Author: Beaver County Radio

Radio Dial Rewind today, May 21, 2018 on Teleforum!!!

 

 

Tune in from 9 a.m. this morning to 12 noon to Telefourm with Frank Sparks. We will be celebrating all week in conjunction with our 70 th Anniversary when WBVP first went Live on the air on May 25, 1948. Each Day this week and next we will feature voices of the past that made Beaver County Radio what it is today. Today we will kick it all of with former WMBA program director and sports announcer Bill Fontana from 9:10 to 10:00 AM live in the Beaver County Radio studio! Bill worked at WMBA in the 70s, representing the station on some of the nation’s biggest stages, and made a surprise return to Beaver County Radio in 2017 as part of our high school sports coverage team!

Then at 10:10 a.m.  current Sports Director Bob Barrickman will be welcomed into the Beaver County Radio studios to look back at some of the greatest sports moments of the last 70 years from 10:10 to 11:00 AM. Bob has been with WBVP since 1980, and his career landed him in the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Then in hour number three we will be joined at 11:10 a.m. via phone by 1990s WBVP show host Dmitri Vassilaros joins to discuss the high-paced talk format of the decade on Beaver County Radio.

And to finish up day number on we will have Frank Greenlee, “The Big G”, worked at WMBA in the 1970s and 1980s on the show via telephone and he’ll reminisce with Frank Sparks on Teleforum on May 21 at 11:20.

“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.

     

 

Tom Hays Joins Slam To Discuss His Career At Beaver County Radio

He’s been in Beaver County his whole life, he’s been with Beaver County Radio since 1981, and Tom Hays has seen the evolution of Beaver County and its illustrious sports history with an eye few can lay claim to.

In conjunction with our 70th Anniversary at WBVP & WMBA, Tom Hays joined Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti on the Saturday Sports Slam to discuss his long and eventful (not to mention ongoing) career in the booth, covering high school sports for nearly four decades. Hays also talked about some of his favorite moments in broadcasting, as well as his views on the changes in high school athletics from the start of his tenure to the present day.

To hear the FULL interview with Tom Hays, click on the players below.

Part 1

Part 2

 

The Saturday Sports Slam is hosted by Greg Benedetti and Matt Drzik and runs every Saturday on Beaver County Radio from 8:05 until 10:00 AM.

BC LIGHTHOUSE Yardsale & Bake Sale 6/2/18

Saturday, June 2nd, 8 AM to 1 PM at the Beaver County Lighthouse, 720 Third Ave., New Brighton, PA 15066

Proceeds benefit BEAVER COUNTY LIGHTHOUSE

programs for the Blind & Visually Impaired.

In addition to the GREAT treasures you will find, shop our BAKE SALE which includes coffee, donuts and other delicious treats.

 

If you have gently used goods you wish to donate  to the sale, you can drop them off at the Beaver County Lighthouse on May 30, 31, June 1 between the hours of 10 AM to 5 PM.  Please, if you donate clothing, it must be clean and in good repair.

Beaver County Lighthouse  724-846-1111

 

“BEAT FOR LIFE” Annual Benefit June 24th

4th Annual Music Festival

 

Beat for Life will hold its 4th annual benefit for students in the Ambridge Music programs on June 24th in the Eagle’s parking lot at the intersection of 4th St. and Park Rd.  The festival runs from Noon until 10 PM.

Entertainment will be provided by: For Those About to Rock, Ambridge Steel Drum Band, American Idol Contestant Aubrey Burchell, Bobby Thompson and the Groove, Mums Guns, The Mudslinger Band, The Sidewinder Band and The Eldorado Band.

There will be food vendors stationed along 4th St. between Maplewood Ave.  and Park Rd.  Vendors include: Tex-Mex Grill, Ambridge Eagles, Bridgetown Taphouse, Nalia, Ambridge Italian Villa, Brusters, Forte Wings and Grama’s Kitchen.

Our proceeds will benefit students in the Ambridge Area elementary music program.  Through our 2017 festival, we were able to provide seventeen instruments to our local elementary schools!  These instruments often help lower-income families whose children might otherwise be unable to reap the benefits of a musical education.

We believe music makes the world a better place!  As musicians, we feel strongly that the next generation should have an opportunity to explore the benefits and joy that music can provide!