http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog Personal Thoughts of Tony Romeo, NJ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:32:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:08:42 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=730 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 25, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 25, 2011.Truth be told, Flyers Hockey was my first Philadelphia Sports love.  The Flyers won a Cup on my b-day, (even though I was too little to realize exactly what that meant…to me it was my extended family all together going crazy around a TV…  YES PLEASE!), my dad [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirl-tryouts-2012/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirl-tryouts-2012/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:03:31 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=723 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 17, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 17, 2011. Last week I shot the Phillies Ballgirl Tryouts for 2012 at Citizens Bank Park.  I always enjoy these shoots a great deal.  Especially since they take place in November and it’s usually my first trip back to CBP after the last playoff game.  Which in 2009, 2010 [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirl-tryouts-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hey-tony-screw-you-creepo/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hey-tony-screw-you-creepo/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:27:46 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=727 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 4, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 4, 2011. This November the station I work for is once again turning back the clock to go into our Dancin’ On Air vault.  My thoughts on this show were the subject of another Dancin’ on Air blog entry, but to say the least, it’s a lot of work [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hey-tony-screw-you-creepo/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/post-season-phillies/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/post-season-phillies/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:45:05 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=711 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 28, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 28, 2011.So as the boys of summer gird up their loins for a winter temperatured magical game 7 of the 2011 World Series, I guess this is my last chance to reflect on my own 2011 Post Season experience.  Even though, emotionally, to quote one of my favorite bosses [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/post-season-phillies/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-naked-bike-ride-2011/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-naked-bike-ride-2011/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:12:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=697 Written by: Tony Romeo on September 7, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on September 7, 2011.I love a good ALT event, and this one certainly fit the bill.  The Philly Naked Bike Ride, or PNBR as it is known, took place in Philadelphia September, 4 2011.  This is the third annual Philly Naked Bike Ride and it’s gotten bigger every year.  The event [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-naked-bike-ride-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-2011/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-2011/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:44:21 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=694 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 26, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 26, 2011.The Phillies Fashion Show put on the Shane Victorino Foundation and hosted at the Union League in Philadelphia has rapidly become one of my favorite shoots of the year.  I shot it last year and loved it, but this year was even better.  The majority of the players [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dancin-on-air-mini-marathon/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dancin-on-air-mini-marathon/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:38:09 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=685 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 23, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 23, 2011.This month was Dancin’ on Air month at WPHL.  For those that don’t know, DOA was an 80’s dance show produced locally in Philadelphia at PHL17 Studios, or stu-stu-studios as we joked this week.   The original producers of the show, Omni, and the management of WPHL decided to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dancin-on-air-mini-marathon/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/mullets-mustaches-and-mutton-chops-phillies-all-stars/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/mullets-mustaches-and-mutton-chops-phillies-all-stars/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:33:24 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=681 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 13, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 13, 2011. Every so often I like to get into a really, really involved graphic art project, just to make sure those skills have not atrophied!  As a producer I use those skills in some capacity every day.  I make or alter lots of simple graphics and thumbnails all [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/mullets-mustaches-and-mutton-chops-phillies-all-stars/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-commercial-filmed-at-my-house/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-commercial-filmed-at-my-house/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:41:59 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=670 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 23, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 23, 2011.Today’s blog is dedicated to my cousin Angela!  It’s kind of Ang’s week.  She had a honeymoon, a wedding, oh and this cool ass commercial that she appears in, debuted the night of her rehearsal dinner.  (Look here for pics of Wedding!)   Many people from our family, new [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-commercial-filmed-at-my-house/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/got-mud-philly-mud-run-for-ms/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/got-mud-philly-mud-run-for-ms/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:36:02 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=667 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 12, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 12, 2011. The Philly Mud Run 2011 is the coolest shoot of my summer if not my career! Excluding maybe Phillies, this might be one of my favorite shoots to date.   The only regret is that I didn’t get to do it– just covered it.  