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.
Experienced specialist in the production of footwear leather lays on a table in his workshop.
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: Wednesday, April 6, 2022
When Frank Fox and Tom Tymon retired, the Lancaster men wondered how they could use their chemistry, engineering and new product development backgrounds.
They identified a target: leather waste.
What Fox and Tymon set out to do was come up with a process that could recycle 25% to 60% of the leather that us typically discarded as scrap. About 3.5 billion pounds of leather waste goes into landfills or incinerators every year.
It took five years, but Fox and Tymon developed a product that replicates leather, cost less and could cut down on waste.
Frank Fox tells us about it on Wednesday’s Smart Talk.
