muddy waters Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yeah....I lived in Philley on three different occasions( tell me thats not scary!!)(though I do love alot about Philley)not to mention I almost moved back a fourth time! Is that wacky Don Polec still on TV there also? What about Gary Papa? Of course, they also were on TV in Buffalo before landing in Philley. 585718[/snapback] Yep, Don Polec and Gary Papa are still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy waters Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yeah....I lived in Philley on three different occasions( tell me thats not scary!!)(though I do love alot about Philley)not to mention I almost moved back a fourth time! Is that wacky Don Polec still on TV there also? What about Gary Papa? Of course, they also were on TV in Buffalo before landing in Philley. 585718[/snapback] Yep, Don Polec and Gary Papa are also still on Philly Channel 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Good stuff. I can still do the countdown. "Ignition sequence start, engines on............" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yep, Don Polec and Gary Papa are also still on Philly Channel 6. 585827[/snapback] There is a Greg Papa in the Oakland/SF area who I believe is his brother. He is the radio voice of the Raiders, does Warriors and A's games also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yep, Don Polec and Gary Papa are still there. 585818[/snapback] Did you know that Don Polec was the basis (albeit very loosely) of the Jim Carrey character Bruce Nolan in the film "Bruce Almighty?" Bruce was the "lighter side of the news" reporter for Channel 7, just like Don Polec was. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catholic Guilt Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 That was a great show. I grew up with 2, 4, and 7, so Rocketship7 was really the only good game in town. 585642[/snapback] Yeah - but you had the first Atari in town. You got real popular in a hurry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Yeah - but you had the first Atari in town. You got real popular in a hurry... 587400[/snapback] I should have hung onto that thing, the 2600 games sell pretty well on e-bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Did you know that Don Polec was the basis (albeit very loosely) of the Jim Carrey character Bruce Nolan in the film "Bruce Almighty?" Bruce was the "lighter side of the news" reporter for Channel 7, just like Don Polec was. PTR 586604[/snapback] Makes sense. There's a guy here in the Bay area who used to do that same job at WKBW. His name is Henry Tenenbaum...but, in Buffalo, WKBW made him change his name to Henry Lawrence. They thought having Tenenbaum on the same newcast as Weinstein was too Jewish. As for someone's qhestion about Greg Papa and Gary Papa, I always thought there were a few related Papas in broadcasting. Sorta like a mini Albert family. But i can't seem to verify that right now. (The wireless i steal at hom is running REALLY slow today. These people should really get something a little faster for me to steal.) Greg Papa has great pipes (that's "voice", ya pervs), IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I thought that I had seen Henry Tenenbaum years ago, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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