PLEASE VISIT THE NEW RALPHIEAVERSA.COM!: susan g. komen for the cure foundation

Showing posts with label susan g. komen for the cure foundation. Show all posts

2.05.2009

RALPHIE REWIND: Komen Foundation Fundraiser

Ralphie loves helping out the NEPA Affliate of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation. Thursday night, the highly anticipated Girls High School Basketball Game between Abington Heights and Scranton Prep will also double as a fundraiser for the breast cancer foundation. Ralphie interviewed Heights Senior Guard Liz Kilzi to find out more about the game.

Game: Abington Heights vs. Scranton Prep Girls Basketball Team

Time: 7:30pm @ Abington Heights

Benefits: NEPA Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 75% of net proceeds stay in our local area to fund much needed mammograms and breast health services for uninsured women and men in 15 counties in NEPA. 25% goes towards National Research.

Donations: Over 700 t-shirts between the 2 schools have been sold so far and collections will be taken during the game.

Read The Scranton Times' Article Here.

1.06.2009

Doctors Find Breast Cancer gene spreader...

A nice win for the good guys (and gals)... read all about it here. Also coming in February - The Ralphie Radio Show teams up with local high schools and the Komen Foundation for a little hoops, awareness, and fundraising. Details to follow...

10.27.2008

thinking pink...

YES it is still october - YES that means it is still breast cancer awareness month - and YES - you should be donating time and/or money to charities like the susan g. komen for the cure foundation.

i found myself last friday afternoon on the campus of the university of scranton for an event called, "thinking pink." big thanks to everyone who swung through - the komen foundation, and all my new friends at the uuuuuuuuuuu.

Four.One.One.

Interviewing celebrities, breaking national stories, blogging daily, and offering candid commentary on pop culture is just a small sample of what he does. Ralphie Aversa is the relentless, tireless, non-stop-always-go host and executive producer of “The Ralphie Radio Show.”

Ralphie began his career in near his hometown of Niagara Falls, NY – working in the promotions department for Buffalo’s Kiss 98.5 (WKSE). He would soon rise through the ranks of board operator and on-air personality while attending college.

That college was Syracuse University – where Aversa duel majored in Broadcast Journalism and Marketing, attending the prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Ralphie finished up his classes in late 2007.

While in the Salt City – Ralphie branched in to all media – first radio – at legendary campus stations Z89 (WJPZ) and WAER 88.3 FM, covering everyone and everything from Wyclef Jean’s Carrier Dome visit to Syracuse University athletics. He would eventually parlay his talents in to commercial radio, again rising through the ranks at a well-known Top 40 station, this time Hot 107-9 (WWHT). By his senior year, Ralphie hosted the top-rated night show in the market.

Television soon followed – with a debut on public access, hosting a show called “Underground Video Television.” That led to a gig on local PBS affiliate WCNY – as the front man for a high school music show and game show. The next stop – national cable – as Aversa helped MSNBC launch an “On Campus” program, comprised of student reporters contributing to the news outlet’s on-air programming. Ralphie appeared during the first day of the program’s inception, reporting on a student matricide case with then MSNBC anchor Rita Crosby.

Ralphie left Syracuse for Citadel Broadcasting in August 2007 – launching “The Ralphie Radio Show” and eventually molding it into its current form: music intensive with exclusive, compelling content and a strong web component. He’s since broken national stories involving everyone from Sarah Palin to Lady GaGa. Matt Damon, Mandy Moore, Hillary Clinton – they’ve all called up, and that’s barely scratching the service.

And yes, outside of work, Ralphie does have a life… in moderation. He even finds time to hold down club DJ and hosting residencies – but really, a bio can only be so long.