Video from November 16, 2018
Our 53rd Annual Banquet!

Video by Brad Seecof and
Metramedia Studios and Broadcasting

OUR 2018 "PERSON OF THE YEAR"

Vernon Odom

 

OUR LIVING HALL OF FAMERS

Gene Arnold
air personality, singer & member of the "Disco D.J. Hall of Fame"

Bob Backman
WRDE-TV owner, a.k.a. "Cool Bobby B" on SiriusXM Radio 

Amy Buckman
former WPVI, 6 abc "Action News" producer & air talent 

Joyce Evans
the 6 p.m. Fox 29 News Anchor, previously with KYW-TV

Diane Cameron Feinberg
long-time KYW-TV, CBS 3 stage manager, camera operator

Ted Greenberg
NBC 10 South Jersey reporter, formerly with WMGM-TV

David Madden
KYW Newsradio news anchor, editor & South Jersey reporter

Dawn Stensland Mendte
WPHT newscaster. Former TV News Anchor for CBS 3 & Fox 29

Orien Reid
former reporter for WCAU-TV & Eyewitness News, KYW-TV

Leigh Richards
third of a century veteran with 25 on-air years as WXTU-FM

Steve Ross
Philadelphia television & radio air personality for a dozen stations

Bill Werndl
Eagles broadcasts, radio sports talk host & WPVI Sports Producer

 

OUR POSTHUMOUS HALL OF FAMERS

Our Honorees

Rod Carson, former newscaster, traffic reporter and founder of Shadow Traffic
Frank X. Feller, WIBBAGE Good Guy, GM of WYSP & WWDB talk host
Bill Gregory, former KYW Newsradio news anchor for a quarter of a century
Mel Kampmann, creator of the well-known WPVI, 6abc "Action News" format
Reggie Lavong, WRCV air personality, WHAT Radio owner, WPHL investor
Johnny Morris, owner of Morris Broadcasting and WIMG Radio, Trenton, NJ
Dave Parks, one of the original WFIL, Famous Boss Jocks. He did overnights.
Dave Shayer, original WDVR announcer, WWSH DJ, voice of WLVT, PBS 39
Barbara Sommers, 1st Female Famous 56 Boss Jock, DJ at many other stations

 

STARTING THE NIGHT OFF RIGHT

Bob Kravitz

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