It was dirty, it [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/got-mud-philly-mud-run-for-ms/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/commercial-photography/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/commercial-photography/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:09:55 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=648 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 9, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 9, 2011. Meet Sarah and David…Or as my colleagues at WPHL really know them, William Lehan and Gina Donaghy Gannon. They were the stars of this commercial for Chairman Select wine that I took the photo stills for. I had the pleasure of shooting the two of them in [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/commercial-photography/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/romeo-abides-lebowski-fest-2011/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/romeo-abides-lebowski-fest-2011/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:30:26 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=643 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 7, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 7, 2011. It’s a great treat when the things I have to cover for work end up being things I really like in my Tony Romeo personal life.  The Lebowski Fest is one of those things.  I covered it in 2009 when it came to Philly and I got [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/romeo-abides-lebowski-fest-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/werth-returns/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/werth-returns/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 22:11:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=633 Written by: Tony Romeo on May 4, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on May 4, 2011. Some days I really like my job.  I have always liked sports, but to me, sports is as much, if not more, about the emotional connections.  Fan to fan connections can bring together varied folks of varied backgrounds in ways other things can’t.  Sports did more for [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/werth-returns/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:09:16 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=628 Written by: Tony Romeo on March 30, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on March 30, 2011.On days like this I am reminded what a privilege it is to work in a job that gives me such amazing access to the Phillies.  I have been to Citizens Bank Park a half dozen times already this season and the Phils have yet to play a [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-wildwoods-dog-show/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-wildwoods-dog-show/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:29:49 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=585 Written by: Tony Romeo on February 13, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on February 13, 2011. Everything I knew about Dog Shows coming into this shoot, I learned from two places. Best in Show, the hilarious movie from the production team that brings us movies like Spinal Tap, Mighty Wind and Waiting for Guffman. The second is the hilarious Dog Show skit with [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-wildwoods-dog-show/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-philadelphia-auto-show/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-philadelphia-auto-show/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:05:30 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=573 Written by: Tony Romeo on February 7, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on February 7, 2011. I had a Joe Dirt moment at the Philadelphia Auto Show. (Clip for those that don’t know the movie!)  I am not really a car person.  Never have been.  I have had a few nicer cars in my day, but for the most part, my favorite kind [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2011-philadelphia-auto-show/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-know-what-you-did-last-mummer/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-know-what-you-did-last-mummer/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:29:41 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=545 Written by: Tony Romeo on January 10, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on January 10, 2011. January 1, 2011 marked my third year of covering the Mummers Parade for WPHL. The month that leads up to that parade is the busiest month of the year for my department at the station. While the rest of the world is in holiday mode of half [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-know-what-you-did-last-mummer/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/voiceover-the-cutting-room-floor/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/voiceover-the-cutting-room-floor/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:13:28 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=534 Written by: Tony Romeo on January 5, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on January 5, 2011.While cleaning out some files at WPHL, I happened upon a finished, but un-aired spot I voiced for Pizza Hut.  I forget what we used instead.  I kind of go into a Harry Kalas thing, but not all the way.  I can totally nail Harry’s voice when I [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/voiceover-the-cutting-room-floor/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/k-9-schultz-police-memorial-photo-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/k-9-schultz-police-memorial-photo-shoot/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:25:15 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=514 Written by: Tony Romeo on December 17, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on December 17, 2010.Although I had perfect light, perfect equipment and perfect access…the K-9 Schultz Police Memorial the Gloucester Township Police Department gave for their fallen police dog was the most difficult thing I have ever shot.  My work shoots are usually sports or the quirky offbeat, (or both see Phillies [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/k-9-schultz-police-memorial-photo-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/talkin-bout-practice/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/talkin-bout-practice/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:04:26 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=488 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 12, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 12, 2010.Since the Eagles will be on WPHL-TV this week versus the Redskins, I went to Eagles practice at the Novacare Center on Thurs and Friday.  Due to the secretive nature of football practice, the media is only given 10 minutes to shoot.  Usually that is not enough time [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/talkin-bout-practice/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-nlcs-game-2/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-nlcs-game-2/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:10:58 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=464 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 18, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 18, 2010. This game started for me like most playoff games do.  