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Greater Media
Newspaper
Photographers
Honored in
New Jersey Press
Association
Contest
Bob File brings
big league
determination and
spirit to Greater
Media Philadelphia
Eagle Scout Rank a Proud
Family Tradition for WBT
Account Executive Scott
Whitlock and his son
GMD Marketing Director
Helps Inmates Transition
Back into Society
Magic 106.7’s Exceptional
Women Radio Program
Claims Most Gracie Allen
Awards Ever
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Letter From The Chair
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Table of Contents:
Look Who’s Making Greater Media Greater 3
People and News 4-6
Field of Dreams 8-9
Greater Media Newspapers Photographers Honored in NJPA Contest
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Newspaper Division Launches Facebook and Twitter Sites
Snapshots 14
16-17
Pierre Robert Scores Trifecta of Rock Interviews 20-21
Interactive Corner 22
Greater Media Marketing Director Helps Inmates Transition Back into Society
24-25
WMGK’s Debbi Calton Finds Many Ways of Giving Back
26-27
Music At Greater Media 28-29
Awards 32-33
Engagements & Babies 35
The Greater Media
GRAPEVINE
PUBLISHER: Greater Media, Inc.
EDITOR: Heidi Raphael
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Monique Walton
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Clare Celano, Adele Young, Debbie Catalano, Amy Hull,
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PRINTER: Maureen Morrow/Printex
Special thanks to the people of Greater Media for making this publication possible.
ADDRESS:
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35 Braintree Hill Office Park
Suite 300
Braintree, MA 02184
781.348.8600
For more information, please contact Heidi Raphael at [email protected].
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Hello,
As we enter the second half of 2010,
I would like to take a moment to
thank each of you for your outstanding contributions to the organization. As a result of your hard
work and dedication, we are poised
for continued growth and success in
the upcoming months. Our pacing
shows healthy gains from nearly a
year ago. Our “new now” in the area
of multi-platform capabilities is
showing great promise as we achieve
more buy-in from our clients and
higher levels of participation from
our listeners and readers.
Our interactive division continues
to make great strides in developing new, creative, and profitable
programs on behalf of the company.
In addition, I would like to thank
Jennifer Williams, Chris Brunt,
Toby Tabaczynski, and Doug Warner
from Greater Media Detroit for
their efforts in developing a brandnew Greater Media corporate
website. The site is outstanding and
reflects the core of what Greater
Media has always been: a successful,
locally focused, and family-owned
company.
Our people make Greater Media
greater on a daily basis. Congratulations to Heidi Raphael, Grace
Blazer, and Sheri Lynch for being
named among the “Most Influential Women in Radio” by Radio Ink
Magazine. I’d also like to recognize
WMMR’s Pierre Robert for his
recent success in securing and performing an outstanding interview
with the Rolling Stones.
Please join me in welcoming Karen
Suddreth as the company’s Corporate Human Resources Manager. In
this newly created position, Karen
will take on the responsibility of
overseeing and coordinating our
HR efforts across the entire company. She will be working closely
with Ellen Rubin and the legal department on compliance issues and
other special projects. Please take a
moment to congratulate Karen on
her new position.
Special congratulations are also in
order for our newspaper division
on winning several NJPA awards
and for recently launching its new
Facebook and Twitter sites. We are
very grateful to the women and men
who make a difference every day at
Greater Media Newspapers.
Just as we ask of our individual
markets, Greater Media Corporate is always looking for ways to
consolidate on expenses whenever
and wherever we can. As a result, we
recently decreased our corporate
office space in Braintree, Massachusetts. As a result, we are able to
save money on our office lease and
use our space more efficiently.
As we enter the second half of the
year, I encourage you all to continue to look for more opportunities to grow and to innovate in your
related departments. Creativity is
key as we explore new and exciting
opportunities in the radio and
newspaper industries for our listeners, readers, and clients.
Your thoughts and opinions are
important. Please feel free to e-mail
me at [email protected] to
share your thoughts on how we can
continue to make Greater Media
greater.
Kindest regards,
Peter Smyth
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Look Who’s Making
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BOSTON
Matt Shearer
Producer – The Jim &
Margery Show
Jock – WBOS HD2 Radio You
With a smile on his face and a spring
in his step, Matt Shearer brings
personality, creativity, and youthful
talent to 96.9 Boston Talks and
WBOS HD2 Radio You. Matt began
at Greater Media as an intern in
2007 and now works tirelessly on
the “Jim and Margery Show.” “He
is everything you want a kid to be
and then some,” said Jim Braude.
Because of Matt’s fresh energy
and SHEAR spirit, mornings on
96.9 Boston Talks are brighter and
Greater Media is greater.
PJ Sittig
Producer – WROR-FM Midday
There is no one more
capable or willing to get the
job done than PJ Sittig. Whether it
be filling in as morning show producer or running the promotions
office during a maternity leave, all
while making sure her “real” job
as midday producer gets done. PJ
does it all and keeps it fun. We are
grateful to have her on the Greater
Media Boston team.
Charlotte
Ed Nixon
Producer/The Tara Servatius Show
WBT AM & FM
Ed Nixon has worked his
way from the Promotions
Department to producing outstanding programming and imaging
for WBT. He has risen through
the ranks from weekend shows to
producing Tara Servatius’ daily
show. The company also taps Ed to
coordinate the soundtrack for their
annual fireworks display, SkyShow.
He credits his love for promotional
and imaging duties as his favorite
part of working here. “It’s what I live
for, and many times spend countless
hours pouring over audio to get just
the right sound.”
Kary “Doc” Bowser
Producer/The Matt & Ramona Show
WLNK-FM
Kary initially began at
WLNK as a college intern
on “The Matt & Ramona Show.”
Just like every intern, he earned a
nickname, “Doc,” which he’s had
ever since. Four and half years later,
he handles many behind-the-scenes
aspects from phone screening to show
production, movie reviews, and hilarious videos on the website. Bowser
is also responsible for editing and
distributing “The Matt & Ramona
Show” content segments to their
network of syndicated affiliates across
the country. “Doc” loves editing audio
and says that working here is more fun
than anyone should be allowed to have
at work!
Detroit
Caroline & Steve
Wright
Account Manager & Local
Sales Manager,
Greater Media Detroit
You’ve heard the saying “Two wrongs
don’t make a right.” They have a
slightly different saying at Greater
Media Detroit: “Two Wrights help
make Greater Media greater.”
Husband and wife Caroline & Steve
Wright both bring their all to our
sales efforts every day.
Caroline joined WCSX as an Account
Executive two years ago and is an important part of that team. Steve came
to Greater Media Detroit a year ago as
the cluster’s Live Spot Sales Manager
and serves as Local Sales Manager
for WRIF. The Wrights count the
people at Greater Media as one of
the top reasons they enjoying being a
part of the Detroit team. When not
out closing deals, Steve and Caroline
enjoy being on the lake in their boat
and entertaining family and friends at
home with daughter Macauley.
Inna Gringauz
Graphic Designer,
Greater Media Detroit
Need creativity? Then look
no further than Greater
Media Detroit Graphic Designer
Inna Gringauz. She joined the
Greater Media family as an intern
with the Interactive Department in
2007 and soon proved to be a creative powerhouse. Her amazing work
for clients, the stations and Greater
Media corporate can been seen on
websites, print ads, billboards, and
even logo re-designs. Gringauz, who,
along with her family emigrated from
the Ukraine to the United States
in 1993, shared that her experience with Greater Media Detroit
has helped her grow as designer.
Some of her favorite projects include
WCSX’s Salvation Army’s Kettle
Envy campaign and Online Auction
series. In her free time, Gringauz
enjoys photography and the art of
photo manipulation. Her personal
art portfolio includes some amazing
pieces.
New JerseY
Jaclyn Mitchell
Office Promo Assistant
WRAT-FM
Jackie Mitchell’s hard
work and passion as an
intern helped her work her way up
to a full-time position within the
company. She has a great attitude
and you can always count on her to
get the job done.
Erin Doherty
Sales assistant
WDHA/WMTR-FM
Erin Doherty has been
with Greater Media New
Jersey for six years. She began as an
intern and continues to work her
way up. Erin loves her job and the
people she works with. Her dedication and upbeat personality makes
her a pleasure to work with.
GM Newspapers
Jennifer Amato
Managing Editor
North/South Brunswick Sentinel
Jennifer Amato joined
Greater Media Newspapers
in March 2005 as a reporter for
the North/South Brunswick Sentinel. Her
strong work ethic and dedication
made selecting her as editor of the
paper an easy choice when the position became available in November
2007. Those traits, along with her
positive attitude and congenial
personality, make her one of our
most invaluable employees. Jennifer
is always ready to go after a story, no
matter what time of day or day of the
week. She eagerly takes on challenging assignments and willingly assists
on the production end on deadline
day.
Harvey Hersh
Mac Operator
Harvey Hersh joined
Greater Media Newspapers
in May 2000, creating ads
in the production department. He
uses his extensive design background
to work up specs for prospective ad-
vertisers, as well as doing in-house
promotional work. The sales staff
knows that they can always count on
Harvey to come up with an eyecatching and ultimately productive
ad for their clients.
Harvey’s musical talents as a
member of the 1960s group The
Quotations (“Imagination”) bring
an added dimension to his work.
Whether singing along to the oldies,
organizing the “Harvettes” for the
company Christmas party, or just
sharing his keen wit with all, he
brightens up the whole department.
Harvey’s artistic talents, both musically and graphically, are great assets
to Greater Media Newspapers.
Philadelphia
Greg
Monaghan
Graphic Artist,
Greater Media Philadelphia
Greg Monaghan was chosen for the
WMGK “Over & Above Award” for
first quarter at the recent State of
the Station luncheon. Greg is one
of the few people in the organization that works with every department and virtually every employee as
Graphic Artist for the cluster – and
he does so with a smile on his face
every day. Greg produces countless
pieces of art for our websites, station events, proposals, and internal
needs. He was especially challenged
recently with the 10th Annual
WMGK Rock Art Show. We moved
the show to a new space in the hightraffic King of Prussia Mall and
needed to draw attention to our entrance. Greg created three massive
billboard-size murals promoting
the show and our station. Not only
did those murals draw exceptional
traffic to the show, it provided great
“classic rock” impressions for the
station to the hundreds of thousands that passed by them over the
one month of the show.
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Greater Media Corporate Profile
Trip Savery Named
Director of Sales at Greater Media Charlotte
General Sales Manager of WKIX/
WKXU-FM and WWND-FM
in Raleigh, North Carolina
from 1998 through 1999, and
National Sales Manager for the
cluster from 1999 through 2002.
Name: Ellen Rubin
Title: VP/General Counsel
Base: Corporate Headquarters,
Braintree, MA
How long have you been with
Greater Media? My 7th anniversary with the company is
coming up in June.
Prior Work Experience:
Between college and law school,
I worked as a legal secretary for a
small immigration firm in San
Francisco. After law school, I
worked for a Boston law firm
called Hill & Barlow, working
mostly on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and
other corporate transactions.
How did you come to GMI?
I was out on maternity leave
when I received a call from a
Hill & Barlow partner, telling
me they had just voted to close
the firm. During my thenextended maternity leave, a legal
search firm contacted me about
the Greater Media job. It was a
very lucky break.
Education/Major: I was an
Anthropology major in college.
As for most of us in this business, a psychology degree might
have been more useful.
What do you like most about
working at Greater Media?
The terrific people I get to work
with every day, both in person
here in Braintree and all my
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fun than corporate law.
What has been the most
memorable experience you’ve
had since you joined Greater
Media? Most of them are
confidential. Almost every
day brings something new and
unbelievable.
What’s your favorite band/
type of music you enjoy
listening to? I’m mostly a
classic rock/AAA person, with
a little sprinkling of classic
country and bluegrass. I love
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty,
Mark Knopfler, REM, but also
Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss.
Favorite food? Probably sushi, but I’ll eat almost anything
that isn’t fried.
Hobbies/Special Interests:
I enjoy running, movies, my
daughters’ soccer games (when
the weather is good!), and
following a couple of political
blogs.
Trip Savery has been named Director of Sales of the company’s
Charlotte-based cluster. In his
new role, Savery is responsible
for overseeing the sales operation
of WBT-AM/FM and WLNKFM. He officially began his new
position on March 23rd, 2010.
Savery most recently served as the
Senior Vice President of Curtis
Media Group and General Manager of WQDR-FM in Raleigh,
North Carolina. Prior to that,
he was the General Manager of
WCHL-AM in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina and WDNC-AM
in Durham, North Carolina
from 1995 through 1997. The
sales veteran also served as the
“We are thrilled to have Trip join
the Greater Media Charlotte
family,” said Rick Feinblatt, Vice
President and Market Manager of
Greater Media Charlotte. “His
leadership and vision will be a
great asset to our outstanding
organization.”
Savery is a native of Chapel Hill,
North Carolina and attended the
University of North Carolina.
96.9 Boston Talks’ Michele McPhee Featured on
the Cover of SOCO Magazine
Something people don’t
know about you (that you
are comfortable sharing): I
played Sister Sarah in my high
school’s presentation of Guys
and Dolls. It was the peak of my
theatrical career.
If you came back in another
life, what would you be? Why?
Yoga instructor. Then I’d have
no excuse for not doing it.
“Working with Rick Feinblatt as
his Director of Sales for Greater
Media Charlotte is a great opportunity for me,” said Savery. “The
legacy and revenue performance
of both WBT and WLNK provide
a strong foundation for future
growth, and I look forward to the
challenge.”
March 2010 Issue of
SOCO Magazine.
The Nation watched as
Massachusetts elected Republican
Scott Brown to the United States
Senate – and 96.9 WTKK was
at the forefront of this historical race providing a platform for
both candidates. SOCO Magazine
credits the support of talk radio
“…and evening talk show diva,
Michele McPhee, who ostensibly was Brown’s biggest fan.” In
the final days of the election, it
was talk radio at its best, battling
side by side with the purpose of
edging their preferred candidate
closer to the finish line.
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Brent Alberts Named
Program Director of
Greater Media’s WCSXFM in the Motor City
97.5 The Fanatic Announces Vai Sikahema
and John Gonzalez as Hosts of Early Midday Show
Vai Sikahema
Brent Alberts has been named
Program Director of its Legendary Classic Rock Station, 94.7
WCSX-FM, in Detroit.
He began his new duties on
June 7, 2010.
The radio programming veteran’s
career spans over 42 years. He
most recently served as Director
of Rock Programming at Citadel
Broadcasting, where Alberts was
based out of the Grand Rapids
and Lansing markets. While
there, he worked as Director of
Programming and Operations
for the Midwest Region. In addition, Alberts served as Program
Director of WMMQ-FM and
WFMK-FM Lansing and was an
on-air afternoon drive personality on WFMK-FM.
He also held programming jobs
with Lee Abrams and the Superstars format, before going on to
become a Classic Rock Specialist
at KMYZ - Z104 in Tulsa. Prior
to that, Alberts did stints in Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Chicago, Milwaukee, Seattle, Dallas/
Fort Worth, and Nashville.
