August 3, 2010
Today’s Program: Tampa Bay Sports Central
Today’s Speaker: JP Peterson
JP is the President and founder of Tampa Bay Sports Central. JP brings 22 years of award winning experience including national network experience reporting for NBC’s Football Night in America and NBC’s coverage of Arena Football. Most recently JP was the lead sports anchor for WFLA-TV (NBC) Florida’s top rated station for the past 5 years. During his 8 years at WFLA JP did sideline reporting and studio work for the Buccaneers Preseason Broadcasts and covered the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Finals, 2 Final Fours and 3 NCAA National Football Championship Games. JP has won numerous awards for his reporting including 2 prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards and a Southeast Regional Emmy. He has been awarded the Best Sportscast by the AP multiple times. JP’s radio experience includes hosting the popular “Happy Hour with JP” on Tampa Bay’s 1010 CBS Sports Radio from 3-6pm. He also worked with the FSU Radio Network from 1989 to 1995 as the Gameday Anchor for football games and the analyst for the basketball broadcasts working alongside broadcasting legend Gene Deckerhoff. JP is single and lives with his two incredible children in Tampa. He enjoys golf, tennis, softball, stout beer, cooking Italian and playing a very marginal acoustic guitar.
What’s Happening
A Change at the Top
President Elect Tom Nelson informed the Board of Directors he is unable to serve as President for 2010-2011 Kiwanis year. Tom’s wife, Nancy, is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow transplant this fall. Tom agreed to serve as President for the 2011-2012 term. Therefore, current Vice President Ron Braun becomes President-Elect immediately and officially takes the Club’s reins as President on October 1, 2010 and presides for one year. By unanimous vote, the Board of Directors accepted the above actions of Tom and Ron. Congratulations, Ron, and best of luck to Tom and Nancy.
According to the Club’s By-laws, the general membership shall affirm the above Board action by a show of hands at the August 10, 2010, meeting.
Biff Baker has graciously offered to step in to chair the program committee until at least April 1, 2010. Thanks, Biff!
And if you don’t understand any of this, check with Charles Stuart!
Larry Halstead Update
Larry and son Ryan were on a baseball trip to Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh when Larry fell ill. After a hospital stay in Pennsylvania and in the VA at Bay Pines last week he is to be home soon. He is looking forward to seeing his friends in Kiwanis shortly and is keeping up with the Rays, with a trip to the Trop on the horizon.
Grant Presented to YWCA
Nick Gizzarelli, on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club Committee, presented Patsy Beker, Director of Community Development and Advocacy of YWCA of Tampa Bay, a check for $1,000.00. The money is committed to the Shelter for Homeless Families. Members may remember painting the shelter earlier this year.
Create Your Own Art with Friends
Join your fellow Kiwanians for the opportunity to paint your own picture as our social committee hosts a gathering at Marvin Gay’s Painting with a Twist. You’ll be given instructions and supplies to create your own masterpiece, or at least something to cover the circuit breaker panel.
Date: Wednesday, August 11
Time: 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Address: 2527 Central Avenue
Cost: $30.00 per person (all painting supplies provided)
BYOB and let’s have some fun!
Last Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day, Tom Nelson, introduced Dr. Reva Winkler, Director of the National Quality Forum (NQF), an organization dedicated to achieving the best health care for a fair value.
The NQF coalesces the public and private interests in health care into a partnership. Dr. Winkler says the NQF brings people together who “naturally disagree” including consumers, professionals, purchasers, and providers. The NQF, established in the mid 90’s, is not a political organization and distributes information in a non-partisan independent manner.
On average, Americans spend nearly $8,000.00 yearly on health care. With that expenditure, the NQF works to make sure patients are in a safe environment, the medical methods are effective, their questions are answered thoroughly and correctly, procedures are timely and efficiently, and all races and cultures are treated in an equitable manner.
According to Dr. Winkler, since 1999, 100, 000 yearly die due to medical errors. Explaining some of the reasons behind this appalling statistic, the NQF’s research shows only a 55% adherence to recommended care.
To address the issues of inadequate health care, Dr. Winkler suggests more public reporting to set the bar higher. She mentioned for us to surf the internet and her favorite site is whynotthebest.org. For instance, Medicare is now more accountable as previous and ongoing investigations have revealed fraud and other abuses.
Currently, the NQF is researching why the countries of Japan, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, and others have health care ranked above the United States.
Thank you Dr. Winkler for sharing with us a concern we all share and explaining what your organization’s role is in improved health care.
Attendance Last Week
We had 50 members and 11 guests.
Ted Zoellner, guest of Gayle Moore
David McKalip, guest of Tom Nelson
Marie Proctor, guest of Tom Nelson
Monica Cunningham, guest and wife of Steve Cunningham
Judy Holland, guest of Tom Nelson
Mike Murphy, guest of Tom Nelson
Mike Brown, guest of Tom Nelson
Lynn Richard, guest of Paul Renker
This Week’s Quiz
- What was the first television station in the Tampa Bay area? The first radio station?
- What are the natural elements that are needed for the production of aluminum?
- Name the third astronaut that flew around the moon as Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin explored the moon during the Apollo Mission Number 11.
- Name the Universities in the Pac 10.
- What game was created by French mathematician Blaise Pascal, which he discovered when doing experiments into perpetual motion?
Last Week’s Quiz
- Dirty Harry was in the Kezar Stadium in San Francisco when he said, “Do you feel lucky?”
- Match these universities to the cities they are located in:
Waco Baylor
College Station Texas A & M
Omaha Creighton
College Park University of Maryland
Norfolk Old Dominion
Spokane Gonzaga
Baltimore Johns Hopkins
State College Penn State
- Maine’s economy is based on agriculture and natural resources. Chief products include timber and wood products, potatoes, and lobsters. Tourism is also an important source of income.
- AirTran Airways is based in Atlanta.
- The MVP in this year’s major league baseball All-Star Game was Brian McCann.
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