Notes on Local Entertainment Update!

Things are always changing with “Notes On Local Entertainment”!  Host Scott Tady, Entertainment Editor of the Beaver County Times, will be calling in to the show remotely while Frank Sparks hosts live from the studio.

Tune in to hear about some entertainment coming from our sponsor Wooley Bully’s!  Beaver County Radio’s own Matt Drzik decided to take on the “1936 Challenge” last week during a visit to Wooley Bully’s.  Be sure to listen to the show to hear how he did against Wooley’s biggest burger!

“A.M. Beaver County” host Matt Drzik with the “1936 Challenge” burger at Wooley Bullys

Aliquippa Homicide Trial Begins

The prosecution will call its first witness this morning in a Beaver County murder trial. 42-year-old Omar Griffin of Aliquippa is one of two men accused of killing Dre’von Jackson, a young Aliquippa father, who was shot on a city street in August of 2016. A jury has been selected and will hear details of the circumstances leading to the man’s death.

Body Pulled From River In Monaca

A male body was pulled from the Ohio River last night in Monaca.  According to the Beaver County coroner’s office, the body was recovered at around 7 p-m by a local water rescue crew. No word on the name or age of the man. The cause and manner of the man’s death are under investigation and awaiting an autopsy.

“The Hunchback Of Notre Dame” To Close Out 2017 Season At Lincoln Park

The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center is presenting the Stephen Schwartz & Alan Menken musical “The Hunchback Of Notre Dame” for two weekends this month; June 16-18 and the following weekend, June 23-25.

Justin Fortunato, the artistic director at LPPAC, joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to discuss this upcoming performance at the school, which will close out the 2016-17 main series.

If you missed this morning’s interview, click below to hear what you missed!

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