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  • Topic created by CarolineRingo on Fri Aug 12, 2011 at 9:27 am
    Caroline Ringo (CarolineRingo)
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    In addition to the many accomplishments listed for Eric Weyman, there is another that the old timers in our club may remember.  Eric was featured on a September 1980 WPVI-TV segment of "Prime Time," interviewed by Jim O'Brien, who was a popular local TV personality.  It was a wonderful introduction to orienteering, and was shown repeatedly over the next few months.  I was DVOA secretary at the time and our phone number was the contact given at the end of the program for anyone wanting more information about our club.  I could always tell when the segment was being shown again, as our phone would start ringing!  Unfortunately, Jim O'Brien died in a sky diving accident and the tape was never shown after that.  I did get a copy for our club library.  It is #58 and also includes a brief WPVI -TV segment with newscaster Don Pollack interviewing Peg and John Edwards.
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