Author: Beaver County Radio

Teleforum Fun Continues

(Beaver County. PA)   Two more guests hosts will try their hand at hosting the popular weekday talk show “Teleforum” on Beaver County Radio.  Later today, Eric Mckenna will anchor the show and on Tuesday, Scott Tady will put on the headphones and take a call or two from behind the microphone.

Eric Mckenna

Eric MeKenna is a realtor with Remax Advanced Realtors in Moon Township and currently hosts a “Your Personal Realtor with Eric McKenna”  on Saturday Mornings from 10:30 A.M. to noon on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.  Eric plans on streaming today’s broadcast of Teleforum on Facebook live.  To view the video, follow Eric on Facebook,

Scott Tady is the Entertainment Editor for the Beaver County Times and is no stranger to performing or being on the air.  There was never a stage or a microphone that Scott didn’t like in Beaver County.  Scott will host Teleforum on Tuesday March 7, 2017.

Scott Tady

Teleforum airs Monday through Friday from 9 :00 A.M. to noon on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.  Call 724-843-1888, or 724-774-1888 to join the show live on the air.

 

 

Keselowski wins in Atlanta

Brad Keselowski overcame a loose wheel issue and held off Kyle Larson late for the victory in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the second race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Keselowski passed Larson with seven laps to go and held off the hard-charging  Larson for the win. The win is Keselowski’s first at Atlanta and the 22nd of his career. The Team Penske driver led 21 laps on the day.
The dominance of Harvick was the story for much of the day as he led 292 of the first 311 laps of the 325-lap race. He won both stages and earned two playoff bonus points.

Keselowski has now clinched his spot in this years chase , NASCAR’s version of the play-offs later this year. The victory also gave Keselowski five bonus points in the chase.

Blass, Bernstine Slated To Appear On A.M. Beaver County

Join Matt Drzik on AM Beaver County tomorrow morning at 6:30 to get your work week started right. At 7:40 we will be talking to Pirates broadcaster Steve Blass for a Spring Training Report from Bradenton. Then in the 8 o’clock hour, we will be speaking with State Representative Aaron Bernstine, and we’ll be discussing his open house that he will be hosting Monday night. All that and more beginning at 6:30 tomorrow morning on AM Beaver County!

“Coach U.” Joins Saturday Sports Slam.

Zach Ulrich and Joe Ursida

(Beaver County. PA) The discussion was lively on Saturday March 4, 2017 as New Brighton Athletic Director, Joe Ursida, or “Coach U.” as he is affectionately known, offered his thoughts on a wide range of subjects as a special guest on the weekly Saturday Sports Slam talk show.  Ursida discussed the the pros and cons of the W.P.I.A.L. re-alignment to six classifications, the struggle to recruit new referees and umpires for high school sports, and offered his thoughts on the upcoming Pirates season, among other things.

Also joining the show on Saturday was WBVP-WMBA staffer and Penn State Beaver Senior, Zach Ulrich.

The Saturday Sports Slam is hosted by Greg Benedetti and Frank Sparks and can be heard from 8 A.M. to 10 A.M. every Saturday on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.

 

5A Boys’ WPIAL Final: Moon 69, Hampton 62

The Moon Tigers earn the inaugaural 5A Boys’ Championship in WPIAL Basketball, winning 69-62 over section foe Hampton at the Petersen Events Center on Beaver County Radio.

Moon’s win was the fourth WPIAL title for the school district in boys’ basketball, and its first since 2006.

The Tigers will now try to double their gold in the PIAA Playoffs, and their journey begins against Franklin Regional. The Talbots will have a re-match with Mars in their PIAA first-round match.

Antonio Ionadi (Hampton) and Jarrod Simmons (Moon) were selected as the CCBC Players Of The Game.

Bruce Frey has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

 

Post-game interviews with Jason Colangelo and Bruce Frey below:

Moon Coach Adam Kauffman

Moon Leading Scorer Jarrod Simmons

4A Girls’ WPIAL Final: CW North Catholic 65, Blackhawk 36

The Trojanettes of Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic added to their historic resume with another WPIAL Championship, defeating the Lady Cougars of Blackhawk 65-36 in the 4A Title Game on Beaver County Radio.

The #1 seeded Trojanettes earn their 17th WPIAL title in school history, while #2 Blackhawk earns silver medals for the second time in the finals; their first loss was in 2001.

CW North Catholic will now play Keystone Oaks in the first round of the PIAA Playoffs, while Blackhawk will play Freeport.

CWNC’s Sam Breen (34 points) and the Lady Cougars’ MacKenzie Amalia (9 points) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Congressman Keith Rothfus Briefs News Media On Recent Meeting In Beaver County

U.S. Congressman Keith Rothfus  was in Beaver County last week with Rep. Eric Nelson and Westmoreland Co. commissioner  Chuck Anderson for a meeting at Cornerstone Ministries for a Drug and Alcohol Symposium  to hear  recovering  addicts personal stories and to discuss different solutions end the epidemic, according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano. The Congressman said few, if any  have seen the gruesome effects of the opiod epidemic  like our  law enforcement officers.   Police Chiefs from Beaver County and RossTownship briefed him on the  pressing issues facing our local law enforcement. He said, “I’m grateful to the men and women in blue for their selfless work keeping our communities safe.