“Brent brings a wealth of Classic Rock experience to Detroit,
which has been and always will be
a rock city,” said John Gallagher,
Market Manager at Greater
Media Detroit. “We look forward
to Brent leading our team of
veteran on-air personalities at
Detroit’s exclusive home of Classic Rock.
“I am very excited and honored
with the opportunity of joining
Greater Media and the legendary
WCSX in Detroit,” said Alberts.
“The staff is the best in the business. I look forward to helping
them take this station to the next
level.”
97.5 The Fanatic announces
that Vai Sikahema and John
Gonzalez have been named as the
new hosts of the “Early Midday
Show,” heard weekdays from 10
a.m. to noon in Philadelphia.
Vai Sikahema is a former NFL
player who played with the
Philadelphia Eagles. As a player,
Sikahema was named to two NFL
Pro Bowls and became a local
Philadelphia Folk Hero in 1992
when he returned a punt for a
touchdown in Giants Stadium
and proceeded to punch the Giants goal post. Vai now works for
NBC 10 TV as a sports reporter
and anchor, and is also the
Sports Director.
John Gonzalez, or Gonzo as
he’s also known, is a native
Philadelphian and sports writer
for the Philadelphia Inquirer. With his
irreverent humor and outlook on
sports, Gonzo has injected new
life into the world of Philadelphia sports commentary. John
started on 97.5 The Fanatic as a
weekly guest on the Mike Mis-
John Gonzalez
sanelli Show, which led to guest
hosting and fill-in spots.
“Vai and Gonzo bring great credibility and a fresh new approach
to our station,” said 97.5 The
Fanatic Program Director Matt
Nahigian. “We got an amazing response from our listeners
when they were paired together
and I am now thrilled to let them
entertain our audience from 10
to noon each weekday.”
“I couldn’t be happier to be part
of The Fanatic family and bring
a fresh new approach to midday
sports talk,” said John Gonzalez.
“I’m excited to work with Vai.
We’ve developed a good professional and personal relationship,
and I hope the listeners will enjoy
sitting in on some of our conversations.”
“I came to Philly to play for
the Eagles. I stayed to be a TV
sportscaster at NBC 10,” said
Vai Sikahema. “And now to do a
radio show on The Fanatic with
Gonzo? Are you kidding me? It’s
unbelievable.”
GMN Announces
Kathleen McBain
Appointed as Controller
General Manager
and Publisher Ben
S. Cannizzaro
has announced
that Kathleen M.
McBain joined
the Greater Media
Newspapers staff as Controller on
April 26.
McBain, who resides in the Wayside
section of Ocean Township, NJ,
with her husband and children, has
extensive experience in banking
and the newspaper business. In her
most recent position she served as
controller for Gannett properties
in New Jersey, including the Asbury
Park Press, the Daily Record, the Courier
News, and the Home News Tribune. In
this role she was responsible for all
business office functions, including accounts payable, accounts
receivable, billing, payroll, cash,
and general ledger accounting for
all four newspapers.
“I am looking forward to working
with the fine talent at Greater Media Newspapers. Former colleagues
as well as other team members have
told me what a wonderful place this
is to work. I am excited to be part
of this team,” McBain said.
“I am certain that Kathleen will be
a welcome addition to our management team and will be a major
contributor to our future success,”
Cannizzaro added.
Chris Edmonds Named New Afternoon Drive Host
at Magic 105.1 FM in the Motor City
ethics. He will be a fabulous addition to the Magic family.”
Chris Edmonds has been named
as the new afternoon drive host
on MAGIC 105.1/WMGC-FM
in Detroit. He can be heard from
3 p.m.-7 p.m., Monday through
Friday, beginning on Tuesday,
June 1st, 2010.
Chris Edmonds has been a Motor City radio mainstay for the
past 20 years. He settled in Detroit, after having held radio jobs
in Columbus, Minneapolis, and
Chicago. He most recently served
as the morning drive host upon
Dick Purtan’s recent retirement
“It will be terrific to be back
working with Jim Harper and all
the great people at Magic 105.1
FM,” said Edmonds.
at WOMC-FM in Detroit. Prior
to that, Edmonds spent 20 years
on the air at WNIC-FM.
“Chris is one of Detroit’s bestloved talents,” said Magic 105.1
FM Morning Show Personality
Jim Harper. “He has bonded
with listeners through his use of
humor, humility, and hard-work
A dedicated family man, he has
been married for over 30 years
to his wife, Elaine, and is a proud
father of three grown children.
In addition, Edmonds is an avid
motorcyclist and has helped
raise funds for a variety of local
charities.
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The LINK’s Ramona Holloway Guest Hosts
on “Charlotte Today”
The LINK’s
Ramona Holloway
Guest Hosts on
“Charlotte Today”
with “Charlotte
Today” host
Colleen Odegaard.
Dial Global’s Phil Wilson Named Affiliate
Sales Representative for Greater Media Charlotte
Syndicated Shows
Fans of Greater Media Charlotte’s “The Matt & Ramona
Show” have been getting extra
helpings of co-host Ramona
Holloway on their television
sets lately. Local NBC affiliate,
WCNC-TV, recently launched
a local mid-day program called
“Charlotte Today.” The program
features host Colleen Odegaard
and weatherman Larry Sprinkle,
along with lifestyle and cooking
segments.
Greater Media is pleased to
announce Dial Global’s Phil
Wilson will serve as Affiliate Sales
Representative of the company’s
nationally syndicated “Bob &
Sheri” and “Matt & Ramona
Show,” as well as Dial Global’s
“Cooper Lawrence Show.” He
officially began his new duties on
April 27th, 2010.
Wilson, who will continue to
work on behalf of Dial Global,
previously served as a media/
marketing consultant and managed the daily operations of CBS
Radio/Minneapolis and Waitt
Radio/Omaha. In addition,
the radio veteran has served as
Program Director at Journal
Broadcasting’s KZFX/Omaha,
and KGGO/Des Moines.
Wilson has been a member of
the Board of Directors for The
Conclave Learning Conference
since 1991. He holds a BA degree
in Communications/Radio and
Television Broadcasting from
University of Northern Iowa.
“Our partnership with Dial
Global just got stronger with Phil
Wilson joining our team to build
our syndication of star talent,”
said Bill White, Operations
Manager of News/Talk 1110 WBT
AM/FM and 107.9 THE LINK /
WLNK-FM.
Magic 105.1’s Jim Harper Featured in Ambassador Magazine
Magic 105.1’s Magic Morning
Show host, Jim Harper, was
recently featured in the March/
April issue of one of Detroit’s
most prestigious publications,
Ambassador Magazine in their “What
You Might Not Know,” column
featuring different local celebrities in the market.
Back in February, host Colleen
Odegaard asked Ramona to join
her as co-host for a week. Ramona was a hit with viewers and
was asked back for a second week
in April. Her charm and appeal
with audiences has been undeniable and by press time she’ll have
a third week of co-hosting duties
scheduled for later in May.
Darren Daulton to Host Nightly Baseball Show
on 97.5 The Fanatic
97.5 The Fanatic is excited to announce that former Philadelphia
Phillies catcher Darren Daulton
will host a nightly show through
the baseball season. “Talking
Baseball with Dutch” will air every
weeknight during the baseball
season at 6 p.m. and will feature
Fanatic hosts Mike Missanelli and
Jon Marks.
“Dutch” will be hosting a nightly
show focused on the Phillies and
their 2010 campaign for their
third straight National League
Pennant. The show will discuss
the upcoming Phillies game and
analyze the previous games. Phillies fans will also have the ability
to call in and talk baseball with
Darren throughout the show.
Darren Daulton was drafted by
the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980,
and made his first big league
appearance in September of
1983. After spending the most
of the ‘80s as a backup catcher
for the Phillies, Daulton became
the Phillies full-time catcher in
1989. He made three All-Star
appearances and was thought of
as the leader of the 1993 team
that lost in the World Series to
the Toronto Blue Jays. Dutch was
traded to the Florida Marlins in
1997 and announced his retirement after the Marlins won the
World Series that same year.
“I’m excited for the opportunity
to work with 97.5 The Fanatic,”
said Darren Daulton. “I am
looking forward to sharing a
summer of fun with the Philadelphia fans who I hope will love our
show almost as much as much as
they love this Phillies team. I can’t
wait to come back to my adopted
hometown and take another
amazing ride with this team and
these fans.”
“I am thrilled to have Darren
join The Fanatic,” said 97.5 The
Fanatic Program Director Matt
Nahigian. “Phillies fans loved the
way he played and I am excited to
give the fans a chance to talk to
Dutch about the Phils on a nightto-night basis.”
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96.9 WTKK’s Michael Graham Hosts In Print &
Unplugged Event
Karen Suddreth Named Director
of Human Resources at Greater Media, Inc.
Book Release Party at the Hard Rock
Cafe Benefits Camp Harborview
management and organizational
development for several consulting firms in Chapel Hill and
Durham, North Carolina. Suddreth also gained international
work experience in the late ‘90s
while traveling to Ghana, Kenya,
and South Africa.
Karen Suddreth has been
promoted to Director of Human
Resources at Greater Media, Inc.
In addition to her current role
as Human Resource Manager for
Greater Media Charlotte, Suddreth will now be responsible for
overseeing the human resource
compliance functions on behalf
of all of Greater Media’s radio
and newspaper locations.
Book Cover: That’s No Angry Mob,
That’s My Mom.
96.9 Boston Talks hosted Michael
Graham In Print and Unplugged at
The Hard Rock Café Boston on
April 15th in celebration of the
release of his new book, That’s No
Angry Mob, That’s My Mom. Michael
was on-hand to entertain the
crowd and sign books for over
200 listeners in attendance. Also
providing entertainment for the
evening was VB from Fox 25,
comedian Paul D’Angelo, and
Michael’s friends, the rockin’
“Angry Mobsters.” However,
making a special appearance,
was Michael’s mother herself
who came onstage to give some
personal insight about the man
behind the mic. Proceeds for the
event went to Camp Harborview,
a program created to offer over
600 children, ages 11 to 14 who
live in Boston’s at-risk neighborhoods, a true summer camp
experience.
Suddreth began her radio
career as the Human Resource
Manager at WBT AM/FM and
WLNK-FM in Charlotte, North
Carolina in October 2004. She
had previously worked in project
from top to bottom
Michael Graham addresses the
crowd at the Hard Rock.
John McNesby, President of the Fraternal Order of Police was invited into
Born and raised in Wilmington,
Delaware, Suddreth has lived in
North Carolina since 1982.
Radio 92.9 Presents St. Patrick’s Day
Bowling with The Dropkick Murphys
Michael Graham with his Mom.
Graham meets his fans
and signs books.
Michael Graham
TNT’s Southland “Takes Over” WMMR’s
Morning Show and Donates Time to
Philadelphia’s Fraternal Order of Police
TNT & 93.3
WMMR-FM
partnered to help promote the series premiere
of “Southland.” In an
effort to highlight the importance of
the police force keeping the peace in
the city, the air time, as well as a cash
donation was given to Philadelphia’s
Fraternal Order of Police.
Suddreth received her Bachelor’s
degree in Communications from
North Carolina State University.
She received her Senior Professional in Human Resources
(SPHR) Certification in 2008
from the HR Certification Institute. Suddreth is a member of
the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM) and regularly participates in local human
resource professional meetings
and seminars.
the WMMR studios to
record two (:120) second
public service announcements, that ran in place of
“regular advertising.”
“We are honored to be able to help
those who literally put their lives on the
line on a daily basis,” said Jim Antes,
General Sales Manager of WMMRFM. “We are hopeful these spots will
served as a reminder to the important
role our police officers serve in our
local communities.
Radio 92.9 listeners recently had the
chance to bowl with Boston’s very own
Dropkick Murphys at Jillian’s/ Lucky
Strike Lanes on March 17th from noon
to 3 p.m. in Boston as part of the station’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
A limited number of passes were given
away on myradio929.com and a few
last-chance spots were awarded on-site
at Jillian’s. To enter on-site, contestants had to arrive at Jillian’s between
noon and 2 p.m. to pre-register.
Lucky listeners also had the opportunity to win tickets to the sold-out show
at the House of Blues that night!
“There’s no better way to celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day than with Boston’s biggest
Irish band,” said Radio 92.9 Program
Director Ken West.
Fans (and a leprechaun) bowl with
Radio 92.9 and Boston’s Dropkick
Murphy’s on St. Patrick’s Day!
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big league
special feature
BY BRIAN DONAHUE
Field of Dreams
Bob File Brings Big League Determination and Spirit
to Greater Media Philadelphia
BOB File had been up all
night. It was April 12, 2001,
and he was about to make
his Major League debut. The
relief pitcher was called up
from the minors the prior
day and given an overnight
connection flight from
Tennessee to Toronto, where
the Blue Jays were to take
on the Kansas City Royals
in a day game. File checked
into the hotel around 4 a.m.,
but was shuffled off to
the field just a few hours
later. This was his big break,
rested or not.
“My first Major League
game, and I’m like, ‘I wish
this game would be
postponed because of rain.’
But we’re in a dome, so it
can’t get postponed.”
Luck was on his side. As
he sat in the dugout before the game, taking in
the moment, chunks of the
SkyDome roof fell onto the
field during a test run of
the retractable ceiling. The
game was postponed to the
following day. File thought
to himself, “You got to be
kidding me.”
The story gets better. The
next day, the Blue Jays put
File in the game in a “safe
situation” — they were down
by three runs in the top of
the 9th, with two outs. File
would have to get just one
out before Toronto got its
last licks. Despite the relative lack of pressure, it was
still his big league debut,
and no matter what anyone
told him about it being
“just another game,” his
nerves were anything but
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Bob File on the pitcher’s mound for
the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Bob FIle today.
on the mound. Of course,
they didn’t tell him that until
he had already signed on
and arrived out west, for
fear he wouldn’t like the decision. And he didn’t like it.
calm. File threw about
five pitches and got the
batter to ground out. The
Blue Jays then came up big,
scoring four runs and winning the game. Somehow,
File was 1-0.
“I got a win in my first Major
League outing, facing one
hitter. Pretty classic,” he said
with a laugh.
But the unexpected was
sort of the norm for File,
today an account manager
for WMGK in Philadelphia.
File came from what he describes as a blue-collar family in Northeast Philadelphia.
Nobody in his family had
gone to college, but he
was determined to be the
first. While he had plenty of
promise as a baseball player,
just as his father had growing up, File did not want to
count on it for a full ride,
so he concentrated on
academics as well.
In high school, File played
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shortstop — never pitched
an inning. He was converted
to a third baseman as a
student at the Philadelphia
College of Textiles & Science
(now Philadelphia University). There, he pitched “a
handful of innings,” no more
than 15, he recalled. He
closed a couple games as
a senior in 1998. He had a
good arm, certainly not bad
for a small Division II school.
But he was a great hitter,
batting .542 his final year
in college, setting several
school records, and leading
NCAA Division II in hitting.
The Blue Jays drafted File
as a third baseman, but
once he arrived in Alberta
to play for the club’s rookie
ball team, he learned they
had other plans for him.
