Winners of the 2007 National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame's Support/Promotion Crystal Award (nominated eight consecutive years 2001-2008) and the 2004 UMPAPA (United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania) DJs of the Year Award.
Broadcasting since February 7, 1997, Prime Time Polkas is heard Saturdays from 11AM - 1PM on 620 AM WKHB Radio with 5,500 watts of power serving the southwestern PA area including the entire Pittsburgh market plus parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland (view KHB's coverage map). Hosted by Pam & Jerry Zagar and Don Rutkauskas, we specialize in playing the best of Slovenian / Cleveland style polkas and waltzes in a professional-style format; with MORE MUSIC, and LESS TALK! You may hear an occasional Polish, German and/or Italian tune thrown in for diversity. We produce this program with you, the listener, in mind. Featured are a lot of the newer music including premieres of new recordings and interviews with the musicians that produce them. From time to time, special guests show up unannounced and add to the spontaneity of this show. We certainly hope you enjoy our show and if you do, please tell your friends wherever they are! (more..)
Prime Time Polkas is very proud to have TWO original theme songs written for the show! The "Prime Time Polka" was written by Don Rutkauskas (lyrics and music) and was recorded and performed by George Suhon. "The Saga of Pam & Jerry in Polka Land" was written, performed & recorded by George Suhon.
It's not our latest but it's brand-spankin' new to the site - listen in to our August 30th Labor Day holiday broadcast. Be sure to check out our August 9th & July 26th shows, the July 12th broadcast featuring the music of Slovenefest XXVII plus our June 14th Father's Day show. Access all of our KHB shows on our Broadcasts page. If you've never heard our KHB show live on Saturday mornings, here's your chance to hear the best of polkas & waltzes any time you wish!
8/28/08 The voting members of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame have nominated us for their 2008 Support / Promotion Crystal Award at the Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show XXI to be held on Saturday, November 29, 2008, in Euclid, OH. This is our 8th consecutive year being nominated for this prestigious annual award, winning it for the first time in 2007. We thank YOU, all the people that continue to vote for us. If you'd like to become a member of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame & cast your vote for this & many other award categories, print out the online application form & send in your $15 membership dues. Congrats to all nominees!
8/28/08 Speaking of awards, congratulations to local Pittsburgh, PA, bandleader Karl Lukitsch as he was named 2008 Man of the Year by the United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA). We'll post the details of the event when we get 'em.
7/18/08 The American Slovene Citizens Association in Cheswick, PA, is now an official member of our family of Prime Time Polkas' website productions. It's nickname, The Acme Club, is named for the small village of Acmetonia where it resides. Visit their brand new site at either www.theacmeclub.com or www.acmeclub.org. They join are other sites www.grkmania.com, www.karllukitschband.com and www.yinz4.com. Special thanks to Acme Club President Jimmy Prasnikar, Vice President Jack Tady & House Committee member Mike Skoff. Welcome!
7/16/08 The schedule is out for the Bill Seles' Octoberfest of Music over the dates of October 10-12, 2008, again at beautiful Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, PA. Take advantage of their offer to win a FREE weekend! But hurry, the deadline to sign up is August 1st. Get the details here. Special thanks to Bill & Lydia Ann Seles for their 34 years of committment bringing us the best in live polka entertainment!
7/1/08 The annual SNPJ Ljubljana Pediatric Clinic Benefit event took place for 10 consecutive years the last Monday of June at the Deer Run Golf Club in Gibsonia, PA. It hosted some of the Penn-Ohio area's finest polka musicians donating their time for this worthy cause. The final event took place in June 2005. In order to keep the memory of these great times alive, a select few have decided to meet the last Monday of June at Strabane (PA) SNPJ to enjoy some beverages & a button box polka jam, namely Bob Lawrence Jr., Jerry Zagar, Bob Lawrence Sr. & Mike Grkman.
Sygan SNPJ Lodge #6, 540 Third Ave., Bridgeville, PA
Special thanks to the entertainment:
The Bob Zolka Band w/Bob Zolka, John Prodesky, Joe Zdelar, Scott Grossen, John Peplowski
The Del Fi's* w/Fred Gregorich, John Plesha, Brian O'Boyle, Frank Pusateri, John Yukovich & Jerry Zagar
plus special guests "Mr. Oktoberfest" Joe Maloy, Karl Lukitsch, Carole Zagar, Bob Zagar, Marilyn Gobeley, "Washboard" Bert Klements, Bernie Orient, Louie "The Barber"
All proceeds benefit our continued broadcasting on 620 KHB
*The Joe Grkman Band who was originally scheduled to appear had to cancel due to the death of Elsie Grkman's sister Annie Chew. Our deepest sympathy to the Grkman family.
Steve Pucker is featured in The South Fayette Source magazine - Pucker the Polka Man. Is Steve holding the button box upside down? You make the call.
Our exclusive YouTube videos now number 80+ in total! Just uploaded are videos from Illinois Polkafest 2008 including the likes of Steve Meisner, Bob Doszak, International Main Street Polka Band, Klancnik & Friends and Karl Lukitsch. Don't miss classic performances by Miskulin, Vadnal, Pecon, Wojtila, Markic & Zagger, Trebar, Perko, Sluga & Papesh on the popular Cleveland, Ohio, television show Polkatime USA hosted by Joey Miskulin back in the early 1980s. Also available are six new-to-you videos of the Klancnik & Friends Band performance at the Frankenmuth (MI) Summer Music Fest '07. Vids have been posted of Johnny Koenig, Jack Tady, Eddie Rodick & Don Wojtila bands from Tony Petkovsek's Thanksgiving Polka Party in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Nov. 22-24, 2007. Enjoy our flagship video - the nearly 10-minute long video of the Benzy Rathbone Combo live at the Slovenian Ballroom in Herminie, PA, on Friday, December 15, 1989. Visit our YouTube home page to see all our uploaded videos.
Bob Doszak's Illinois Polkafest was held February 1-3, 2008, at the new location in Naperville, IL - fantastic music, good friends & no shortage of refreshments! Special thanks to Bob Doszak for the hospitality & putting on one of our favorite events of the year. More special thanks to Karl & Julie Lukitsch and Phillip & Janet Palmieri for doing another great job hosting the bus full of people from Pittsburgh, PA, & Youngstown, OH. Check out the lineup for Illinois Polkafest 2009.
You've heard of Guitar Hero, the game designed for the computer gaming system Nintendo Wii, where you get to play the guitar like a rock star. Now just released for wannabee polka musicians, we present to you Accordion Hero.
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VIEW ENTIRE 2007 WINNER/NOMINATION LISTThe voting members of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame have given us the 2007 Support / Promotion Crystal Award at the Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show XX on Saturday, November 24, 2007, in Euclid, OH. This is our 7th consecutive year being nominated for this prestigious annual award & our first time bringing home a winner! We thank YOU, all the people that voted for us. In anything we do, we can't do it without YOU. On a local note, congrats to Pennsylvania musicians Joe Grkman Jr., Mike Grkman, Steve Grkman, GRKMANIA (the band), Bobby Zgonc, Sam Pugliano ("Barking Dog" greatest hit) & Kim (Skovenski) Rodick, formerly of PA, for their nominations. NEW - view our second acceptance speech at the Meet the Winners Reception/Dance later that day back at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown.
Looking for festive Christmas polka music for the holiday season? Visit our Christmas Music page for some Prime Time recommendations.
Are you concerned with the rising epidemic of polka addiction? Well, you should be. View one man's story on "Freaks, Geeks & Addicts" with correspondent Seymour Butts on YouTube. For your information, that one man fronts Larry Klima's favorite alternative punk rock polka band.
I was in one of our local brew distributors recently & came across a case of "Prime Time Beer." It's apparently made by Blues City Brewing right here in the 'Burgh. Anyone familiar with this brew? If so, e-mail me. Verrrry interesting.
Big things are in the works for our Live365 Broadcasting Station. We admit it is in need of some updating. The playlist will be overhauled to include the very latest polka recordings to the classics of the 1940s, 1950s and up. The station's bitrate will be increased to 32kbps in mp3pro full stereo sound. This is a monumental undertaking considering our current Live365 playlist is close to 34 hours with over 700 polkas & waltzes, so give us time. We promise it'll be worth the wait!
Special thanks to our friends and long-time sponsors Frank (Jr. & Sr.) & Darryl Valencic at Tomsic Motors in Washington, PA, as we again rode in the Canonsburg (PA) July 4th, 2007, parade - one of the largest celebrations in the state.
Are you from here or who have you spent any length of time in Pittsburgh? First, take the quiz, then see if these are true.
As mentioned on one of our previous broadcasts, we present to you essential summertime transportation: The "Cruzin Coolercombines two basic necessities of life, the ability to have cold food or a beverage handy along with the means to get somewhere."
We've come across some interesting stuff posted by fellow polka DJ Joe Godina from Hermitage, PA, of some rare live video footage hosted on YouTube of polka bands from many years ago.
As mentioned on one of our previous broadcasts, Pam's "Babu's Tattoo" t-shirt. Many locations worldwide including St. Mark Square in New York, NY & their new location in Clairton, PA. Click the image for a larger view. Mention Prime Time Polkas & receive a FREE 1" x 1" button box tattoo on the body part of your choice.
Visit our new WEB GALLERY of assorted recent pics from the annals of prime time picture taking. We'll be digging into the archives to find some rare pics of our first broadcasting experiences, polka dances & more. Remember the good ol' days of 1992?
A new book is on the market written by Bob Dolgan (long-time writer for Cleveland, OH, newspaper Plain Dealer and husband of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame's current president Cecilia Dolgan) about The Real Story of America's Polka King Frankie Yankovic. The book is softcover with 238 pages & 24 black/white photographs. Buy it at Amazon.com & read a review written by Milwaukee (WI) polka musician Tom Brusky.
We've updated our Live365 STEREO broadcasting station with 40+ new tunes from the latest polka recordings and more of our trademark KHB liners/sweepers. The goal is to make this station stay as fresh as possible. The playlist is currently almost 34 hours long (yep, 34 HOURS!) with 750 selections of new & classic polka/waltz material. If you're not using Winamp with the mp3pro plug-in, you're not getting the FM stereo radio sound. Please go to our Broadcasts page and follow the necessary steps to take advantage of this improvement. Also there is our archived 620 KHB weekly broadcasts if you need more polkas. Enjoy!
Steve "American Idol" & Marge "MoPo" Pucker were recently featured in an article written by Sara Saine in the Pittsburgh Senior News. Steve talks about his playing career & his CD. Also, George "Maharishi" Suhon tells his story in the posted e-mail message of the numerous potential hazards in the music business, especially those he encountered while working with and recording Steve Pucker on his project Steve Pucker Sings...Again. Find it all on our Pucker page.
Read this article from MKE, one of Milwaukee's newest news and entertainment magazines published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The cover story is about young people involved in the polka scene in the Milwaukee area (of course). Interviewees include Mike Schneider, Tom Brusky, Steve Meisner, John & Karrie Gostomski (congrats on their baby on the way!) and more. Thanks to Mike Schneider for passing us the details.
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The United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA) named Pam & Jerry their 2004 Disc Jockey Award winners presented at UMPAPA's Man of the Year banquet as they honored Tony Trontel on Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Sygan SNPJ. Click on the pic for a closer view of the beautiful plaque. Thanks for your support!
Check out more good online polka music eminating from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area at new website www.wisconsinpolkamusic.com. Find the listing 'WJYI' under 'RADIO' then proceed to their archived shows or just click here to go directly to the music. Special thanks to WJYI DJs Don Hunjadi & Mike Schneider for mentioning our site on their show!
"Chump Change," the award-winning movie in which Wisconsin polka artists The Steve Meisner Band appear & provide music, is now available on DVD from Miramax Films. The comedy stars writer/director Steve Burrows, Tim Matheson, Traci Lords, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Abe Vagoda & Fred Willard. View the trailer for the movie by selecting "Chump Change" from the pull-down menu at Video.com and visit the official website for the movie. Get your DVD/VHS copy at your local Borders, Suncoast Video or Barnes & Nobles stores or buy online at Amazon.com. Congrats, Steve!
MAKE A DONATION. Since many listeners enjoy the music here at PTP.com & have inquired about sending donations to help us with the costs of doing so, we've teamed with PayPal to make online donations quick, easy & secure. Just click the "DONATE" button at the top left of this page underneath our pictures & enter your info...it's that easy. And very much appreciated! Thanks to all who have previously made a donation.
A relatively new feature to this site...Essential Recordings contains a listing of required listening whether you're a new fan of the music or have been ever since you can remember. There are only 8 recordings listed as of today with many more to come in the future. Do you have these recordings in your collection? We think you should. Find out what they are by visiting our Essential Recordings page.
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What YOU, our listeners, are saying...
- "being from western pa and now living in kansas city i miss listening to polka music. there no radio stations that play polka music. thanks to live 365 I can now relive my past. thank you" - Walt C
- "I thoroughly enjoy listening to your program while I spend a lot of time on my computer. I've been a fan of Cleveland style for most of my life. My mom listened to Yankovic in the 40's and I've been hooked ever since. One of my favorite polka shows was Polka Time America from Florida. You are the high tech version of that program. Keep up the good work. I also just discovered YouTube." - Jerry M.
- "love the polkas !!!!! im in wisconsin we love polkas here too!!! keep up the great job. polka on!!!" - Francis, WI
- "Just a note to let you know how much I enjoy your music here in Mesa, Arizona. Being from Western Pennsylvania, you're a breath of fresh air. I listen to your programs when I get back there along with other Slovene D.J.'s. Out here, we have none. Keep up the good work.
From a happy Slovene in Arizona." - Don N., AZ
- "Recently I said there should come a internet radio station with only instrumental music. I like polka very much. I learned it in the 60.years and later with Johnny Pecon and Franky Yankovic. Broadcasted in the Netherland by illegal radio stations. They still exist and still sending polka numbers. They made the polka great in our neighbourhood. Unbelievable. What a great polka station you are. All wellknown numbers of Johnny Pecon are back again. Fantastic ! I was searching for it for many years. Great ! Great ! Thanks a lot ! Regards," - Alphons S., The Netherlands
- "We love your music days and night" - Elisabeth and Johnny, The Netherlands
- "Finally, a great polka station, I love it!" - Don, Detroit, MI
- "From the bottom of my heart Thank You for this beautiful music." - Elisabeth, The Netherlands
- "Hi, Pam, Jerry & Don, It`s been a couple of years I have been listening to your radio show. It is a great source of enjoyment way down here in South Florida (Boynton Beach), So far away from the hot Cleveland Style Polka performers. I do think you all should be commended as I am sure you are & have been recognized as the best Polka Radio Show in the good ole USA. Keep up the good work..." - Will P., FL.
- "There is for one radio station on internet, it's yours. Prime Time Polkas I listen 24 hours a day to your programs on internet. Thank you for this beautiful music." - Greetings from Jan van N., The Netherlands
- "HI FOLKS, CATCH YOUR SHOW ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE COPIED IT ON CD'S AND PLAY THEM IN MY WORK VAN EVERY DAY. REALLY ENJOY IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CLEVELAND AND MISS THE POLKAS. HERE IN SARASOTA, FL. THEY ARE ALL BUT NON EXISTANT. WE HAVE ONE SHOW A WEEK ON SUNDAYS FROM TAMPA AND THAT'S IT. MY BEST TO YOU." - AL S., SARASOTA, FL.
- "A fellow musician pointed me to Primetime Polkas. Your web site is the absolute best. Keep up the great job. All the best!!!!" - Janek and Stash, Salamanca, NY
- "I stumbled onto your web-site and I had to write to you and congratulate you all for a great radio program. It's great to hear your radio program over the internet. Makes me want to get up and party...unfortunately everyone in the office would wonder what's a matter with me. Keep up the good work. From all of us Slovenian-Canadians from Toronto and Southern Ontario CHEERS! Keep pumping out those polkas!" - Boris L., Toronto Canada
- "The Best Damn Radio Show.....Period"!!!!!! My thought has always been, less talk/ more music, you are the best at that concept. Keep up the good work." - Gary P., PA
- "Hello from Northglenn, Co. Love Polkas and your station, keep up the good work and God Bless." - Bill and Joan, CO
- "Just wanted to stop by and say thank you and your sponsors for bringing me the happiest music in the world. Hello and keep up the good work. Thank You." - Mr. and Mrs. William P., CO
- "DZIEKUJE! WESOLYCH SWIAT! AND, THANK YOU, FOR ALL YOU DO TO KEEP POLKA MUSIC ON THE AIR!! THANK GOD FOR WKHB, AND ALL OF YOU THAT DO SO MUCH EACH WEEKEND!" - Joe K., PA
- "I would like to thank you for the great effort you put into your primetime polka programs. Your music is wonderful and without a doubt, you play the greatest polkas I have ever heard. This is a very sincere: THANK YOU!" - David D.
- "I just want to thank you for a little bit of home over here in the desert. I could go on about how my grandparents spoke polish, how my aunts and uncles all did the polka, how we saw Jimmy Sturr in concert at the Onion Festivals in Pine Island NY. Lets just say your music brings back many fond memories to one deployed soldier in Kuwait." - MSG Fred S., 8th MED BDE, Camp Arifjan
- "'A Class Act' - We are recording button accordionists from the Minnesota Iron Range in Northeastern Minnesota and love your polka show and have passed the computer info. on how to tune you in to all of our polka loving friends. Keep up the wonderful job you are doing promoting polkas. In sum, you are a class act - Roles Royce Of Polka Music!" - Ronny, Shelby & Susan S., MN
- "Hi, thanks for the great music on your website. I listen to it all the time." - David K.
- "How restful and beautiful are the polkas and waltzes you play. I try to listen every week to get some relief from the audio excrement that floods the airways. Stay healthy, live long and keep playing that beautiful music." - Leo S., PA
- "I am listening to Prime Time Polkas on Live365. You do an outstanding job! Listening here from Green Bay, WI. You play Meisner, Jimmy Monsen, and Jeff Winard, all of these are some my listening favorites. Keep up the excellent work!" - Bob Z., WI
- "I am in Spokane Washington and am originally from Minnesota. I found you by going to www.polkaweb.com and I am a second generation American as my family is from Slovenia. Listening to you is almost like being home. I hail from Northern Minnesota up on the Iron Range where the button box is played by almost someone in every family and the ethnic food is regularly served. Your program is so wonderful and I enjoy it soooooo much." - Lori M., WA
- "Love the Slovene Music. Thank you so much for your hard work we will never SEE, but we do HEAR!!! Thanks again for teaching us the POLKA AND WALTZ play button. - John and Karen P., AZ
- "What an awesome website and broadcast of continuous Cleveland Style Polka Music. Glad to have you bookmarked on my Macintosh, Good Stereo Quality." - Mike H., OH
- "I have found my kind of polka 'Ohio/Slovenian Style'. You have given me and my wife much joy!" - Craig, NC
- "It is a treat to listen to your show on the internet. You all contribute to good entertainment and good music. Thanks very much for your efforts, they are greatly appreciated." - Will P., FL
- "We listen every Saturday and if I miss an hour here or there I go to the net and bam here comes the polkas..." - Stan B., PA
- "We always wanted to hear polkas as much of the day as we can so we were glad to find this channel on the computer. All we can say is thank you very much. Always" - Jacob and Carolyn, OH
- "Just wanted to let you know that 'PrimeTimePolkas' is No. 1 with the members of SNPJ's newest lodge in Palm Beach County, FL, Gold Coast Lodge 787. It's nice hearing the new numbers and the oldies that most of us grew up hearing played. Best wishes for continued success." - Jack B., FL
- "I'm a Cleveland Style polka lover, and musician from the Netherlands! And I enjoy your program very, very much. Some polka stations have stopped streaming the past few months, Primetime polkas is still going on!! Greetings from Holland!" - Rudy V.
- "I did find your website - how great - thank you !!!! keep Polkas alive and kicking!!!!!!!!" - Charlie and Carol G.
- "...you are doing a great job with your prime time polkas on the internet." - Bill & Sue T., MI
- "Big fan for a long time. I am getting all of the family hooked on your show." - Brian P., PA
- "...you guys are really the only show worth listening to on-line." - Don H., WI
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Winners of the 2007 National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame's Support/Promotion Crystal Award (nominated eight consecutive years 2001-2008) and the 2004 UMPAPA (United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania) DJs of the Year Award.
9/6/08 New Recordings of the latest polka material:
8/28/08 Speaking of awards, congratulations to local Pittsburgh, PA, bandleader Karl Lukitsch as he was named 2008 Man of the Year by the United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA). We'll post the details of the event when we get 'em.
7/1/08 The annual SNPJ Ljubljana Pediatric Clinic Benefit event took place for 10 consecutive years the last Monday of June at the Deer Run Golf Club in Gibsonia, PA. It hosted some of the Penn-Ohio area's finest polka musicians donating their time for this worthy cause. The final event took place in June 2005. In order to keep the memory of these great times alive, a select few have decided to meet the last Monday of June at Strabane (PA) SNPJ to enjoy some beverages & a button box polka jam, namely Bob Lawrence Jr., Jerry Zagar, Bob Lawrence Sr. & Mike Grkman.
The Bob Zolka Band w/Bob Zolka, John Prodesky, Joe Zdelar, Scott Grossen, John Peplowski
Steve Pucker is featured in The South Fayette Source magazine - Pucker the Polka Man. Is Steve holding the button box upside down? You make the call.
AWARD-WINNING RADIO!!!
Are you concerned with the rising epidemic of polka addiction? Well, you should be. View one man's story on "Freaks, Geeks & Addicts" with correspondent Seymour Butts on YouTube. For your information, that one man fronts Larry Klima's favorite alternative punk rock polka band.
I was in one of our local brew distributors recently & came across a case of "Prime Time Beer." It's apparently made by Blues City Brewing right here in the 'Burgh. Anyone familiar with this brew? If so, e-mail me. Verrrry interesting.
Big things are in the works for our Live365 Broadcasting Station. We admit it is in need of some updating. The playlist will be overhauled to include the very latest polka recordings to the classics of the 1940s, 1950s and up. The station's bitrate will be increased to 32kbps in mp3pro full stereo sound. This is a monumental undertaking considering our current Live365 playlist is close to 34 hours with over 700 polkas & waltzes, so give us time. We promise it'll be worth the wait!
As mentioned on one of our previous broadcasts, we present to you essential summertime transportation: The "Cruzin Cooler combines two basic necessities of life, the ability to have cold food or a beverage handy along with the means to get somewhere."
As mentioned on one of our previous broadcasts, Pam's "Babu's Tattoo" t-shirt. Many locations worldwide including St. Mark Square in New York, NY & their new location in Clairton, PA. Click the image for a larger view. Mention Prime Time Polkas & receive a FREE 1" x 1" button box tattoo on the body part of your choice.
A new book is on the market written by Bob Dolgan (long-time writer for Cleveland, OH, newspaper Plain Dealer and husband of the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame's current president Cecilia Dolgan) about The Real Story of America's Polka King Frankie Yankovic. The book is softcover with 238 pages & 24 black/white photographs. Buy it at Amazon.com & read a review written by Milwaukee (WI) polka musician Tom Brusky.
Steve "American Idol" & Marge "MoPo" Pucker were recently featured in an article written by Sara Saine in the Pittsburgh Senior News. Steve talks about his playing career & his CD. Also, George "Maharishi" Suhon tells his story in the posted e-mail message of the numerous potential hazards in the music business, especially those he encountered while working with and recording Steve Pucker on his project Steve Pucker Sings...Again. Find it all on our Pucker page.
The United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA) named Pam & Jerry their 2004 Disc Jockey Award winners presented at UMPAPA's Man of the Year banquet as they honored Tony Trontel on Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Sygan SNPJ. Click on the pic for a closer view of the beautiful plaque. Thanks for your support!
"Chump Change," the award-winning movie in which Wisconsin polka artists The Steve Meisner Band appear & provide music, is now available on DVD from Miramax Films. The comedy stars writer/director Steve Burrows, Tim Matheson, Traci Lords, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Abe Vagoda & Fred Willard. View the trailer for the movie by selecting "Chump Change" from the pull-down menu at Video.com and visit the official website for the movie. Get your DVD/VHS copy at your local Borders, Suncoast Video or Barnes & Nobles stores or buy online at Amazon.com. Congrats, Steve!
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