January 2000

Newsletter

January 3, 2000

Issue 5

January Meeting

Williamson’s Restaurant Reception: 12:00 December Meeting January 12, 2000 Lunch: 12:30 If you missed the December meet- ing, you missed one of the all- Inside this issue: time best Pioneers’ meetings. SUPER BOWL TIME! BOARD MEMBERS Lunch was FREE (President Pat PLEASE NOTE: Tom Moran 2 Annually we have our big Delsi says it’s so popular that we’ll do it again...he guesses, sports meeting in January in There will be a board meet- time for the Super Bowl and probably, December 2099). A lot Dave Conant 2 ing before the Wednesday, of people were there that we have- hope that we can get a tip on January 12 meeting. All n’t seen often lately, Marciarose which team will beat the board members are re- Shestack and Joe Pellegrino Al Hedgecock 2 spread in the big game. This quested to please arrive among many others. Joe was one year our sports expert is Bill early to participate. of those who joined the club on New Members 2 Campbell who will reflect on the spot, and said a recent bout his 50 years in sports around with cancer has been successful. Philadelphia, and perhaps Taped music during lunch pro- Happenings 2 give us his insight on the vided by Dave Custis and John game. The meeting will be at Butterworth was played softly so

Williamson’s—please note conversation was not impeded. Herb Clarke introduced his friend it’s NOT Bala Golf Club. pretty, perky Peggy King and she Please remember to call was marvelous. She looked and reservations 215-563-1310. sounded great and the show she put on could have been from a night club act. She gave us anec- dotes from the George Gobel Show. Peggy King says she’ll “If you give me a hamburger today, I’ll pay come again. Sign her up, Herb, you Tuesday.” we’d love to have her.. Wimpy

Tom Lamaine

Perhaps you didn’t know but he spent 5 years doing 76er’s Tom is proud of the fact that he things a ranch horse must Tom Lamaine has a past. Now games with Bill. As a matter of has a very successful western be able to do to do the job. known as genial weatherman, fact when Bill heard that Tom horse, Sky King, which re- He keeps the horse in Sa- Chief Meteorologist at KYW, was leaving sports to do cently won the Eastern Reining lem, NJ and travels all over in his past he was a sports an- weather, Bill asked “Was it Horse Championship. His the country for competi- nouncer. Tom, as a child, used something I said?” Tom, on horse’s great great grandfather tions—mostly Oklahoma to keep a radio under his pillow the air til 12:30, hopes to get to was from the King Ranch in and listen to Bill Campbell. He the meeting in time to hear Bill Texas. They do sudden stops, and Texas. Tom does the was thrilled when, later in life, speak. quick spins, etc. The kind of riding in rookie competi- tion. Tom Moran Dave Conant

For those of you wondering about Tom Member Dave Conant who spent 27 Orchestra doing the countdown from Moran, he’s out of the hospital and on years at WFLN as morning man and pro- 10:30 to midnight New Year’s eve. the air on WPEN in the afternoon every gram director is now doing the morning Dave recently hired Pioneer’s new mem- day except Thursday when Joe Niagara show and managing the station at WRTI, ber Frank Kastner (a.k.a Frank Carter) does the show from the Taj Mahal in the Temple University station that is part who was the first Atlantic City. Tom had angioplasty in of a 12-station network. It’s classical announcer on one of his legs after experiencing prob- from 6 am to 6 pm, and then jazz over- WFLN in 1949. lems walking. He is now walking better, night. Dave hosts the show the station He sounds as and perhaps we’ll be seeing him at meet- produces with PNC Bank of weekly good as ever, Philadelphia Orchestra concerts from the Dave says. ings as he is moving to Cherry Hill on Academy of Music. And Dave hosted January 15. His new address will be 140 the Philadelphia leg of the National Pub- Tavistock, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-4004. lic Radio program with the Philadelphia No phone yet.

More New Members Al Hedgecock

You may have noticed browsing in the months—he’s still there. The Chamber More new members: Dan Terhanian, new directory that one of our members, boasts 800 members and he serves as Manager of the Armenian Hour on Al Hedgecock, is listed as Director of the spokesperson. He is quite proud of the WDAS, and George Terhanian, Writer- Central Chamber of Com- Chamber’s participation in the Millen- Producer and Richard Dermenjian, Pro- merce. Al is, however, a real broad- nium Fountain Committee, part of the ducer of the same on ‘DAS. caster. In 1958 he was with WDOV- Dover 1st Night celebration on New And we have to mention John Carlton, WDSD in Dover, DE which he managed. Year’s eve. Among the many New Year another fellow with over 50 years in the In 1971, he became a station owner with activities (fireworks, music, etc.) a business. John is perhaps best known for a partner at WSUX, Chestertown, MD. bronze tablet was placed to mark a time his stint as the voice of the go Patrol. He In 1973 he was a founder of Aloysius, capsule of Dover 2000 for future genera- is most proud of having been presented Butler and Clark Advertising in Wil- tions. the nation’s most prestigious award for mington. In 1979 the Chamber of Com- heroism, The Andrew Carnegie Medal. merce asked him to take the helm at the It is among the many awards he received Central Delaware Chamber for six during that period as a flying traffic re- porter. John is currently on WPEN on “Milk drinkers are turning to Saturday mornings, with wife Gen. He powder.” operates Communications Farm in Tabloid Headline Schwenksville, PA—a complete adver- tising and public relations organization.

Happenings

If you wonder why Jerry Blavat looks in late February 2000. Their daughter Please note: Member Jerry Klein, as so good after all these years, a recent call Christine Norris, and husband Larry, President of Pinnacle Worldwide, was at to his office revealed that the “Geator” have recently joined the Pioneers. the opening reception of the first was out making calls on clients on his In case you missed John Roberts at the “summit” of the International Consult- bicycle. We hope to have more details December meeting (he never misses), be ants Organization (ICO), held in Septem- on what he’s doing later. advised that our Past President/ Person of ber in Lucerne, Switzerland. Jerry is VP Frank and Mary Jelinek have a new the Year was occupied being President of of Anne Klein Associates Public Rela- “Dining Around” cookbook, for which a senior citizen group in his new tions in Marlton, NJ they will do a book signing and dinner at neighborhood in Lafayette Hill, PA. Dilworthtown Inn, in West Chester, PA John was with them on a trip that day.

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