Based in part on scouting
reports — he showed great
progression in his few pitching appearances in college,
and his fastball had reached
95 mph — they wanted him
“At the time I wasn’t too
keen about it,” he said. “I
got out there, they put me
in rookie ball, and I was
playing with a bunch of 17-,
18-year-olds. I was 21 out of
college. And it was basically, ‘OK, we’re going to
convert you to be a pitcher,
and we’re just going to
throw you in rookie ball, and
if it works out, great.’ … If
it doesn’t, then you’re just
going to [stay in the minors
and] pitch out there. You
know, it was great to get
out there and play professional baseball, but I didn’t
know what I was capable of
pitching-wise at that point.”
File did not fight the move,
and in fact worked hard
to perfect his pitching. He
played year-round, competing in winter ball leagues,
taking lessons from past
Major League pitchers, and
progressing through the
Blue Jays’ farm system. He
had a few breaks. He went
straight from rookie ball
to High A ball, skipping
over three levels of minor
leagues, partly due to his
age and the hard work he’d
put in during the off
season. He’d become a
great minor league closer.
File moved up to AAA by
the end of 2000, and after
showing some success
there, joined the big
leagues the following spring
as a short reliever for
Toronto.
His first, albeit unlikely win
that April day marked the
start to an impressive season. File went 5-3 in 2001
with a 3.27 ERA and led
American League rookies
with some 60 pitching appearances. He was third
in votes for American
League Rookie of the Year.
He continued pitching
for the Blue Jays over three
seasons, the last being in
2004 when he went 1-0 in
24 appearances with an
ERA of 4.81. He then signed
with St. Louis as a minor
league free agent the next
year. He could still throw
the ball pretty well, but not
like in 2001, and his body
was not cooperating. He
had undergone a couple
surgeries on his throwing
arm and injured his back
during spring training for St.
Louis.
“I was laid up with a couple
herniated discs for a while. I
just made the decision there
to either retire or just keep
getting shuffled around
the minor leagues,” he said.
“I knew [my arm] was OK,
but I had to be perfect every outing to stay in the big
leagues, and I didn’t have a
93 mph fastball anymore, I
was like 91 at best … I was
getting by with what I had,
and I wanted to stay at the
Major League level. It’s a
business, and I wanted to
make money and I wanted
to enjoy what I was doing at
the highest level. If I couldn’t
be at the highest level, I
didn’t really want to do it
anymore.”
File retired and never looked
back.
Still in his 20s, File wasted
no time embarking on a
new career and went into
pharmaceutical sales. He
enjoyed a successful run of
four-plus
years in the field. Though
he survived the eventual
decline of that industry with
his job intact, he felt he
wanted to do something
different, something he
could truly enjoy every day.
He also sought to develop
new business skills and take
advantage of the connections he had established in
the city. When he saw an
online advertisement for the
position with Greater Media,
he decided to go for it.
“I didn’t know a lot about it
at the time, but it was more
my speed when it comes
to dealing with people on a
daily basis, building relationships,” File said. “I think in
pharmaceuticals I was kind
of pigeonholing myself to
positions in the medical
world. In this business,
you kind of deal with every
business, so it’s more diverse.”
File started at WMGK in
February and he is enjoying
the experience. “It’s great
people, it really is. That was
the main reason I came over
here. I did my research, I
talked to people I knew in
Philadelphia, and Greater
Media is a solid company up
and down,” he said. “I hope
to be here for a long time.”
While he is happy to start
a new chapter, File is able
to keep baseball a part of
his life. In his spare time, he
provides private hitting and
pitching lessons to kids, up
to the college level. He sees
it as a way to stay in the
game and to keep his experience from going to waste.
And, of course, he still has
a lot of famous friends.
Among them are a couple
of the best players in the
game — his former Blue Jay
teammate and current
Phillie ace Roy Halladay and
his former winter ball mate,
the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols.
“I look at baseball through
a whole different lens now
because I am friends with
a lot of those guys. They’re
just like me and you, just
normal guys,” File said. “But
they’re in a position where
they’re looked up to. If I
was in Toronto now, I’d be
recognized. It’s one of those
things where it’s kind of surreal, even to those guys. But
they’re just down-to-earth,
good people. That feeling of
‘wow’ just goes away
because you’re on the level
and it’s your work, your
teammates, and you’re out
for the same thing.”
And File will always have
plenty of memories of his
own baseball career. A
lifelong Phillies fan, File
responds with another classic story when asked about
his favorite Phillies moment.
That would be his own. In
July 2001 he found himself
living out a dream, playing
at Veterans Stadium, but
things didn’t go quite as he
had hoped.
“I pitched two of the three
games [in the series], and
the one game, right after
the All-Star break, I hadn’t
given up a home run yet
and I was facing Scott Rolen. On a 3-2 changeup, he
hit a home run — my first
Major League home run.
And then I wind up drilling
Travis Lee, the next hitter,
with a pitch and got thrown
out of the game in my own
hometown, and got booed
off the field. That’s seriously
my best Phillies moment,”
File said with a chuckle.
“Looking back now, it’s
funny to me, but at the time
it was crazy.”
File can laugh about that
moment, but he can also
look back at his largely successful big league run with
great pride, having made it
to the top and played with
the best in the game. And
he looks to the future
with the same approach
that he brought to baseball
— hard work pays off.
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Greater Media Philadelphia’s WMMR-FM and
WMGK-FM Launch a Roll-Out for SONIC, the
Nation’s Largest Chain of Drive-in Restaurants
“America’s Drive-In” is exploding
on the local scene with 20 restaurants
currently in the area and plans to
launch multiple additional locations
over the next few years. The drive-in
chain agreed to a partnership with
WMMR-FM and WMGK-FM to help
brand itself as a premiere restaurant destination in the Philadelphia
metro. SONIC, which specializes in
made-to-order fast food, is known for
its specialty menu items and personal
service.
“This is an extremely exciting partnership,” said Dan Reyes, President,
Philadelphia Co-Op. “Through
creative, integrated promotional ideas,
paired with the best product around,
I am confident SONIC will soon be a
household name in no time.”
SONIC is known for its original drivein set-up with friendly service from
carhops on roller skates. It’s this fun
personality that makes this partnership
truly come to life with the great fun
and personality that WMMR-FM and
WMGK-FM are known for.
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community
giving back
Country Stars Join with Country 102.5
and Jordan’s Furniture to Support
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
For the sixth consecutive year,
Country 102.5 and Jordan’s
Furniture teamed up for Country
102.5’s annual Country Cares for
St. Jude Kids Radiothon. This
year’s Radiothon took place March
11th and 12th, broadcasting live
from Jordan’s Furniture (Reading), to raise much-needed funds
for the kids at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital. St. Jude is a
world leader in catastrophic illness
in children and is unlike any other
pediatric treatment and research
facility anywhere. Discoveries made
there are shared with hospitals
worldwide and right here in New
England.
Through emotional family stories
and Country 102.5 personality
pleas, listeners and Jordan’s Furniture customers donated more than
$394,000 this year. Listeners were
encouraged to become a St. Jude
“Partners In Hope,” donating $30
per month for a year. Additionally,
country artists such as The Band
Perry, Steel Magnolia, Easton
Corbin, and Danny Gokey performed live, attracting even more
fans and donors to the store.
“The Country 102.5 staff is
extremely proud of the generosity
of the country music audience in
and around Boston,” said Country
102.5 Program Director Mike
Brophey. “To raise nearly six million dollars since inception is truly
remarkable.”
Danny Gokey with the
Country 102.5 Team.
Keith Stephens with Steel Magnolia.
Morning Show co-host Lori Grande
and midday personality Carolyn Kruse
with Corbin Easton.
greater media
gives back to the
community
WBT’s Keith Larson Hosts Ride for the
Kids 8 Rides for a Cause
Hundreds of motorcycle riders and non-riders once again
participated on a great spring day
to help kids (and their families)
battling life-threatening illnesses.
News Talk 1110 WBT’s Keith
Larson’s Ride for the Kids 8 took
place on April 24th. In addition
to supporting the March Forth
with Hope Foundation and Zach
Ramsey Children’s Cancer Fund
as all the rides have, the event
also benefited Carey Heavner, an
11-year-old Cleveland County girl
battling a very serious form of adult
colon cancer, and Grace McGrath,
a seven-year-old Union County
girl battling a brain stem tumor.
The event began and ended
at Matthews Fun Machines on
Independence near US 485 in
Matthews, North Carolina. The
ride encompassed a terrific cruise
to the historic gold mining town of
Keith Larson officially starting the Ride
for Kids 8.
Gold Hill north of Albemarle, and
a barbeque featuring live rock and
roll from The Loafers.
The motorcycle ride was escorted
by the Mecklenburg County Sherriff’s Office Motor Patrol with
assistance from several other area
agencies along the route.
96.9 WTKK Supports
Homes for Our Troops Gala
Danny Gokey performing at
WKLB’s Annual St. Jude Radiothon at
Jordan’s Furniture.
WKLB’s Lori Grande
recently participated
in the “Team Walk for
Cancer” in Lowell, MA.
The event raised over
$716,000. (Pictured l-r)
Lori Grande with one of
the walkers.
96.9 FM Boston Talks WTKK
On-Air Personality Michele
McPhee posed for a photo with
Major Helder Machado of the
Massachusetts National Guard
during the 4th Annual “Homes for
our Troops Gala.” The organization builds specially adapted homes
for their severely injured servicemen and women at no cost to the
veterans.
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MAGIC 105.1 FM Asks How
YOU Would Give Away $10,000?
Magic 105.1/WMGC-FM’s Jim
Harper and the “Magic Morning Show” gave away $10,000 in a
special contest designed to help a
listener’s worthy cause, organization, or non-profit organization.
Beginning on March 18th 2010,
listeners were encouraged to tune
in every weekday morning between
6 a.m. and 9 a.m. as WMGC-FM
legendary morning personality Jim
Harper asks, “How Would YOU
Give Away $10,000?” No matter
what the cause – from supporting
local firefighters, giving back to an
animal rescue shelter, or helping a
school bring back a program that’s
been cut, Magic 105.1 FM wanted
to make a difference in the lives of
others.
Magic 105.1,” said Program Director Lori Bennett. “The caveat was
that it could not go to an individual
but to a worthy cause, submitted
by those who live and work in our
community. It’s taking ‘paying it
forward’ to the next level.”
Listeners whose suggestions were
chosen each day were eligible to
have their cause posted on www.
detroitmagic.com in April. Metro
Detroiters then had a chance to
vote online to determine which
worthy cause would win the
$10,000. In addition, Magic
105.1 rewarded and recognized the
listener who submitted the winning
selection.
“An anonymous donor approached us and asked us to give
away this $10,000 on the air at
WCTC 1450 Revives “Exceptional Citizens” Promotion
Good Time Oldies WCTC 1450 AM
Morning Show Host Jack Ellery thanks
an “Exceptional Citizen” for his work
throughout the community.
After a successful first round,
New Brunswick’s heritage radio
station Good Time Oldies
WCTC 1450 AM and legendary Morning Show Host Jack
Ellery have reinstated their
initiative to discover and
recognize outstanding Central
Jersey residents through “Jack
Ellery’s Exceptional Citizens”
campaign.
The radio station, which prides
itself on being communitycentered, first launched the
“Exceptional Citizens” campaign in September 2009 and
accepted nominations through
the end of the year. WCTC
Morning Show Coordina-
tor and News Director Bruce
Johnson says “the outpouring
of nominations last fall easily
convinced us to bring back the
Exceptional Citizens’ promotion this spring. It proves to me
that Central Jerseyans want to
hear about good news and are
grateful to those in the community that step forward to help
their neighbors.”
Thanks to the tremendous
response, the station is once
again accepting nominations.
The first winner of this second
round was announced on May
12th and the campaign continues through June 30th. Each
week during this time, Jack
Ellery will invite listeners to
share the selfless acts of various
area residents. Some of the
first-round winners included a
North Brunswick High School
senior who volunteers at Robert
Wood Johnson University
Hospital, a long-time South
BEN-FM Presents Woman
of the Week Luncheon
95.7 BEN-FM was pleased
to present the “First Annual
Woman of the Week
Luncheon” on March 25, 2010
at the Water Works Restaurant
and Lounge. BEN-FM took the
afternoon to embrace, honor,
and celebrate the ”Woman of the
Week” program, Women’s History
Month, and the dynamic women of
the Delaware Valley. “The Woman
of the Week” program was initially
developed by BEN-FM Morning
Show personality, Marilyn Russell,
as a column for Philly.com. It has
now blossomed into a 30-minute
program that airs every Sunday
morning and highlights exceptional women in the business and
community world alike.
top to bottom
Marilyn Russell addresses the
room with Sheinelle Jones,
Jennaphr Frederick, and Sue
Serio from FOX 29.
In addition to the past “Woman
of the Week” recipients, BEN-FM
highlighted seven special honorees
who addressed the 140 audience
members. These women included;
Lisa Nutter from Philadelphia
Academies Inc. and the wife of
the Mayor of Philadelphia, Judy
Spires former president of Acme,
Sue Serio, Sheinelle Jones, and
Jennaphr Frederick from FOX
29, Beth Beans Gilbert from Fred
Beans Family of Dealerships, and
Shannon Bristow from the Cancer
Treatment Centers of America.
“I am continually amazed by the
extraordinary women I get to
interview each week on BEN-FM’s
‘Woman of Week’ program. A
‘Woman of the Week’ ceremonial
luncheon seemed like the next
Plainfield volunteer firefighter,
an Edison woman who started
a food pantry, a North Brunswick man who delivers Meals on
Wheels, and a Rutgers University freshman from Middlesex Borough who organized
a $12,000 tricky tray for a
mother who has a rare form of
cancer.
Winners are selected every
Wednesday by a panel of station
judges who have the difficult
task of narrowing down the
Over 140 prominent women
in the business and community enjoyed lunch at BEN’s
First Annual Woman of the
Week event.
Marilyn Russell captivating
the room at BEN’s Woman of
the Week Luncheon.
logical step to highlight and
honor these exceptionally gifted
women. This is just the beginning of
many more to come.” - Marilyn Russell.
inspiring entries. The selected
winner is interviewed by Jack
Ellery on the Morning Show
and their nomination letter is
read on the air. In addition to
this recognition, each winner
also receives an honorary “Exceptional Citizens Award” and
a $100 gift certificate to a local
restaurant. Those who nominate the Exceptional Citizens
also get a reward for their time
and efforts: four passes to Mega
Movies in the Brunswick Square
Mall.
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pictures
special feature
BY BRIAN DONAHUE
Greater Media Newspapers Photographers Honored
in New Jersey Press Association Contest
GREATER Media News-
papers’ Photo Department
took home seven awards in
the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper
Contest for 2009.
The newspaper group,
based in Freehold, NJ,
publishes 10 weeklies,
serving Monmouth, Middlesex, and Ocean counties.
Head photographer Jeff
Granit took first place in
the Feature Picture Story
category and second place
in Sports Action.
Staff photographer Eric
Sucar received first place
in three categories, General
News, Feature, and Sports
Feature, and second place
in two categories, Feature
and Sports Feature.
“Our photography staff
never ceases to amaze,” said
Adele Young, news editor of
Greater Media Newspapers.
