"The Sports' Year End: Teams, Players, Media and Money," with Bob Trupin, Bruce Fabricant, Alan Rosenberg and Ron Tocci
My returning guests are Bob Trupin, Bruce Fabricant, Alan Rosenberg and newcomer Ron Tocci. Our subject is “The Sports’ Year End: Teams, Players, Media, and Money.”
Bruce Fabricant - Ron Tocci - Alan Rosenberg Alan Rosenberg - Richard J. Garfunkel
Bob Trupin, an All-Ivy Basketball star at Yale, has been a coach, camp director, teacher, and commentator. He has had a long career as camp director, he has taught at places as varied as the NYC school system, Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, the Guilford Arts Center, the Shoreline Foundation, and college summer programs. His sport’s column, “Handle on Sports” appeared in the Shoreline Times newspapers for many years.
He has been a camp and an athletic director for thirty years at Camp Trupin in Colchester, CT, Friends Seminary, in NYC, and Kutscher’s Sports Academy in Monticello, NY. He has directed Robert Trupin’s Sporthink in Madison, CT for the past 12 years, which focuses on counseling, coaching and consulting at all levels for athletes, coaches, parental involvement, and teams.
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Bob, who originally grew up and was educated in Mount Vernon, NY, was a Westchester High School All-County Basketball player, played basketball at Yale University, where he was selected All-Ivy and was drafted by the NY Knicks. He worked for the Knicks in the publicity department in the late 1960’s. He also has an MBA from NYU’s Graduate School of Business and a MS from Fordham University. Bob was a guest on The Advocates this past September.
Bruce Fabricant who grew up in Mount Vernon has spent more than four decades in marketing and advertising. Nearly 25 of those years were with Grey Advertising in New York City where headed up the agency’s public relations department’s sports marketing group.
He began his career at Grey promoting Getty Oil’s New York Yankees Honorary Batboy campaign. Through the years he promoted everything from General Foods’ Box Tops for Fun ‘N Fitness School Program, to the Mennen Company’s NFL Fastback of the Week Award to Cracker Jack’s Baseball Card Collectibles and Kenner Toys’ Starting Lineup baseball figurines.
In the late ‘60s he helped produce the first annual Major League Baseball Highlight film sponsored by Investors Diversified Services. He has written five made for television sports films sponsored by Panasonic. They include “The Heisman Trophy – The Possible Dream”, “Bullpen – The Story of Baseball’s Relief Pitchers”, “Tennis Everyone” and “Soccer -- New Game in Town”. He currently heads his own Westchester-based public relations firm. He most recently has written two books about Mount Vernon. The first, “That Perfect Spring” is about growing up in Mount Vernon during the 1950s and playing baseball for the city’s championship A.B. Davis High School team. This year he has edited a book titled “Remembering Mount Vernon – The Place We Called Home” that features essays about the city of the ‘40s and ‘50s. Both are available at www.lulu.com. Bruce was a guest on The Advocates in April of 2009.
Alan D. Rosenberg is a native Mount Vernon, graduated from AB Davis/MVHS and New York University. He has an MBA from Baruch College, has been a CPA for over 40 years, has offices in both New York City and Scarsdale and is an avid sports fan and memorabilia collector. Alan also played basketball for NYU, and has been heavily active in NYU alumni affairs. Over the years, Alan has appeared four times on The Advocates; two as a guest panelist with former NYU basketball great Cal Ramsey, and Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca, who also was a AB Davis HS and NYU graduate and athletic great.
Ron Tocci, a lifelong resident of Westchester County, Tocci served from 1966-1968 as a paratrooper for the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne Division. After an honorable discharge, his passion for serving his country and fellow soldiers led him to a career in public service. He began as a County Legislator in the Westchester County Legislature for four consecutive terms then served in the New York State Assembly (D) for ten terms, representing the NY State’s 85th and 91st Assembly Districts from 1985 through 2004.
Assemblyman Tocci is widely known for spearheading policy changes that address veterans’ concerns, as well as legislation combating alcohol and substance abuse in the community. As chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Tocci was responsible for laws helping veterans become eligible for benefits, receive college tuition assistance, and become employed in the public sector. He secured funding for veterans nursing homes and passed a resolution urging Congress to prohibit physical desecration of the American Flag. His dedication to veterans’ affairs and to the community earned him the National Distinguished Service Medal presented by the New York State Department – American Legion.
In 2004, Tocci was appointed Commissioner for Veterans Affairs for New York State where he coordinated and oversaw all programs servicing veterans. In 2007 he retired from that position and now heads the Tocci Group, a consulting firm that advises political groups, media organizations and private corporations on how to better their interests in their communities.
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