I got to the stadium in time for early press conferences, batting practice for both teams and some pre-game fan stuff.  Citizens Bank Park is awesome before anyone gets there.  It’s quiet and serene and I have [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-nlcs-game-2/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/red-bull-flugtag-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/red-bull-flugtag-2010/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:33:28 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=427 Written by: Tony Romeo on September 8, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on September 8, 2010. Philadelphia, PA — For those that have never heard of it, the RED BULL FLUGTAG event is flying contest held at various locales throughout the world.   The word FLUGTAG means “FLYING DAY” in German and basically, that is what the day is about.  Teams submit ideas to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/red-bull-flugtag-2010/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/monster-mania-15-horror-con-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/monster-mania-15-horror-con-shoot/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:21:04 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=411 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 24, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 24, 2010. I am a huge horror fan, so even though Monster Mania 15 fell on what was supposed to be a work free weekend, I could not pass it up.  I went hoping to not spend a small fortune, because easily, I could have.  The event took place [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/monster-mania-15-horror-con-shoot/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-shane-victorino-foundation/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-shane-victorino-foundation/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:04:35 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=392 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 16, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 16, 2010.Monday I was supposed to be at FDR Park shooting the Philly Phanatic Statues.  Because the temps were in the mid 90′s, I was prepared with shorts, sneakers, and a t-shirt.  Unfortunately that shoot got canceled  (sorry Phanatic!) and the PHILLIES FASHION SHOW by the Shane Victorino Foundation [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-fashion-show-shane-victorino-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eagles-flight-night/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eagles-flight-night/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:28:09 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=303 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 9, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 9, 2010. I worked my first Eagles event last week for myphl17!   The Eagles have a thing they call FLIGHT NIGHT.  It is basically a practice that takes place inside Lincoln Financial Field the week before the first pre-season game.  The event is touted as a chance for the [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eagles-flight-night/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/80s-night-at-the-phillies/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/80s-night-at-the-phillies/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:39 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=335 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 30, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 30, 2010. The Phillies got into their Hot Tub Time Machine and went back to the 80′s for one night at Citizens Bank Park.  Or was it their Delorean?  Well, either way I got to cover it.  Blues Brothers, Big Hair, Break Dancers were all well represented.  Some of [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/80s-night-at-the-phillies/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-police-athletic-league-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-police-athletic-league-shoot/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:24:42 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=332 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 29, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 29, 2010. Christmas came early for some local children  thanks to fans who donated thousands of new and gently used toys at the Phillies Ballgirls Christmas in July via the Toy Drive at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies Ballgirls and the Phanatic personally delivered toys to children who attended the [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-police-athletic-league-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-habitat-for-humanity-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-habitat-for-humanity-shoot/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:24:46 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=329 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 27, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 27, 2010. This was my favorite Phillies Ballgirl shoot possibly ever.  Even though it was really, really uncomfortably hot the day I went.   Since this published on myphl17.com, I have been asked several times if it’s actually real, or just a photo-op.  And to be sure, it’s real.  Obviously [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-ballgirls-habitat-for-humanity-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-passion-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-passion-shoot/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:54:23 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=295 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 20, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 20, 2010. Just another day at Philadelphia Passion Lingerie Football Tryouts…  The LFL is entering its second season and the Philadelphia squad held tryouts to get closer to its opening day roster.  I have been to several Philadelphia Passion events and tryouts for WPHL.  In general, the athletic ability of [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-passion-shoot/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/beerfest-on-the-battleship-nj-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/beerfest-on-the-battleship-nj-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:29:23 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=227 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 28, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 28, 2010. After a few minutes on the Battleship NJ for Beerfest, I was reminded of those classic words from Chief Brody in Jaws; “You’re gonna need a bigger boat!” But to be fair, the 14th Annual Garden State Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday June 26 was limited to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/beerfest-on-the-battleship-nj-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-quit-their-day-jobs/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-quit-their-day-jobs/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:21:41 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=207 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 22, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 22, 2010.But only for one day!  