Philadelphia March of Dimes AIR Awards 2008 for Achievement In Radio to benefit the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of The March of Dimes	YO, SANTA, I GOT YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT RIGHT HERE! "An Old-School Radio Drama For The Amusement Of 21st Century Philadelphians" (time 30 min 21 sec) December 2004 Written and recorded in 2004, this production tells the story of the search for Philadelphia's (possibly missing) Christmas spirit. Doing the searching is unemployed private detective Mike Techniek, a Philly native to whom Santa Claus reveals this quandary: if our town, with its reputation for being so tough and mean, really has lost the Christmas spirit, Santa will have to skip us when he makes his holiday rounds. No spirit? No Christmas. In his quest to save Philly's Christmas, Mike encounters a host of unique local citizens who show him the many sides of our city, its people and maybe, just maybe, its spirit, too. "Yo Santa, I Got Your Christmas Spirit Right Here" aired on many Philadelphia radio stations in December 2004, including WPEN, WSNI, WBEB, WIOQ, WMGK, WBCB, WHAT, WJJZ, WMWX and WDAS. Thanks to PECO Energy and Harmelin Media for underwriting this project and generously supporting the March of Dimes STARRING THE BEST OF PHILADELPHIA RADIO (in order of appearance): BILL WEBBER – WPEN (Announcer 1) DON CANNON – WOGL-retired (Mike Techniek, PI) TOM MORAN – WPEN-retired (Santa Claus) BARBARA SUMMERS (Mrs. Claus) MICHELLE GONZALEZ – WPHI (Rosita the waitress) HARRY KALAS – Phillies (Richie the football fan) JOE CONKLIN – WMMR (Allen the baseball fan) PRESTON ELLIOTT – WPLY (Tattoo Shop Guy 1) STEVE MORRISON – WPLY (Tattoo Shop Guy 2) MARGE WEITING (Connie Shibe) ED HURST – WPEN (Mack Shibe) PIERRE ROBERT – WMMR (The Angel) TONY HARRIS – WPEN/WMGK (Mayor’s Press Secretary) JOE CONKLIN – WMMR (Mayor Street) JOANNE HARMELIN – Harmelin Media (Mike’s Mom) HARVEY HOLIDAY – WOGL (Ticket Entrepreneur 1) MICHAEL TEARSON – WMGK (Ticket Entrepreneur 2) PHIL MARTELLI – Saint Josephs Univ (Hot Dog Vendor) PATTY JACKSON – WDAS-FM (Amtrak Customer Service) MICHAEL TOZZI – WJJZ (Passenger) COLBY COLB – WPHI (Music Shop Owner) JENNIFER RYAN – WSNI (Hostess) ED RENDELL (Himself) DAVID DYE – WXPN (Caterer) MERRILL REESE – WYSP (Himself) BRIAN MURPHY – WMWX (Stadium Announcer) MARY MASON – WHAT (Hitchhiker 1) LOUISE WILLIAMS – WDAS-AM (Hitchhiker 2) JOHN DEBELLA – WMGK (Stentorian Historian) CHIO – WIOQ (Cheesesteak Chef) DEBBI CALTON – WMGK (Spirit 1) LEIGH RICHARDS – WXTU (Spirit 2) JUAN VARLETA – WBEB (PECO Energy Guy) JOE MAMA – WMWX (Announcer 2) PAUL PERRELLO – Metro Networks (Announcer 3) …with special thanks to Kevin Gunn, Tom MacDonald, Rob Brooks, Nick McIlwain, Steve Lushbaugh, Bnita Govens, Mike Wood, Joe Tamburro, Joey B, Rich Russo, Paul Baroli, Wendy Coons, Marie Wozniak and The Saint Joe’s Hawks Pep Band. Written and produced by Roy Perry. Directed and engineered by Wally Hayman at Wallabee Multimedia. Copyright Dec 2004 Southeast Pennsylvania District March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Additional copies of this production are available on CD for a $25 donation. Call (610) 945-6050.