“They can take an ordinary
assignment and create a
breathtaking piece of art.
Their powerful images are
what set us apart in the field
of community newspapers.”
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“Yoga in the Sun”
by Eric Sucar
1st place, Feature.
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“Pros”
by Eric Sucar
1st place, Sports Feature.
Granit’s interest in photojournalism developed after
taking an elective course in
photography in high school.
After studying photojournalism at Shepherd
University in West Virginia,
he moved back to New
Jersey and was hired as an
assistant photographer
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at a commercial studio in
Princeton. After working at
Worrall Community Newspapers in Union County, NJ,
for five years as a staff photographer and later chief
photographer, he joined
Greater Media Newspapers
in March 2003 as chief photographer and photography
editor. “In my photography,
I like to give the impression
that the camera is a watchful observer that happens
to be present at the scene,”
Granit said. “I want my
pictures to reveal the human characteristics of my
subject with content, form,
and feeling.”
can have. I hope I can sling a
camera around my neck and
continue documenting the
world around me for as long
as I have two eyes and an
index finger.”
The awards were presented
at a dinner in April at the
Trenton Marriott Hotel.
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“Ride Down” by Eric Sucar - 2nd place, Feature.
Photography was just a
hobby for Sucar until he
took a course with a
National Geographic photographer. “It was then that I
truly developed a
passion for it,” he said.
Sucar studied photojournalism at the Rochester
Institute of Technology
in New York. Upon graduation in 2005, he interned
at the Patuxent Publishing
Company in Baltimore. “
During my internship, I was
one of a hundred photographers, selected worldwide,
to attend the prestigious
Eddie Adams Workshop,”
he said.
After working as a staff
photographer at the New
Jersey Herald, Sucar joined
Greater Media Newspapers
in April 2007.
“Baywatch” by Jeff Granit - 1st place, Feature Picture Story.
“My approach to photography has always been trying to
document the world
and my community in the
most fresh and compelling
way possible. I have tried to
push the envelope creatively
at each and every assignment, whether it be a grand
opening or a playoff football
game,” Sucar said.
“Being a photographer is one
of the most challenging and
rewarding careers a person
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“Bliss”
by Eric Sucar
1st place, General News.
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“Heads Up”
by Jeff Granit
2nd place, Sports Action.
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social media
special feature
BY ADELE YOUNG
Newspaper Division Launches
Facebook and Twitter Sites
In an effort to reach a
broader demographic and
tap into the popularity
of today’s social media,
Greater Media Newspapers
launched Facebook and
Twitter sites on April 21.
The launch was a collaborative effort between the
Editorial Department
and the Information Technology staff. A series of
weekly meetings determined that the best way to
reach readers was to divide
the 10 weekly publications
into three regions: Middlesex (East Brunswick
Sentinel, Edison/Metuchen
Sentinel, North/South
Brunswick Sentinel, and
Suburban), Monmouth West
(News Transcript, Examiner,
and Tri-Town News)
and Monmouth East (Independent, The Hub, and
Atlanticville).
Representing the Editorial Department were staff
writers Jacqueline Hlavenka,
Jennifer Booton, Rebecca
Morton, Jennifer Kohlhepp,
and Kenny Walter, with
Gloria Stravelli, editor of the
Monmouth East papers, and
Adele Young, news editor,
acting as advisers.
Much of the push to get
GMN in sync with Facebook
and Twitter users came
from Stravelli’s staff members, who were eager to use
their formal college training
and personal experience
with Facebook and Twitter.
In a little more than a
month, the prototype pages
were created by Hlavenka
and Booton and ready to
go.
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A network of content vetting was established so that
all posts would be checked
by a member of a panel of
four editors: Brian Donahue,
Mark Rosman, Gloria Stravelli, and Adele Young.
Gene Lennon, IT director,
oversaw the technical side
of the project, along with
Jeff Messeroll, systems manager, who provided research
and technical support.
“We have been offering
e-mail notification of breaking news and weekly
news highlights for about a
year, and many people have
signed up for that program,” Lennon said. “Allowing readers to follow us on
Facebook and Twitter adds
a new and very popular way
for people to stay in touch
with the latest news in their
communities. We are all
excited to see how well this
will be embraced by our
readers.”
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House ads have been running in all 10 publications
to direct readers to www.
gmnews.com, where they
can link up to the GMN
Facebook and Twitter site
of their choice. Once they
become followers, posts will
appear on the users’ own
Facebook walls.
Most of the short posts
on Facebook and Twitter
will link viewers to the full
story at gmnews.com, again
boosting the papers’ online
readership.
Working on Greater Media Newspapers’ posts for Facebook and Twitter are: (l-r) Jeff Messeroll, systems
manager, and staff writers Jackie
Hlavenka and Jennifer Booton.
media, and we welcome this
new avenue to keep our
readers updated with news
of their community,” said
Ben Cannizzaro, general
manager and publisher of
Greater Media Newspapers.
“We are always looking for
ways to better serve our
readers.”
Just as e-mail is capturing a large segment of the
communication market
once dominated by direct or
“snail” mail, social media are
fast becoming a convenient
way of accessing information.
“Many of us in the newspaper business believe there is
room for different kinds of
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Magic 98.3 Participates in “Read Across America”
giving back
Magic 105.1 and the Friends of Jacob Foundation Present
“The Magic ‘80s Prom”
Magic 105.1 (WMGC-FM) presented “The Magic ‘80s Prom” on
April 23rd, 2010 at the Vintage
House in Fraser. “Jim Harper and
the Magic Morning Show” hosted
the event to benefit the Friends of
Jacob Foundation, an organization
that enriches the lives of families
affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Metro Detroit area.
Over the years, Magic 105.1 has
developed this fun event, which
celebrates an era that gave people
some of their best memories. The
prom featured a live performance
by Motor City 80 tribute act, “The
Square Pegz,” music videos playing
on a big screen, and the chance
to win prizes for best and favorite
fashion of the decade. Attendees
also had the chance to step into
the “Cheese Box Charity Photo
The 105.1 “Magic Morning
Show” members Mike Bradley, Fay
Samona, Cyndy Canty, and Jim
Harper flashback to the ‘80s at
“Magic’s ‘80s Prom.”
Booth” to capture memories of the
evening’s festivities.
MAGIC 106.7 Hosts 13th Annual
Exceptional Women Awards
Lucky 13 for MAGIC 106.7’s
“Exceptional Women Awards”
The Westin Copley Place was the
location on May 7th for MAGIC
106.7’s 13th Annual Exceptional
Women Awards. This year’s show
honored Academy Awardwinning actress Estelle Parsons,
Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief and
award-winning author Kate White,
Boston College Women’s basketball
coach Sylvia Crawley, renowned
cardiac heart transplant surgeon
and author Dr. Kathy Magliato,
Kip Tiernan, founder of “Rosie’s
Place” in Boston, and 24-year-old
nurse Keziah Furth of Brookline
who was in Haiti at the time of
the recent devastating earthquake.
Twenty former honorees also
attended the awards and were
recognized on-stage with recent
updates on what they are doing
with their lives.
Magic 98.3 On-Air Personality John Lisk reads Where the Wild Things Are
to school children at Lincoln Elementary School.
March 2nd, Magic 98.3 Afternoon
On-Air Host John Lisk did his
part to encourage literacy in Central Jersey by participating in the
annual Read Across America campaign. John traveled to Lincoln
Elementary School and read two
books to selected classes. In addition, he stressed the importance of
reading to succeeding in the future
and told the students how essential
good reading and writing skills are
to his career.
Lisk brought Where the Wild Things
Are by Maurice Sendack to read to
the class. He chose that particular
book because of his own experience
with it. “I remember my school
librarian reading it to us and I really enjoyed it, so I wanted to share
Singer/songwriter Edwin McCain
entertained at both the Awards
Luncheon, as well as at the VIP
pre-party the evening before at the
Hard Rock Café.
it with the next generation,” John
explained. In addition to the book
that John brought, he also read a
tongue twister book to the students
that the teacher had selected.
Once the reading was complete,
Lisk took some time to explain to
the students his role at Magic 98.3
and the requirements of his job.
He stressed the vital role that reading plays in preparing for a show,
recording commercials, and even
playing music. “I had some difficulty reading when I was young so
I know how important it is for kids
to develop their skills early,” he
said. “That’s why I chose to participate in this program.” All of the
students had a great time and are
looking forward to having Magic
98.3 participate again next year.
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Candy O’Terry, Keziah Furth, Kate
White, Gay Vernon.
Dr. Kathy Magliato, Kate White, Gay
Vernon, Candy O’Terry, Kip Tiernan,
Keziah Furth.
Edwin McCain performs at the
Exceptional Women Pre-Party at the
Hard Rock Café.
Gay Vernon, Edwin McCain, and
Candy O’Terry.
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1. Gay Vernon and a MAGIC listener at
a remote event. 2. Jane Seymour with
WBT’s Keith Larson. 3. WDHA’s Terrie Carr makes a furry friend at Dover
Dodge. 4. 94.7 WCSX’s Jamie Samuelson stopped by FOX 2 studios to talk
about his ongoing blog regarding the
Final Countdown to the End of “24.”
5. WBOS’ Jason Rossi at the FYE Avatar release party, dressed as Avatar.
6. WMTR’s “Doo Wop Drive” host Big
Tom Lawler entertains the crowd during
Harold’s Deli Doo Wop Karaoke Night.
7. The WMGK Classic Rock Squad plays
“Livin’ on a Lyric” with Bon Jovi concert-goers. 8. Magic 98.3 Morning Show
Host Chris McCoy hugs a hard-working
nurse at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital during a live Nurses
Week Broadcast. 9. WKLB’s Evening DJ
Keith Stephens and Morning Show Host
Lori Grande celebrate their birthdays.
10. “The Matt & Ramona Show’s” Weekend Warrior Football Team 2010 (l-r)
Brent O’Brien, Kary Bowser, Frank
Wilson, Matt Harris (kneeling), Erik
Whitehead, Brad Witers. 11. Magic 105.1
Morning Show Host “Dr.” Jim Harper
(left) celebrates Nurses Week at Crittenden Hospital! 12. WMMR Evening DJ,
Dan Cord, rocked out with MMR Bod
Squad member Charmaine at Dunkin’
Donuts in Langhorne, PA. 13. WROR’s
Tom Doyle & Loren Owens compete in
the Cardi’s Furniture Wii-nter Games.
14. BEN put the Cincos in the Mayo on
May 5th – all the listeners had to do…
was dig them out! 15. GMI’s Jean Fries,
GMB’s Amy Hull, and GMI’s Maria Lombardo at the Hard Rock Café for Michael Graham’s Book Signing Party.
16. “All Request Diner” host Bert Baron
and the Somerset Patriots’ newest mascot, Slider, admire the Good Time Oldies
Cruiser at Patriots Fan Fest. 17. WTKK’s
Michael Graham introduces Sarah Palin
at the Tea Party Express rally on Boston Common. 18. The WRIF Rock Girl
Search’s “Sexy 16” prepare to depart
on their first night of the Riff Rock Girl
Bus Tour. 19. Mike Missanelli & Producer
John Marks doing a remote broadcast.
20. MAGIC 106.7 listeners play the Golf
Put at Jordan’s Furniture. 21. WMTR’s
Promotions Assistant Kristen Mendoza
gets her face painted during Rockaway
Animal Clinc’s Pet Adoption event.
22. Steve Kostan, Gary Graff (WCSX
Rock-n-Roll insider), Tom Weschler
(noted rock photographer) and Alto
Reed from the Legendary Silver Bullet
Band (l-r). 23. Preston & Steve solicited for “Moms” to push their “Babies”
(or husbands) in a buggy over the
entire ‘Monster Mile’ race track at Dover Speedway in Delaware. 24. GMB’s
Street Teams work together for the
Brain Tumor Ride (l-r: Abby N; Chuck;
Lindsay; ‘PrePat’; and Abby Q.) 25. The
Carolina Panthers, NewsTalk 1110 WBT
and Mecklenburg County Park & Rec
put on a great event called “Panthers in
the Park” at Freedom Park on May 4th.
26. WDHA’s Creative Director Mike Cocheo celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day with
a local Leprechaun at WDHA’s Saint
Patrick’s Day broadcast from Thatcher
McGee’s. 27. Marketing Director Dawn
Santolucito, PD Mike Brophey, Engineer
Jeff Hansen, and Music Director Ginny
Rogers at WKLB’s St. Jude Radiothon
28. Magic 105.1 Afternoon Show Host
Mitzi Miles celebrates spring by planting flowers with a young listener at
Barson’s Greenhouse! 29. Magic 98.3
weekend host Sharon Davis samples
some delectable cuisine from New Jersey restaurants at the Evening of Good
Taste. 30. Emanuel found 23 Cincos in
the Mayo at the Manayunk Brew Pub.
31. Comedian Dom Irrera with Wally
Brine, co-host of WROR’s “Loren & Wally
Show.” 32. Artist Glen Burtnik pours his
heart into a live performance on the “All
Request Diner” on Good Time Oldies
WCTC 1450 am. 33. WMGK’s John DeBella with Kathleen Turner. 34. Ramona
Holloway (left) poses with a Secret Service agent guarding former President
Jimmy Carter and Casey Bruner (right).
35. WTKK’s Eagan & Braude Show celebrate producer Matt Shearer’s birthday
(L-R: Co-Host Jim Braude; Producer Luis
Torres; Matt Shearer; Exec Producer Steve
Allan; and Co-Host Margery Eagan.
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giving back
BEN-FM & Jacobs Music
Awards a Piano to Nazareth Area High School
BEN-FM presents the piano donated by
Jacobs Music to a student at Nazareth High
School at their Spring Recital.
Jacobs Music and 95.7 BEN-FM
honored music teachers and the
role that music plays in classrooms,
by celebrating “Music in Schools
Month” in March. Jacobs Music
and BEN-FM encouraged students
to share their personal experiences
with music education, as well as the
music teachers that inspire them,
for a chance to win a brand-new
piano for the winning school.
Jessica Scantzenbach, a senior at
Nazareth Area High School won
the contest, resulting in the piano
donation. The winning entry
stated, “Music Education gives me
something to be really passionate
about. I have always loved music; it
was something that I not only was
good at but something that I really
loved doing, whether it was playing
or singing or even learning theory.
I would not be half the musician I
am today had I not had the proper
instruction from teachers who
loved music even more than I do. I
have grown and I now understand
many more things about music
because of the music teachers I have
had.”
The piano was presented to
Nazareth Area High School Music
Teacher, Kelly Rocchi on May 12th
at the annual Spring Recital.
“I am so excited that Nazareth won
the new piano,” said Ms. Rocchi.
“We will be using it in our music
lab where I teach three different
levels of piano classes. The piano
will be used all the time! I am also
so proud of all of my students who
voted in order for us to win the
piano. Thank you Jacob’s Music
and Ben-FM!!”
