The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1982 (9. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1982-11-01 / 11. szám
Page 14 THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE November, 1982 ALBERT G. KERTESZ BEEBE BŐTTY FREITAS No newcomer to the Dayton radio scene is the voice of Albert G. Kertész as he presents his weekly three hour “Music of Hungary” program each Sunday morning from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 Noon on WQRP FM 88.1. A1 has surpassed his 30th year in broadcasting, hosting his Hungarian program, which began in the fall of 1951 on WONE AM. After spending 15 years with WONE — WTWO as partimé disc jockey, — Hungarian and American — general announcer and newscaster. A1 relocated his Hungarian program to WVUD FM, where he spent the next 13 years. The early years were the prime radio years, since TV was still in its infancy. Listeners responded to his program from as far as Toledo, Indianapolis, Columbus, and the central part of Kentucky. Al, born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, of Hungarian parentage, grew up with a special love for Hungarian music within his heart. After serving his country in the Armed Forces during World War II. All maried the former Anne Murin from Dayton, Ohio. They have two sons Albert Jr., and Joseph, and a daughter Anne Marie, their immediate family also includes four grandsons. His love for the music and interest in the “Old Country” resulted in three trips to Hungary. During each trip, Al met and interviewed vocalists and musicians, whose records he features on his programs; also, whenever some one of Hungarian origin or descent from the entertainment field visited Dayton, Al was on hand to obtain an interview for his radio listeners. In addition to being an on air personality, Al is also on the Board of Trustees for radio station WQRP—FM and WCXU-FM. A member of the Beebe Bőtty Freitas daughter of the late Rev. John Bőtty, pastor of the Hungarian United Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, Ohio for three decades and Dr. Pauline E. Bőtty a retired professor emerita of sociology at Youngstown State University. Beebe was just 3 years old when she started taking piano lessons. It came to her so easily — like walking. Little did she know then where her exceptional talent would lead her. She was recently named artistic director of the Honolulu Opera Theater, in charge of managing its budget and selecting the operas it will produce. But her involvement in music reaches far beyond the opera. She is the organist for daily chapel services at Punahou School and for two Sunday services at the First Presbyterian Church in Honolulu, leader of the church choir and a full-time keyboard musician with the Honolulu Symphony. She also conducts an accompanying class at the University of Hawaii, plays for choruses of the opera and the Honolulu Symphony, teaches piano, does vocal coaching. She attended Oberlin College. By age 19, she had her Blaster’s degree from Boston University, went on to the Julliard School of Music in New York City for further study. She performed under Leonard Bernstein’s baton with the Cammarata Singers — the New York Philharmonic’s chorale group, and recorded with the Robert Shaw Chorale. Then in 1966, she moved to Hawaii with her husband and children — passing up a chance to do all the Stravinsky choral works with the artist himself. National Board of Directors for the William Penn Association, and is branch manager for its Dayton Branch No. 249, also is a past president of the “Magyar Club of Dayton”.
