Chuck Stopp

• Lived in Crawford County all my life.
• Graduate of Conneaut Lake High School.
• Graduate of Career Academy of Broadcasting in Milwaukee
• Served in the US ARMY (MP) — 1966-1968
• Worked at Avtex Fibers — 1969-1985

I have been in the broadcasting industry for 38 years:

• WVCC 101.7FM Linesville, PA — November 1970-March 2003
• WMVL, COOL 101.7FM, Meadville, PA — April 2003 to present
• Calling play-by-play for over 1400 high school sporting events: Football, Basketball, Baseball & Softball including state championships in Hershey.
• Highlights from the Western Crawford County Bowling Tournaments and The annual Oakland Beach Ladies invitational golf tourney.
• The broadcasting industry has afforded me the opportunity to meet various recording artists and sports celebrities.
• First broadcast: Pennline Lane bowling tournament (1970)
• First basketball game: December 1970 Lakeview at Linesville
• Presently: Operations Manager & Sports Director of, COOL 101.7 FM, Vilkie Communications.
• 2008 recipient of the Meadville Area Sports Banquet Milestone Award.