Magic 98.3 Returns to Rutgers for the
3rd Annual Embrace Kids Radiothon
Magic 98.3 on-air staff members, promotions employees, and
various members of the sales staff
recently gave up their weekend to
help children with cancer, sickle
cell, and other life-threatening
blood disorders. For the third consecutive year, Magic 98.3 partnered
with the Rutgers University Dance
Marathon on March 27th and 28th
to raise money for the Embrace
Kids Foundation and help kids
in desperate need. The station’s
involvement helped the Dance
Marathon to exceed their fundraising goals and bring in more money
than they had in any of the 33
prior years during which the Dance
Marathon took place.
The Embrace Kids Foundation
provides funding for a variety of
services for their patients and their
families, including one-on-one
counseling, professional tutoring,
bill payment, and in-home health
care while continuing to support
research initiatives. In 2007, the
organization provided over $1.2
million in services to children and
families throughout the greater
New Jersey area.
To help Embrace Kids continue
their beneficial services, the radio
station broadcasted live throughout the weekend from the Rutgers
University Dance Marathon.
The Rutgers Dance Marathon is
a year-long series of fundraisers that culminates in a 32-hour
dance-a-thon where students,
Magic 98.3 on-air personalities John
Lisk and Kathy Millar stand up to interview a participant in the Embrace
Kids Dance Marathon, since she must
remain on her feet for 36 hours.
patients, families, sponsors, and
visitors from across the state gather
to support this worthy cause. Many
of the station’s on-air personalities
donated their time to the broadcast, including Morning Show
Host Chris McCoy, Midday Host
Debbie Mazella, Afternoon Drive
Host John Lisk, and Evening Host
Kathy Millar.
Throughout the course of the
two-day event, the personalities
conducted live, on-air interviews
with staff and volunteers from the
Embrace Kids Foundation, current and former patients, Rutgers
students participating in the dance
marathon, and dignitaries from
the community who came out to
support the worthy cause.
At the conclusion of the radiothon and dance marathon, the
grand total raised was revealed:
$378,001.75! The total funds
surpassed the previous Dance
Marathon record by more than
$50,000, making this year the
most successful to date.
Magic 100.1 Presents Deborah Heart & Lung Center Women’s Expo
The Magic 100.1 / Deborah Heart
and Lung Center Women’s Expo,
held on February 28th, was the first
major event for this new brand of
Greater Media MAGIC in New
Jersey. Listeners from all over the
area came out for a fantastic day
of food, fitness, and fun with cash
prizes every half hour. Dr. Robi
Ludwig presented her inspirational
jewelry line, while celebrity Chef
Jim Coleman cooked up mouthwatering recipes and explained
cuisines and techniques. Listeners also enjoyed complimentary
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Magic Morning and Midday hosts
Chris McCoy and Debbie Mazella
with Dr. Robi Ludwig.
haircuts from beauty experts, and
so much more. As in previous
years, the event featured an array of
family-oriented businesses showcasing their products and services
to the public. From health care to
financial – from home improvement to home remodeling – new
cutting-edge products and reliable
mainstays – this expo had something for everyone.
Chef Jim Coleman takes the crowd
on a culinary adventure.
Afternoon Drive host Glenn Kalina
gives out one of the many prizes of
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WMMR-FM Presents
5th Annual Cardboard Classic
On March 5th, 93.3 WMMR once
again rocked “Jack Frost Mountain
Preston & Steve’s Cardboard Classic
2010.” From cardboard, tape, glue,
and string, WMMR listeners constructed over 90 team sleds to compete
for glory…and prizes. Jason Lucci
from Paulsboro, New Jersey, led a team
of creative “ghostbusters” to build a
Hollywood-style Stay Puft Marshmallow Man that breathed real fire. The
team took home the title of “Best
Design,” along with $1,000 cash and a
$500 Lukoil gift card.
Coors Light awarded the “Year of
Beer” award to The Ghetto Blasters,
led by Dan Stonebeck from Wissinoming (Northeast Philly), for their Coors
Light Radio sled, deemed the best
Coors Light-themed sled. The giant
boom box included working electricity
that allowed spectators to hear the rock
of MMR as it flew down the tubing hill.
After the Cardboard competition,
thousands of MMR VIPs took to the
slopes to ski and board, putting to use
the $9.33 lift tickets they purchased
through MMR’s special VIP presale.
The day concluded with the “world
famous” happy hour in the E2000
Lounge, where patrons registered for
a trip to the Hot Tub Time Machine Junket
WRIF – Meltdown NO
FEAR Shootout
in Lake Tahoe, California. Brandon
Voight from Newtown Square, PA,
was chosen to join Preston and Steve’s
Marisa Magnatta on the trek across
country to mingle with John Cusack,
Rob Corddry, and the other stars of
the film.
WMMR midday host Pierre Robert
capped the day in typical fashion
with his “Baptism by Beer,” where
he climbed atop the bar and poured
pitcher after pitcher of beer on willing
– and thirsty – station listeners.
from top to bottom
The Preston and Steve show
broadcasts live from an empty
E2000 Lounge before the event.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
makes it to the bottom of the hill in
front of thousands of spectators.
The Coors Light radio sled
begins the descent to the bottom
of the hill.
Drew & Mike Rock Girl
Interviews
WMMR-FM Sponsors the
Marlton Padres
101 WRIF-FM’s own selfproclaimed “Professional Hockey
Player,” Meltdown is always up for new
challenges on the ice. The Riff and the
Detroit Red Wings were happy to give
him a new challenge…goaltending.
101 WRIF encouraged listeners to call
in and win a Detroit Red Wings Prize
pack, which included a behind-thescenes tour of the Wings home ice, Joe
Louis Arena, and also an autographed
puck from a current player. Each of the
10 lucky winners also won the opportunity to go on the ice at the Joe and take
five shots in Meltdown in net in order
to win tickets to the Red Wings playoff
game 4 against the San Jose Sharks.
Each listener had five shots each to
score as many goals as they could on
Meltdown, who by the way is not a
natural goaltender. The top five point
scorers were to receive tickets in a suite
to the upcoming game. After the first
round of shots, and some surprisingly
spectacular saves by Meltdown, all the
shooters were tied in points. The competitors went into a shoot-out, where
one lucky Riff listener was finally able
to slip to goals past Meltdown.
As a surprise to all of the competitors, and as a reward for their effort,
the Detroit Red Wings awarded ALL
competitors with a pair of tickets to the
game, with the eventual winner of the
shoot-out getting a four-pack of tickets
to the suite. Everyone left the ice that
day a winner.
Detroit’s Drew & Mike recently interviewed the first in a series of finalists
for WRIF-FM’s “Rock Girl” competition and turned on the webcam so that
listeners could see as well as hear the
lovely contestants. In the course of the
interview, 2,100 interested listeners
became viewers and were then able to
cast their vote for the Rock Girl on the
station website.
Some of the Riff Shootout
Contestants with their prize packs
prior to shooting on Meltdown.
Thanks to WRIF’s Mark Pennington,
Marc Fellhauer, and Jim Bentley, and
Interactive’s Toby Tabaczynski for their
help in making this happen.
Meltdown stopping a shot from one
of the Riff shoot-out contestants.
“Rock Girl” Interviews on
the webcam.
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special feature
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO
Pierre Robert Scores Trifecta of Rock Interviews:
Bon Jovi, Members of Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones
Month after month, WMMR’s legendary radio host gets face-to-face
with some of rock’s biggest stars
top left, Charlie Watts with Pierre
Robert.
He’s been referred to as
a “Philadelphia institution.”
He’s beloved by thousands of loyal fans. He’s
interviewed rock’s biggest
names and is considered
Philadelphia rock radio’s
longest and best friend.
top right, Rolling Stones Exile on
Main Street Reissue.
bottom, Pierre Robert with Mick
Jagger at the interview discussing
the new documentary film: Stones
In Exile.
Keith Richards and Pierre Robert.
Pierre Robert, the voice
and face of Greater Media’s
WMMR for 28 years,
just added another notch,
or three, to his belt — “the
trifecta of rock interviews”
in Robert’s own words.
First, the legendary rock
radio host interviewed Bon
Jovi in March at an intimate
concert that was broadcast
live on WMMR 93.3 FM and
online. Next, he traveled to
Seattle to participate in a
project chronicling the late
1980s/early 1990s Seattle
music scene that gave rise
to bands like Pearl Jam.
Third, he also had the rare
opportunity to interview
The Rolling Stones in connection with their recently
re-released CD Exile on
Main Street.
Robert recalled that he
interviewed the British rock
icons about 10 years ago in
Toronto.“I never thought it
would ever happen again,”
he said.
Robert recounted how this
series of unforgettable interviews came to be.
It all started in March when
Bon Jovi came to town.
According to Robert, Jon
made a promise on the
Preston and Steve Show
that his band would play
a free concert for WMMR
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Bone reunited April 14 on
stage at the Showbox and
played along with two other
Seattle bands, Satchel and
Brad (featuring Stone Gossard on guitar).
listeners if Jon’s Arena
Football League team, the
Philadelphia Soul, won the
ArenaBowl championship,
of which Jon is co-owner
of the team. “Not only did
he keep his promise, he
allowed us to broadcast
the concert live and stream
across the country and
around the world via wmmr.
com,” stated Robert. The
matinee concert, held March
24 at the Wachovia Center,
was performed for 500
listeners, Robert said.
I was the first DJ to embrace Bon Jovi.”
“I asked Jon if I should go
and sit in the audience after
I introduced the band,” he
recalled. The rocker told
Robert, “No, you stay up
here on stage with us. We’ll
play a couple of songs, then
stop for a bit to talk, and
then play a couple more
songs.”
Second in the trifecta was
“Having the opportunity to
chat in between sets of two
songs made it more than
just a concert,” Robert said.
“And I was just 15 feet away
from the band. It was a very
exciting day.” When asked
what changes he noted
about Bon Jovi over the
years, Robert said the band
had “grown immensely.”
Pierre’s phone call this
spring from Pearl Jam’s
management company to
fly out to Seattle to interview some members of
the group for an upcoming
concert DVD. The interview
would also include members of bands that preceded
Pearl Jam.
only one reporting at the
garage-rock marathon,
sending updates to WMMR.
Even The New York Times
was denied attendance.
“Of course, I said yes,”
Robert said.
Robert said that the individual interviews with Mick
Jagger, Keith Richards, and
Charlie Watts, arranged by
FMQB Productions, would
focus on the re-release of
the band’s 1972 classic Exile
on Main Street. Robert was
scheduled to host a nationwide syndicated special on
May 17, detailing the rerelease of the album.
“Twenty-five years ago, they
all had high hair, leopard
pants, and boots. They’ve
stopped using hair spray,
Jon’s voice is much stronger, and their songs have
expanded. Their music has
evolved.”
He added that the band
also has a social conscience
now, devoting a good deal
of effort to philanthropic
undertakings such as Project H.O.M.E., which, Robert
said, is helping to rebuild
Philadelphia.
“They’re a great band. They
were working-class guys
who have never forgotten
their roots. They have gone
from kid rock stars to adult
rock stars,” he said.
“I saw their first concert
at the Ripley Music Hall in
Philly and their most recent
one at Wachovia Center.
They’ve never forgotten that
One of the most memorable
quotes for Robert came
from Jon Bon Jovi at that
concert: “You don’t know
how lucky you are to have a
DJ like Pierre. There are so
few of them.”
Jon also said fans were
lucky to have a station like
WMMR. “It was an incredibly
kind and generous thing to
say,” Robert said.
Robert interviewed the
members who had gone in
and out of these four bands
and was also invited to see
Soundgarden, who had
reunited after 13 years, on
April 16 at the Showbox.
According to Robert, this
was an exclusive for the
radio host, who was the
“I asked Jon if I should go and sit in the
audience after I introduced the band,” he
recalled. The rocker told Robert, “No, you
stay up here on stage with us.“
“Seattle was a rich and fertile music scene. The [DVD]
project was the brainchild of
[Pearl Jam guitarist] Stone
Gossard. The idea was to
tell part of the Seattle story
and explain the family tree,”
Robert said.
A vital part of that story
involved two legendary
bands from Seattle, Malfunkshun and Mother Love
Bone, with Jeff Ament and
Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam.
Both bands were fronted
by singer Andrew Wood.
Unfortunately, Wood passed
away at age 24 in 1990 before Mother Love Bone took
off, but out of that tragedy,
Pearl Jam was formed and
rock history was made,
according to Robert.
Singer Shawn Smith took
over the lead vocals as Malfunkshun and Mother Love
Wrapping up this trifecta
was his interview with The
Rolling Stones in May in
New York City.
In addition to the songs
on the album that Robert
called their “masterpiece
creation,” 10 new songs are
also featured. The interview
marks the first time since
the release of Exile on Main
Street 38 years ago that
the trio would talk about
what is one of the defining
albums of their careers.
Robert said the album was
made in the south of France
at a time when sex, drugs,
and rock and roll were the
rule. These songs were a
part of those sessions.
A few weeks before the
Stones’ interviews, Robert
said he was looking forward
to the conversations, which
he called a “rare” opportunity. “It is easier to get to the
president than it is to get to
The Rolling Stones,” he said.
Robert began preparing
for the interviews at the
end of April. “You cannot
be prepared enough,” he
said. “This is the Olympics. If
you’re not prepared, you’re
in trouble. They do not suffer fools well.”
When asked how he has
managed to move with the
evolving music, Robert said
that “music has no boundaries.”
The iconic radio host, who
has managed to stay steady
in the face of changing
music sounds and trends
over almost three decades,
said he never categorizes
music. “I hate labels,” he
said. Which is why Robert
and WMMR are a perfect
fit. “The station’s specialty
is that it does not specialize. We’re a hybrid. We’re
not classic rock, we’re not
alternative rock, or oldies,
but we have elements of all
of those genres. But it’s all
rock and roll, and I love all
of it.”
WMMR Program Director
Bill Weston said this trifecta
shows how versatile Robert
is. “The fact that he was
asked to do the interviews
shows you his stature. He’s
a congenial host and wellprepared interviewer and is
known for those qualities.”
“Jon [Bon Jovi] trusted that
Pierre was a pro, and that
was a contributing factor in
the concert happening the
way it did,” Weston said.
“Artists come away from
his interviews feeling great
about themselves. His love
of music, new and old, his
love for the city of Philadelphia, and his love of WMMR
make him this special talent
with finely honed skills that
get the most out of his
many interview opportunities
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BY TOM BENDER
Interactive Corner
INTERACTIVE GENERATES RESULTS
AND REVENUES
This month, we spotlight
several events from the
Greater Media Boston cluster that are good examples
of our enhanced capabilities.
held on the station’s website for a limited time only.
On-air announcements invite
interested people to go to the
cyber-remote on the website and sign the guestbook.
Usually, there is a special offer
associated with the visit to
the website during the time
of the cyber-remote. The
results speak for themselves.
Here is an example is from
a WTKK cyber-remote for
Natural Lawn of America.
For some time, live video
has been an integral part of
Preston & Steve’s morning
show at WMMR in Philadelphia and has grown to be
quite popular. Now, they
are joined by Loren and
Wally, who turned on their
webcam one recent Friday
to welcome Lenny Clark
and Tony V, two comedians,
into their studio to promote an upcoming show
in Boston with proceeds
going to charity. Almost
600 listeners took up their
invitation to take a look
online and ensured that the
show would be on camera
again in the future. Thanks
to Brian Bell, the producer
of “The Loren and Wally
Show,” and PJ Sitting, the
promotion coordinator for
WROR, for their help making this happen.
