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• 01.09.2012 Posted In: Etc.

  Inquirer: Herb Clarke, 84, longtime Channel 10 weatherman dies

  Herb Clarke, longtime local TV personality, dies at 84Herb Clarke, 84, the low-key broadcaster who was a fixture as a weatherman on Philadelphia's Channel 10 newscasts for nearly 40 years, died late Sunday afternoon at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, a retirement community. Read More

• 12.11.2010 Posted In: Etc.
  

  March AD NEWS deadline: February 7th

  Deadline for the March AD NEWS is February 7th. Issue to feature: Complete ADDY Awards Celebration wrap-up, CLOSEUP: Hollywood East, the semi-annual Media Contact Directory (TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, out-of-home, online) and our regular departments. For column ideas or suggestions, send an email to: news@phillyadclub.com Read More

• 10.22.2010 Posted In: Etc.
  

  November AD NEWS at Printer. To arrive in mail first week in November

  The November AD NEWS at the printer and should arrive in your mailbox in early November. Issue to feature Pre- and post-Production Directory, Photography Directory and a Printer Directory plus agency and digital trends, media news and more. Haven't received our September AD NEWS? Here's what you missed: September/October 2010 CEO to CEO: Allan Kalish profiles Digitas Health’s David Kramer Ad agency review finally coming to Philly? Small is the new BIG Norm Alger: Thoughts ... Read More

• 10.06.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  Tom Primavera, Longtime Ad Salesman, has Died

  We were just notified that Tom Primavera, who had his own marketing-consulting business in Cherry Hill, a longtime ad salesman for Philadelphia radio stations, Army veteran of World War II and a loving family man, died September 15th of cancer. He was 87 and lived in Cherry Hill. http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100915_Thomas_Primavera___born_salesman__with_an_artistic_soul.html Read More

• 09.24.2010 Posted In: Etc.
  

  Joshua Marks named "Top Sports Attorney" by SJ Magazine

  SJ Magazine has named Joshua Marks “Top Sports Attorney” in its annual “Top Attorneys Issue.” Every year, SJ Magazine asks South Jersey attorneys to vote for their peers who demonstrate an ability that sets them apart from others in their field. The votes are tallied, and the magazine presents the list of lawyers who have been acknowledged by their colleagues as top attorneys. “I’m honored to be recognized by my peers and SJ Magazine as an attorney worthy of this award,” says Marks, who ... Read More

• 09.23.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  MLBAM, Phillies and Aramark join to debut mobile food ordering app at Citizen Bank Park

  MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies and ARAMARK, the food and beverage partner for 12 MLB teams, have announced that fans at Citizens Bank Park can use their iPhone to order food and have the items delivered to their seat. It is the latest addition to At The Ballpark, a mobile concierge program within MLB.com’s industry-leading At Bat 2010 applications for iPhone, that allows fans to check-in and ... Read More

• 08.18.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  Local company XIPWIRE in the running to present at 2011 SXSW Conference; Deadline to vote August 27th

  The founders of Philadelphia-based company XIPWIRE are in the running to present at the 2011 SXSW conference this spring. The public is now voting for who they'd like to hear from at the conference. Go to http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7647 before August 27 to give XIPWIRE a thumbs up. We would all love to see a Philly company represented next year. XIPWIRE is a mobile payment platform that enables you to securely send and receive money using a simple text message. The company's ... Read More

• 08.15.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  Inquirer: Vincent Raimondo dies

  Vincent Raimondo, musician, executive By Sally A. Downey Inquirer Staff Writer Vincent M. Raimondo, 57, a radio advertising sales executive and musician, died of colon cancer Friday, Aug. 13, at his home. Since 2006, Mr. Raimondo was vice president of marketing for Radio Direct Response and RDR Promotions in Media. Previously, he sold advertising for several radio stations including WMGK-FM, WPEN-FM, WYSP-FM, and WNTP-AM. As director of sports marketing at WYSP in the 1990s, he headed ... Read More

• 05.23.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  Inquirer: Portfolio Night matches ad execs with the talented

  A job fair like speed dating - but more quirky and fabulous. By Jane M. Von Bergen Inquirer Staff Writer Picture the typical job fair in these tough times, when unemployment runs at 9.9 percent and the average person who loses a job is out more than six months. Job seekers, in suits, with briefcases, their expressions hovering between a courageous show of bravado and a resigned fatigue, line up in impersonal hotel ballrooms, grabbing the occasional hard candy from a bowl on a ... Read More

• 05.20.2010 Posted In: Etc.

  Inquirer: TV's 'Wee Willie' Webber dies at 80

  A host of children's shows from the 1950s to the '70s, he also got generations to tune in as a longtime DJ. By Walter F. Naedele Inquirer Staff Writer William W. Webber, 80, a fixture on Philadelphia radio and TV for more than 50 years, died of a heart attack Sunday at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center while awaiting heart surgery there later this week, said his son, William W. Jr. He lived on Rittenhouse Square. Known as "Wee Willie" at 6-foot-5, Mr. Webber was a workhorse, a host of ... Read More