My radio career began in February 1978, at WKBO, Harrisburg’s big Top 40 radio station…as a single parent with two young children and absolutely no background in media. The ability to provide for my children was extremely motivating.

Fifteen months later I took a position as the marketing coordinator for Hersheypark. Working at a theme park is both fun and frustrating. During the park season, days are hectic. Off-season they drag unmercifully. It soon became obvious that I needed to return to the “here today, gone tomorrow” pace of radio.

My timing was impeccable. WTPA in Harrisburg was preparing for a major format change from easy listening to AOR and just beginning to hire a full staff (it had operated as a closet facility to the local ABC-TV affiliate). In July 1980, I accepted the position of sales manager for the new FM 104. The general manager resigned in early 1982, and a month later the station owner, NewChannels, announced that the property was being sold. I was asked to oversee the transition as acting station manager. In May 1982, Foster Media purchased the station, and I was retained as its GM and given VP stripes the following year. The station was sold again in November 1984, and I became the VP/GM of Keymarket Communications of PA and successfully supervised the format change to CHR and the birth of WNNK – WINK 104.

Keymarket owner, Kerby Confer, approached me in 1990 with an opportunity to own and operate stations in Altoona, PA. We purchased WFBG AM/FM in April 1991, changing the FM to WFGY – FROGGY 98 – within a day of the transfer.

FROGGY’s success enabled the company to expand, and in 1994 we took control of stations in Lima, Ohio and Utica, New York. Within the next three years, Forever Broadcasting tripled in size with expansion in its existing markets and regions. In 2000 Forever sold its New York properties but purchased ten stations in Meadville-Franklin, Pennsylvania. In 2002 we purchased three stations in Huntingdon, PA. Forever currently owns and operates 30 stations in Pennsylvania and Ohio, with 245 dedicated employees.

As president of Forever, I am the chief operating officer, primary cheerleader, and “mom”.

Personally, I am the proud mother of two beautiful daughters, Heather (Harrisburg, PA) and Erin (Parker, Colorado) and the grandmother of 10 year old Taylor. The small community in which I live demands involvement, so I serve on several boards of directors. I am also a board member of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters and an active AIMS member.