(Photo taken by Gary Miller shows Beaver County Radio General Manager co-hosting “The Beaver Morning Show” earlier this year)

(Brighton Twp., Pa.) Tuesday morning, September 3, 2024, at 6:30 AM an all new show titled “Driving in the Fast Lane with Frank Sparks” will debut.

The new show hosted by Beaver County Radio General Manager, Frank Sparks, will have a different spin compared to other morning talk shows. The show will be a townhall setting. Sparks will have topics to discuss with the listeners along with news, sports, weather and much more. Sparks said “The beauty of the show is that we may be talking a bout politics or sports and someone might call in and want to talk about a topic that is important to them in the community. We can shift and talk about that” “One thing I am proud of is even if you don’t agree with me or I don’t agree with you you will still have the opportunity to have your say.”

Sparks previously the hosted Teleforum before Eddy Crow from March of 2017 until June of 2020. He has served as Program Director starting in March of 2017 and has continued in that role since being promoted to station General Manager in December of 2022. Mostly recently he has been co-hosting “The Beaver Morning Show” with Scott Tady on 99.3 FM  and WBVP’s sister station “The Beaver” 95.7 FM and WMBA.

Scott Tady will continue hosting “The Beaver Morning Show”. He will now be solo  rom 7-10 AM Monday Thru Friday. There will be occasional special guests along with news at the bottom of each hour.

“Driving in the Fastlane” will air 6:30 to 9:00 AM Monday thru Friday. You can listen by tuning into 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, or online through our apps or our website beavercountyradio.com.

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 2, 2024, Published at 7:20 A.M.)

(Burrell Township, PA) An Indiana County teen has now been found after he was missing since Thursday. Troopers have safely located 16-year-old Dyllan P. Ryan, who left his house in Burrell Township at 11 a.m. on Thursday. If you have an emergency like this situation in the future, please is call 911 or state police at 724-357-1998.

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 2, 2024, Published at 6:28 A.M.) 

(Beaver County, PA) Today is Labor Day, and people are always hoping to get away for this holiday. According to AAA data, international travel over the upcoming Labor Day weekend is 11% higher than the same time last year. Europe is a popular destination with 80% of international destinations being European cities. Some of the United States spots to travel include Seattle, Boston, Orlando, New York, Las Vegas, and Anchorage, Alaska.

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 2, 2024, Published at 5:47 A.M.) 

(Harrisburg, PA) The upcoming 2024 Presidential Election here in Pennsylvania will be a little more accurate as a Pennsylvania court ruled that ballots with hand-written dates to be mailed in breaches the voting rights of the state. The CommonWealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled 4-1 on Friday that voters that forgot to include the date on their ballot makes their vote unconstitutional and could have themselves disqualified. Pennsylvania has continued to remain a state that could decide the election between Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 2, 2024, Published at 5:32 A.M.)

(Johnstown, PA) A man is now facing charges of misdemeanor after trying to invade the press area at the recent rally that Former President and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump held on Friday. Police gave the charges Saturday and it is not confirmed if he was for or against Former President Trump. The man successfully made it over a barrier and climbed up a riser where both the cameras and the reporters were located. Both audience members and police took him off of the riser before he was ultimately arrested. Johnstown’s police chief, Richard M. Pritchard, asserted the man’s identity will be disclosed when charges are filed and will face these charges in court, including misdemeanors for alleged disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and disrupting a public assembly.

(Photo taken by Lisa Whitfield. From left to right, Gary Miller, Scott Tady, JD Turco, Mike Romigh and Frank Sparks)

Story by Frank Sparks with portions taken from 70th Anniversary Moments article written in 2018 on beavercountyradio.com.

(Brighton Twp., Pa.) Friday, August 30, 2024, marked the end of another era in Beaver County Radio’s long storied history as veteran broadcaster Mike Romigh retired from his daily program “Live Mic”.

Mike returned to Beaver County Radio in early 2023 to host “Live Mic” weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 AM.

Mike grew up in Beaver Falls and currently resides in the borough of Koppel. After working at Hydril in Rochester for four years after graduating from high school, Romigh felt those radio waves, that he dreamed about as a youngster, calling him again, so he enrolled in a correspondence course offered by the Columbia School Of Broadcasting in Pittsburgh.  After completing the training, Romigh landed his first radio job at WFEM in Ellwood City. in 1981.

He wouldn’t stay in Ellwood City long.  That same year, Mike was hired by WBVP and WWKS, Kiss 106.7 FM.   Initially, Romigh hosted an overnight music show on both radio stations.  WBVP was a live radio program, and WWKS featured the recorded voice. His big break came in 1983, when Dave Felts, who was hosting the morning talk show, “A.M. Connection” on WBVP went on Vacation.  The temporary fill in duty went so well, that Romigh was asked to do the entire week. Soon, Romigh was a regular host of “A.M. Connection” at WBVP.

After leaving WBVP and WWKS in 1985, Romigh took his talents  to WMBA and hosted a talk show initially called “Straight Talk”, later to be renamed “Live Mike”.

Around 1987, Mike Romigh was hired by KDKA  to do Weekends and part time fill in work.  For a while, Romigh worked at Both WMBA and KDKA, but in 1990,  He began to work on a regular basis at KDKA and had to drop WMBA from his hectic schedule.  Romigh became the regular host of the evening shift at KDKA for about 10 years and afterwards, crossed state lines and hosted the morning show on top rated Youngstown radio station, WKBN, in 2008. Romigh’s career came full circle when he returned to WBVP and WMBA, again from 2014 to 2017.  He brought back the popular “Teleforum” talk show name, and served as Program Director. In early 2017 Mike left Beaver County Radio and went to work fundraising for the Beaver County Humane Society. Mike attempted to retire in 2020 but that only last for a short time as he worked part-time for the Humane Society Thrift Store. In late 2022 new Beaver County Radio General Manager, Frank Sparks, approached Mike about returning to the airwaves to host a daily show. In January 2022 “Live Mic” returned to the Beaver County Airwaves.

Mike turned in his resignation last week and said it is time to enjoy the family and life. Mike will continue to host the popular show “The Best of Beaver County” every Thursday morning at 11 AM. Mike will also fill in for vacations and help out with other events.

Romigh’s replacement will be announced on Labor Day and the new show will start on Tuesday Morning September 3, 2024.

We at Beaver County Radio will miss seeing Mike’s smiling face every morning at 6:00 AM and wish Mike the best in his glory years.

(Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio, Published on August 30, 2024 at 10:01 A.M.)

The Hopewell School Board recently hired new staff members as well as accepting several resignations. Nancy Daltorio was named the high school’s English Language Arts chairman, Laura Newton was hired to teach English Language Arts at the high school, Jenna Adams will teach halftime cyber school and half-time special education, and Madeline Richardson will teach special education at Hopewell Elementary School. Karen Talik and Beverly Reed were hired as paraprofessionals for the high school as well. Some staff changes were made with bus and van drivers, including a few resignations.

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on August 30, 2024 at 9:42 A.M.)

(Aliquippa, PA) A new athletic and academic center will be joining Aliquippa’s Heinz Field on their school’s campus. The new facility will include offices, an indoor training facility, a locker room, a weight room, and a large space that can be used for hands-on learning. Construction will start in the spring, hopefully to be completed next year. Aliquippa plays their first game of the season tonight against Belle Vernon.