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.
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It’s the hottest week of the year but the work is never done in the garden or with plants, flowers and trees around the yard. How do you keep those plants and flowers or even the lawn healthy with the sun beating down?
How can you prepare for later in the season?
Horticulturist Erica Jo Shaffer is on The Spark talking about weeds, fertilizing, pruning and especially watering.
Shaffer said central Pennsylvania has probably gotten enough rain to keep plants and flowers healthy over the past few weeks, but there are plants that should get more water, “We’re not really so desperate on the rain water needing to be in our ground. It’s going to be more about your container plants because mostly we over plant our plants because we want one more thing. And so now the roots are competing for space, water, nutrients. So on these kind of heat temperatures, if you miss watering your hanging basket or your containers, like one day, you can wake up the next day and all or some of them can just be dead.”
