Sun., Dec. 6th:

TIM KAVANAGH

Tim Kavanagh works full time at WCAX-TV and is also the owner of SAMSON Productions, an entertainment company located in Burlington, VT. Kavanagh has worked professionally in numerous stage productions, film, TV and improv comedy. Kavanagh is also recognized on a larger stage for his involvement in events like winning the National contest for “The Simpsons Movie” world premiere. Kavanagh, who played Homer Simpson, also co-wrote and directed the winning video in which he is seen running through town chasing a giant doughnut made from an inner tube. Twentieth Century Fox invited Tim to be the Master of Ceremonies for the world premier of the film. Kavanagh created hosted and was the Executive Producer of Late Night Saturday which aired for three seasons on WCAX-TV and highlighted local and national guests, musical guests and comedy skits. The show received numerous international awards during its 100 episode run and was written up in national publications. Tim lives in Burlington with his wife Sherry and their three sons.

R U S T Y D E W E E S
HEIGHT: 6'4" HAIR: RED WEIGHT: 195 EYES: BLUE

Rusty DeWees: Entertainer, comedic artist, actor, producer, writer, musician, master of duct tape…and the Logger of course! Rusty does it all and keeps his fans and audiences laughing, as he puts it, "till their backs get better." Rusty grew up in Stowe, Vermont where he was actively involved in theatre throughout high school and college. As a young adult, he performed with the award winning Vermont Repertory Theatre, before moving to New York City where he trained at the George Loris Actors Theatre School and the Lee Strasberg Institute. This professional training was followed by scores of notable roles off-Broadway, and in television, film, and national commercials. Missing his home state, Rusty moved back to Vermont where he continued his acting career and developed the Logger character. An eclectic and innovative act, THE LOGGER one-man comedy show is best described as "Blue Collar Comedy" meets "Prairie Home Companion", and has been steadily selling out theatres, large and small, throughout New England ever since it hit the stage in 1998. The success of the live act has spawned three Logger DVDs, two CDs, five calendars, Logger apparel (duct tape wallets and Logger thongs included), and Scrawlins, a compilation of Rusty's columns for syndicated and regional newspapers. Rusty also writes, voices, directs, and produces radio and television spots for various companies throughout New England, and has always, throughout his career, donated his time to promote positive lifestyle choices among high school age kids.
TRAINING: Lee Strasberg Institute, New York City; Goerge Loris Actors Theatre School, New York City; Stage Combat; Peter Hock Boxing; Mark Breland
SPECIAL SKILLS: Drums, Juggling, Basketball, Skiing, Skating, Motorcycling, Drivers License, Weight Lifting, Stone Masonry, Logging, Boxing, Stage Combat, Roller Blading, stock car racing, motocycling - road/dirt
DIALECTS: Southern, French Canadian, Irish, New England, Vermonter
FILM
New Port South
Radical Jack
Mud Season
Injest
Icebreaker
Black Dog
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Pressure Point
Devils Own
Letters to My Mother’s Early Lovers
Diamond Run
Where the River Flows North
Ethan Frome
TELEVISION
All My Children
Law & Order
The Guiding Light
Saturday Night Live
Law & Order
Cosby Mysteries
As the World Turns
One Life to Live
THEATRE
OFF OFF BROADWAY
Sunshine
Oh Pioneers
The Foreigner
BOSTON
The Logger
REGIONAL
The Logger
Of Mice and Men
Terranova
Uncle Vanya
True West
Judevine
Buried Child

BRIAN HOAR (6 Time ACT Champion)

http://autoracing.suite101.com/article.cfm/brian_hoar_wins_2009_act_late_model_tour_title

