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News: Farewell to Fred

As those of us who work in the business of radio and television know, we encounter many people in our professional journeys as we transit from one station to another. Some of them become friends, others competitors. But we all have a passion for what we are doing through good times and bad. I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Fred Embrescia at age 91. Our paths crossed when I worked for his son, Tom Embrescia, who owned WDOK, WWWE and WRMR. (Ironically, Tom bought WDOK & WWWE from WKYC parent company Gannett who owned the stations for several years). I never knew what Fred's job really was. He just kinda hung out at the station sorting the mail and making sure everyone was working hard, or was that hardly working? No matter what, Fred always brought a smile to your face with that Italian demeanour and grandeur. For those of you around in the days of WRMR/AM 850, Fred was a big part of the "Music of Your Life" format. Every morning, he would join in with ...

Frank Macek Broadcasting Credits

Frank's Radio Credits: Radio Stations Worked For: WLND /830 AM (Cortland), WRRO /1440 AM (Warren), WCSB /89.3 FM (Cleveland), WDOK /102.1 FM (Cleveland), WWWE /1100 AM (Cleveland), WRMR /850 AM (Cleveland), WOBL /1320 AM (Oberlin), WKNR /AM 1220 (Cleveland), WEOL /930 AM (Elyria), WNWV /107.3 FM (Cleveland) *Marconi Smooth Jazz Station of the Year Award (On-Air Staff) – 1995, 2001 *Sunday Soundscapes (Host, Producer) – 1997 to 1999 *Showtime Memories (Producer, Writer) - 1998 *Return to the 40s (Host, Producer) - 1994 *Those Fabulous 50s (Host, Producer) - 1994 *When There’s Cancer in the Family, Kids Count Too! (Producer) - 1993 *Treasure Chest of Bargain Show (Host) - 1988 Frank's Television Credits: (Note: Here is a list of shows I have worked on since beginning at WKYC in 1994. Obviously, I did not direct or do technical work on every single broadcast...but have directed many of each show listed) *Channel 3 News @ 5 - 7 AM, 11 AM, Studio 3, Noon (Director) - 1995 to 1997 *C...