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June Newsletter June Newsletter Issue 2005-10 June Meeting Reception 11:45 a.m. Bala Country Club Lunch 12:15 p.m. June 15, 2005 Ratecard $20.00 Reservations 610-436-4217 or [email protected] Inside this issue: Last meeting of the year, and a light that he is still delivering June day to boot, we should the evening news. Mendte has have a bonus group of members earned 19 regional Emmy More Happenings 2 at Bala Golf Club on Wednes- Awards since returning to the day, June 15 at 11:45 am recep- Delaware Valley, three of And More 2 tion, and 12:15 pm lunch. The which were in the Best Anchor tariff is the usual $20. You category. Mendte and his wife, don’t want to miss it. In Au- Fox 29 Anchor Dawn Sten- And….. 2 gust Channel 3 will celebrate sland, make their home in 40 years with the Eyewitness Philadelphia with their three News format and our speaker children. will be Larry Mendte, anchor of CBS 3’s Eyewitness News at You must call for reserva- “The fickleness of the women 6 and 11. He’s a hometown I love is only equaled by the tions 610-436-4217 or email boy who delivered the Philadel- constancy of the women who phia Bulletin, and he takes de- [email protected]. love me.” George Bernard Shaw Happenings Please Note: Last month we featured whom you will be hearing to the sports book cage at the There will be a Board of Monica Malpass as our much in coming months. The Vegas Hilton to put a wager on speaker at the luncheon and Hall of Fame honorees are Villanova in next year’s NCAA Directors meeting at 10:00 am on June 15, this boy did the members turn out Diane Allen, Jane Norman, Basketball Tournament - will be immediately prior for this one. She was wonder- Scott Palmer, Les Waas, they’re 16 - 1 odds, the fourth to the luncheon meeting ful and justified the large group Georgie Woods, and Bill shortest. The man taking the bet at Bala. that were there. We were Wright, Sr. Selected for post- asked him if he was from Penn- joined by bright young people humous entrance was Ed Sci- sylvania, one thing led to an- from area colleges who re- aky. Congratulations to all other and it turned out they There will be no newslet- ceived scholarships totaling who will be installed at the worked together at WIP in ter until September, but $6,000 for their continuing Pioneers dinner at Bala in No- 1961. He is Ernie Ravert and we’ll be delighted to have education in communications. vember. he was assistant business man- you in that letter if you send items during the Everyone had a great time. Be In our small world department, ager under Joe Brooks. Ernie summer. Write Paul Nor- sure to join the festivities in Bill McCloskey, who now ([email protected]) went on June. to work for Dick Clark in New ton, 205 Ocean View lives in Bethesda, MD, was Blvd., Lewes, DE 19958, York. Bill was news assistant The selections have been made with WIP News from 1961 to phone 302-645-8910, or e- under Paul Rust, who is still for this year’s Hall of Fame. 1968. He e-mails that he at- mail [email protected]. Our person of the Year is tended the TRNDA/NAB show playing golf in St. Augustine, Merrill Reese, Station Owner in Las Vegas recently, and, FL, says Bill. and Eagles Announcer, about being a sporting fellow he went More Happenings We lament the loss of Ned Armsby at age stations around the country. The show notified that Rowan University’s WGLS- 79 who died of lung cancer. Ned, a Lt. JG, was originally seen on Channel 17 in Phila- FM has won three major Philadelphia Press was in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, was an delphia. Association Awards. First Place in Radio advertising, promotion, and publishing Bill Wright, Sr. has done it. Thrilled that Public Service for Tobacco: “Filtering out executive in Philadelphia with Channels 6 he will be installed in the Pioneers Hall of the Truth, the documentary was also named and 10. Armsby was the author of two Fame, he says he is moving to “The Vil- Grand Award Winner of Public Service. books, a bridge master and an amateur wa- lages” in North Central Florida. Bill says The station also snared First Place in the ter colorist. He will be missed by those they have a big band nostalgia station, and category Best Radio Feature for the docu- who had the pleasure of knowing him. he just may try to hook up with it. If mentary “Childhood Memories, As Seen on We’re informed that Pioneers member Ron you’re looking for him, he’ll be found at TV.” This production has won many Joseph hosts Disco USA every Friday 624 Jennifer Drive, Lady Lake, FL 32159. awards previously. A complete list of win- night from 7 to 9 pm on WVLT Radio, “See you in November at the Hall of Fame ners can be found at www.geocities.com/ 92.1. The program is broadcast nationally, dinner”, says Bill. phillyppa/awards4/html. Congratulations to all the people at the station for their ef- Ron informs us. His old disco show “RJ Pioneers President Frank Hogan has been and Company” is in reruns on television forts receiving deserved recognition. And More Member Scott Bomboy has won a regional came across a speech Bill Paley, chairman here in Philadelphia. The station was then Edward R. Murrow award for his features of the board of CBS, gave at the dedication located in West Philadelphia. It had one on John Facenda and the early history of of the WCAU building on City Avenue, studio—not a very large one—and its or- WCAU-TV on NBC10.com. Scott, who is May 27, 1952. Mr. Paley was founder of ganization was housed in a few small managing editor of the website, has been CBS network. The only other building in rooms. I didn’t learn about this until the there since 2002. He oversees all news and the area then was the Presidential, Ed says. salesman sold me a ‘bill of goods.’ The editorial operations for the site, which has All the rest was woods and meadows. Ed goods consisted of a 24 piece orchestra, a now caught up with Philly.com as the local who became morning man of ‘CAU radio choral group, a male singer, a girl singer, a news website with the most monthly view- about that time can’t believe it has been 53 master of ceremonies, a guest artist, plus ers in the area. It’s come a long way in years. All his early morning contemporar- the time period—one hour once a week— Scott’s three years there. He has a long ies have long since left this mortal and the bill for the whole package came to career in doing this kind of work having soil...Joe McCauley, Jack Pyle, Mac exactly $50. They didn’t give discounts in been with CNBC, Dow Jones, Ziff Davis McGuire and Doug Arthur. those days.” You may recall the Levy and others. The Paley speech: “It was 25 years ago in brothers started WCAU, which became a Speaking of WCAU history, member Ed 1927, when a WCAU salesman came to charter member of CBS network. In 1952 Harvey, in going through a dusty file, call on me at the Congress Cigar Company the Philadelphia Bulletin owned the station. Great story, Ed. And….. At a recent luncheon, Ed Harvey, quoted Show” at the Hyatt on Columbus Blvd. for ner for the Sons of Italy with special guest, above, listening to his fellow diners com- Easter Seals. He says that Pat did such a South Philly native James Darren. plain about their aches and pains, opera- great job that it was a tremendous success. tions and doctors, revealed that he takes no Tommy also appears on QVC from time to pills and sees no doctors. Asked to what he time as their music authority when they’re Pioneers VP Gerry Wilkinson’s oldest attributes his good health and longevity to, selling music packages. Every Saturday daughter, Maya, won a “Teaching Award” he coolly replied….”I have designer night he has the Treasure Chest of Oldies from Temple University. The award was genes.” on QBC-TV in Cumberland County in presented at Maya’s university graduation. Tommy McCarthy teamed up with Pat South Jersey, and since 1990 he’s been an “No man’s life, liberty, or property Ciarrocchi to coordinate the music for a on-air personality and Music Director for are safe while the legislature is in “Stroll Through the Decades Fashion WOGL. In June, he hosts the annual din- session.” Mark Twain (1866) Page 2 June .