Author: Beaver County Radio

Record Setting Coaches Corner Broadcast Happened Last Night.

Ellwood City high school football players enjoy the wing buffet at Robert’s Roadside Inn at Coaches Corner Wednesday evening. Photo By Mark Peterson.

(Bridgewater, PA) Two area high school head football coaches were the special guests last night on the Coaches Corner live broadcast  from the Sports Patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn.  Jeff Beltz from Beaver and Joe Lamenza from Ellwood City joined the show  hosted by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey,  which aired on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and 99.3 F.M.  Lamenza’s Wolverines from Ellwood City made a strong showing with around 40 players and coaches making the trek from the Beaver/Lawrence county border area school district to the venue for last night’s show.  The Ellwood contingent came hungry too as, according to Robert Skerlec, owner of Robert’s Roadside Inn, a regular season record was set, consuming 160 pounds of  free wings provided by Skerlec and his enterprise.  In addition to the wings, The team made quick work of the usual compliment of numerous pizzas, courtesy of Pizza Joe’s in Beaver.  Much like a feeding frenzy at the shark tank at the zoo, the action was fast and furious when the food was set out. Luckily, everyone got enough to eat and a good time was had by all.  Upon learning of his high achieving team’s unique record, Ellwood City Head Coach, Joe Lamenza, offered that coming down to Coaches Corner was truly a special event and that his team was really excited to be included and because of that, every single player attended.  That made setting the wing record easy work for a team that had just practiced hard and burned off a great deal of calories earlier in the day.

Beltz and Lamenza also talked at length on the show about their seasons and analyzed the upcoming games for each of their squads.

Tom Hays and Bruce Frey talk to Jeff Beltz (holding microphone) along with Bob Barrickman (back to camera). Photo By Mark Peterson.
From top, clockwise, Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays, Bruce Frey, Jeff Beltz and Joe Lamenza hold court on Coaches Corner. Photo By Mark Peterson.

The sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn is now in its 29th season as the home  for  Coaches Corner, a weekly live high school coaches interview program that airs on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and 99.3 F.M. during football and basketball seasons.   Coaches Corner always features free pizza from Pizza Joe’s in Beaver and wings from Robert’s Roadside Inn.

Coaches Corner is hosted  by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey and airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 P.M. on WBVP , WMBA and 99.3 F.M.

 

“Rappin with the Reps” Tomorrow on Teleforum

Tune into Teleforum with Frank Sparks tomorrow, October 10, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. for “Rappin with the Reps” Aaron Berstine and Josh Kail will be live in studio to answer your questions and to talk about what is going on in your neighborhoods and in Harrisburgh. The show will also be streamed Live on the WBVP/WMBA Facebook page. To particpate in the show dial 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also leave your comments on the Facebook Live feed.

“Rappin with the Reps” presented by the Medicine Stop Pharmacy in Beaver Falls.

Senior Day at the Beaver Valley Mall was all about safety!!!

(Monaca, Pa.) It was Senior Day at the Beaver Valley Mall on Wednesday October 9, 2019. This month it was all about safety. Various venders from health care facilities, Lawyers about estate planning, health alert companies, and many of the various community offices that are available to assist seniors in the safety of finance, health, food, and estate planning were at today’s Senior Day.

Frank Sparks host of Teleforum did a live broadcast of his show from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and interviewed varous vendors and puclic figures throughout the show. Zach Ulrich manned the Beaver County Radio Personality Prize Wheel that was lined with contestants from start to finish.

Check out all of the photos of today’s fun time….

 

Billy Straub and Micahel Witterman to be on “The Best of Beaver County” with host Jim Roddey Thursday Oct. 10, 2019 at 11 a.m.

(Beaver County, PA) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio!  Tune in this and every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 A.M.  for “The Best of Beaver County”, an innovative radio program on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in local neighborhoods, and the people that are making it happen.  Find out what all the buzz is about by joining “The Best Of Beaver County”.  Jim’s guests this week are Billy Straub from the Human Resources Department of St.Barnabas and Michael Witterman from Nursing ABC/Portage Learning.

A live video stream of this week’s edition of  “The Best Of Beaver County” can be viewed on the WBVP-WMBA Facebook page, plus the radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon.

Philadelphia Man Cleared of Murder After 27 Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man who has maintained his innocence in a murder case for nearly three decades has been ordered free from prison after a judge overturned his conviction. Willie Veasy’s long-running appeal came to an end Wednesday morning, when a judge tossed out the murder conviction. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the judge told the 54-year-old Veasy “You’re a free man,” as a crowd in courtroom erupted in applause. He’d spent 27 years in prison.

Kenyan Man’s Search for his Father Runs into Church Cover-up

SAMBURU, Kenya (AP) — An Italian missionary priest allegedly impregnated a Kenyan girl when she was just 16. But the priest _ who to this day denies paternity _ was transferred by his superiors, and a Kenyan man was found for the girl to marry. The Catholic Church’s efforts to conceal what is alleged to have happened in Kenya would stretch over three decades and stymie a Kenyan man’s efforts to find out why he was so much lighter-skinned than his siblings.

Fight Brewing Between Trump and Dems Over Constitution, Impeachment Battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fight is brewing between President Donald Trump and Democrats over what the Constitution means when it says “the sole power of impeachment” lies with the House of Representatives. The White House counsel is vowing to end all cooperation with House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into the Republican president and on Tuesday called the inquiry “illegitimate.” Courts have hesitated to tell the House how to run the impeachment process.

Cases of STDs Rise to a Record High in the U.S., the CDC Says

The cases of sexually transmitted diseases has risen to a record high in the United States. According to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, the number of combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States rose to a record high last year. More than 2.4 million syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia infections were reported in the United States in 2018. That’s an increase of more than 100,000 cases from the previous year. It attributed the increase to several factors, including a decline in condom use among young people and men who have sex with men; increased screening among some groups; and cuts to sexual health programs at the state and local level.

Ambridge Council Hears Proposal for Senior Housing Development

AMBRIDGE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT HEARD DETAILS OF A PROPOSAL FOR SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE BOROUGH. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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Beaver Falls Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

Federal authorities in Pittsburgh say a Beaver Falls man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of bank robbery. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…