(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Jolly Old Saint Nick made his first appearance in Beaver Falls this year on Saturday November 30, 2019. In honor of Santa Claus’ arrival the 2019 Beaver Falls Lighted Holiday Parade participants showed off there holiday spirit by sporting their favorite costumes and shining up and decorating their vehicles. Many of the participants walked beside vehicles and bands and passed out candy to the young parade attendees. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Matt Drzik were on hand to celebrate the jolly guys arrival with a live broadcast on front of the WBVP/WMBA. and 99.3 FM Studios on 7th Avenue. The Beaver County Radio Prize van was on hand along with the Beaver County Radio Personality Prize Wheel.  Check out some of the photos of the parade below….

(Beaver, Pa.) It was the perfect evening to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season in downtown Beaver. The 2019 version of Beaver’s Annual Light Up Night did not disappoint.  Numerous people came out to see the parade that started at 6 pm and the live entertainment on the main stage. There were two stars of the night in Jolly Old St. Nick and Fireworks that capped of the evening. Matt Drzik and Frank Sparks were live on the air on Beaver County Radio from the parade. They brought the Beaver County Radio Personalty Prize Wheel and the world famous Beaver County Radio Prize Van.

Valentina Cherico performs a Christmas favorite below just press the play button to hear….

Acoustic Soul featuring Mickey Cherico and his two daughters also performed check out the video below of Mickey sing an Elvis Presley Christmas Classic……

Check out the pictures below of all of the fun at Beaver Light Up Night……

For some Beaver County residents, their two favorite words at this time of year aren’t “Happy Thanksgiving”, “Merry Christmas”, or even “Happy Holidays”.

The words they love to hear most is “hunting season”.

In lieu of the hunters rising early to harvest bucks and doe for the 2019 season, Beaver County Game Warden Mike Yeck joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to talk about the basic things one may need to know when it comes to hunting, such as the laws and regulations one must follow when shooting and harvesting, general advice about gun safety, the issue with diseased deer and what to do with them, and the current issue with when (and when not) to hunt in Pennsylvania.

If you’d like more information on buck/doe hunting in Beaver County, the Southwest Region can be contacted at (724) 238-9523, and their website is pgc.pa.gov.

To listen to the full interview, click on the player below! Each part is labeled with the topic of discussion for that segment.

It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, you know.

The holiday season is already being celebrated by many, but the full-swing embrace to Christmas comes this weekend following Thanksgiving. A major part of that in Beaver County will be the 2nd Annual Beaver Falls Winterfest taking place beginning at 2 PM at the parklet by the Carnegie Free Library, culminating with the lighted holiday parade set to kick off at 6 PM. Winterfest is presented by the Beaver Falls Business District Authority in conjunction with the City of Beaver Falls.

Winterfest Committee members Paula Durish, Nancy Valentine-Jones, and Chris Kosanovich joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to discuss the changes and updates from last year’s inaugural event, as there will be a DJ playing music and fun/games for the kids provided by the Big Beaver Falls Area School District. There will also be food trucks and open greetings by the downtown businesses throughout the afternoon and evening along 7th Avenue. Plus Beaver County Radio, as is tradition, will broadcast the lighted holiday parade as it sleds its way down through Tigertown.

If you have questions or inquiries about Winterfest or the Parade, contact the Winterfest committee at bfchristmascommittee@gmail.com or contact Paula Durish at the Beaver Falls City Building at (724) 847-2800 ext. 215.

Click on the players below to listen back (or again) to the 2019 Winterfest Preview!

Much has changed in America since 1963. Dr. Cyril Wecht’s skepticism towards the results of the John F. Kennedy assassination…is not one of those changing things.

The famed pathologist is heading back to Lincoln Park for “An Evening Of Pathological Discussion With Dr. Cyril Wecht” on November 26, a follow-up to his successful May show that dug into many of the infamous death cases that have disturbed Americans for decades. This newest show will take that same route, as he and co-host John McIntire will run the gambit from JFK to JonBenet starting at 7:30. More information about the show can be found here.

Dr. Wecht previewed his show with Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County on November 21, one day before the 56th Anniversary of the JFK assassination. Wecht spoke about his feelings that there were multiple shooters involved with the murder, and about what the country would have looked like if the acts against John and Robert Kennedy hadn’t occurred.

The two also spoke about the recent “suicide” of financier Jeffrey Epstein, how science disproves the initial outcome, and how the expansion of skepticism in murder cases has grown since the days of the Kennedys.

To listen to the FULL interview between Dr. Wecht and Mr. Drzik, click on the player below!

After a super-successful run back in May at Lincoln Park, famed pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht returns to Midland on November 26 for an evening of pathological discussion focused on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

And like the show itself, Dr. Wecht will be making an encore appearance on A.M  Beaver County on Thursday, November 21 with host Matt Drzik. The two will discuss the JFK assassination and its impact on today’s America, as well as other nuggets of pathological discussion. The interview follows 8:30 news with Pat Septak

For more info on the show, click here.

You’ve probably seen it popping up everywhere from gas stations to grocery stores. You might have seen a friend of yours start talking about the benefits of using it on their social media page.

But you still find yourself wondering…what is CBD?

Joe Gradwell, Melanie Vaughan, & Leigha Peters from Your CBD Store joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to answer questions about CBD, including what it is, how to use it, the health benefits of using CBD, and any concerns involving side effects and legality. Your CBD Store has locations in Bridgewater and Sewickley Township.

To listen back to the interview, click on the player below.

Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is go outside for a little while.

This is the message that Jim Skal, founder of Outdoor Immersion in South Heights, brought to his discussion with Dr. Pete Birchler from the Chiropractic Health Center in Chippewa for another edition of “People Purpose Planet” on A.M. Beaver County with Matt Drzik. Skal talked about what inspired him to start Outdoor Immersions, why its focus is on at-risk youth and veterans, and about what his program needs to continue growing and moving forward.

Outdoor Immersions will be hosting a 5K in Hookstown to commemorate Veterans Day on November 9. Details about the event can be found here.

To take a listen to the full interview, click on the Facebook Live feed below!

Though polio is still a grim disease alone in its utter existence, World Polio Day, celebrated on October 24 this year, leaves plenty of reason to celebrate.

Author/attorney/Rotarian Joseph Max Lewis came on A.M. Beaver County with Matt Drzik to talk about World Polio Day, and gave an extensive history on how the disease first was handled, and the incredible numbers that have polio on the verge of being eliminated from human existence. The conversation also talked about the different organizations that help in the funding to stop polio, and how the elimination of that disease could inspire the elimination of other disease.

For those interested in donating, go to endpolio.org/donate.

To listen to the full interview, click on the player below.

(New Brighton, Pa.) The 2019 New Brighton Halloween was a fun and festive evening on third ave. in the borough. The parade route started at 16th street and worked its way to the New Brighton Borough Building. Frank Sparks and Matt Drzik did a pre-parade broadcst on Beaver County Radio.

Click the videos below to see a few of the high school bands that particpated in the parade:

The parade was also streamed live on the Bever County Radio Facebook Page. You can watch the video by clicking play below.

Check out all of the photos of the fun below: