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Fr. John P. Gatzak
Helen Anastasio
Jason Calvi
Glenn Colligan
Joe Etcheto
Lois Fusco
Bob Geckler
Dick Iskra
Paul McGuinness
Dave Nagel
Joan
Napp
Scott Parmelee, CPA
Walt Pinto
Tony
Purcaro
John Ramsey
Kim
Sanders
Craig Shepard
Bruce Stevens
Bruce
Tumyol
Stephanie Valickis
Bud Wilkinson
Connie Williams
Debbie Wilson
Sara Ziegler
Jerry Zimmerman
Fr. John P. Gatzak
Executive Director, Office of Radio & Television
General Manager, WJMJ-FM
Television Mass Executive Producer
Crossroads Magazine™ Executive Producer and Co-host
Fr. John performed his seminary studies at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield,
Connecticut, where he received an A.A. degree; St. John Seminary, Brighton,
Massachusetts, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy; and he completed his
priestly formation at the Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy. While
in Rome, Fr. John earned his S.T.B. degree and an M.A. in Theology from the
Pontifical Gregorian University. On June 29, 1975, the Feast of Saints Peter and
Paul, Fr. John was ordained to the priesthood by the Holy Father, Pope Paul VI,
in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Fr. John celebrated his 30th Jubilee of
priestly ordination on June 29, 2005.
In 1980, Fr. John received an M.A. in Corporate and Political Communications
from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut.
From August 1975 to November 1975 he served as assistant pastor at St. John the
Evangelist Parish, New Britain, Connecticut.
From 1975 to 1979 he served as associate pastor at Holy Infant Parish, Orange,
Connecticut.
From 1979 to 1987 he served as Catholic chaplain to Trinity College, Hartford,
Connecticut, and The University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut.
From 1984 to 1987 he served as assistant director of communications for the
Archdiocese of Hartford. In November 1987, Fr. John was appointed as the
executive director of the Office of Radio & Television.
In addition to his duties as executive director of the Office of Radio &
Television, from December 1992 to June 1997, Fr. John was the executive editor of
The Catholic Transcript, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Hartford;
and from August 1996 to October 1997 he was the administrator of Blessed
Sacrament Parish, East Hartford, Connecticut.
In April 2008, Archbishop Mansell tasked Father John with the oversight of
WJMJ-FM, and in August 2008, upon the retirement of WJMJ's then general manger,
Father John became WJMJ's general manager. In January 2009 the administration,
operations and staff of WJMJ-FM were merged into the Office of Radio &
Television
e-Mail: ortv
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Helen Anastasio
Donor Relations Coordinator
Helen joined the staff in October 1999. Helen's is usually the first voice you
hear when you call the Office. She oversees the receipt and scheduling of donor
prayer requests for the television Mass and coordinates our extensive group of volunteers.
e-Mail: AnastasioH
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Jason
Calvi
Reporter and Writer
Jason is a reporter for
Crossroads Magazine™
and joined ORTV in March 2009 after working as a reporter at the PBS station serving Northwest
Indiana and broadcasting across Chicago. Among many stories, Jason covered the
Presidential campaigns of 2008. Before that, he worked four years for LCTV, his
campus television station. Jason studied Media and Politics at Loras College in
Iowa, where he also served leadership roles on the hockey team and in campus
ministry. In May 2009, he graduated with an M.A. in Theology from Aquinas
Institute in St. Louis.
e-Mail: CalviJ
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Glenn Colligan
WJMJ Saturday Afternoon Host and Host of Saturday Afternoon Pops
Glenn took to the WJMJ airwaves in May 2009.
More to come.
e-Mail: ColliganG
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Joe Etcheto
WJMJ Evening Host
Joe has been with WJMJ since 1997. More
to come.
e-Mail: EtchetoJ
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Lois Fusco
Senior Producer, Reporter and Writer
Lois joined the staff in May 2010. More to come.
e-Mail: FuscoL
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Bob Geckler
WJMJ Broadcast Engineer
Bob has been associated with WJMJ since 1984, and, together, with
the other broadcast engineers, helps keep WJMJ on the air.
e-Mail: GecklerR
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Dick Iskra
WJMJ Mid-Day Host
Dick had been with WJMJ since 1993. More to come.
e-Mail: IskraD
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Paul McGuinness
WJMJ Saturday Evening Host
Paul has been with WJMJ since 2005. More to
come.
e-Mail: McGuinnessP
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Dave Nagel
WJMJ Saturday Morning Host
Dave took to the WJMJ airwaves in April 2009. More to come.
e-Mail: NagelD
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Joan Napp
Administrative Assistant
Joan joined the staff in August 2006 and assists the business manager with business office
and other
administrative functions including the pilgrimage tours sponsored by the Office
of Radio & Television. She was a fill-in Co-host of Crossroads Magazine from
May 2007 to November 2007.
e-Mail: NappJ
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Scott Parmelee, CPA
Business Manager
Scott is a 1984 graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a B.S. in
Business Administration. He earned his CPA that same year. Scott
worked in public accounting for 5 years with "Big 8" accounting firm and 2 years
in internal auditing with a major insurance company.
Scott started as a volunteer with the Office in 1989 and became a staff member
in February 1992. Scott was also the business manager for The Catholic
Transcript from 1993 to 1997. Scott is an Extraordinary Minister of the
Eucharist for St. Anthony Parish in Prospect.
Scott is responsible for all the Office's business functions,
budgeting, accounts payable, HR, payroll, etc.; maintaining our computer systems and this web site;
and he coordinates all the pilgrimage
tours sponsored by the Office of Radio
& Television.
e-Mail: ParmeleeS
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Walt Pinto
WJMJ Operations Manager
Walt joined WJMJ in October 2008. More to come.
e-Mail: PintoW
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Tony Purcaro
Production Assistant
Tony rejoined the staff, part-time, in March 2006. Tony's duties are
primarily with the production of the daily television Mass but he also assists
with special productions of the Office.
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John Ramsey
WJMJ Broadcast Engineer
John has been associated with WJMJ since 1990, and,
together, with the other broadcast engineers, helps keep WJMJ on the
air.
e-Mail: RamseyJ
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Kim Sanders
Reporter and Writer
Kim joined the staff in May 2007. Kim performs duties as a reporter and writer for Crossroads Magazine™,
and other Office radio and television productions. In addition, she
assists with the Closed Captioning duties for the various television programs
produced by the Office of Radio & Television.
e-Mail: SandersK
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Craig Shepard
Videographer and Video Editor
Craig joined the staff in May 2009. Craig performs duties as videographer and
video editor for Crossroads Magazine™, various production
duties for the television Mass and other productions.
e-Mail: ShepardC
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Bruce Stevens
WJMJ Morning Host
Bruce hit the WJMJ airwaves on April 6, 2009. Born and raised in
Maine, Bruce should be a familiar voice to listeners having worked
many years at WTIC-AM 1080. He also worked in Boston at WBZ and WTKK,
enjoys sports (he's a confessed Red Sox fan), trains and
photography. Bruce has been very active in charity and public
service work in the communities where he has worked, helping such
organizations as: The Children's’ Hospital in Boston, the Neediest
Kids of All in Cincinnati, The Salvation Army in Conn. and
children's charities in Indianapolis and Portland, Maine. His
favorite projects...The Children's’ Hospital house in Boston, built
from totally donated land, materials and labor... it was sold and
the proceeds $230,000 were donated to the hospital. Also a penny
drive in Cincinnati collected 5.5 million pennies… and a billboard
in Indianapolis supporting the Gulf War troops containing thousands
of handprints made by people actually dipping their hands in various
colors of paint and putting them on the board. WJMJ is pleased to
bring such an accomplished and experienced broadcaster back to
Connecticut and its listeners.
e-Mail: StevensB
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Bruce Tumyol
Videographer and Video Editor
Bruce joined the staff, part-time, in
June 2007, and became a full-time staff member in January 2008 after graduating
from Central Connecticut State University in December 2007 with a B.A. in
Communications-Mass Media. Bruce performs duties as videographer and video editor for
Crossroads Magazine™ and various production duties for
the television Mass and other productions.
e-Mail: TumyolB
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Stephanie Valickis
Reporter and Writer
Stephanie is a 1990 graduate of Emerson College with a B.S. in Journalism.
After graduating, she worked for a New London news station, where she wrote,
edited and ran studio camera. She first began working for the Office as a
freelance reporter in 1995 and was a part-time staff member from 1996 to 2002
when she left to dedicate her time to her family. She continued to
freelance for Crossroads Magazine™. She is a part-time Librarian at St.
Anthony School in Winsted and is also the Director of the school’s Drama Club.
She re-joined the staff, part-time, in November 2007. Stephanie performs
duties as a reporter and writer for Crossroads Magazine™, and other Office radio
and television productions. She also co-hosts Crossroads Magazine™ with Father
John. Upon her return she said, “I’m excited to be back
writing and unearthing my creative skills.”
e-Mail: ValickisS
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Bud Wilkinson
WJMJ Afternoon Host
A graduate of Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont and Ohio
Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and an award-winning print
and broadcast journalist, Bud took to WJMJ's airwaves in April 2009.
He writes the weekly RIDE-CT motorcycle column in The
Republican-American newspaper in Waterbury, Conn., which premiered
in July 2005. It celebrates motorcycling and promotes safe
riding. An avid motorcyclist, Wilkinson is also a regular
contributor to RoadBike and Motorcycle Classics magazines.
A Connecticut native, Wilkinson spent more than two decades in
high profile media positions in Phoenix. He launched
Broadway's Biggest Hits as a local show on KOY radio in late
December 1997. It became an instant ratings success, prompting
syndication nine months later. The show ran nationally for nearly 12
years and for more than 600 performances, during which time
Wilkinson relocated to Connecticut, which enabled him to interview
Broadway's biggest stars, including Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone,
Kelli O'Hara, Kristen Chenoweth and Harry Connick Jr. The show
continues to be heard as a local program from 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday on
WJMJ.
Prior to creating Broadway's Biggest Hits, Wilkinson spent eight
years as Entertainment Editor at Fox-owned KSAZ-TV (Channel 10) and
Entertainment Reporter for news/talk KTAR radio, preceded by 10
years as TV/Radio Columnist for The Arizona Republic.
Wilkinson was honored with a Scripps Howard Foundation National
Journalism Award in 1992 for a series of reports on adult literacy
for Channel 10 and received a regional Emmy Award for commentary on
Channel 10 that same year.
During his career he has also written frequently for Arizona
Highways, Phoenix, (Arizona) Diamondbacks, Arizona Golf Journal and
Theatre CT magazines.
e-Mail: WilkinsonB
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Connie Williams
Senior Administrative Assistant
Connie joined the staff in October 2009 and is Father John's
right hand. Connie is tasked with keeping Father John
organized and on schedule, no easy task. She also supervises
the administrative staff and assists the business manager with
business office functions. Connie is a graphic designer by
training and lends her creative skills for various office projects.
e-Mail: WilliamsC
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Debbie Wilson
Business Office Assistant
Debbie joined the staff part-time in December 2001, and in January
2004 she became a full-time staff member. Debbie's primary responsibility is
the scheduling of donor prayer requests for the television Mass. She also
assists the business manager with business office and administrative functions.
e-Mail: WilsonD
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Sara Ziegler
Videographer and Video Editor
Sara joined the staff in December 2005. Sara performs duties as videographer and
video editor for Crossroads Magazine™, various production
duties for the television Mass and other productions, and assists with the
Closed Captioning duties for the various television programs produced by the
Office of Radio & Television.
e-Mail: ZieglerS
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Jerry Zimmerman
Television Mass Producer
Jerry, not "Gerry", joined the staff in February 1996. Jerry is responsible for
the scheduling of the priests, lectors and musicians for the television Mass. As
you know, this is a very important position, and Jerry keeps everything on
schedule. Jerry also assists in the production of various radio programs
produced by the Office.
e-Mail: ZimmermanJ
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