April 23, 2004 -- Grease show going to Israel May 10-14
Grease announced this week that he'll be heading to Israel next month to do a week of shows in what he's calling the "Grease For Peace Tour". Tune in May 10-14
to hear the broadcast all the way from a studio in Jerusalem. If I hear more details, I'll post them here soon. Should be interesting!
5/10/04 Update -- Just found out he's not broadcasting live from Israel. He's taping the shows there this week, then will be airing them next week,
May 17-21. Looks like this week consists of "best of" shows. So tune in next week!
4/26/04 Update -- Here's the press release:
For Immediate Release:
April 25, 2004
The Greaseman takes show to the streets of Israel
to Give Americans a different view of the country
Wacky Radio Personality to Give American Audience a Lighter Look side at Israel Through Interviews with Comedians, Club Owners and Nighttime Television Personalities
Washington, DC – Washington’s offbeat radio personality, The Greaseman, is used to having people misunderstanding him; but that’s not usually because he doesn’t speak their language.
All that will change during the “Grease for Peace Tour,” Monday through Friday, May 10-14, when the Greaseman travels throughout the land of Israel getting to know some of the country’s
citizens and hottest comedians and entertainers.
To show Americans a different side of Israel, the Greaseman will interview both the common and the not-so-common Israeli citizen. Grease will talk to people off the streets, as well as
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv nightclub owners, the Israeli equivalent of late-night TV talk host Dave Letterman, comedians, a balloon man, interview show hosts and he may even venture into the Playboy
building to see what he can find. Afterwards, the Greaseman promises to “cannonball into the Red Sea” – microphone in hand, of course.
The Greaseman, whose real name is Doug Tracht, will bring his morning radio show and his sense of humor to Israel to show the lighter side of a country not often portrayed through the American
media. “Much of the news we hear coming out of Israel focuses on the violence, the issues and how their citizens live with terror on a daily basis,” Tracht says. “And while we’re not looking to
diminish that in the least, we want to show that the folks over there– in many ways – are just like us. They have the same passion for life, humor and entertainment that we do. I’m just looking
to bring a little of that message back here to the States.”
The “Grease for Peace Tour” ventures eastward with help from the America’s Voices organization, a company that sends radio personalities to Israel to report the realities of life in the
war-torn country. Yet while America’s Voices typically sends broadcast journalists to interview key political and business leaders, the Greaseman is the first to take his mike into the clubs and
cultural hubs of the Jewish state. “We’re extremely excited about the Greaseman’s upcoming trip to Israel,” says Lauren Peck, Project Director for America’s Voices in Israel. “We’re looking
forward to hearing his unique perspective and experiencing Israel through his humor and personality.”
With his off-the-wall character dramas and crazy bits, the Greaseman is used to doing things a little differently. His offbeat personality and extreme creativity quickly brought him to the
top of the charts on various stations around the nation since 1972. He can now be heard on his flagship station, WGOP-AM 700 from weekdays from 6 until 10 a.m. with a repeat broadcast airing
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. He is also syndicated regionally on WWGE-AM ( Ebensburg, PA), WLRT-AM (Hampton, VA), WQZK-FM (Keyser, WV), WKMZ-FM (Martinsburg, WV), WGRX-FM Thunder 104.5
(Fredericksburg, VA) and WBOP-FM (Harrisonburg, VA). His shows are broadcasts live over the Internet at www.racetalklive.com and at
www.live365.com/stations/greaseshow.
For more information on the “Grease for Peace” tour, or to interview Doug Tracht relative to his upcoming journey, please contact Steve Winter at Brotman•Winter•Fried Communication at (703)
534-4600 x-205 or via e-mail at wint@bwfcom.com.
Media Contact:
Steve Winter
Brotman•Winter•Fried Communications
111 Park Place
Falls Church, VA 22046
Ph: 703-534-4600
Fax: 703-536-2255
Cell: 202-468-8100