Author: Beaver County Radio

Memorial Day Will Be A Hot One In Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, MAY 28TH, 2018

 

TODAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
IS POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 90.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOW – 65.

TUESDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 90.

Beaver County Radio Celebrates 70 Years.

70 year anniversary cake created by Stangl’s Bakery in Ambridge.

(Beaver Falls, PA).  A Gala was held in the Grand Ballroom of the General Brodhead Hotel (Brodhead Apartments) in Beaver Falls on Friday night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first broadcast on WBVP.  Around 230 guests, including 70 current and former radio station employees, attended the event which featured a performance by The Jaggerz, and keynote address by Jim Roddey.  Notable WBVP/WMBA former employees who came as guests included Alan Boal, last surviving member of the original staff to put WBVP on the air on May 25, 1948, Internationally known voice over artist Jim Merkel, Television Sports Anchor Guy Junker, and Prominent Philadelphia area broadcaster, Mark Razz, among others.

A 1960’s era Executone Microphone in a table centerpiece.

The centerpieces featured fresh greens accenting a classic vintage microphone.  Each table had a different microphone in its arrangement.

Each guest received a copy of the newly published book, “Behind The Microphone, The History Of Radio In Beaver County”, a commemorative Beaver County Radio tumbler and a novelty jar of Maple Syrup from the Beaver County Conservation District.

The Gala major sponsors included St. Barnabas Health System and Beaver County Tourism.

Thank you to the The Housing Authority Of The County Of Beaver for making the venue available.

Here are some pictures from the 70th Anniversary Gala. Photography by Joel Peterson:

 

 

Lots Of Sunshine Today With A High In Upper 80’s

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 2018

 

TODAY – LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 87.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 67.

SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES DURING THE MORNING
HOURS…FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 84.

SUNDAY – MORNING CLOUDS. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. CLEARING UP IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 85.

MEMORIAL DAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 87.

Beaver County Commissioners Focus On Older Beaver Countians

Beaver County Commissioners approved 33 resolutions in a short regular meeting Thursday. Resolutions covered a wide variety of issues, including increasing agreement costs with Lutheran Service Society for management of the seniofr center at Beaver Valley mall for up to 80 thousand dollars. Another resolution approved a contract adjustment up to 15 thousand dollars with office on aging for protection ;of older adults including intake, investigation, assessment and care management.

The protection of older adults costs up to 3.5 million dollars for this year and cost this year for center at the mall is 1.5 million.

In another matter, commissioner’s chairman Dan Camp says interviews are still being conducted for financial administrator and discussion on the topic was reserved for executive  session after the regular meeting.

Radio Dial Rewind on Teleforum with Frank Sparks to feature Al Goehring, Travis (Jim) Green, Pa. State Representative Rob Matzie,  and Rick Bergman Friday May 25, 2018

Tune into Teleforum with Frank Sparks Friday May 25, 2018 for Radio Dial Rewind Day 5 at 9:10 a.m.

Frank will start out the morning with Al Goehring, former host of A.M. Beaver County who has seen and done it all during his decades-long tenure at Beaver County Radio: news, talk, sales, and much more. Al will share his memories and much more with the listeners.

 

 

 

Travis (Jim) Green will join Frank Sparks on Teleforum in the 10:00 a.m. as he reflects on his tenure at Beaver County Radio. Green worked at WMBA as a host and program director from 1980-86.

 

 

Then current Pa. State Representative Rob Matzie will join Frank at 10:40 a.m. to talk about his tenure at WMBA from 1987 to 1984 in which he handled many duties including what he is most famous for announcing sports broadcasts on WMBA.

 

 

 

 

Frank will finish out the morning at 11:10 a.m. when Rick Bergman joins him. Bergman got his start behind the microphone on WMBA in the 1980s as the host of “Air Your Opinion”, before jumping to the other side and doing “Afternoon Talk” on WBVP from 1987-1993. Rick returns to the air as he recollects memories of his time at Beaver County Radio with Frank Sparks on Teleforum.

“Radio Rewind” is brought to you by Ba’Runi Bar & Grille, the John Pournaras Agency, the Ambridge Italian Villa, Bowser Hyundai of Chippewa, McGee Heating & Cooling, and the Pennsylvania Hot Rod Company.