Jamie Moyer and several of his team mates and a few local celebs used their off day Monday June 21st to partake in a “Celebrity Waiters” event at the Diamond Club at Citizens Bank Park.  I was there to shoot it for WPHL.  [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-quit-their-day-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wizard-world-philadelphia-comic-con/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wizard-world-philadelphia-comic-con/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:39:38 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=188 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 12, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 12, 2010.Wow!  What a nerdtastic lovefest this thing was!  I covered Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con  for WPHL on June 11 and June 12 at the Philly Convention Center.  I have pictures and videos of the event here  Philadelphia Comic-Con Pictures and Video.  (I think the first three galleries [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wizard-world-philadelphia-comic-con/feed/ 4 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-phillies-commercial/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-phillies-commercial/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 21:55:51 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=141 Written by: Tony Romeo on May 26, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on May 26, 2010. So I am in another Phillies commercial!  This one was filmed the same day as the other Phillies commercial I was in.   The ususal production suspects were involved, Tim Obeck on camera and  Travis Brower directing.  My lomg-time cohort in WPHL crime, Chris Schaefer, actually got to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/new-phillies-commercial/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-phestival-for-als-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-phestival-for-als-2010/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 15:32:58 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=160 Written by: Tony Romeo on May 24, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on May 24, 2010.Holy Hotness!  And I don’t mean Chase Utley, ladies!  I mean the temperature.  This year’s Phillies Phestival for ALS was really, really hot and humid.  So hot and humid that at times my camera actually stopped working.  A fine mist in the air kept me off the field [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/phillies-phestival-for-als-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/touch-my-monkey-philly-zoo-lego-exhibit-shoot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/touch-my-monkey-philly-zoo-lego-exhibit-shoot/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:35:45 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=139 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 19, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 19, 2010. Actually, “touch my tamarin” would be more accurate as that is what those orange things in the photos are!  The tamarins and several endangered species like them are part of the Philadelphia Zoo’s amazing new Lego exhibit. The Zoo Exhibit features 10 display stations dedicated to endangered [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/touch-my-monkey-philly-zoo-lego-exhibit-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-tattoo-convention-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-tattoo-convention-2010/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:49:08 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=137 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 8, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 8, 2010. Coming Soon!  Full Recap of my day at the 2010 Philadelphia Tattoo Convention.  Until then, here are the galleries… More From the 2010 Philadelphia Tattoo Convention Philadelphia Tattoo Convention Photo Gallery Sideshow: Philly Tattoo Convention Gallery [Graphic Image Warning] Suspension Show: Philly Tattoo Convention Gallery [Graphic Image [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/philly-tattoo-convention-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/tony-romeo-phillies-commercial/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/tony-romeo-phillies-commercial/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:28:09 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=136 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 5, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 5, 2010.For those of you that missed the limited run of this Phillies Promo on TV, here it is! It was filmed at my house and was such a cool experience!  We had a great time making it, but I honestly did not know it aired, or was even [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/tony-romeo-phillies-commercial/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/berlin-nj-is-the-set-of-wphl-commercial/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/berlin-nj-is-the-set-of-wphl-commercial/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:22:05 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=135 Written by: Tony Romeo on March 29, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on March 29, 2010.So it’s not as grandiose as when Kevin Smith shot Jersey Girl and traffic was not stopped or re-ruoted, but today WPHL shot a Phillies commercial in Berlin, NJ, specifically in my home!.  While the commercial itself will only be about 15 seconds long, you’d be shocked the [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/berlin-nj-is-the-set-of-wphl-commercial/feed/ 7 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wing-bowl-18/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wing-bowl-18/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:20:00 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=129 Written by: Tony Romeo on February 5, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on February 5, 2010.So I survived my first Wing Bowl!  Wing Bowl 18. Now before I even begin this blog, I want to offer a disclaimer!  I want to apologize to my feminist friends that think events like this exploit women,  I want to apologize to my healthy friends that think [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/wing-bowl-18/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/art-szcykalski-my-friend-1944-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/art-szcykalski-my-friend-1944-2010/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:27:44 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=125 Written by: Tony Romeo on January 27, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on January 27, 2010. I have worked at WPHL just under two years.  I came to the station for two reasons.  First; a station GM with a great vision and an even greater sales pitch and second; the chance to be a part of a station that I grew up with.  