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Rege Cordic
Regis John Cordic (May 15, 1926 – April 16, 1999) was an American radio personality and actor, also known and credited as Rege Cordic. His career in entertainment was divided roughly in half. From 1948 to 1965, he was the dominant morning drive-time radio host in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, he was a successful voice, television, and film actor in Los Angeles, California. Radio career Cordic was born in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School. He started in radio as a staff announcer and substitute sportscaster at WWSW-AM. When morning host Davey Tyson left the station in 1948, Cordic was one of a number of staffers given the opportunity to replace him. At first a straightforward announcer, Cordic began introducing comedy to his program—first in subtle ways, such as reading a sports score for "East Overshoe University" along with the real scores, and later by adding a repertory company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Pallan
Arthur E. Pallan (May 11, 1923—January 22, 2007) was an American radio celebrity in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Braddock, PA, he graduated from Brentwood High School. He landed his first radio job at WWSW. Upon graduating from high school, Pallan took an office job with Procter & Gamble. But he dreamed of being in radio and would spend his lunch hours watching the announcers working at KDKA and WWSW. He auditioned several times at WWSW and was finally hired when the station had a shortage of announcers because of World War II. He served in the military himself and was a decorated veteran. Pallan moved over to KDKA in 1956 where his popularity would grow in the Pittsburgh market during the 1960s. Like Cordic, Pallan was mentored by Bill Cullen, who was on staff at WWSW before he left for New York and found national fame as a game show personality. Pallan spent much of his time at KDKA assigned to the midday slot. He featured a cheerful, upbeat style and referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Eastman
Marilyn Eastman (December 17, 1933 – August 22, 2021) was an American actress. Early years Eastman was born in Beaver, Iowa, on December 17, 1933, but lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later. Biography Eastman started her career in radio before joining her husband, Karl Hardman, at the production company ''The Latent Image, Inc''. She played the character Helen Cooper in the horror classic ''Night of the Living Dead'' in 1968. She also assisted in the film's screenwriting and make-up. Eastman died on August 22, 2021, at the age of 87. Filmography *''Perry Mason'' (1960) *''Night of the Living Dead'' (1968) *''Houseguest ''Houseguest'' is a 1995 American comedy film starring Sinbad and Phil Hartman and directed by Randall Miller, released to cinemas in the United States on January 6, 1995. Plot Kevin Franklin is an inner city Pittsburgh native; raised in an o ...'' (1995) *'' Santa Claws'' (1996) References External links * 1933 births 2021 deaths Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob McCully
Robert Keith McCully (February 8, 1912 – August 15, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1934–35 NHL season. See also *List of players who played only one game in the NHL This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ... External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCully, Bob 1912 births 1993 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Ontario Montreal Canadiens players New Haven Eagles players Oshawa Generals players Philadelphia Ramblers players Providence Reds players Sportspeople from Stratford, Ontario Springfield Indians players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Sords
Charlie may refer to: Characters * "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise * Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority * Charlie, mascot of British restaurant Little Chef * Charlie Dompler, main character from animated series ''Smiling Friends'' Film and television * ''Charlie'' (2015 Malayalam film), a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Charlie'' (2015 Kannada film), a 2015 Indian Kannada-language film * ''Charlie'' (TV series), a 2015 political drama series based on the life of Charles J. Haughey * "Charlie", a 2004 episode of the television series ''The Mighty Boosh'' * ''777 Charlie'', a 2022 Indian Kannada-language film Military * Charlie-class submarine, of the Soviet Navy * "Charlie", American military slang referring to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers * "Charlie", the letter "C" in the NATO phonetic alphabet Music * Charlie (ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Trow
Robert E. "Bob" Trow (February 6, 1926 – November 2, 1998) was an American radio celebrity, actor, and craftsman. Raised in the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Trow began his career in radio. He later became well known for his acting roles on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as Bob Dog, Robert Troll, and Harriet Elizabeth Cow, characters from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. In the real-life segments of Mr. Rogers' show, he would also appear as himself, and he had a workshop which Mr. Rogers would visit on occasion to examine his latest creations and share them with his viewers. Trow built all of the set models used in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segments as well as a number of specialty props, sketches and paintings. Trow was also an artist and sang in vocal groups in the Pittsburgh area. It was the performance of one of his vocal groups in the early 1950s that caught the attention of radio host Rege Cordic, who offered to manage T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Hardman
