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SJM_Masthead_3_23_Masthead 3 / 28 / 23 11 : 53 AM Page 1 PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Gerry Haggerty GENERAL MANAGER Michael Lawless EDITOR - IN - CHIEF Peter Proko EXECUTIVE MANAGING EDITOR Matt Cosentino ASSISTANT EDITOR Madeleine Maccar CONTRIBUTING WRITER Liz Hunter CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Alison Dunlap Miles Kennedy CREATIVE DIRECTOR Hank Alspach PRODUCTION MANAGER Brian Mikulski DESIGNERS Alex Bianco Abby Lurty Jay Urbaniak Lisa Zollinger ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Maryann Canal Laura Demaris Adam Lenggenhager Michelle Smith Erin Thomson STAFF ACCOUNTANT Max Haggerty SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR Amy Kodrich INTERNS Courtney Dunn Chelsea Valcourt Annual subscriptions to South Jersey Magazine are available for a reduced rate of only $ 15 per year at SouthJerseyMagazine.com . You can also subscribe by phone at ( 856 ) 797 - 9910 or mail a check to : 110 Centre Blvd . | Marlton , NJ 08053 Telephone : ( 856 ) 797 - 9910 | Fax : ( 856 ) 797 - 9915 To view our media kit online , please visit SouthJerseyMagazine.com South Jersey Magazine and its contents are copyrighted . Content printed in the magazine may not be reproduced or reprinted , in whole or in part , by any other party without the express written consent of South Jersey Magazine . South Jersey Magazine is published by Del Val Media , LLC Publishers of : EXECUTIVE PARTNERS : Gerry Haggerty Ed McCartney SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 5
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SJM_EditorsNote_3_23_EditorsNote 3 / 28 / 23 12 : 49 PM Page 1 EDITOR’S NOTE A ROOTING INTEREST Over the course of my career , I’ve is one of the more selfishly rewarding aspects of the job . had the fortunate opportunity to interview That’s why I was so excited to have the chance to talk with Kyle several members of the Philadelphia Schwarber for this month’s issue . The powerful slugger has only Phillies . I’ve sat in the dugout talking played one season for the Phillies , but it feels like he’s been here food with Chase Utley , spoke with Cole his whole life . The way the fans gravitated toward him and the way Hamels days after he was named MVP he instantly became one of the team leaders , I’d be hard pressed to of the 2008 World Series and shared stories find someone who doesn’t root for him . with Bryce Harper during the COVID - After reading our story and learning more about the Ohio shortened season . From current players native , I think people will be rooting for him even more this year . like Rhys Hoskins and J.T . Realmuto to His drive and determination make him wired for this fan base and stars of the past like Brad Lidge , I’ve I can’t wait to see what this season brings as he and the rest of the always enjoyed being able to pull back Phillies look to get back to the World Series . Take me out to the the curtain and show readers what these ballgame . prime performers are like away from the field . But it’s not just the players I’ve enjoyed getting to know better . Interviewing Ruben Amaro Jr . when he was still the team’s general Kind regards , manager will go down as one of my more memorable days . Heck , I was even lucky enough to share a few moments in the bowels of Citizens Bank Park with Harry Kalas while he caught a pre - game cigarette . While I do my best to maintain decorum as a journalist , there’s Peter J . Proko , no hiding what a big fan of the Phillies I am . At 44 years old , I’ve Editor - in - Chief witnessed the ups and downs that come with rooting for the red pinstripes , but the simple fact is that the team is a major part of my life . And having the occasional chance to speak to the players SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 6 |