As you can tell from
the letter below,
the client was quite
satisfied with this
engagement event
that provided him with
more qualified leads for
his business than any
of the other things they
had tried. A real world
example of how combining on-air and online
assets can provide an effective, custom solution for
our advertisers.
Thanks to Adam Noble for
sharing his e-mail; Jay Severin, Bob Pedder, Jill Clapp,
Chris Harrington for their
work on this event.
What’s a 969 Boston Talks
cyber-remote?
We’ve taken the concept
of the station remote live
broadcast and turned it into
an online digital event that
is quite effective in creating
qualified customers for local
advertisers. The concept
is quite simple: instead of
a traffic-building event at a
local location, the event is
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More Video Success at Greater Media Philadelphia
WMMR Account Executive
Paula Decker developed
a creative solution for
her client using WMMR.
com by featuring a video
of Kathy Romano, and
Marisa Magnatta touring
a local Goodwill Store.
Here’s how it looked on the
homepage (right).
Greater Media Philadelphia’s Interactive team,
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Kelly Wallace, TJ Nicolaides and
Jason Zajac worked closely
with account executive Caroline
Pugh to make this exceptional
solution for a major local advertiser. The video for the PATCO
program featured BEN-FM
Intern, Molly McDowell, who did
an exceptional job.
Both of these projects were
storyboarded, shot, and edited
in-house, proving that our capa-
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new media to
solve advertiser
problems are
second to none.
WMGK’S John DeBella Presides
over “Blessings of the Balls”
If success is measured by results, it’s safe
to say that the past two years’ “Blessing
of the Balls” were quite successful. On
March 31st, 2008, MGK morning man, John DeBella, broadcast
a blessing said over the balls that the
Phillies were going to use on Opening
Day. The blessing was performed by
three religious leaders next to the Mike
Schmidt statue outside of the front
entrance to Citizen’s Bank Park. The
Phillies ended up enjoying a magical
season and bringing a championship
home to Philadelphia.
He did it again last year and the Phillies
returned to the World Series. John
DeBella and three religious leaders that
have blessed the Opening Day balls the
past two years returned again this year.
First there was the DREAD Card….
then there was the Gold DREAD
Card…now 101 WRIF-FM has
unleashed the WRIF Man Card onto
the streets of Detroit. For those old
enough to remember, being a DREAD
Card member put you into an exclusive
group of Riff Listeners who had
privileges and discounts that were not
available to the average Detroiter. This
membership was so valued that almost
30 years later, there are still loyal Riff
Listeners who proudly carry their
DREAD Cards. With that in mind, at
the beginning of this year, 101 WRIF
began to release a new card that has become the envy of all WRIF listeners…
the WRIF Man Card.
Starting in late January, Riff listeners have been able to attend events all
across the Motor City in order to score
their very own Man Card. Requirements to be a part of this new exclusive
group are very simple, follow the five
Golden Rules and you are in. This
group is not limited to just men, as
there is also the WRIF WoMan Card
as well. As long as you respect the Five
Golden Rules, you are in. The rules
are as follows:
Pastor Jeff Raffauf, of West Lawn
United Methodist Church; Father Joe
Campellone, President of Father Judge
High School; and Rabbi Gregory
Marx, of Congregation Beth Or are
hoping to bring the Phillies the same
level of success they enjoyed in 2008.
This year’s blessing was bigger than the
two previous blessings. The broadcast
started earlier, there were food and
giveaways for those in attendance, and
it moved to McFadden’s at Citizen’s
Bank Park outdoor patio area. The
John DeBella Show had plenty of
celebrity guests on-site, including
Stephenie LaGrossa (of CBS’s “Survivor”).
WRIF “Man Card”
top to bottom
Opening Day festivities at Citizen’s
Bank Park. MGK “orders” the Phillies to bring another championship
home!
John DeBella joins with religious
leaders to “bless the balls” before
the Phillies home opener at Citizen’s
Bank Park.
1. You do not talk about the Man Card.
2. The #1 Preset on your radio must
always be set to 101.1 at all times.
3. A Man Card Holder will ALWAYS
“Take One for the Team” if it will
directly or indirectly benefit a fellow
Man Card Holder.
4. You must have your Man Card on
you at all times except when showering
or naked for unknown reasons.
5. At any given time, a Man Card
Holder must be able to recite the current Super Bowl Champion, World
Series Champion, and current Riff
Rock Girl Stats.
Men and WoMen across the metro
Detroit area attended numerous events
in order to secure their spot in the
club. As a reward for these first-time
members, 101 WRIF held the very
first “Man Card ONLY” show at the
Crofoot Theater in Pontiac on April
22nd. The show featured Saving Abel
and Taddy Porter performing live, as
well as other manly activities such as a
video gaming area, beer pong, bean
bag toss, the Strongman Swing, GoGo Dancers, and more. Getting into
the show was simple, if you were a Man,
or WoMan, Card Holder you were in!
No tickets, no box office, your only way
in was to be a card holder. Over 800
Man and WoMan Card Holders were
in attendance for a great show.
Not just good for concerts, the Man
Card holders also can receive discounts
at local restaurants and stores across the
metro Detroit area. The Man Card will
continue throughout the year offering
manly rewards to Man and WoMan
Card Holders alike, from more
discounts to entry to exclusive concerts
and parties. Listeners are locked in
and ready to prove that they are Man,
or WoMan, enough to be a part of this
club.
Staffers at Yankee
Game
Greater Media Newspapers’ Jennifer Amato (l) and
Jennifer Booton went to the Yankees vs. Orioles game
May 5th in the Bronx. They held up a sign to catch the
attention of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and rightfielder Nick Swisher. It worked: Swisher came over and
signed an autograph and took a picture with Booton, a
huge Swisher fan.
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special feature
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO
Greater Media Detroit Marketing Director
Helps Inmates Transition Back into Society
Volunteering is Time Well Spent for WRIF’s Ken Wasilewski
Volunteering
at a federal
corrections center has been
such a positive experience
for Ken Wasilewski that he
signs up for the program
year after year.
Wasilewski, director of marketing for Greater Media Detroit’s WRIF, said his mother
approached him about four
years ago about volunteering
for the Career/Interview Day
at the Federal Correctional
Institution in Milan, Michigan,
where she works.
“She was short-handed and
needed someone to help out.
She knows we do a lot of
interviews,” Wasilewski said.
Initially, he admits, he said no
but eventually gave in, even if
under duress.
“Honestly, after I went the
first time, I realized it was a
really good thing,” Wasilewski
said.
He enjoyed the program
so much that he recruited
coworkers Ben Perez, Carly
Yerman, and Mary Helen Ciaravino to volunteer as well.
Wasilewski said that the
program is part of ongoing
Adult Education and GED
programs offered at the
facility. He said that the Adult
Education Program is set
up much like a regular high
school with classrooms and a
five-hour school day schedule. This “high school” looks
just like any other, according
to Wasilewski. Well, almost
any other.
“With the exception that
they are all wearing the same
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Mary Helen Ciaravino
Carly Yerman
Ben Perez
outfits and there are bars on
the windows,” he noted.
“The goal of these programs
is to keep the rate of recidivism down and keep them
from coming back. Many
times these inmates cannot get a break and end up
back in the facility within two
years,” Wasilewski said.
The program at the facility
where Wasilewski’s mom,
Roy, serves as the equivalent
of a principal, helps to prepare inmates for job placement and life outside the
prison walls.
Career/ Interview Day is an
annual event that provides
mock interviews for inmates
to prepare them for the real
thing when they are released.
“They have already had intensive training in the classroom
for this interview before they
come to us on Career/Interview Day,” he said.
Wasilewski explained the
process of interviewing during the event: they meet at
the facility at about 8 a.m.
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and are done by noon. Each
inmate will be provided with
three interviews on Career/
Interview Day.
“We do get lunch and a tour
of the facility afterwards if we
can stay,” he said. “Each of
us meets with three or four
inmates and conducts an interview and evaluates them.
Each interview lasts about
20 minutes. You can tell that
most of these guys truly get
what the goal of the program
is. They talk about improving
themselves. They don’t want
to come back to the prison
again.”
Wasilewski said that when
the inmates appear for their
interview, the interviewer
has the résumé in his or her
hands. This is one area that
inmates have already worked
on in their classroom training.
The classroom training
deals with résumé writing,
communication skills, first
impressions, and appearance,
Wasilewski said.
“There is always a little bit
of hesitation with the first
interview,” he said. “The first
one is to get the nerves out
of the way. Each interviewer
does an evaluation. By the
third interview they are more
comfortable, more confident,
and more prepared,” he said.
“After that, we turn in the
evaluations to the instructors. The interview tells me a
lot about their strengths and
their weaknesses and how
they take direction. Are they
leaders or are they followers?
We ask a lot of entry-level
questions that they will be
asked when they go out into
the real world. We discuss
things we feel they need to
work on.”
Wasilewski said the inmates
also need to discuss the fact
that they have been incarcerated.
“Never hide from it,” he said.
“We want them to be able to
show some positive growth
from the experience. Let the
interviewer ask you about it,
we tell them. You don’t want
them to find out when you
are no longer sitting in front
of them and do not have
the ability to answer. So we
advise that they must be
upfront about this.”
He said that this year the
program also ran a postinterview Q-and-A session,
so inmates could ask questions of the whole panel of
interviewers. Wasilewski said
this segment was very successful and the inmates were
appreciative of being able to
be all together in one room
and being able to ask questions.
“It’s really a good thing for
the inmates, and many have
told us afterwards that this
is one of the best programs
they have been a part of
while incarcerated. The goal
is obviously to get them
prepared for working on the
outside, and not end up back
in prison,” he said.
When asked how he felt
the first time he went to the
prison, he admitted it was a
“little eerie.”
Record Crowds Flock
to WMGK’s 8th Annual
DeBella Dog Walk
Running For A Cause
Greater Media Corporate’s Joe Chochrek
recently participated in the 10K Cohasset Road Race
event held on April 11th in Cohasset, Massachusetts. The
race was sponsored by the Cohasset Rotary.
“My mom had worked at the
prison for 20 years, but I had
never actually been inside
the facility,” he admitted.
“When those double doors
slide down behind you, it is
a little eerie — just like in the
movies, when you hear those
doors slam. And, I thought,
well, we’re in now.”
May 2nd was a fun-filled day for
dogs and owners alike at the “8th Annual WMGK DeBella Dog Walk.” The
event took place at Green Lane Park in
Pennsylvania, where more than 6,000
listeners brought their furry friends
to learn more about rescue groups,
animal shelters, and how to be a better
pet owner.
“The first year I did this as a
favor to my mom, but I really
like going year after year. It’s
different now, having already
done it; after talking with
these guys, I know most of
them really want to become
a better person,” Wasilewski
said.
The day included a Dog Fashion Show,
K-9 Demonstration by the Abington
Police Department, K-9 “Jym” Dog
Agility Demo, and the annual “Shortest Tail Contest.” WMGK Promotion
Coordinator Monica Lucas said after
the day of festivities that “this event reminded me of the dog party at the end
of the Dr. Seuss book Go Dog Go!’”
One inmate who had two
small children at home told
Wasilewski, “I want to be a
good dad. I want to be a better person.”
Participating organizations included
the National Greyhound Adoption
Program, Philadelphia Animal Welfare
Society (PAWS), Blind Dog Rescue
Alliance, Animal Welfare Association,
and many others. Dog owners were
also able to get caricatures drawn of
their pets and win free dog food if their
animals were able to sit, stand, and lay.
“It’s only five hours, you
know? And it is definitely
worth it. You spend 20 minutes with three or four guys,
and you help them by preparing them for a better life
and hopefully keeping them
from coming back to prison,”
Wasilewski said, adding, “If
I don’t have 20 minutes to
help these guys who are trying to improve themselves,
there is something wrong
with me.”
Mike & Mike’s Rules for Sports & Life Book
Tour Heads to Rock Bottom Brewery
& Restaurant in the King of Prussia Mall Plaza
Philadelphia’s 97.5 FM The
Fanatic/950 ESPN’s Mike & Mike
recently took their show on the road
to broadcast live at the Rock Bottom
Brewery & Restaurant in the King of
Prussia Mall Plaza on April 7th, 2010
to promote their brand-new book,
entitled Mike & Mike’s Rules for Sports & Life.
John DeBella makes a new
furry friend at this year’s
“DeBella Dog Walk.”
The event was FREE and open to
the Public. Upon completion of the
broadcast, Mike & Mike headed to
Borders, located at 1 South Broad St.
in Center City, PA, to sign copies of
their book.
It’s Dogs Play Poker at the
“8th Annual DeBella Dog Walk.”
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Philly
BY BRIAN DONAHUE
WMGK’s Debbi Calton Finds Many Ways of Giving Back
If Not at Work or with Family, Chances are this Philly Air Personality
is Volunteering, Mentoring, and Fundraising
“Too much is just
enough.”
“I went to three different
high schools and reinvented
myself with each move,” she
said. “It was a valuable life
experience to be part of a
number of extremely different social groups, although I
didn’t know it at the time.”
That quotation, Debbi Calton’s favorite, according to
her Facebook page, helps
explain how the midday DJ
at WMGK in Philadelphia
feels about music. If spinning classic rock songs on
the air every weekday wasn’t
enough, her home life is
similarly tuneful, thanks in
large part to her musician
husband. But the saying also
speaks to the abundance of
charitable and hometown
causes that occupy much of
Calton’s free time.
Moving around so much,
Calton said, prepared her for
her “radio gypsy” years. She
went on to work at stations
in Charlotte, Tampa, Orlando,
Denver, Chicago, and finally
Philadelphia, where she began as a radio personality
at WYSP in 1983. Ten years
later, she came on-board at
WMGK, beginning a partnership that is still going strong
some 16 years later. Calton
said she considers herself
very fortunate to have remained in the same market,
and in the midday shift, no
less.
On any given night or weekend, Calton could be found
helping out with a show
or contest at her beloved
hometown theater, mentoring students, or working with
any number of charitable
groups to raise funds and
awareness for a variety of
causes close to her heart.
Much of her volunteering
is aimed at benefiting her
hometown of Media, PA, and
the Delaware County area.
But this sense of civic responsibility may seem unlikely, given her upbringing. The
daughter of a U.S. Air Force
officer, Calton never really
had a place to call home for
more than a few years at a
time. She grew up, literally,
all over the place: California,
Ohio, Virginia, two separate
areas of Florida, and even at
an Air Force base in Turkey
(she is happy to note that
she can still count to 40
in Turkish and sing a Turkish drinking song that she
learned at a very young age).
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A local charity event benefiting
Trisomy 21.
Breast Cancer Benefit fashion show.
Hosting a Philly Mag/Phillies
Charity Event and hanging with
Phillies Shane V!
Hosting one of their annual events.
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“I never expected to stay in
one place for so long, but I
got married and had a son,”
she said, noting that she met
her husband, Chip Roberts,
a Delaware County native,
when he was playing guitar
in a band at a radio station
promotion. Their son, Dustin,
was born in 1991. “This is the
only home [Dustin] has ever
known,” she said. “Somehow
I ended up becoming a Philadelphian.”