JEFF STROHM

During a college-coaching career that began in 1989, Strohm, 42, has served as an assistant at Northern Illinois, Utah, Marquette and Western Kentucky, reaching NCAA Final Fours with both the Utes and the Warriors. He was one of the finalists in the University of Vermont’s 2003 search for a coach to replace Tom Brennan. “Jeff has a track record in all the areas that Frost Heaves basketball has become known for, from the recruitment of young men who are winners on and off the court, to the development of their potential once they sign on,” said team founder Alexander Wolff. “He’s helped to recruit and bring along five NBA first-round picks and, in Dwayne Wade, an MVP and Olympic gold medalist. He has fresh connections throughout the basketball world as well as a passion for teaching the game. From his associations with people like [former Utah coach and U.S. national team assistant] Rick Majerus, Frost Heaves fans can expect him to adapt quickly to the pro game. “More than that, Jeff understands how basketball and the Frost Heaves fit into the Green Mountain State,” added Wolff, who last month ceded management of the team to an investment group based in Central Vermont. “He grew up on a farm in Illinois, and as a Vermonter by marriage knows how important it is to ensure that the team continues to be part of life in Vermont during the winter.” Strohm is married to former Oxbow (Vt.) High School and Vanderbilt standout Jade Huntington, herself a former head coach at Colorado State. She played in four Vermont state title games at the Barre Auditorium, winning three. On accepting the Head Coach position, Strohm states, “My family and I are humbled and honored to be selected to serve the wonderful people of Vermont as The New Head Coach of The Vermont Frost Heaves. It is with tremendous enthusiasm, energy and excitement we accept this position. Vermont Basketball has produced so many great lasting memories over the years for my wife, her family and the great basketball fans in Vermont. We look forward to helping create many more of these memories in the years ahead for Vermont and its great Frost Heave fans”. Strohm, who holds a B.S. and M.S. in Education from Eastern Illinois, has organized, directed or participated in more than 100 basketball camps and will oversee the Frost Heaves’ Have-A-Ball Kids Camps and Basketball Academy. Strohm lives in Bradford, Vt., with his wife Jade and their daughters Sydney, Jordin and Rylee.

DOUG LEWIS

Ski Racing History

Doug began bombing down Vermont’s mountains at age three and ski racing at age eight. He enrolled at the Green Mountain Valley School Ski Academy in 1978, and won his first title at the Junior Olympics in 1980. The following year, at age seventeen, he jumped to the international level and competed in his first World Cup at Aspen.

Doug joined the USST in 1981 and competed in the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. Doug’s greatest moment came at the 1985 World Championships when he won the bronze medal in the Downhill. Doug also collected two U.S. National Downhill Championships in 1986 and 1987.

Post Olympics

After retiring from the U.S. Ski Team in 1988, Doug graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Vermont with a degree in Small Business Management. And although his World Cup racing days were over, he jumped at the chance to again strap on a pair of Downhill racing skis to compete in the Jeep King of the Mountain Pro Downhill Series. In 1994 Doug had the honor of winning the inaugural Jeep King of the Mountain Downhill race against eleven other Olympic and World Championship medalists. He raced in this series until 1998 and continues to race in other Legend and Celebrity events.

Airtime & Adrenaline

Two things Doug loves? Big air and a big adrenaline rush! Since retiring, Doug has…

Won the longest Airtime award during the Legend’s Downhill, jumping 178 feet in the middle of a race.

Out-jumped 20 Olympians in Battery Park in New York City off a 60-foot ski jump.

Gap-jumped 50’ over a John Deere tractor on Bragg Hill Rd in the Mad River Valley.

Skied the 1992, 1994, and 2002 Olympic Downhill courses with a video camera strapped to his back for TV.

Skied through the glades in Killington shooting an Uzi at another stunt-skier for the movie, “Icebreakers”.

Appeared in four Warren Miller Films

Today, Doug is actively involved in every level of the ski industry as a broadcaster, TV host, ski celebrity, motivational speaker, product consultant, spokesperson, journalist, coach and trainer. He served four years on the USOC’s Athlete’s Advisory Council and currently serves on the Boards of the Vermont Ski Museum and Green Mountain Valley School.

During the Winter season, Doug works as a sports broadcaster, TV host, ski celebrity at corporate events, ski tester for SKI Magazine, and coaches athletes ages 8-80!

In the Summer, Doug, along with his wife Kelley, runs ELITEAM Conditioning Camps in Vermont. In its 17th year, ELITEAM concentrates on educating young athletes on the importance of Sports Physiology, Sports Psychology, and Sports Nutrition. ELITEAM also offers Corporate and Group Team-Building, Leadership, and Risk-Taking programs.

Sunday, Dec. 6th on WDeV FM and AM

Tim Kavanagh and Rusty "The Logger" Dewees
Brian Hoar and Rick Paya
Jeff Strohm (Vermont Frost Heaves)
Doug Lewis (ELITEAM)

Thank you!

Jim Morris, Buster Olney, Fouad Faris, Austin Ainge & Gary Lapergola (www.theperfectrelease.net) ... AWESOME!

Thank you for joining my sports rant and talk show last night!