WGLS-FM wins three Garden State Journalists Awards

The Garden State Journalists Association has awarded three honors to programs produced by Rowan Radio staff members in its 2012 regional competition.

Rowan vs. Richard Stockton won second place in the Sports Radio category. Rob Cunningham provided play-by-play coverage for the winning entry; Rowan University’s dramatic win over Richard Stockton last fall in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament.

Talk show Studio 89.7 won third place in the Talk Radio category. The winning episode featured an interview with host Paul Perrello and his guest, legendary Philadelphia broadcaster Jerry Blavat. The duo discussed Blavat’s broadcasting career and his rise to popularity.

Smoking: Unfiltered won third place in the Radio Feature category. Produced by Christina Maxwell & Phil Blandino, the program focused on how nicotine addiction impacts college students and state government involvement with on-campus smoking policies. The 30-minute documentary was made in conjunction with WGLS-FM Assistant Station Manager Derek Jones’s Radio Production class.

The GSJA awards dinner will be held on May 24, 2012 at The Chart House in Weehawken.

Two Rowan alumni enter WGLS-FM Hall of Fame

Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM recognized the outstanding contributions of two alumni by inducting them into the WGLS Hall of Fame at the station’s 18th annual banquet, Thursday, April 19, at Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown.
Rob Ryan of Winooski, VT, a member of the Class of the Class of 1997 and Gary D’Aiutolo of Washington Township, a member of the Class of 2000, were inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of their significant contributions to Rowan Radio as students and members of the community.
Rowan Radio congratulates Gary & Rob!

Former Rowan Radio Sports Director Takes Top Delaware Broadcasting Honor

Wilmington, DE – The Wilmington Blue Rocks proudly announce that lead play-by-play announcer John Sadak has taken the Delaware Press Association’s top broadcasting honor for a third straight year. His call of a come-from-behind Blue Rocks win garnered the “Best Presentation” award among all First State announcers.
The “Best Presentation” category includes all news/sports anchors, reporters or play-by-play announcers and evaluates the entrants on style of delivery, diction, authoritative presence and credibility. It marks the DPA’s highest honor for a news or sports announcer in Delaware.

The winning radio broadcast submission, “Bolting It Down”, consisted of the final frame on May 20, 2011 when the Blue Rocks (Kansas City Royals) met the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Texas Rangers) in a meeting of the Carolina League’s then-first-place teams in the Northern Division and Southern Division respectively. The game aired on the radio home for the Blue Rocks, Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM.

Sadak’s work has been recognized multiple times over the years, including “Best Presentation” radio recognition from the DPA in each of the last six years and the last two television honors. In January, he was anointed the Delaware Sportscaster of the Year for the second time in three years by the National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association. The Rowan University alumnus has also been spotlighted by the Philadelphia Press Association, New Jersey Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Communicator Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, National Federation of Press Women, the WGLS-FM Hall of Fame, and College Broadcasters Incorporated, among other entities.

Congratulates John, you make us proud!

Two Rowan alumni to enter WGLS-FM Hall of Fame tonight!

Tonight, Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM will recognize the outstanding contributions of two alumni by inducting them into the WGLS Hall of Fame at the station’s 18th annual banquet, Thursday, April 19, at Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown.

Gary D’Aiutolo of Washington Township, a member of the Class of 2000, and Rob Ryan of Winooski, VT, a member of the Class of the Class of 1997, both will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of their significant contributions to Rowan Radio as students and members of the community.

Rowan Radio congratulates Gary & Rob!

The African American Profile

Today, Wednesday April 18 at 5:30p.m., host Omarey Williams speaks with Angela Medearis, the Kitchen Diva. After being a legal secretary for years, Medearis decided she wanted to try her hand in writing. Initially writing children’s stories–and self-promoting them until her first book was picked up by Scholastic Publishing–Medearis eventually transitioned to writing cookbooks documenting her mother’s recipes.

Rowan Report

Tune into Rowan Radio today at 5 pm for the Rowan Report. Assistant News Director Ryan Whitenack, Tyler Mulvey, Liz Loshikian, and the Rowan News Team talk about President Obama outlining new efforts to guard against manipulation in oil markets, one of New Jersey’s first medical marijuana facilities being given the okay from the state to start growing the drug, and stocks advancing today on bullish earnings reports from several major U.S. companies and positive news related to Spain’s debt crisis.

Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball

First pitch versus the Carolina Mudcats is slated for Tuesday, 4/17 at 6:35 p.m. with John Sadak & Jeff O’Connor. Rob Cunningham kicks it off with The Rocks Report at 6:05p.m. on your exclusive home of Blue Rocks baseball, Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM!

The Arc Report

Today, Monday. April 16 at 5:30p.m., Stephanie Littleton, Fine Arts instructor in the Arc Gloucester’s Life Long Learning Program and 2012 Education Professional of the Year join hosts Bill Conley and Lisa Gordon to discuss her award as Education Professional of the Year, as well as the work her students have done. Littleton explains how Life Long Learning, a seven week program for adults with special needs, is her calling. It’s only on Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM.

Blue Rocks Baseball

First pitch versus Frederick is slated for Sunday, 4/15 at 1:35 p.m. Join Rob Cunningham for The Rocks Report at 1:05 on the exclusive home of Blue Rocks baseball, Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM!

The Final Countdown Begins

Rowan Radio’s New Wave Saturdays are coming to an end on April 28. Join Lance Feltman and Sean Gallagher from 7-10am on Saturday mornings for the final three shows featuring the best New Wave music in South Jersey!