Embracing the novelty of
setting down roots, Calton
wanted to contribute to her
community in some way. A
friend, who jokingly told Calton it was time “to give back
in whatever way I could,”
roped her into joining a cou-
ple of committees for area
nonprofits, and that’s how
it all got started. One of her
first endeavors was to help
the Media Theatre, which
was a historic gem but in disrepair when Calton moved to
the area. The generosity of
local business owners saved
the building from demolition, and it steadily became
a highly regarded theater for
Broadway-quality productions.
“Even though I’ve been on
big arena stages to introduce
national acts in concert, it
was always a secret dream of
mine to one day be involved
with our local theater,”
Calton said. “It was a most
thrilling invitation for me
to get involved hosting some
of the more musical productions at the theater, such as
The Who’s Tommy and The
Buddy Holly Story. And I’ll
never forget getting up on
that stage for the first time …
truly a check off my bucket
list.”
As Calton became good
friends with the theater’s
devoted staff, she soon
found herself volunteering
as resident judge for “Delco
Idol,” a gig that is now in
its sixth year. Calton votes
on performances and gives
tips and encouragement
to aspiring musicians. Her
message is so consistently
positive that people have
termed her the “Paula,” and
more currently, the “Ellen” of
the panel. But Calton loves
the role because she wants
to encourage kids and young
adults to pursue their musical dreams.
“Even the slightest nudge of
positive reinforcement can
make a major difference in
the course of someone’s life,”
she said. “I take that responsibility very seriously.”
It is also rewarding, she
noted, when contestants
keep in touch with her
as the years pass, sending
her their CDs and updates on
their lives. She was excited
to see one young man whom
she really championed follow
his dreams all the way to
becoming a contestant on
“American Idol.”
More recently, Calton has
also assisted with charity
concerts at the theater; for
example, hosting a show
that benefited area women’s
organizations, and even
bringing Annie Haslam of
Renaissance fame back to
the stage after a lengthy
hiatus.
On another front, Calton
has stepped up her efforts
to work with local college
students, particularly those
pursuing careers in broadcasting. She takes part in
an annual “Networking with
the Pros” panel at Neumann
University, in Glen Mills, PA,
helping students understand
the practical workings of
marketing and promotions.
“When I first started out in
broadcasting,” she said, “I
didn’t have many mentors,
and I had no immediate
women mentors. The ’70s
were an exciting time for
women, but at the same
time, I felt like I was blindly
making my way through.
“I really had no sounding
board for career decisions,
and I really had no idea
where it might all go,” she
said. “So, being able to go
into a classroom and tell
students that they can truly
achieve amazing things with
perseverance and drive is a
wonderful thing.”
Calton, who is also an occasional guest speaker at Neumann and has been asked to
serve on the university’s Radio Board of Advisors, noted
that she loves working with
students, whether it’s getting visits in the studio from
interns or bringing in at-risk
youngsters whose potential
may be misunderstood and
who just need a creative
outlet. To engage the latter,
Calton works with teachers
and school psychologists
to bring students from the
local school district into the
station for job shadowing.
Helping those in need is a
theme that runs through
several of Calton’s causes.
For many years, she has
worked with Family and
Community Services of
Delaware County and its
Second Time Around Parents program, hosting auctions, emceeing and chairing events to raise support
for grandparents who are
raising their grandchildren.
She and her family have
also become involved with
the organization’s Adopt-aFamily program.
“It was a great way to teach
Dustin at an early age that
by dropping an expected
present or two off our lists,
we could truly help turn
around someone else’s holiday,” Calton said.
Calton has also volunteered
for Career Wardrobe, which
helps to empower women
in need who are entering or
re-entering the workforce
by outfitting them for job
interviews and giving them
the tools needed to make a
good impression. And her
family regularly takes on a
“Secret Santa” project during the holidays.
Like other radio personalities, Calton gets numerous
requests to help with different types of initiatives, and
it’s just not possible to do
them all. She has chosen to
work with those that benefit
the local community and
those that are personal to
her. Since both her mother
and grandmother had
breast cancer, she has for
years worked closely with
the annual Girls Night Out,
a Delaware County event
that raises money for breast
cancer research. Calton has
served on the organizing
committee, emceed the
event, and modeled in its
fashion show.
And because her son has
Asperger syndrome, Calton
has also become involved
with a number of local
autism groups. She has
hosted autism-awareness
walks, served on fundraising
committees for a number
of area groups and schools,
and helped with the Special
Olympics, a truly personal
cause for the family. Years
ago, Dustin won a gold
medal in swimming, and Calton says he continues to talk
about it to this day. It gave
him a sense of confidence he
had never experienced.
“I’m ultimately just a mom
with a kid, and along with
my husband, we’ve had to
figure out therapies and
government programs and
schools and all that as we go
along. But because I have a
forum with my website and
can bring some attention to
fundraisers and events, I’m
able to bring a little bit more
attention to the cause,” she
said.
Indeed, Calton has a lot
going on. But away from
her day job and her many
causes, she still manages to
find quality time with her
family — cooking, gardening,
and running an eBay business that sells her uncle’s
artwork. And then there is
the music. Guitars are everywhere in her house, where
her husband often jams away
the hours with their “nephew” (technically a niece’s
boyfriend), current Guns
N’ Roses member Tommy
Stinson. Calton even got to
sing a few “woo woos” for a
Stinson solo CD.
But another charitable or
community commitment is
never far off. And although
she is reining in some of that
work as the family plans for
their high school senior son’s
future, don’t count on her to
pull back too much or for too
long.
“I’m pretty much a pushover,” she said. “If someone
asks me, I have hard time
saying no.”
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Host Take “Kids to Work Day”
Visiting their parents on Take Our Daughters and Sons
to Work Day at Greater Media Newspapers on April
22 were: Kelsie Benko (back, left), daughter of Barbara
Benko, Production; Rachel McGarvey, daughter of
Kathleen McGarvey, sales assistant; Julia Granit (front,
left), daughter of Jeff Granit, head photographer; and
Anthony Tomaselli, son of Troy Tomaselli, Systems.
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MUSIC at greater media
WMGK Rock Art Show Features
Most Artwork Ever
WMGK-FM’s “10th Annual Rock
Art Show” moved in to the King
of Prussia Mall in March and April
with a bang. The 10,000 square
foot space gave “Rock Art Show”
curator Scott Segelbaum a chance
to display more artwork from
artists like the Rolling Stones, Led
Zeppelin, and The Beatles than
ever before.
Visitors to the Rock Art Show
could view and purchase hundreds
of paintings and drawings as well
as meet special guests, like famed
Bon Jovi and Aerosmith photographer Mark Weiss, Beatles Yellow
Submarine animator Ron Campbell,
and Beatles artist Shannon.
Straight No
Chaser in
MAGIC 106.7
studio with
Marketing
Director Rob
Hogan and
Promotion
Coordinator
Karen Littlefield.
A silent auction was held, with
proceeds benefiting honorary
chair Little Steven Van Zandt’s
Rock And Roll Forever Foundation, which supports music programs in middle and high schools.
The RAT’s
Rockyn Robyn
with Limp
Bizkit’s
Wes Borland.
Andre Gardner plays Beatles Trivial
Pursuit during his live broadcast at
the Rock Art Show.
Class Rock Art Show Logo.
Trivial Pursuit Winners with
Andre Gardner.
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Peter Wolf Visits WROR’s
“Doyle & Devereaux Show”
Peter Wolf, best known as lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band, appeared
on WROR’s “Doyle & Devereaux
Show” on May 13th. He was in to
promote his new album entitled
Midnight Souvenirs and his upcoming
performance at the Wilbur Theatre
in Boston. Peter will also be performing with the J. Geils Band and
Aerosmith at Fenway Park’s sold-out
show on August 14th.
Radio 92.9 Celebrates the Earth at the
17th Annual EarthFest
WROR’s Julie Devereaux
and Peter Wolf.
Peter Wolf’s
New Album:
Midnight
Souvenirs.
WCSX-FM Gives Listeners A Chance to Win $1,000
during March Bandness
Throughout the month of March,
94.7 WCSX-FM invited listeners
to go to www.wcsx.com to fill out
their March Bandness Brackets.
Each weekday, March 22nd through
April 2nd, 2010, WCSX pit bands
up against each other between 6
a.m. and 12 midnight. During
specific hours of the day, WCSX
announced the two bands/art-
ists that will go against each other.
A song from each band/artist was
played and then listeners could vote
during that specific hour as to what
band/artist will move on to the next
round. On April 5th, 2010, the
final match-up took place. The
band/artist that won the match-up
is the winner of the WCSX March
Bandness, winning $1,000.
(Winning band: The Beatles!)
Afternoon Drive Personality Meltdown
welcomed Fred Durst and Wes Borland
of Limp Bizkit to the WRIF studios
while they were in the Motor City to
promote their upcoming tour.
Another year, another successful
EarthFest! Radio 92.9 hosted its
17th annual EarthFest concert at
the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on
May 22nd, 2010. From the music
and the food – to the crowds and
the weather, everything was perfect.
People from near and far came
out in droves to take part in the
massive gathering at the Esplanade,
celebrating the Earth and raising
awareness of countless green initiatives by individuals and corporations
alike. The focal point of EarthFest,
the musical lineup, did not disappoint and delivered an amazing
performance for the 100,000 plus
attendees. The Jackson Wetherbee
band, winners of the local Boston
Bands competition, kicked off the
show with a solid half hour set that
warmed up the crowd for the main
acts. Rockers Marcy Playground,
current favorites the Crash Kings,
the veteran Gin Blossoms, and the
ever-classic Collective Soul rocked
the Hatch Shell all afternoon and
sent the fans away with memories
and stories to share...until next year!
top to bottom
Boston’s DCR Hatch Memorial Shell.
Over 100,000 people attended the
17th Annual EarthFest – a view from
the stage.
Radio 92.9’s “Orange Man” greeted
the crowd.
Presenting sponsor, Whole Foods,
provided earth-friendly demonstrations and product sampling.
Look Who Stopped By Country 102.5...
Music Director Ginny Rogers with
Chuck Wicks.
Newcomer Troy Olsen performing in the Country 102.5 studio.
Randy Montana stopped by to
perform for Country 102.5. Mercury Records rep Sally Green, PD
Mike Brophey, Randy Montana,
Music Director Ginny Rogers.
Midday Host Carolyn Kruse with
Danny Gokey.
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tradition
special feature
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO
Traditions and legacies are
a way to keep the past alive
and connect generation after
generation.
The extended family of Scott
Whitlock, senior account executive for Greater Media’s WBT
and WLNK in Charlotte, is a
shining example of how an activity like scouting can become
a legacy to be proud of.
Whitlock, his two brothers,
his father Dick, and Whitlock’s
15-year-old son Sam have all
earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
Whitlock acknowledged that it
is indeed “rare” to have so many
Eagle Scouts in one family.
Whitlock, who grew up in
Omaha, Nebraska, said his dad
earned the rank of Eagle Scout
in 1945. Whitlock’s brother, Jeff,
became an Eagle Scout in 1973
and his younger brother, Bill,
became one in 1978. Whitlock’s
son, Sam, earning scouting’s
highest rank in January at the
age of 15, and his youngest son,
Caleb, 13, is currently working
on becoming an Eagle Scout.
Right now, he holds the rank of
Star Scout.
clockwise from top inset
Dick Whitlock – Field Uniform.
Scott Whitlock – Eagle Scout
(front row, left).
Scott Whitlock (at podium)
– Sam’s Eagle Court.
Dick Whitlock – Eagle Scout.
Whitlock’s sons started with the
Boy Scouts at the very beginning as Tiger Cubs. “You must
complete the requirements for
Eagle Scout before you are 18
years old,” Whitlock explained.
Caleb at AB100 (on the right).
Scott Whitlock (today).
The project that earned Whitlock his Eagle rank consisted
of supporting the building of a
community center by cleaning
up after the work crews left
each night.
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“This involved sweeping up
nails, dust, and debris, so the
workers could focus on building,” Whitlock said, adding that
the guidelines for the award
were simpler then.
games and devices offer instant
gratification to kids, which we
have to compete with. Becoming an Eagle Scout takes years
to achieve, and it is very difficult,” he said.
“Currently, the Eagle project
is termed Eagle Leadership
Service Project,” Whitlock said.
“The emphasis is on service to
others [it cannot benefit the
Boy Scouts] and providing
leadership in the completion of
the task. It should consist of at
least 100 volunteer hours [beyond the Scout’s own time].
Whitlock said his dad was
about 15 when he earned his
Eagle Scout rank.
representative for five years and
as merit badge counselor for
the Scouts, serving as mentor,
helping them with various merit
badges such as Citizenship,
Communications, First Aid, and
Swimming, among others. He
has also helped with reading,
music, and scholarship badges
— all passions of his.
“Growing up, it was more or less
assumed that we would go into
scouting,” he said. “And my
brothers had already blazed the
trail ahead of me.”
“It has been fascinating to
watch the kids in the troop
grow into leadership and
growth, and I allow them to do
that,” he said.
Whitlock said that the 12 points
he learned as a Scout are the
values he still lives by today
and hopes his sons will follow
suit. A Scout is expected to
be trustworthy, loyal, helpful,
friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean,
and reverent, he explained.
Whitlock added that scouting
is not for everyone. As far as his
own children are concerned, he
supports them and would love
for them to have the same passion he has for scouting.
“Sam has a love for aviation.
We visited Carolinas Aviation
Museum in Charlotte, where he
met the executive director. Sam
‘landed’ on the idea of developing a tiered walkway to the
airport viewing area. He also developed plans for a bench and
an airport map and case. The
project took over four months
to complete, over 200 volunteer hours and over $2,000 of
donated materials.”
Whitlock acknowledges that
it is a much greater challenge
these days to keep boys interested in scouting — to go all the
way through and achieve the
Eagle Scout rank.
“There are sports all year-round
now, and all the electronic
“If you look at those values
and begin to say the words,
week after week, they become
ingrained in you and they guide
you. It really means something
to you,” he added. “My father
said those same words in 1940,
and my sons are bridging the
gap of 100 years, saying those
same words.”
Whitlock is currently assistant
scoutmaster of Troop 112 in
Charlotte. He has also served
as a Chartered Organization
“But in the end, it has to be their
decision. They have to want it. It
doesn’t work for everyone, and
I accept that,” he said. All three
of his sons, Zack, 21, Sam, 15,
and Caleb, 13, started out in
scouting. Sam and Caleb have
remained.
The Boy Scouts of America is
celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and Whitlock, Sam,
and Caleb were all involved in
participating in the city’s celebration of scouting.
held outside the Carowinds
theme park, called Adventure
Base 100 for the 100 years of
scouting. The exhibit made a
stop in Charlotte the weekend
of April 10. There were film
crews and crowds. The exhibit
was open to the public and
offered a history of scouting
along with “hands-on” experiences.
He said that the celebration featured IMAX Theater, Climbing
Towers, and zip lines as well as
Native American displays.