''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is under assault by an enlarging group of flesh-eating, undead ghouls. Having gained experience through directing television commercials and industrial films for their Pittsburgh-based production company The Latent Image, Romero and his friends Russo and Russell Streiner decided to fulfill their ambitions to make a feature film. Electing to make a horror film that would capitalize on contemporary commercial interest in the genre, they formed a partnership with Karl Hardman and Marilyn Eastman of Hardman Associates called Image Ten. After evolving through multiple drafts, Russo and Romero's final script primarily drew influence from Richard Matheson's 1954 novel '' I Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Yates
Sterling may refer to: Common meanings * Sterling silver, a grade of silver * Sterling (currency), the currency of the United Kingdom ** Pound sterling, the primary unit of that currency Places United Kingdom * Stirling, a Scottish city whose alternative historical spelling is Sterling United States * Sterling, Alaska * Sterling, Colorado * Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, Colorado * Sterling, Connecticut * Sterling, Georgia * Sterling, in Bingham County, Idaho * Sterling Wildlife Management Area, Idaho * Sterling, Illinois * Sterling, a ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa * Sterling, Kansas * Sterling, Massachusetts * Sterling, Michigan * Sterling Heights, Michigan * Sterling State Park, Michigan * Sterling Center, Minnesota * Sterling, Missouri * Sterling, in Madison County, Montana * Sterling, Nebraska * Sterling, New York * Sterling, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina * Mount Sterling (Great Smoky Mountains), North Carolina * Sterling, North Dakota * Sterling, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Pitt Tunnel
The Fort Pitt Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It connects the West End region on the southwest side to the South Shore neighborhood on the northeast side. The adjoining Fort Pitt Bridge on the northeast end connects to Downtown Pittsburgh. The tunnel carries traffic on Interstate 376 (I-376),Interstate 279 prior to June 10, 2009 U.S. Route 22 (US 22), US 30, and US 19 Truck. The structure comprises two bores, each with two lanes of traffic. The inbound tunnel flows onto the top deck of the double-deck Fort Pitt Bridge, opposite traffic from the lower deck using the outbound tunnel. To accommodate the bridge, the northeast portals of the parallel tunnels are vertically staggered by 30 feet. The tunnel opened in September 1960, a year after the Fort Pitt Bridge. Before entering the southwest end of the inbound tunnel, travelers see a commonplace view of Southwestern Pennsylvania's hills, but at the northeast end, travelers emerge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billiard Ball
A billiard ball is a small, hard ball used in cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker. The number, type, diameter, color, and pattern of the balls differ depending upon the specific game being played. Various particular ball properties such as hardness, friction coefficient, and resilience are important to accuracy. History Early balls were made of various materials, including wood and clay (the latter remaining in use well into the 20th century). Although affordable ox-bone balls were in common use in Europe, elephant ivory was favored since at least 1627 until the early 20th century; the earliest known written reference to ivory billiard balls is in the 1588 inventory of the Duke of Norfolk. Dyed and numbered balls appeared around the early 1770s. By the mid-19th century, elephants were being slaughtered for their ivory at an alarming rate, just to keep up with the demand for high-end billiard balls – no more than eight balls could be made from a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burgeson
John W. Burgeson (19 August 1931 – 12 September 2016) was an IBM engineer who created the first computer baseball simulation game in 1961 on an IBM 1620 Computer in Akron, Ohio. Burgeson's invention was accepted and officially recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in contribution. A baseball fan and long-time member of SABR, Burgeson initially wrote the program on his own time for enjoyment, He shared the program with the company, and they included it as part of the software that shipped with the 1620, for which it was the only game. The game was run by placing a deck of punch cards into a card reader A card reader is a data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium. The first were punched card readers, which read the paper or cardboard punched cards that were used during the first several decades of the computer industry ..., which in turn read them into the computer's memory. Users would pick a lineup from a roster of 50 players, the compute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron City Brewing Company
Pittsburgh Brewing Company (formerly known as Iron City Brewing Company) is a beer company headquartered in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States best known for producing brands such as Iron City Beer, I.C. Light Beer, I.C. Light Mango, Old German, and Block House Brewing. Until August 2009, all production was conducted at its Lawrenceville facility. From August 2009-2021, their products were contract brewed at City Brewing Company in the facility once produced Rolling Rock. On February 4, 2021, Iron City Beer's Instagram account announced that Pittsburgh Brewing Company would resume production of its own product in a new production brewery in Creighton, Pennsylvania, in the original Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company plant. At its opening, the facility is capable of producing 150,000 BBLs of beer annually. History In 1861, a young German immigrant, Edward Frauenheim, started the Iron City Brewery, one of the first American breweries to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
