Robert Makes Philly Walk Of Fame
• Legendary WMMR/Philadelphia midday personality Pierre Robert was among the distinguished inductees of the 2019 Philadelphia Music Alliance’s (PMA) Annual Walk of Fame. Other honorees included the Philadelphia Orchestra, The O’Jays, The Hooters, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Jody Gerson and Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton. The ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 22 with the official unveiling of inductee plaques along the Avenue of the Arts in front of Dorrance Hamilton Hall at the University of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia.
The event was followed by an evening celebration in the Grand Ballroom of the Bellevue Philadelphia Hotel. The festivities included honoree introductions made by Mark Goodman (SiriusXM), musician Todd Rundgren, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (Sounds of Philadelphia), Larry Magid (PMA Chairman Emeritus & Special Advisor), T. Life (Producer-Songwriter), Matt Cord (BEN-FM morning personality and Philadelphia 76ers announcer), Matias Tarnopolsky (President & CEO, Philadelphia Orchestra), David Yager (President & CEO, University of the Arts) and the Urban Guerilla Orchestra. The celebration also featured special performances by the O’Jays, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Evelyn “Champagne” King and The Hooters.
That’s Pierre (left) and Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley (right) holding the plaque that Ms. Beasley presented to him behalf of the Beasley Media Group family to celebrate his official induction onto the 2019 Walk of Fame.
