A poster of Marise Ann Chiverella is displayed with a vase of flowers and a trooper's hat at a Pennsylvania State Police news conference in Hazleton, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Police identified a man they say raped and murdered the 9-year-old girl in 1964. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar has moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
LaMar often emcees or moderates local events and has gone as far as California to emcee a national event.
The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. He has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
LaMar and The Spark have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.
A poster of Marise Ann Chiverella is displayed with a vase of flowers and a trooper's hat at a Pennsylvania State Police news conference in Hazleton, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Police identified a man they say raped and murdered the 9-year-old girl in 1964. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Monday, February 14, 2022
Nine-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella was abducted as she walked to school in Hazleton in March, 1964. Afterwards she was sexually assaulted and murdered.
The case may not have been solved without the help of Elizabethtown College junior Eric Schubert. Schubert used his expertise with genealogy and DNA to build a family tree and identify Forte.
Eric Schubert is proprietor of ES Genealogy as well as a history major at Elizabethtown.
Schubert is on today’s Smart Talk to discuss the case.
