Columbus Day and Italian American Heritage Month Special Show with Joan Pelzer, Alex Garrett, Cristyne Nicholas and Frank Franz, Dom Scala, Mike Pagliarulo, Carmine Gangone, Mario Capparelli, and Vanessa Racci
Podcasts > The Arthur Aidala Power Hour
Monday, October 12, 2026
The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-12-26
Guest Hosts:
Joan Pelzer, Executive Producer, The Arthur Aidala Power Hour
Alex Garrett, Engineer, Talk Radio producer, podcaster and blogger https://onelegupalex.com/
Cristyne Nicholas, CEO, Nicholas & Lence Communications https://nicholaslence.com/ , Chairman, The Broadway Association https://www.broadwayassociation.org/ , Chair, New York State Tourism Advisory Council, Co-Host on Radio Night Live with Kevin McCullough "Fun Friday" https://am970theanswer.com/radioshow/radio-night-live-with-kevin-mccullough-and-cristyne-nicholas
Frank Franz - proud to be a lifelong resident of Belmont, still living in the same house my grandfather built when he came to our community in 1910 https://bronxlittleitaly.com/bid/
Dom Scala - Baseball Player, Coach, Scout, Former New York Yankee World Champion 1978 DomScalaBaseball.com , New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee 2021, Italian American Baseball Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 https://iabf.foundation/ ;
Mike Pagliarulo, Baseball Player, Coach, Former New York Yankee 84-89 and 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins
Carmine Gangone - President, Italian American Baseball Foundation https://iabf.foundation/about-iabf/#board
Mario Capparelli, a prominent Italian-American community leader and a board director for the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City. https://sangennaronyc.org/
Vanessa Racci, The Jazzy Italian https://vanessaracci.com/
Music Selections:
Perry Como- Papa Loves Mambo Louie Prima- When You 're Smiling
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Dion- Little Star
Dean Martin - That's Amore
