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I first met Joe Farda at one of his special event
dinners for friends of the radio show after having
listened for years on 93.5 FM, New Rochelle, New
York. Never before having attended any of the events for Joe's "cari amici ascoltatori", my
wife and I were surprised and honored to be seated at
the table reserved for his family. Without hesitation
Joe boldly declared, "You are family now, you sit here!" and
the next thing we knew, we occupied the two chairs next to
"Jungle Louie", his brother-in-law. For
those of you who listen every Sunday, it should come as
no surprise that Joe is as genuine as his collection of
Carlo Buti record albums. For an hour each week, he
entertains and delights with his American-Italian Music
Hall broadcast. The music and artists that he features
are from kinder, more wholesome, and more Italian days
gone by. Intentional or not, he regularly delivers
doses of comedy via his on-air technical difficulties and
he drives up sales of Kleenex each May with his Mother's
Day broadcasts. Although I cannot quantify how many
pots of gravy people lovingly prepare while listening to
his show, I can tell you that Joe is the type of
individual who would answer, "a few" and "may I have one of
the meatballs?" all in the same breath. A while ago I
asked Joe to help me create the "About Joe" page you are
now reading, but it is clear to me that I now must take
matters into my own hands. Joe Farda is a loving
husband, father, grandfather, war veteran, convivial
radio show host, and above all, a good person. I do
not have specific dates and numbers to share with you
here, but trust me. Joe qualifies for all
aforementioned positions and let me also add that he
is a connoisseur of all cakes Entenmann! On a personal
note I would like to share the following with you and
yours who may be on the younger side of Joe's listener
demographic or perhaps who currently do not listen:
I urge all of you to turn off your "American Idol"
for an hour each week and instead listen to Joe's
"American-Italian Music Hall" with Mom, Dad, Grandma and
Grandpa. Help make a big pot of ragu, sneak a meatball
or two, and enjoy some homemade vino at the table.
Listen and talk about all the good times past, present
and those to come. I guarantee that at some point you
will be thankful you did -- and as Joe once said to me, "You are family
now,
you sit here!" Salute!
Charlie Caldarola
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