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"90 Years of WCAU Radio/WPHT"
Wednesday, May 16th

WHAT A LUNCHEON!

Members Steve Levy, Mike Strug and Mike Quinn
Broadcast Pioneers Luncheon
Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Luncheon photos by Broadcast Pioneers President Jerry Klein

Our May luncheon was on Wednesday, May 16th. It was a salute to "90 Years of WCAU Radio/WPHT." Our MC was Broadcast Pioneers President Jerry Klein who worked at WCAU Radio as a editor, writer, reporter and announcer.

Our speakers included (in alphabetical order):

Bucky Clark, former tapdancer and singer on "The Children's Hour"
Gene Crane, former announcer for WCAU Radio and Television
Dom Giordano, current WPHT Radio Talk host (9 am to 12 noon)
Don Henderson, former sports broadcaster for WCAU & the Sixers
Stan Hochman, former WCAU Radio comentator and Eagles announcer
Wally Kennedy, former WCAU Radio talk host (now at KYW Radio)
Barry Magarick, formerly of "The Children's Hour" & former talk host
Rita Pascal Pagliei, singer and performer of WCAU's "The Children's Hour"
Chris Stigall, current WPHT Radio Talk host (5:30 am to 9 am)

Chris Stigall and Member Jackie Strauss
Broadcast Pioneers Luncheon
Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Plus member Les Waas did a short comedy routine, so everyone laughed their you-know-what off.

It all took place on Wednesday, May 16th 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.

Members Liz Matt (aka Lizabeth Starr) and Wally Kennedy
Broadcast Pioneers Luncheon
Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

COMPLETE VIDEO OF THE LUNCHEON!

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(Video courtesy of MetraMedia Studios and Broadcast Pioneers member Brad Seecof)

PHOTOS OF THE LUNCHEON!

39 Photos from the Luncheon!
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Our next luncheon will be on Wednesday, June 20th when we'll be celebrating "80 Years of Channel 3." Our MC will be Broadcast Pioneers member Marciarose Shestack. Member Big Al Meltzer will be on hand with memories and he'll be speaking on the phone live with members Vince Leonard (in Vegas) and Mort Crim (in Flordia). Other speakers will include Dick Sheeran, Trudy Haynes, Susan Barnett and Betty Killner Davis who was an actress on a Channel 3 soap opera in 1942. Plus lots more. Make plans to attend.

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The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia since our beginning in 1962 has maintained archival material of broadcast related items for our market. In February of 2009, we started our DAP, Digital Archival Project.

Since its inception, we have digitized over 1,000 local TV broadcasts, 8,000 local radio broadcasts and have digitized 15,000 photos and other documents. While the seems like a lot, in reality, it's only a very small portion (below 00.000001%) of what has been broadcast.

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