"HALL OF FAME" LIVING HONOREES!
Dave Abramson, Chief Engineer for the Phillies, former WPHL Director
Ray Didinger, sports producer, writer, author and WIP air personality
Dave Frankel, former 6 abc & CBS 3 Weather Guy and News Anchor
Charlene Horne, editor, videographer, CBS 3 Video Editing Supervisor
Pete Kane, WCAU-TV, NBC 10 photojournalist for a third of a century
Bob Kelly, morning Traffic Reporter for Fox 29's "Good Day Philadelphia"
T. Morgan, well-known area air personality and programmer for 50 years
Herman Rush, former Chairman and CEO for Coca-Cola Communications
Karen Scioli, Saturday Night Dead's Stella/Production Coordinator for COPS
Dick Standish, reporter for KYW Newsradio & CBS 3's Eyewitness News
Pat Stoner, theater and film critic for WHYY and syndicated "Flicks" program
Rick Williams, Executive Producer for WPVI's evening Action News shows
"HALL OF FAME" POSTHUMOUS HONOREES!
Murray Arnold, former station executive for radio stations WIP and WPEN
Doug Arthur, well-known air personality for decades on WIBG & WCAU
Ray Bowley, WPTZ Chief Engineer and Westinghouse Director of Engineering
Jonathan P. Casey, well-known South Jersey area air personality & programmer
Frank Chirkinian, CBS Sports Director & Producer, previously at WCAU-TV
Betty Kellner Davis, W3XE/WPTZ television performer from 75 years ago
Mike Grant, former WCAU Radio announcer and station Program Director
Bob Knox, WIBG's The Gray Ghost, area newscaster and station disc jockey
Keneth Simons, pioneer of the development of cable television in the U.S.A.
2017 PERSON OF THE YEAR!
Broadcast Pioneers member Ralph "Bud" Galow (seated in center) with his family
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
Broadcast Pioneers member Ralph "Bud" Galow worked for over four decades at KYW Radio. He engineered the very first KYW Newsradio "all news, all the time" newscast in September of 1965. Three months earlier, he was at the controls when WRCV Radio became KYW Radio. Galow is the first engineer/technician ever to receive the honor of "Person of the Year" from Broadcast Pioneers.
MORE BANQUET INFORMATION!
Our co-emcees this year were Dom Giordano and Pat Ciarrocchi. The Star Spangled Banner was sung by Member Bob Kravitz and the Invocation was by delivered by Member Bill Kelley. At the piano for the entire evening was Member John Primerano.
The event was again at the Hilton City Avenue, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia. The date was Friday, November 17th.
(video courtesy of Broadcast Pioneers VP Brad Seecof and Metramedia Broadcasting & Studios)
STILL PHOTOS
Here's seven more pictures taken at our 2017 annual banquet by Broadcast Pioneers Board Member Bob Kravitz.
Broadcast Pioneers members Paul Gluck and Patrick Stoner
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
Broadcast Pioneers member Dom Giordano, Co-MC of the Banquet
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
Broadcast Pioneers members Pat Delsi, Bob Kelly and Gerry Wilkinson
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
(Left to right) Pat Delsi, Charlene Horne, Gerry Wilkinson and Pat Ciarrocchi
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
(Left to right) Ukee Washington and Joanne Calabria
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
(Left to right) Jim Gardner and Rick Williams
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
Harold "Pete" Kane
Broadcast Pioneers Annual Banquet
The Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Friday, November 17, 2017
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