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.
Airdate: May 22, 2023
There are more than 120 state parks in Pennsylvania. The three newest parks became state parks last fall, including the Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in York County.
How did this stretch of land along the confluence of Codorus Creek with the Susquehanna River become a state park and what does it and will it offer visitors?
Nathaniel Brown, Susquehanna Riverlands State Park Manager, was on The Spark Monday discussing the new state park in York County, “It’s a very nice chunk of property along the Susquehanna River and the Dawes Creek in Hallam Township. It has several overlooks we have, one of which there’s a trail going to at this point. We’re working on continuing that trail along to several other overlooks that would have a really nice view over the Susquehanna River and into Lancaster County. And it just has a lot of nice, open, open space and has probably about 250 acres or so of agricultural fields and another 800 some acres of woodland.”
Brown indicated they’ve had to expand the parking area because there have been so many visitors and plans are still being made to complete the park.
