April Newsletter April Newsletter

Issue 2005-8

April Meeting Reception 11:45 a.m. Bala Country Club Lunch 12:15 p.m. April 20, 2005 Ratecard $20.00

Spring has finally sprung, and great meeting, if that was all we April 20 also brings the Schol- are offering, but it’s not. We’ll Inside this issue: arship Award winners to Bala also have our six winners, two for the presentation of $1,000 from LaSalle University, two More Happenings 2 to each of these hardworking from Rowan University, one young people. each from Elizabethtown Col- It will also bring this year Elise lege and Temple University. And More 2 Brown, who is currently Senior Manager of Public Relations A “Don’t Miss” meeting - we And... 2 for Sirius Satellite Radio in will gather on April 20 at Bala Elise Brown New York City. While she is at 11:45 am, 12:15 lunch and young, she has had an extensive the tariff is still $20, but you broadcasting background for must notify us that you are over 25 years. She has worked coming. Phone 610-436-4217 Please make sure that with Dick Clark, the New Jer- to make reservations or e- you’re up-to-date informa- sey State Aquarium in Camden, mail morrissam6@verizon- in addition to WXPN and .net. tion is included in our new WMMR. She would make it a Broadcast Pioneers’ direc- tory which is now being put together. Please e-mail any Happenings changes that may have oc- curred since our last re- You missed a great meeting if heart surgery. A real pro, Irv endary Stan Lee Broza among newal to pioneers@broad- you missed Les Waas In continues his career at WBUX others in her long career. She castpioneers.com. When March. Les is always great fun, in Doylestown although he is recalled being paid .50 cents for and this time he reviewed, with now 80, and on WPVI-TV’s her first commercial. We will the new directories become recordings, some of the great Sunday morning “Inside Story” miss her. See www.broadcast- available they will be sup- commercials he has done over show. He doesn’t seem to have pioneers.com for a more com- plied to all members at no the years. Many of them were lost a step. plete obituary. charge. hilarious and his stories behind them made them even better. Please notify us of people A long time member, and hard Larry Brown has also died. The voices on many of the you know who have died, working Pioneer, Jane King We haven’t seen Larry at meet- commercials included Les him- or are living the good life, Hall has died. Many of you ings in recent years but he was self, Mel Alpern, Tom Moran, and what they’re doing, by will remember her helping at a Pioneers member, and for and Bill Webber. writing Paul Norton, 205 the door for meetings until re- many years worked as a disc Ocean View Blvd., Lewes, cently. She was 93. She was a jockey at WPEN. Not many DE 19958, e-mail nan- It was great to see Irv Homer member of the AWRT and details regarding his age, or the [email protected] or call at the March meeting. Irv joined Pioneers in the mid circumstances of his death are 302-645-8910. looked really well, and fully 1960’s. She began in radio in known. recovered from his recent open 1933. She worked for the leg- More Happenings

We’re also sad to note the passing of Dr. Street, and perhaps on City Line. She was Bulletin, Daily News, and the Don Rose, one of the original ‘Boss Jocks’ the wife of Bob Wilder who was president 76ers, and with Philadelphia’s Big Five on WFIL in the 60’s. Don was 70 years old of many local organizations. Basketball. For a time, he had a column and succumbed after months of fighting called “Buck, the Bartender.” pneumonia. He had bypass surgery in June of 2001. He was named disc jockey of the And David Them has died. He was a joy year while at WFIL, and won again at to be around as a videotape editor at WMGK did a wonderful salute to the late KFRC-AM in San Francisco. For more WPVI-TV. Dave was a midget only in hs Ed Sciaky on March 20. All of Ed’s details and a picture, check our website, height, but his heart made him 10 feel tall. friends and fans were gratified that this www.broadcastpioneers.com. legend was so eloquently remembered. Finally, although he was not in broadcast- “His mother should have thrown We have a couple of other obituaries, sorry ing per se, he was a frequent fixture on a him away and kept the stork.” to report. Annabel Wilder has died. She number of programs. He was Bob worked for WCAU in the early days as Vetrone, 79, columnist, reporter, and all Mae West secretary to the station manager on Market round good guy. Bob worked with the

And More

Do you recall Walt McDonald who used spring break. Blues! We will hold the 4th Annual Broadcast to work in Philadelphia? For years we Pioneers Symposium at Channel 6 on April counted on him for helicopter reports, and 9. Thanks to Keith Brand, WXPN Radio now he is doing the same thing at Channel Howard Rieg, NBC’s last staff announcer, and Rowan University Professor, Jim Gil- 10 news in Miami, Florida (WPLG-TV). has retired at 84. A gnomish figure who bert 6 VP of Engineering; Lydia Han, He is on the air throughout the day for walked the halls at NBC New York with Action News Consumer Reporter; Mike news and traffic. You may be seeing some two hearing aids, and a pace maker, How- Monsett, 6 VP of Creative Services; John of Walt’s memorabilia on the website ard has been with NBC for 62 years. From Morris, 6 Executive Producer of News www.broadcastpioneers.com as he is send- John Chancellor, to Tom Brokaw and Technology; Linda Munich, 6 VP of Pub- ing it to us. Walt checks our website regu- now Brian Williams, he has been the one lic Affairs; Walter Perez, Action News larly to keep up to date with his Philly that said “This is NBC Nightly News.” A anchor and reporter; Wee Willie Webber, friends. high school teacher in Schenectady, he radio personality; and Caroline Foy worked part time at WGY in 1943, and has Welch, 6 VP for Programming, for their been with NBC ever since. Brokaw said participation and help in making this hap- Gerry Wilkinson’s daughter Zara, 19, a “When his voice came on it was a settling pen. student in the UK, missed the spring break influence, and I said to myself, it’s time to this year as she had mumps and was quar- go to work.” This guy is NBC’s answer to antined for the last week of classes and WCAU’s Gene Crane. “ i before e except in Budweiser.”

Professor Irwin Corey And... Great to hear from new member John Rose like to attend, contact him. every Saturday night. who hasn’t been able to attend a luncheon, but promises he will soon. John is now an assignment editor at WPHL-TV but started Pioneer’s President Frank Hogan who also his career as a producer at WWDB radio. Bob Kravitz is back and singing at Franco moonlights on the faculty as General Man- Some of the old gang from the station get and Luigi’s in South Philadelphia most ager of WGLS-FM at Rowan University, together to reminisce and they include: Saturday nights. Fine food, entertainment, points out that his group of outstanding Paul Perrillo and Tom MacDonald and if you’re in the mood, you may per- youngsters continue to get awards for their (Metro Traffic), former producers Ed Pal- form, with Bob’s accompanist. Sometimes efforts. The 2005 National Headliner ladino (Nassau Broadcasting) and Rhonda Bob is called to duty on Channel 3’s Chop- Awards gave WGLS First Place in the Ra- Hibbler (WPEN), and ever Irv Homer and per, so to make sure that Bob will be there dio Public Affairs category for a documen- Tom Moran have made the scene. If you call him at on his cell, a week in ad- tary on the dangers of smoking, done in know of any former DB people who would vance because they’re usually booked solid conjunction with the schools Center for Addiction Studies.

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