May 30th, 2010 
joel What a glorious weekend we are having…the kind of start to summer that we often only dream of.
Way too gorgeous to consume media, right? Well, these days the media follows you…so whether you are reading your new Kindle novel at Presque Isle, or got your iPod in your ear while mowing the lawn, or watching the races on HD in your garage…enjoy!
When you get a chance, weigh in on anything media in this open forum. Leave a comment, send an e-mail or tweet @pressandtower.
Embrace the chaos!
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When I try to go to Outside Erie, I get this warning, as if the site were GoErie:
http://www.google.com/interstitial?url=http://www.globalerie.com/
What’s going on over there?
Also, I believe today, June 3rd is the anniversary of Jack Tirak,of EMGR, passing. He is still missed.
Saw in the ETN that Joe Passerotti died. Joe hosted the “Stereo Jazz Party” Saturday nights from 10-midnight on WWFM from the late 60′s through the end of 1974 (just before they transitioned to WLVU). He taped the shows at his house and I would board op them. I always enjoyed these shows and they made me a fan of a lot of what we now call “classic jazz”…Dave Brubeck…Art Tatum…Wes Montgomery etc.
Funny you say that Jim because I loved listening to Joe DiGiorgio on WQLN. He was very talented and really made me love jazz with his style both on and off the mic. Definitely someone who loved to share “America’s contribution to the Cultural Arts” with his many listeners.
Are you tuned in to Bob Protzman’s program on the jazz station every Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.? Protz is in my view the most knowledgeable and communicative jazz commentator Erie’s ever had. His return to Erie several years ago after decades in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh is a real gift to Erie jazz lovers.
1969-1970, when he was GM of WWGO AM/FM, DiGiorgio hosted a late Sunday evening jazz show on WWGO-FM…but he would also play some rock acts that had jazz overtones in their music.
There were some great people I met at WQLN over the years. Joe, Paul Brown, Wally Faas, Tom McLaren, etc. I knew that they were from the old school of being creative behind the microphone.