Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar has moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
LaMar often emcees or moderates local events and has gone as far as California to emcee a national event.
The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. He has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
LaMar and The Spark have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.
Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
TV and movie crime dramas often include the psychological profile of the person who committed the crime. Usually, the profiler paints a picture of the criminal in 60 seconds or less and is almost always spot on. If only it was that easy.
The FBI has been developing and providing profiles on unknown subjects — or unsubs — for last 50 years using science.
There’s a new book that describes the very first profile of an unknown subject. Shadow Man: An Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling by true crime writer and novelist Ron Franscell, tells the story of David Meyerhofer, a Montana man who killed four people in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The FBI and police were unable to track down the killer for years and although the never used before profile didn’t solve the crime, it was very accurate in describing Meyerhofer.
Ron Francell discusses this fascinating case on Tuesday’s Smart Talk.
