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One of the greatest food critics and culinary journalists in the history of southern New Jersey, Ed Hitzel, suffering a very sudden death approximately 11 years ago.

At that time, Carmen Marotta was becoming an increasingly frequent cohost on his show, TABLE FOR ONE. Consequently, The Tony Mart Family became active in producing a radio show that focused on restaurants, cooking and wine, but expanded it into the music of the Tony Mart Legacy.

With the assistance of Harry & Don Hurley, affiliated with WPG, this became a reality that has become the highest ranking Saturday afternoon talk show at 12:00pm weekly: Tony Mart Presents Music, Food, Fun, Travel: Let the Good Times Roll!

In the 10 years that have transpired since the inception of the weekly talk radio show, Tony Mart Presents has increased its production of concerts with further development of Mardi Gras On The Boardwalk, the FREE Boardwalk concert series that initiated approximately 15 years ago.

In 2025, Tony Mart Cares Inc., our nonprofit community service organization became the producers of Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point, now in its 33rd year.

Several years ago, Tony Mart Presents reintroduced The Jersey Gumbo Cookoff & Louisiana Music Festival, which has become exponentially successful in July at the beautiful tiki bar and tropical nightclub, The Point, located at 998 Bay Avenue, at the site of the former Bay Shores Nightclub, across from the original Tony Marts on the historic Somers Point bay front.

The Jersey Gumbo Cookoff & Louisiana Music Festival continues its focus featuring extensive information on favorite restaurants and eateries along with extensive information about the amazingly FREE concerts, which are produced in both Somers Point and Atlantic City as the premiere FREE headline concert series at the Jersey shore each summer.

The radio show now features detailed information and very interesting, amusing & fascinating interviews regarding the performances and the careers of the musical artists; travel to major musical events such as New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and back in Jersey, Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival in Sussex County. Occasionally, the show features savory details of the last of the 'real deal' Americana restaurants, BBQ's, 'road food' and traditions which we are still able to enjoy for over 45 years.

In addition to updating and encapsulating all of these activities produced by Tony Mart Presents and Tony Mart Cares Inc., the radio show has become focused on the fabulous wines of the world and the significant values offered by Circle Liquor Store, our premiere sponsor, as curated by the wine master at Circle, Chester Malloy, the First Lady of Circle Liquor, the lovely Jeanette Giemza, and Tony Marts own sommelier, Julia Stacy Reilly, AKA the 'wine goddess'.

With so much content and detail as to how to enjoy life it's no wonder that the radio show is consistently polling the #1 most listened to show our time slot by large margins!

It's all about celebrating positive good times in life! Tune in and remember that you can get the weekly broadcasts live in real time by merely clicking on WPG in the top right corner.

Let the good times roll!

It’s July! It’s time to celebrate as we do bombastically every year at the Jersey Shore.

The party starts this Wednesday, July 1 at the newly refurbished Kennedy Plaza on the Boardwalk in AC with a triple concert starring international blues rocker, Ana Popovic and Fantastafunk. Nominated for dozens of awards this international blues rock star has been featured in the Experience Hendrix International Tour, recognized by the Grammy Awards with Keb Mo; USA Today, Billboard, Amazon and Guitar Player Magazine for her truly unique funky, jazzy, blues rock style. This current “Fantastic Funk Band“ will be joined by our own Jersey Shore “First Call” saxophone star, Howard Isaacson.

Starting at seven the funky, street beat of the Ocean Ave Stompers will kick off the show with a special guest star from the tremendously popular national stars from right here in New Jersey, “Dogs in a Pile.”

For a full 75 minute concert Brian Murray will join Ian Gray and the Ocean Avenue Stompers to make it a full-blown funky good time dance party on the Boardwalk at Kennedy Plaza where we belong! The beverage garden will be operating and it’ll be a perfect night to enjoy July in all its glory!

July is a perfect time to take advantage of the Circle Liquor Store, probably the best independent liquor store in the world, open seven days a week from 9 AM until 10 PM.

