WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2019
TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 75.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW – 54.
SATURDAY – CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING.
THEN BECOMING SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 58.
SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 56.
(Beaver County, PA) Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and 99.3 F.M. is announcing plans to host and broadcast a live Beaver County commissioners “Candidate Cast” debate on Friday November 1, 2019 from 10 A.M. until Noon. The special program will originate from the Beaver County Radio Live Sound Stage, located in the WBVP,WMBA and 99.3 F.M. studio and office building in Beaver Falls. All four commissioner candidates have agreed to participate in “Candidate Cast”, including: Tony Amadio (D), Dan Camp (R), Jack Manning (R) and Dennis Nichols (D).
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WBVP, WMBA and 99.3 F.M. Program Director, Frank Sparks, will serve as the moderator for the debate. Pat Septak, newsman for WBVP, WMBA and 99.3 F.M, Mike Romigh, former radio talk show host and current Sponsorship, Events, and Social Media Manager for the Beaver County Humane Society, and former Allegheny County Executive and Current St. Barnabas Spokesperson, Jim Roddey, will serve as panelists.The two hour forum will also feature a live simulcast video via the WBVP-WMBA Facebook channel. Viewers will also be able to watch the “Candidate Cast” afterwards as it will be archived at beavercountyradio.com.
“The decision to move forward with organizing and hosting a commissioners candidate debate was made after receiving a great deal of public interest and encouragement from listeners and various Beaver County community leaders to broadcast a forum of that type.” offered Frank Sparks, who has spearheaded the project.
Sparks also shed light on what is going to be a unique, interactive and possibly fun format for “Candidate Cast”: There will be the traditional question and answer time with each candidate getting 3 minutes to address questions that have been submitted ahead of time by prominent Beaver County organizations, entries from Beaver County Radio listeners and questions formulated by the panelists. The candidates will then have 1 minute to respond to each question after the others answer the query. In addition, “Candidate Cast” will put a new twist on the traditional political debate with a fifteen minute rapid fire session toward the end of the show, where the candidates will randomly select and respond for sixty seconds to individual questions. Each candidate will get different questions throughout the rapid fire session.
Sparks further chimed in: “The fact that “Candidate Cast” will happen during what typically can be a highly listened to time of the day on WBVP, WMBA and 99.3 F.M., combined with access to live and archived video, will most likely make this a very easy way for interested voters in Beaver County to learn more about the people they are electing this fall”
Sponsorship opportunities for this revolutionary multi media event are available. For more information contact Mark Peterson at 724-846-4100 or peterson@beavercountyradio.com.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have subpoenaed two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as part of their impeachment inquiry. The subpoenas came hours after the two men were arrested for campaign finance violations. Three House committees subpoenaed Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman for documents they have so far refused to provide. The panels have also subpoenaed Giuliani.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Trump administration officials say the U.S. Navy plans to name a ship that has yet to be built after the city of Harrisburg. The naming of the future USS Harrisburg was announced Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda, at an event that included state and local officials. The $800 million amphibious landing transport dock will be built in Mississippi and is expected to be ready for service in two years or more.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Beaver County…as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’ s report…
A teacher in the Ambridge Area School District is being nominated to become Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Nicole Darroch, a STEAM or science, technology, education, art, and mathematics educator, was nominated by the Beaver County Education Trust. Darroch is vying to be one of a dozen finalists statewide. She was the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Teacher of the Month in 2017.
BREAKING NEWS: A tree trimming truck crashed and rolled down a hillside this morning in New Sewickley Township. Dispatchers say it happened just after 8 a.m. on Willoughby Road, which is currently being paved. Fire officials say the driver of the truck caught the edge of the road, causing it to crash and roll down the hill. The driver was not hurt.
A man accused of posing as a seven-year-old girl’s uncle then raping her will stand trial for those charges. Juwan Mitchell allegedly lured the child away from her grandmother’s home on Hazlett Street in Northview Heights, then assaulted her on September 15th at another home’s basement bathroom. A detective testified the 22-year-old Mitchell admitted to the assault…but claims he simply had a lapse in judgement. Mitchell remains in custody on 200-thousand-dollars bail.
The Commonwealth is warning residents that buying hunting and fishing licenses through third party websites could leave them scammed. Both the state Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission report a number of anglers and hunters have recently tried to buy their licenses via non-affiliated sites and ended up getting nothing in return. According to these agencies, the Fish and Boat “Outdoor Shop” online portal is the only proven and reliable way to get licenses and permits.
A New Brighton woman is accused of leaving her kids alone in a broken-down van. Valerie Fullum was arraigned yesterday on child endangerment charges. Rochester police say Fullum left a baby and nine-year-old child alone on Route 68 last month while she walked to a gas station. The older child was found in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition. Fullum was recently accused of taking a girl to get a birth control implant against her will, but the charges were dropped.
