the oldies craze. A broadcasting pioneer, Blavat was the fi rst disc jockey in the early ‘60s to play music from the ‘50s. He took risks, introducing audiences to songs no one else played, which became local and national hits all over again. During a career spanning nearly fi ve decades, Blavat has done it all. He’s been a dancer, a record producer, and nightclub owner. He’s launched television shows, made guest appearances in movies, and was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And what drives him fi rst and foremost is his passion for music and the listeners he’s always put fi rst. In 1960, he started his own radio talk show on WCAM in Camden, New Jersey. In September of that year, the South Philadelphia Review reported that a new radio show would be broadcast live from the Venus Lounge at Broad and Reed Streets in South Philly. The paper said, “The name of the new venture is called the Jerry Blavat Show and features a South Philadelphia personality by the same name.” Then on a snowy night in mid-January, pulling out a stack of records, he began entertaining listeners throughout the night, and the legend of “The Geator” was born. In the mid-sixties, reports had his audience at a half million teenagers per month. Much of Jerry’s broadcasts in the early days were done on reel to reel tape. Recording the program in his garage studio, the tapes played while Jerry made personal appearances. In the mid-sixties, Jerry’s broadcasts were also added for a time to the program schedule of WHAT. In 1965, he produced and hosted his own TV show “The Discophonic Scene” on CBS’ Philadelphia outlet WCAU-TV. From 1967-70, the show aired on WFIL-TV, Channel Six and was syndicated through Triangle Publications coast-to-coast in 40 markets. In April of 1972 he became one of the fi rst on-air personalities on WCAU-FM, an oldies station. He was on Sunday nights from 7 to 10 pm. He went on WFIL as a regular in the fall of 1983, hosting Sunday nights and quite often weeknights, when WFIL returned as an oldie station with Harvey Holiday as Program Director. In 1987, Jerry moved to “Philly Gold Radio,” WPGR. It became “Geator Gold Radio” in April of 1992 when Jerry purchased the station. Throughout his career, Jerry has appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Joey Bishop Show,” “The Mod Squad,” and “The Monkees.” Jerry Blavat has appeared in feature fi lms including “Desperately Seeking Susan,” “Baby, It’s You,” and “Cookie.” After WPGR, the Geator then built studios in Center City (rebuilt in the Fall of 2002) and currently broadcasts his Cruisin’ 92.1, WVLT daily show from that location. He still owns his own nightclub called Memories in Margate, which has celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Besides broadcasting fi ve days a week, he works at various clubs most nights. Like the Geator says: “Keep on rockin’ ‘cause you only rock once.” A Jerry Blavat Time Line 1954: A fourteen-year-old Jerry debuted on the original Bandstand on WFIL-TV with Bob Horn and Lee Stewart. 1956: Managed a national break-out tour for Danny and the Juniors. 1960: Got his start in radio when a bet with the owner of the Venus Lounge coincided with a paralyzing snowstorm in Philadelphia. Jerry ended up playing rock ‘n’ roll records from his own collection through the night until his relief came at 6am That same morning, Bud Hibbs, the general manager of WCAM, asked Jerry continued on next page to return because the “phones haven’t stopped ringing” since he was on the air. 1963: Syndicated his show in Atlantic City, Trenton, Pottstown, Wilmington, and Allentown. He was the fi rst DJ in the country in the early ‘60s to play music from the ‘50s. 1965: Produced a weekly TV show called “The Discophonic Scene”, featuring a host who not only looked like the teens, but also danced with them - Jerry himself. 1970s: Bought a night club in Margate, New Jersey and named it Memories in keeping with his career. 1993: Inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 1998: Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2000: Named one of Jonathan Takiff ’s Top Five All-Time Philly DJs in The Philadelphia Daily News 2002: Recognized with the U.S. Congressional Horizon Award, given to “individuals who have contributed to the welfare of young Americans” 2003: Inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame 2006: Launches The Geator Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm & Blues Express show Saturdays at 6pm on WXPN. Denny Somach Denny Somach is an American businessman, author and producer for radio and television. He is the founder of Denny Somach Productions, an independent production company that pro- duces syndicated and network programming. He is also one of the most important fi gures the history of rock music. He has dedicated his entire life to what we now call ‘classic rock’ and is one of the genres true experts. After attending Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Denny worked at WYSP-FM as a radio announcer and programmer before launching his own independent production com- pany, Denny Somach Productions (DSP).