Hit After Hit, Smash After Smash, Blockbuster After Blockbuster... Here was another "monster" lunch where the "stars" don't wait to come out at night. They were there at lunchtime!
Our Aprilt Broadcast Pioneers luncheon was another "Spring Mixed Bag Special!" It was held at the Bala Golf Club, 2200 Belmont Avenue in Philadelphia. The date was Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Our MC for the afternoon was member Bob Charger who was filling in for the "under the weather" Harry Hurley, morning talk guy at WPG at the shore. This Broadcast Pioneers member has often been described as the "Rush Limburgh of the Jersey Shore." Hurley is often found filling in doing telephone talk nationally. He was inducted into our Hall of Fame in 2013.
Our four speakers were Broadcast Pioneers members Ted Greenberg, NBC 10 New Jersey Reporter; Elliot Abrams, retiring VP of Accu-Weather; Marlin Taylor, the first PD of WDVR (now known as B-101; and Broadcast Pioneers' Person of the Year for 2018 Vernon Odom, longtime WPVI Action News Reporter.
It all took place at the beautiful and historic Bala Golf Club, 2200 Belmont Avenue (across the street from the state police) in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia. Only minutes away from Channels 6, 10 and 17 and the radio stations in Bala Cynwyd.
At this luncheon, we awarded our twenty $1,000 college student scholarships. All of our winners were there with family and friends. Our 20 winners are (in alphabetical order):
ANDAIORA, Jennifer - Rowan University
AVERSA, Keith - Temple University
DOUGHTY, Cassandra - Stockton University
FRANCIS, Kaitlyn - Rowan University
HAUPT, Brynna - Temple University
JONES, Kaya - Temple University
KODRICH, Amy - Cabrini College
LUCA, Marissa - Stockton University
MIELE, Jenna - Temple University
PANTER, Gary Brandon - Rowan University
PITIS, Tyler - La Salle University
PULEO, Nicholas - La Salle University
SILVESTRO, Steven - La Salle University
STEFFE, Erin - Temple University
TODOROVA, Victoria - Rowan University
VAUGHAN, Brooklyn - Temple University
WALSH, Aislinn - Cabrini College
WOOD, Julie - La Salle University
ZACHARIAS, Amanda - Cabrini College
ZEBLEY, "Jake" John - Temple University