Channel [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/art-szcykalski-my-friend-1944-2010/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lemonade/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lemonade/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:57:50 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=124 Written by: Tony Romeo on January 20, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on January 20, 2010. This one goes out to AY, JD, GO, BS, GW, KK, and most of all TM.  Just off the top of my head- those are some folks in my own career that came to mind.  I am sure I am forgetting some, because all too often, that’s what [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lemonade/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/world-series-game-3-the-empire-strikes-back/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/world-series-game-3-the-empire-strikes-back/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:09:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=119 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 1, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 1, 2009. So my first World Series game at Citizens Bank Park was a loss. Still that does not detract, at all, from the excitement of being a part of the media for a World Series game. I was so happy when I took that shot of Jeter, above, [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/world-series-game-3-the-empire-strikes-back/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/no-rooting-in-the-press-box/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/no-rooting-in-the-press-box/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:25:47 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=115 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 18, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 18, 2009.No rooting in the Press Box.  I learned that rule in Journalism 101.  Luckily as I sit behind the Press Box at my first ever NLCS baseball game in my home town, Philadelphia, the Phillies make it very easy to keep that rule.  This game was never in [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/no-rooting-in-the-press-box/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lebowski-fest-2009-north-bowl-philadelphia/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lebowski-fest-2009-north-bowl-philadelphia/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:23:43 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=113 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 6, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 6, 2009.So I can finally cross LEBOWSKI FEST off my want list of things to do.  This year the festival finally came to my home town, Philadelphia, and I got to go.  In the simplest words I can use, if you are a “fan” of this movie, or a [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/lebowski-fest-2009-north-bowl-philadelphia/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/an-evening-of-hope-film-festival/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/an-evening-of-hope-film-festival/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:14:10 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=108 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 25, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 25, 2009. Broadway Theater Pitman, NJ. An Evening of Hope could not been more aptly named.  The one-night-only film venue featured Rowan student films dedicated to drug addiction and recovery.  The films ran the gamut, but collectively were sad, desperate, alarming, disturbing, funny, eye-opening, heart-wrenching, and educational.  The thread [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/an-evening-of-hope-film-festival/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/blogging-with-wphl/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/blogging-with-wphl/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:50:59 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=106 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 25, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 25, 2009.So it turns out I am not the only one at my station that blogs.  Two of my favorite people in my little slice of Philadelphia TVland also have blogs.  Perhaps other folks do as well, but these are two that I know about and I wanted to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/blogging-with-wphl/feed/ 4 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/on-the-field-at-citizens-bank-park/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/on-the-field-at-citizens-bank-park/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:14:22 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=104 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 6, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 6, 2009.When my boss emailed to ask me if I was available for the Police Athletic Leagues Media Softball Game at Citizens Bank Park before the August 5 Phillies game, for a fleeting second?  I thought she wanted me to play!?  ACTUALLY what she wanted was for me and [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/on-the-field-at-citizens-bank-park/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/raul-ibanez-ate-my-promo/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/raul-ibanez-ate-my-promo/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:02:22 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=97 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 19, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 19, 2009.The best WPHL promo I ever was asked to participate in is currently, NOT RUNNING. Why would we shelve this promotional Phillies gold? Because Raul Ibanez is on the Disabled List. For you ladies on the blog, that means he can’t play. He’s on what is called the [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/raul-ibanez-ate-my-promo/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/where-the-magic-happens/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/where-the-magic-happens/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:13:06 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=94 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 2, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 2, 2009. Philly-New York–TWO TOWNS, seperated by–ehhhh– you know the rest!  Turns out that the promo WPHLl’s Chris Schaefer had me voice is going to get a second life as the Phils play the Mets again!  So, tune in and see it all over again!  (I will post times here as I get [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/where-the-magic-happens/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dont-hate-the-player/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dont-hate-the-player/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 17:46:11 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=92 Written by: Tony Romeo on May 15, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on May 15, 2009.So I got to go and cover the fledgling Philadelphia Passion Lingerie Football Team Tryouts. “Cover” in my world means to make photo galleries of the day and arrange them is such a way that creates internet traffic. That is what Web Producers do. They make web decisions [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/dont-hate-the-player/feed/ 2