The Weelunk Show: A Holiday Special Weelunk Staff December 18, 2016 6 New media has intersected with traditional media as Weelunk.com and WTRF7 have come together to produce a special video episode of Weelunk that focuses on a few of Wheeling Holiday traditions. Join co-hosts Rachael Dierkes and Mayor Glenn Elliott – along with narrator Steve Novotney – take you behind the scenes of Oglebay’s Festival of Lights, a trip down memory lane with the “Real Santa” of Cooey Bentz, Centre Market’s “Talking Christmas Tree”and much more. See for yourself at the link below and enjoy! Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) 6 Responses Ford Bryan December 19, 2016 Like the idea Log in to Reply Chuck Wood December 18, 2016 Nice show! I am not from Wheeling and don’t have the personal experience of the crowded downtown with a talking Christmas tree. It was great to learn the history of that and the Olgebay lights. And I really like the still pix of downtown when most of the shops were full. Log in to Reply Marie McGannon December 19, 2016 I enjoyed the show. Brought back memories. I liked hearing the history of Olgebay’s Festival of Lights. Log in to Reply Harry Flouhouse December 22, 2016 Yes spent many a Christmas in the hustle and bustle of downtown Wheeling in the fifties and sixties. Great memories. Cindy December 18, 2016 What time are these showings? Log in to Reply Steve Novotney December 19, 2016 The Weelunk Holiday Special will air three more times – twice on Christmas Eve (WTRF-My Ohio Valley – Channel 3 on Comcast – at 1:30 p.m. and again at 5 p.m. on WTRF/ABC – Channel 4), and also at 11 a.m. on Christmas Morning on WTRF-My Ohio Valley – Channel 3 on Comcast. We hope you have the chance to see it on television! Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Chuck Wood December 18, 2016 Nice show! I am not from Wheeling and don’t have the personal experience of the crowded downtown with a talking Christmas tree. It was great to learn the history of that and the Olgebay lights. And I really like the still pix of downtown when most of the shops were full. Log in to Reply
Marie McGannon December 19, 2016 I enjoyed the show. Brought back memories. I liked hearing the history of Olgebay’s Festival of Lights. Log in to Reply
Harry Flouhouse December 22, 2016 Yes spent many a Christmas in the hustle and bustle of downtown Wheeling in the fifties and sixties. Great memories.
Steve Novotney December 19, 2016 The Weelunk Holiday Special will air three more times – twice on Christmas Eve (WTRF-My Ohio Valley – Channel 3 on Comcast – at 1:30 p.m. and again at 5 p.m. on WTRF/ABC – Channel 4), and also at 11 a.m. on Christmas Morning on WTRF-My Ohio Valley – Channel 3 on Comcast. We hope you have the chance to see it on television! Log in to Reply
