THE POLKA PIT STOP was the "brain storm" of Marko Polka when Ed Gould and his son Matthew were installing a computer based broadcasting system at WQTW.  The computer system was installed so that polka music could be broadcast non-stop all weekends long in Latrobe Pennsylvania. 

When the computer system was tested, at about 3:30AM, Ed started playing Slovenian polkas and waltzes, as this is the style of polka that he loves the most.  He turned on the microphone and started talking over the air and invited anybody who might be awake to call in and he would play their favorite requests.  The telephone began ringing!  Matthew answered the phone and began taking requests......and, the POLKA PIT STOP was born!

Marko asked Ed and Matthew to host a weekly polka show.  Ed told him, "I've never hosted a radio show before, but I don't think I would mind doing a show.  The only thing is, if I'm going to host a weekly polka radio show, I would want it to be Slovenian polka and waltz music."  The agreement was made and the "big radio contract" was signed. 

If there were polka loving fans calling in with requests at 3:00AM, imagine how many would be calling on Saturday afternoon!  Ed asked Matthew to join him as his co-host and nearly four weeks after the inception of THE POLKA PIT STOP, they kicked off their "Maiden Voyage" on August 11, 2007 with the first "official" broadcast of THE POLKA PIT STOP.

From time to time, you can hear Eric Gould (Ed's youngest son) joining the broadcast.  Eric enjoys the "technical" aspects of the show and will lend his talents to maintaining the website and consulting on the graphics and layout of this website.

Listen to the May 10, 2008 Broadcast of
The Polka Pit Stop

       
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