May 5, 2021
The American Homebrewers Association holds an annual event on the first Saturday of May with this commemorating the 24th-annual Big Brew Day. In recognition of the AHA event, the HOOCH Home Brew Club will hold a brewing demonstration from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Patriot Tap House, located at 111 Reichart Ave., Wintersville. The HOOCH Home Brew Club has a diverse group of brewers. “We brew most styles of beers and are willing to answer all brewing questions. We welcome anyone over 21 to come and watch the brewing process,” a spokesperson explained. National Home Brew Day was established May 7, 1988, by Congress. The HOOCH Home Brew Club brewed at Patriot Tap House in Wintersville on Nov. 7 to celebrate American Homebrewers Association Learn to Brew Day. Involved were, top photo, John Marker, Jake McSwegin, Jeff Crook, rear Denny Johnson, Ed Zeigler, Ben Beswick and Paul Grantonic. In the bottom photo are, from left, Jeff Crook, John Marker and Jake McSwegin. “
Courtesy Bina Roy
Update 9 a.m. Tuesday Feb. 23: Jerry Springer called from his Sarasota home to talk about his old pal Pat Barry, and told me how and why Pat left radio to become WLWT-TV s main weatherman in 1984. It was Springer s idea.
Springer says he suggested to general manager Tony Kiernan that they hire Barry in an attempt to replicate the success of Willard Scott, NBC s hugely popular
Today show weatherman who was not a meteorologist.
Credit Courtesy Brinke Guthrie Pat Barry was a big name on local radio, on Q102. Instead of hiring a meteorologist, I told Tony, Why not spice up our newscasts with this big, funny, boisterous personality? He could be our Willard Scott.