Posts Tagged ‘George Noory’

Look for McDonald’s, which serves about 50 million customers a day, to ramp up sales this fall with a new line of at least 10 different oatmeals, confirmed hometowner Jimmie Williams. Williams and his wife, Janet, happen to be franchisees of the fast food company. Caught up with Jimmie as he put the final touches on his newest eatery in Jennings – his fourth spinoff. Others are in Bellefontaine Neighbors and two in nearby Illinois. Of note, the Williamses are boosters of the United Negro College Fund, which held its gala earlier in the week and where six students were presented scholarships. . .Clayton High alum Mike O’Brien, with his mom, Jenny Ledeen, were espied, while waiting for take-out at Protzel’s Deli. O’Brien’s wife, Teresa and eight year-old heiress, Rose, were at home in Michigan. O’Brien’s dad, Mike Ledeen, is a former WashU prof. Of note, Mike is an exec with BluewaterWind, a New Jersey-based firm, that recovers wind for energy offshore. . .Bellington Realty’s Mike Litz was also there and described how he battles the woes facing the industry and said, “We have to play offense instead of defense. There are still a great deal of opportunities out there”. . . Albert II Sovereign Prince of Monaco bopped into town to visit with syndicated broadcaster George Noory. . .Foodies would have their lives diminished if they don’t check out the fare at Bici, on the corner of Jackson and Pershing Avenues, south of Delmar Boulevard. That’s where we bumped into WashU prof Kathleen Brickey and a few of her students in Brickey’s classes of corporate and white collar crime. Another regular, Smith Moore veep and financial analyst Juli Niemann, frowned and told the columnist, “There are Ponzi schemes everywhere”. . .Also learned that hometowner Susan Switzer, who lives in Albuquerque, N.M., commutes to our town to handle PR for the Society of the Sacred Heart, based here. Her daughter, Sara, is deputy director of PR for Vanity Fair mag. . .Then, it was over to Viviano & Sons on The Hill, where affable consultant Dave Prouhet rolled out a new line of wines, distributed by Viviano, called Sopranos. BTW, Prouhet’s family, owns the popular Prouhet Farms near the St. Louis Mills.

Erstwhile Globe-Democrat editor and AT&T Yellow Pages PR guy, Bill Townsend, has landed a gig as writer of classical music news and reviews for the online newspaper (www.examiner.com). . .Nestle S.A. of Switzerland has gifted $280,000 to Meds and Food for Kids to treat malnutrition in Haiti, according to our town’s Dr. Patricia Wolff, who has returned there after a two-week visit seeing her patients at Forest Park Pediatrics.  Dr. Wolff has been spending most of her time in Haiti ever since the earthquake, according to her husband, the learned Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mike Wolff….Hometowner George
Noory is reportedly seeking candidacy for the Oval Office in 2012.  Said Noory, host of Coast-to-Coast AM radio talk-show, “I was born in Detroit, Mich. in 1950, and I would not hesitate to make my birth certificate available to every member of the media.”

The Los Angeles Times has given our town’s broadcaster George Noory an impressive treatment in its Feb. 21 edition with the handle, “George Noory Brings Talk of the Supernatural Back to Earth,” on his “Coast to Coast” show.  Scribed by David Ferrell, the feature describes the show on which “guests and callers can talk about ghosts, Bigfoot and who shot JFK”. . .Steve Taravella has turned out a tome on the late comedic actress and hometowner, Mary Wickes, who appeared in dozens of musicals at The Muny. The title, “Mary Wickes: I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before,” published by the University Press of Mississippi as part of its “Hollywood Legends” series. . .Cottleville business owner of KidsBeSafeOnline.com Denise Pellow is featured in the March issue of Better Homes and Gardens in which she shares tips on how to stay connected with your children using technology to encourage dialogue and family time. . .Plaudits to Rebecca and Patrick Horvath, whose Frank & Helen’s Pizzeria in U.City is marking its 55th anniversary and still turning out about 500 broasted chickens a week and pizza, named by our region’s bible, St. Louis magazine, as one of the best.

Listeners to 101 ESPN are still agog over the broadcasts during “Super Week” in Miami when interviews were aired with the likes of: Adam Sandler; Snoop Dogg; Joe Montana; Kurt Warner; DeMaurice Smith of the NFL Players Association; Archie Manning; Floyd Mayweather; Marshall Faulk; CNN’s James Carville; Chase Daniel and Michael Irvin.  All aired on Bernie Miklasz‘s show and “The Fast Lane”. . .

Look for ABC’s “Nightline” to air a feature segment (within two weeks) on our town’s George Noory, host of “Coast-to -Coast AM.”  The show will highlight America’s craving for unusual talk radio fare.  ABC’s Brian Rooney (son of Andy Rooney) is correspondent.  “Coast-to-Coast” airs on KTRS (550), XM Satellite, streams on the Internet and may be heard on 528 radio stations. . .

Jill Haynes of Isle of Capri Casinos, Jeanne D. Howard of Commerce Bancshares, Bryan Daniels of St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Nancy Schnoebelen of the St. Louis county Economic Council comprise the new leadership of the Public Relations Society of America’s local chapter. . .

With savvy on PR and employment, Michael E. Holmes, SLATE exec director, has been elected to the board of trustees of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council (WDC).  As one of the trustees, Holmes will focus on promoting collaboration among educational, economic and workforce development  and strengthen on-the-job training.