We’ll talk more about lovely, light, sparkling wine, first class Prosecco like Bel Casale, available chilled anytime; and lots of great selections for aperitifs light and full bodied Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. The convenient store with a huge inventory, Circle has hundreds of bourbons, tequila, and the largest selection of cocktails in a can anywhere in South Jersey!

It will be Gumbo Time again and we will be crowning the Chef Gumbo King 2026 at The Point Tiki Bar and Nightclub on Monday, 13 July when the Jersey Gumbo Cookoff and Louisiana Music Festival becomes a free afternoon and evening party with free parking and exceptionally great Louisiana and Jersey entertainment starring Soul Project Nola, The Plaid Salmon horns and our good friends Dead Reckoning in a day long party. The gumbo tasting starts at 3:00 PM and the judging will be at 6:30, but the music will flow all day til 10PM. So will the light, healthy tropical foods and great bar service at the finest, most beautiful tiki bar on the intercoastal waterway, The Point, on the historic Somers Point Bayfront at 998 Bay Ave.

But we cannot live by gumbo alone! Our competitors this year include the great Executive Chef from Smithville, Phil Gormley, who was the People’s Choice Award Winner with his lobster gumbo in 2025; our own beloved Ryan Gregory and the Gregory Family, an institution in Somers Point and also the People’s Choice Winner in previous years; returning for the second time, the incredibly gifted, Chef Mohammad of the Golden Pyramid with his exotic flavors of the Mediterranean. We’ll talk about it with this world class chef on the radio this Saturday.

This is the perfect weekend to enjoy the world class cuisine, huge fabulous full dinners and value prices at the Golden Pyramid where a recent trip provided delicate Mediterranean style lemon chicken soup, huge portions of Jumbo Shrimp Parmesan with pasta, fresh vegetables, luscious rice, and the best damn 1 pound Veal Chop Marsala I ever tasted!

The Golden Pyramid is open from 4 to 9 Friday, Saturday and Sunday and everything is fresh and made to order in a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy the weekend while others are being crammed into Shore side spots. Call 609-829-2129 to confirm your table.

Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk will now take off with the world, famous Louisiana blues rockstar, Tab Benoit next week; five time Grammy nominated Chicago Queen of the Blues, Shemekia Copeland on 15 July and The New Orleans Funk Celebration Wednesday, July 22 when Grammy lifetime achievement award and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame celebrity, George Porter, Jr brings his Runnin’ Pardners to the party along with popular national artist John Papa Gros and his tribute to Dr. John, The Meters, Billy Preston, Allen Toussaint and Levon Helm!

This will be a huge and unique celebration on Wednesday, July 22nd at Kennedy Plaza and on July 24 at the unique and gorgeous Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point where we have been chosen as first or second in the nation during the last four years and currently hold the Shore Local choice award for Best Concert Series 2026 in South Jersey!

A true native of the swampy Bayou country of Southwest Louisiana, Tab Benoit has become a balladeer of south eastern America and a tremendously popular headline entertainer all over the country.

With his phenomenal Louisiana bassist, Corey Duplechin, Tab Benoit is a powerful hard driving blues rock force with a poignant personality of natural Louisiana folky charm, grit, and at the same time, the grace and serenity of the cedar swamps. Rooted in the sounds of his own life, as a Louisiana man, Tab has developed a truly unique sound that producer, Carmen Marotta, calls “swamp metal”. It is as deeply swampy and culturally rich as it is hard, driving, heavy rock n’ roll intermingled with the beautiful sounds of a Louisiana Cypress swamp. His vocal performance is the Voice of the Wetlands!

It’s amazing Free Concerts every Wednesday at Kennedy Plaza; every Friday at the unique and magical Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Poit, recognized as First or Second in the Nation Four Years in a Row!

And don’t forget Lundi Gras Monday Night Concerts returning every Monday in August!

This could be the greatest summer of free headline concerts at the Jersey Shore ever!

Let the Good Times Roll in Summer ’26!