“Traditionally, there is a lot of
Native American culture that
weaves itself through scouting. The Adventure 100 offered
different areas of interest on display for the public to see what
Scouts do and have done,” he
said.
Whitlock said that the Eagle
Scout rank his son has achieved
is a “bittersweet legacy” because his father, who passed
away in 2002, did not live to see
the momentous event.
Whitlock reiterated that he has
let the 12 points be his guide
throughout his life. “My hope is
that those values will guide my
sons as they guided me as they
grow into adulthood as well.”
Whitlock said this celebration
included a BSA traveling exhibit,
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One Great GTO Deserves Another at
1450 WCTC-AM Classic Car Show
New Brunswick’s Good Time Oldies
1450 WCTC-AM is best known for
evoking memories of days gone by
and celebrating the music of the ‘60s
and ‘70s. So when the State Theatre
decided to host its “First Annual Classic Car Show,” it was only natural the
station got involved. The classic car
show, which took place on May 1st, was
part of an entire day dedicated to the
culture and fun of yesteryear.
Bert Baron, host of the “All Request
Diner” on Good Time Oldies, broadcasted live from the event, which drew
dozens of participants and hundreds
of spectators. Some of the car owners
even dressed in period-appropriate
attire, including one woman who was
spotted in a poodle shirt and hornrimmed glasses. The station provided
rocking tunes for the attendees to
enjoy while they checked out classic and
collectable automobiles ranging from
production years of 1920 through
2000. To cap off the event, the State
Theatre presented a doo-wop show
that evening.
Good Time Oldies, or GTO for short, was surrounded by dozens of classic
cars, including this historic Pontiac GTO.
Many of the attendees and participants
commented on the quality of the event
and were thrilled with Good Time
Oldies’ selection of memorable music.
“Our appearance and live broadcast
from the car show and concert were
major steps towards Good Time Oldies WCTC’s “drive” to success,” said
Baron. “This appearance has helped
to establish us as Central Jersey’s go-to
station for these types of events. It
proved successful not only for the station, but for our advertising partners as
well, while providing entertainment to
the community.”
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coming in
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greater media
Mike Missanelli Attends the Maxwell Awards 2010
On March 5th, 2010, Mike Missanelli from 97.5 The Fanatic
broadcasted his daily show from the
Maxwell Football Club Awards in
Atlantic City. Each year, the Maxwell
Football Club presents the Maxwell
Award for the College Player of
the Year. This award was presented
in honor of Robert W. (Tiny)
Maxwell, legendary college player,
official, and sports columnist.
During the formal ceremony,
many guests joined Mike Missanelli on-air as well as by his side.
Andy Reid spoke to Mike about
the Philadelphia Eagles’ current
position and their plans for the
upcoming football season. Former
Texas quarterback, Colt McCoy was
another member to join the “Mike
Missanelli Show” and give his insight
on the awards that will be given during this black-tie ceremony. For the
2009 Football year, Colt McCoy
won the 73rd Annual Maxwell Football Club’s College Player of the
Year Award. Aside from Colt McCoy, a few other winners included:
University of Nebraska defensive
tackle, Ndamukong Suh and Texas
Christian University Head Football
Coach Gary Patterson.
Ron Jaworski, ESPN analyst, joined
Mikey Miss to discuss football from
every possible angle. Todd McShay,
the college insider for ESPN, was
WLNK’s Matt & Ramona Win Second Gracie Allen
Award for Outstanding Comedy
Media Charlotte’s nationally syndicated “The Matt & Ramona Show”
has won the esteemed Gracie Allen
Award for Outstanding Comedy
from the American Women in
Radio & Television (AWRT). This is
Matt Harris and Ramona Holloway’s second year in a row receiving
the top honor in this category. The
winning entry, “Ramona Meets
Jimmy Carter,” centers on co-host
Ramona Holloway’s less-thanmemorable encounter with her
idol, the former President.
Brent Musburger and
Mike Missanelli at the Maxwell
Football Club Awards.
pleased to join the “Mike Missanelli
Show” on March 5th, as his opinion
is highly valued in any College Football award ceremony.
Another honoree that gave great
opinions and knowledge to the 97.5
the Fanatic listeners was nationally
acclaimed Brent Musburger. His
passion for the sport is endless and
his appearance on the show was
appreciated. While Mike chatted up
with some current football players,
former players, and football icons,
he was pleased to attend the 2010
Maxwell Football Club Awards at the
new and gorgeous indoor pool at
Harrah’s Atlantic City.
The Gracie Allen Awards (also
known as The Gracies®) are
bestowed by the American Women
In Radio & Television (AWRT) and
recognizes exemplary programming created by and for women in
all facets of electronic media. Each
year, The Gracies Gala attracts the
best in radio, television, cable, and
web-based media. Matt Harris and
Ramona Holloway were recognized
at the 35th Annual Gracie Awards
Gala on May 25, 2010 in Beverly
Hills, CA.
“The Matt and Ramona Show”
airs weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m., Eastern on WLNK-FM
(107.9 the LINK) in Charlotte,
NC, and is syndicated nationally
through Greater Media Charlotte.
“The Matt & Ramona Show.”
Ramona Holloway (left) poses with
former President Jimmy Carter
during a recent visit to Charlotte.
Ramona’s visit with President Carter
inspired a segment that garnered
“The Matt & Ramona Show”
a second Gracie Allen Award!
In addition to “The Matt & Ramona
Show,” the network also offers “Bob
& Sheri,” on a syndicated basis,
creating a personality lineup for stations to present on an exclusive basis
in their respective markets.
Country 102.5 WKLB’s Mike Brophey Named Among Top Country Program Directors by Radio Ink Magazine
Country 102.5 WKLB-FM Program Director Mike Brophey has been named among
the Best Program Directors in Radio for the
fourth consecutive year by Radio Ink Magazine.
“We are very proud of Mike and all the programming he has done for WKLB for the past
14 years,” said Greater Media Chairman and
CEO Peter Smyth.
“To be in this distinguished group of industry
leaders is both exciting and appreciated,” said
Brophey. He was recognized among the honorees at the 2010 Country Radio Seminar in
Nashville and also featured in the February
15th issue of the publication.
Lois Chooljian (Radio Ink Magazine);
Mike Brophey; Country Artist Sara Evans,
who presented Mike with his award.
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MAGIC 106.7’s “Exceptional Women” Claims
Most Gracie Allen Awards Ever
“Exceptional Women” co-hosts
Candy O’Terry and Gay Vernon.
MAGIC 106.7’s “Exceptional
Women” radio program is now the
most recognized program ever by
the American Women in Radio
and Television. The 2010 Gracie
Allen Award winners have been
announced, and again this year
“Exceptional Women” is a winner.
The show won its 16th and 17th
awards in not just one, but two
categories: Outstanding Interview
Program and Outstanding Portrait/
Biography. The entry, “Voices
Carry,” features three women who
are not afraid to speak out when the
world refuses to listen: Sister Bridget Haase, Attorney Wendy Murphy,
and author Ophelia Dahl. The 17
Gracies® awarded to “Exceptional
Women” is the most bestowed upon
any radio or television station in
America.
“Exceptional Women” co-hosts
Candy O’Terry and Gay Vernon
have always remained determined
to spread the word about the
“Exceptional Women” they meet.
When asked how it feels to receive
their 16th and 17th Gracies, cohost Candy O’Terry said, “It just
never gets old. Awards like this not
only validate your hard work but
the message of our unique show.
We remain in awe of the ‘Exceptional Women’ we interview.” Gay
Vernon added, “It’s wonderful to
be honored by AWRT this year and
especially for shining the spotlight
on three women who’ve inspired
so many by living bold, courageous lives. The women featured in
‘Voices Carry’ are inspiring to me
personally.”
Greater Media Management and On-Air Talent
Named Among “Most Influential Women in Radio” by
Radio Ink Magazine
Greater Media, Inc. is pleased to
announce Heidi Raphael, Vice
President of Corporate Communication, Grace Blazer, 96.9 Boston
Talks/WTKK-FM Program Director, and Sheri Lynch, WLNK-FM/
Charlotte Syndicated On-Air Personality have all been named among
the “Most Influential Women in
Radio” by Radio Ink in its annual list
that spotlights women who are making a positive difference in the radio
industry across the nation.
Heidi Raphael
Greater Media Vice President of
Programming and MAGIC 106.7
Program Director Don Kelley
grows more proud year after year of
the show and how far it has come.
“’Exceptional Women’ was the first
show of its type. Candy and Gay set
the standard back in the ‘90s and
they raise the bar a little every year.
It’s truly remarkable,” said Kelley.
The Gracies recognize exemplary
programming for women, by women, and about women in all facets of
electronic media as well as individuals who have made contributions
to the industry. The 2010 awards
were presented at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel in Los Angeles in May.
Grace Blazer
Sheri Lynch
(Pictured l-r): Bill Clanton, Jr. (Chief Engineer, WJRZ/WRAT);
Mayor Michael Ryan (Mayor of Lake Como); and
Milford Smith (VP of Engineering, Greater Media, Inc.).
Greater Media New Jersey was recently
honored by the Borough of Lake Como for their
generous contributions to the community.
The Proclamation was presented at a town
counsel meeting on April 6, 2010.
“Radio Ink is proud to present the
11th annual MIW list,” said Radio Ink
General Manager Deborah Parenti.
“We believe the opportunity to spotlight outstanding women who are
making significant contributions to
radio continues to play an important role in developing, advancing,
and inspiring women throughout
all areas of the industry. From 20
names in 1999 to over 50 today, the
MIW list reflects the road that has
been traveled over those 11 years as
well as the bright promise of the one
still ahead of us.”
The list will be published in the
June 7th edition of Radio Ink Magazine.
Each year, Radio Ink selects women
who have demonstrated exceptional
leadership and accomplishment in
the radio profession for inclusion
on the list and is considered one
of the industry’s most prestigious
honors.
Established in 1999, the list has
grown from 20 names to a roster of
over 50, reflecting the rise of more
women to prominent industry posts
over the past decade. In 2000,
the list prompted the start of the
mentoring group, also using the
acronym, MIW, which stands for
“Mentoring, Inspiring Women.”
The mission of this group is to
provide a network by which women
can women build a community of
support and guidance to their radio
peers.
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tribute
greater media
Greater Media Boston
Remembers
Jeff Messerman
The Greater Media Boston
family lost a great friend and
co-worker when Jeff Messerman
succumbed to a nine-month
battle with cancer. Jeff was
National Sales Manager for
WROR, WKLB, and WTKK
since 1997 and was a popular
and much-loved member of
the Greater Media Boston
family. While he spent many
years previously at Boston’s
WBCN and WXKS, he truly
found a home here at Greater
Media Boston. Jeff will always
be remembered for his great
attitude, wonderful sense of
humor, for his intelligence,
and maybe most of all for his
infectious smile that never
seemed to fade, even through
his toughest days. Hundreds
of friends and family turned
out for an unforgettable
memorial service for Jeff on
April 21st, and listened to
tribute after tribute to this
truly special person. There
were many laughs and many,
many tears. Our heartfelt
condolences go to Jeff’s family, especially his wife Lynda.
We will never forget Jeff’s
friendship and his great contributions to Greater Media
Boston.
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Boston Brain Tumor Ride
Greater Media Boston Staff Ride in Memory of Jeff Messerman
The National Brain Tumor Society’s (NBTS) “16th Annual Boston
Brain Tumor Ride,” formerly
known as the “Ride for Research,”
a family-friendly bike ride and
community day to support NBTS,
took place on May 16th, 2010. The
Ride has come a long way in 16 years
to become one of New England’s
premier fundraising events.
The Greater Media Boston staff
decided to form a team to serve as
a tribute to Jeff Messerman. As a
result, the group raised $5,800 for
the charity.
The GMB team consisted of:
Jason Rossi (WBOS Promotion
Coordinator); Mark Lawrence
(WMJX Music Director); Michele
McPhee (96.9 FM WTKK Evening
Talk Host); Carol Zurblis (WKLB
Account Executive); Carolyn Kruse
(WKLB Midday Host); a WKLB
listener; and Megan O’Brien
(WKLB Traffic Manager).
WROR Releases A Special Edition of the Men from Maine - Volume 3 CD
Proceeds to Benefit the Brain Tumor Society In Memory of Jeff Messerman
WROR raised $12,900 for the
Brain Tumor Society with the sale
of a special edition of the Men From
Maine, Volume 3 CD. This limitededition CD contained 25 episodes
of the popular “Loren & Wally
Morning Show” feature.
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The CDs sold for $50 each at
the WROR online store in
memory of Greater Media Boston
longtime colleague and friend,
Jeff Messerman.
congratulations
ENGAGEMENTS
Greater Media Newspapers
coworkers treated Mark
Rosman, editor of the News
Transcript and Tri-Town
News, to a luncheon on
March 25 in honor of his
50th birthday.
Here Comes
the Bride!
Mary Lucas (left) and Bob
Lacey (right), of Charlotte’s
“Bob & Sheri Show,” announce their engagement.
Listeners will get to help
pick Mary’s bridal gown
and Bob’s wedding band in
online contests. A July 31st
wedding is planned!
MILESTONES
Christina Guglielmo,
daughter of Rick and Marge
Guglielmo graduated
from Bentley College in
May. (Marge is the GSM of
Greater Media New Jersey’s
The Rat and the new Magic
100.1.)
Doug Sjonvall, Marketing
Director for WRAT & Magic
100.1 and Annie Rodriguez,
Interactive Content Manager, Greater Media NJ, got
engaged amongst family
and friends on April 10th.
Hello, Baby Campbell
BABIES
Greater Media Charlotte’s Engineer Ron
Tollison became granddad to a baby
girl, Campbell Reiking, on March 23rd.
Hello, Baby Mara
Greater Media Boston Market Manager
Tom Baker was blessed with another
beautiful granddaughter, Mara Juliet
Sniffin, on April 5th, 2010. She weighed 9
pounds, 8 ounces.
Hello, Baby Jack
Hello, Baby Avery
Greater Media Boston’s Leo Egan is a
proud Uncle! Jack Andrew Kennedy was
born on April 4th (Easter Sunday!) – 7
pounds, 12 ounces.
“The Matt & Ramona Show” host,
Matt Harris, holds the newest edition
to his family. Avery Grace Harris was
born on Sunday, May 16th, weighing
5 pounds, 2 ounces. Matt, his wife,
Amy, and big sister Addison are
doing well.
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Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland recently
visited WRAT-FM.
Cage the Elephant stops
by the WRAT Studios.
Jane Seymour stops by
WBT-AM.
Greater Media, Inc., with headquarters in Braintree, Massachusetts, is the parent company of 23 AM and FM stations
located in the Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey, and Philadelphia markets. It also owns a group of weekly newspapers in
central New Jersey, as well as several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.
• WMJX-WKLB-WROR-WBOS-WTKK Boston •
• WLNK-WBT Charlotte •
• WCSX-WRIF-WMGC Detroit •
• WMGQ-WCTC-WDHA-WMTR-WWTR-WRAT-WJRZ New Jersey •
• WMGK-WPEN-WMMR-WBEN-WNUW Philadelphia •
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