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Trump’s Pottstown K-Mart Photo Highlights Mercury Photog’s 42-Year Career
John Strickler has had many a photo make a strong impression in his soon-to-conclude 42-year career, but none compare to the moment he captured now-presidential candidate Donald Trump. The occasion? School supply shopping for Donald Trump Jr.’s enrollment at The Hill School in Pottstown. “The one photograph that caused a media frenzy and my signature…
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Conshohocken’s Bowstring Studios Acquires Short Order Production House
Bowstring Studios, the Conshohocken creative studio, has acquired Wilmington-based video production firm Short Order Production House, writes Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. Bowstring Studios also renamed the acquired property to Short Order, a Bowstring Company. Short Order will continue to have a satellite office in Delaware where the company will keep working with their local clients…
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Ardmore’s David Block, While Legally Blind, Has Always Had a Vision
Writing and documentary filmmaking has always been a passion for Ardmore’s David Block and he has never let his blindness keep him from doing what he loves, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. He has faced many challenges in his life. Besides being legally blind, he is also on the autism spectrum. Growing up,…
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Burnout Drove Hatboro College Influencer to Drop Off Social Media
Influencer Hailie Dall, a Hatboro native who graduated from Temple University last year, began her TikTok journey during the pandemic, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She started posting videos about her student life with the goal of keeping herself accountable as she quit smoking and put self-care as a priority. Over the next…
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5 Montgomery Countians on the Latest List of the World’s Richest People
Five of the nine Pennsylvania billionaires who found their place on Forbes’s list of the richest people in the world have ties to Montgomery County, writes Ashley Adams for The Keystone. Haverford resident Jeff Yass, the Republican mega-donor, ranked highest on the list at No. 47. He is a co-founder of Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International…
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Local Media Luminary Joseph H. Ball of Penn Valley Passes; He Started as an Inquirer Copy Boy
Joseph H. Ball, of Penn Valley, has passed at age 93. Ball had decades-long career in the area in the advertising-media field. But he self-identified with his first professional role, newspaperman for The Philadelphia Inquirer, whose Anthony R. Wood recalled. Ball’s 70-year career started as a teenager, when he worked as an Inquirer “copy boy.”…
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Malvern Bank to Sponsor ‘Building Impact and How to Create Change’ Seminar
As a supporter of Chester County, Malvern Bank will be sponsoring a free interactive seminar presented by the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce (ERCC). This seminar is designed to bring together for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations in order to build impact and create change in their local communities. The seminar, “In the Know 2.0: Building…
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MONTCO Today Honored with 2022 Media Award from the Philadelphia Area Tennis District
MONTCO Today was honored by the Philadelphia Area Tennis District (PATD) at a Mar. 12, 2023, brunch banquet at the Green Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill. The online publication received the organization’s 2022 Media Award. The PATD is the regional subset of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the national governing body for tennis and…
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Wawa Takes Gamble on Eagles-Occupied Super Bowl
Philadelphia-area businesses, including Wawa, took advantage of the Philadelphia Eagles participation in the Super Bowl this year to buy into the game with regional Super Bowl ads, writes Jeff Blumenthal and John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa ran its first-ever pre-game 30-second ad ahead of the Super Bowl, featuring Eagles center Jason Kelce, sharing his…
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Jenkintown’s Bradley Cooper Ad Was a Bright Spot in a Grim Super Bowl
As the second half of Super Bowl LVII unfolded and the Philadelphia Eagles‘ initial juju started to evaporate, Montgomery County viewers had little to smile about. But a first-quarter bright spot from Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper provided something of a salve for the anguish that followed, as reported by Elena Nicolaou for TODAY. It was…
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CEO of Chester Springs-Based Creative Capital Featured in Local ESPN, NFL Ads
Fred Hubler, CEO and Chief Wealth Strategist of Creative Capital Wealth Management Group in Chester Springs, will be featured in two advertisements leading up to the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl commercials are a great way to market businesses as well as enjoy some entertainment. Fred Hubler will be featured in his firm’s ads locally…
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Villanova Marketing Professor Analyzes Super Bowl’s Nonsports Entertainment: The TV Ads
While most Super Bowl viewers on Feb. 12 will be focusing on touchdowns, ball control, and defense Charles Taylor will be parsing the night’s other entertainment factor: the ads. Taylor’s take is well-informed; he is: He believes this year will put less emphasis on controversial social messages. At $7 million for a 30-second ad, he…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Ellen Langas, President and Founder, NouSoma Communications
Ellen Langas, founder and president of NouSoma Communications, Inc., spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in the Pittsburgh suburbs and later living and starting her company in Chester County. Born to Greek parents, her early years were a slice right out of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She moved to Chester County…
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Accused Nazi War Criminal ‘Hoodwinked’ Jim Gardner at Action News
An accused Nazi war criminal from Lansdowne, Jonas Stelmokas, once appeared with Jim Gardner in 1991 on a segment of Action News, without anyone knowing his war background. His appearance is a reminder that even the most astute of us can be fooled, writes David Lee Preston for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gardner was in Lithuania…
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FOX 29’s Sue Serio Celebrates 25 Years at the Station
FOX 29 meteorologist Sue Serio grew up in Baltimore but today calls Media home as she celebrates her 25th year with the station, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. “We love Media. All the great restaurants — we love Ariano, Fellini, Spasso, Desert Rose and Quotations — the Media Theatre, and I’m at work in…
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Montgomery County Past and Present Had Impact on Legendary Merrill Reese
It’s no secret that SportsRadio 94 WIP Eagles broadcaster Merrill Reese — who has called the Birds’ games for more than 45 years — has one Montgomery County connection: his Blue Bell home. But Philadelphia Magazine’s Victor Fiorello unearthed another, one reflecting a professional setback. Reese was bitten by the Philadelphia broadcast bug as a…
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MONTCO.Today Closes Another Year of Upbeat, Positive Stories
With the publication of this Dec. 30, 2022, issue, MONTCO.Today brings its stream of twice-daily news to a close for the year. A statistical look back on the past 12 months shows what caught local interest, as well as what formerly significant news items have cooled in the area’s eyes. Some performance metrics are notable:…
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With the Boy in the Box ID’d, Internet Has Lit Up with Speculation
It’s been a week since Philadelphia police identified the Boy in the Box as Joseph Augustus Zarelli and now internet speculation is in hyperdrive over the decades-old murder case, writes Jason Nark, Wendy Ruderman, Max Marin, and William Bender for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joseph Zarelli’s body was found back in 1957 in a cardboard box…
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