Cultural Hall of Fame

  • Frank Guarrera F’42

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    Versatile American Baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, reached his spectacular rise to fame following his winning of the Metropolitan Auditions…

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  • Phillip Giambri ’59

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    AUTHOR / STORYTELLER / POET Phillip Giambri aka The Ancient Mariner left home at eighteen and never looked back. He’s…

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  • Charlotte Blake Alston ’65

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    MASTER STORYTELLER Charlotte Blake Alston is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, narrator and librettist who performs in venues throughout North America…

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  • David Berg ’65

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    Professor/Psycho;ogist David Berg is Emeritus Professor of the Psychology Department at Community College Of Philadelphia where he was the recipient…

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  • Leslie Burrs ’70

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    Leslie’s music fuses classical and contemporary traditions to a new idiom he defines Urban Classical Music. This combines classical, Afro-American…

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  • Charles LaGrossa ’54

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    Soon after graduating from Southern, Charlie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at St Joseph’s College and an…

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  • Dick Sheeran ’57

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    Retired from KYW-TV 3 in 2003, Dick was one of Philly;’s most colorful and best-known feature reporters with a career…

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  • Dr. Sid Grobman ’52

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    Sidney M Grobman, DO., JD has built careers in Medicine, Business and Law by founding, creating operating, and working with…

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  • Dr. Rocco DeMasi ’61

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    Rocco J DeMasi, MD, an accomplished physician experienced in managed care, administration of multi-specialty group practices, managed care organization provider…

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  • Anthony Sacca ’69

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    Anthony ‘Tony’ Sacca grew up with his ‘twin’ brother Robert and they were born to entertain the people. Bobby on…

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