September Newsletter September 2003 Issue 1 September Meeting Reception 12:00 noon Bala Golf Club Lunch 12:30 pm September 17, 2003 Ratecard $20 Members and Non-members Inside this issue: Phone 610-436-4217 More Happenings 2 What a summer! It seems on the weather. He went to many meals to prepare PLEASE CALL 610-436- hard to believe that fall is CBS in 1962 and ABC in And More 2 already here. But the good 1981. A St. Joseph’s Univer- 4217, or e-mail morris- news is...it’s time for lunch sity graduate he was named [email protected] with broadcasting friends and best announcer by Sports Il- And….. 2 some really great speakers lustrated in 1976, Emmy’s this year. We begin our year and so on and on. He has too with a true Philadelphia Pio- many credits to mention. neer, Jack Whitaker. Jack You’ll hear him if you come goes way back to Pottsville, on September 17 at Bala Golf PA in September 1947, and to Club. We gather at noon WCAU-TV in 1949, doing and the new rate card is the sports with John Facenda $20. Again, we must have a on news, and Phil Sheridan count so the club knows how Jack Whitaker Happenings During the summer, our The above mentioned Per- to join us that week. Con- Please dont’t forget to send Person of the Year and son of the Year, Gene gratulations, Gene. items for the newsletter to Paul Norton, 205 Ocean Hall of Fame Committee Crane, has let us know A couple of members will View Blvd., Lewis, DE met and selected Gene that he will be in Philadel- be affected by the big 19958, or at his new e-mail Crane to be our Person phia in September to re- changes at Channel 3 on address nan- this year. Tom Lamaine , ceive the Governor’s September 15. Marc How- Rob Jennings, Hy Lit, Award from the National [email protected], or phone ard will move, with Denise 302-645-8910. Bob Perkins and Jane Television Academy’s Mid Saunders, to the 4-5 pm Hall are the formidable Atlantic Chapter. It takes slot, and member Larry coterie who will be wel- place on September 13. Mendte, with Alycia Lane comed into our Hall of He’s justifiably proud to (from Miami), will cover the “I dislike arguments of Fame. You will be receiv- find himself in the company 6 and 11 pm spots. This is any kind. They are ing bio’s of all these wor- of past recipients Walter kind of nice for Larry as his always vulgar, and often thies in the next few weeks Annenberg, Mr. Rogers, wife is anchor at Fox 29, a convincing.” so we will not be redundant Lew Klein and Harry block away. Marc, inciden- in this page. Suffice to say Kalas. The presentation tally, says he is delighted they have all contributed to takes place during the finishing work at the earlier Oscar Wilde the Philadelphia scene. Emmy Awards. He hopes hour. More Happenings Ed Sciaky is doing fine ‘thank you.’ London in December to enjoy theater matriculate at the University of Pitts- He’s back at work and that makes and concerts. Dick doesn’t appreci- burgh as an English Major. Daughter him (and his wife) very happy. Ed ate that too much so he’ll skip that Maya, 25, meanwhile, starts her last lost a foot but the new one is working one. They’ll go to Florida for Thanks- year as a Criminal Justice graduate better than the old one, and he can’t giving. Finally, they are blessed with student at Temple. use his left hand but is thankful for a new dog. Sir Waldo, a Doberman, what he has. As are we all. could no longer be cared for by Speaking of the Pioneers' website Jean’s sister. She’s says he slows Gerry tells us that Roy Neal who them down a little, but from what I Member Jean Goman is home from worked at WIBG and WPTZ (Channel heard, not so you’d notice. the hospital after a ‘procedure.’ Jean 3) before going to NBC died on Au- was with Triangle and met husband gust 15. Roy was very supportive of Dick who worked at WFIL-TV when Pioneers' website maven Gerry Wil- the Pioneers website they were at 4100 City Line Avenue. kinson’s daughters are making him (www.broadcastpioneers.com) and They spent part of the summer in very proud. 18 year old Zara gradu- sent many photos and the first three Maine in the Lighthouse at Sebasco ated from Central with a 99+ average chapters of his unfinished book. Harbor Resort. She’ll be going to and with several scholarships she will Check it out! And More A 49 year old television weather- Channel, about whom much will be Molyneaux from the Catholic Stan- caster has been let go by a station in said in next month’s newsletter. dard and Times. Br. Gerry attends Bowling Green, KY and would like Jack Ryan, who retired in April from our meetings when he can get away help finding a job in the Mid Atlantic WPSG-TV as an Account Executive, from class and some of his students region. If you know of anything that spent 34 years at various stations have been Pioneer’s scholarship re- might help Jeff Noble, please call including several in Philadelphia. Dr. cipients. He established the Commu- 270- 761- 8026 or e- mail Jean E. Moore who is host/producer nications Department at LaSalle Uni- [email protected]. of University Form on Temple Univer- versity. The article talks about Br. sity’s public radio. She began in ra- Gerry’s love of film. He has written dio in 1982. biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Please welcome new members Jack Gregory Peck Whitaker, about whom much was said elsewhere in the newsletter, and Thanks to Lydia DeGuio for sending Jay Meyers, Senior VP for Clear along the article on Br. Gerry “He who hesitates is last.” Mae West And….. In our “Whatever Happened To” de- has not changed either a bit. Roy Shapiro, VP and General Manager of KYW Newsradio, says he is going to partment: We’ve noticed that Pat Warren, former standout, standup ‘hang it up’ after 19 years, more than the Please note that tour guide Charlie seven previous managers. He says he reporter and anchor for WPVI-TV 6, Higgins has been given permission has been 41 years with the company, and and Stan Stovall, who anchored for to lead tours of friends aboard the has seen 150 radio and TV VP’s leave in WCAU TV 10, now can be found at USS NJ. He must notify them in ad- that period. Roy will continue to be a WJZ-TV 11 in Baltimore. Pat is doing consultant for the company. He has been vance of the group’s name and num- great general reporting from various called to serve on boards, and we hope ber, date and time. Further details locations in the city, and Stan is tak- we’ll see him at more Pioneers' affairs. from [email protected]. ing over the early morning anchoring and subbing at other times. Time Page 2 September .