Fancy footwork
Media
celebrity grape stomp
boasts many participants
Top
three winners will earn
prize money for favorite charities
Staff
Report
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(August 2009) – A new event at this year’s
Swiss Wine Festival will be the Media Celebrity Grape Stomp, to benefit
charity.
This wild event is scheduled for noon Saturday, Aug. 29, during the
38th annual Swiss Wine Festival at Paul Ogle Riverfront Park in downtown
Vevay, Ind.
On-air TV and radio personalities, newspaper reporters, columnists and
freelance writers from the local area and including Cincinnati, Indianapolis
and Louisville will be given the opportunity to not only receive a “foots-on”
history lesson on wine making in “The Birthplace of the First Successful
Commercial Winery in America” but go toe-to-toe for the opportunity
to win prize money for their favorite charity.
The top three celebrities will earn $1,000 for their favorite charity,
with $500 for second place and third place at $250.
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Photo
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As of June 26, participating media celebrities and their
charities included:
• Taylor Bennett, Network Indiana, Indianapolis, Managing
Editor and Morning Anchor. Charity: Madison County Humane Society in
Indianapolis.
• Peter Bronson, Cincinnati Enquirer columnist, Cincinnati.
Charity: The Lord’s Gym, Cincinnati.
• Jen Dalton, WKRC-TV-Channel 12 Anchor/Reporter, CW Cincinnati,
“Out & About” and Bengals Nation, Cincinnati. Charity:
Switzerland County Humane Society.
• Tom Davis, WRTV-Channel 6 Traffic Reporter, www.paulandtomshow.com,
Indianapolis. Charity: Undetermined.
• Erik Deckers, Professional Blog Service/Writer, Indiana-polis.
Charity: Undetermined.
• Sara Denhart, Madison Courier Reporter. Charity:
Girls Inc. of Jefferson County, Ind.
• Richard Graham, Friend of WIBC-93.1 Radio, Indianapolis.
Charity: Madison County Humane Society.
• Aric Hartvig, WFYI-PBS 20, Indianapolis, Producer.
Charity: WFYI Outreach, Indianapolis.
• Tony Mirones, WCPO-Channel 9, Cincinnati, Anchor/Reporter.
Charity: Undetermined.
• Elizabeth J Musgrave, West Side Community News, Reporter,
Indianapolis. Charity: Undetermined.
• Paul Poteet, WRTV-TV Channel 6, Metrologist, Z99.5,
Indianapolis. Charity: Undetermined.
n Kate Shepherd, Friend of Network Indiana, Indianapolis. Char-ity:
Planned Parenthood of Indiana.
• Jim Simmons, WFYI-PBS 20, Indianapolis. Char-ity:
Undetermined.
• Julie Tam, WDRB-Fox 41 Anchor/Reporter, Louisville. Charity:
Crane House, The Asia Institute, Louisville.
• Joe Ulery, WIBC-93.1 FM Radio, Morning Anchor, Indianapolis.
Charity: Madison County Humane Society
• Brad Under-wood, Fox 19 Cincinnati, An-chor/Reporter.
Charity: PAWS of Dearborn County.
• Madonna Yancey, Freelance Writer, Newburgh, Ind.
Charity: Undetermined.
Several celebrities are pending due to scheduling, so more may compete.
To date, participating in the Swiss Wine Festival parade that will begin
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, include personalities from WIBC-Indianapolis
and Network Indiana and Julie Tam from WDRB-Fox 41 in Louisville and
Elizabeth J. Musgrave a Travel, Arts & Entertainment reporter from
the West Side Community News in Indianapolis.
• For more information, contact Kendal Miller at (812) 427-3237 or E-mail: kendalmiller@vevayin.com.