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2010 Clowns on Rounds FUN Raiser will Roast WTEN News
Anchor Lydia Kulbida Wednesday, November 17, 2010
For an unprecedented fifth year
in a row, Dr. Mark Fruiterman has graciously agreed to be Master of
Ceremonies for our dinner and FUN Raiser. This exciting event will be held at
Mallozzi’s Banquet House in Rotterdam on Wednesday, November 17th.
Funds raised through this event go toward Clowns on Rounds’ annual operating
budget and will help fund the Clowns on Rounds’ visits to the Melodies Center
for Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders at Albany Medical Center. A cocktail hour, filled
with clowning around, will begin at 6:00pm and dinner at 7:00pm. Then
the fun really starts as several of Lydia’s friends and associates “Roast”
her. Norman Cousins, the famous
editor and author who waged a successful battle with a life-threatening
illness, became convinced of the value of positive attitudes and humor on
human healing. Cousins once said, “Hearty laughter is a good way to jog
internally without having to go outdoors.” Please join us for a short
but enjoyable jog and a hilariously good time! For additional
information, contact Elaine Person at 861-6262. More on Lydia
Kulbida
Lydia hit the ground running on
her first day on air at WTEN, anchoring our coverage of President Obama's
visit to the Capital Region. During her career, Lydia has also covered
numerous national political conventions, and soared with both the U. S. Navy
Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, piloting an F-16 herself. But it's her community and charity
involvement that Lydia is especially proud of, including the March of Dimes,
the Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York, The Legal Project,
Zorepad Ukrainian Folk Dancers, Living Resources and the Center for
Independence. Lydia was honored by the Massachusetts Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children for her work in promoting the safety and
welfare of children Lydia came to the Capital Region
from WWLP-TV 22 in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she anchored the 5 p.m.
news and reported for more than four years. Lydia has a B.A. in
Broadcast Journalism from New York University, and her on-camera career began
in the North Country, anchoring and reporting at TV-8 in Glens Falls, working
there with NEWS10 Meteorologist Andy Gregorio. She then spent four
years in Buffalo working as a news anchor and music director for that city's
National Public Radio affiliate, WBFO-FM. Lydia and her husband, a physician
at Bellevue Woman's Hospital, have two children.
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