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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!

On the Beach in Somers Point for Father’s Day, we will have five big trombones, the biggest tuba you ever saw and one of the greatest drummers in New Orleans today, Eric Bolivar, providing the sound for classic rockstar songs, and New Orleans Rhythm and Blues as well as the funky street beat when Bonerama performs two big shows over the course of a three hour beach party. For 25 years, Bonerama has carried on the New Orleans tradition of rock ‘n’ roll and funky rhythm and blues played in the style of a New Orleans Street Beat, second line party.

This Friday night the Beach will be turned into a parade of dancing and street partying for everyone to enjoy on the unique and magical Friday night concert, which are at the top of the nation for the last four years as well as the very best of the Shore just winning the Shore Local Choice Award for Best Outdoor Concerts 2026, in that respected, tremendously popular news magazine.

The partying continues joyously next week when one of the Northeast’s best party dance bands, The Dane Anthony Band, brings the Motown, the disco, the Memphis Rock and Soul, the classic rock, the Philly sound, the LA funk and your requests you want to hear on Friday, June 26.

Returning from two European tours and performing high visibility performances at area concerts and casino venues, emerging Blues Rockstar, Billy Walton, our own Jersey Shore Rock and Soul Guitar Hero, will be starring with the Tony Mart All-Stars in the Tony Mart Tribute to the Classic Rock Superstars, which opens the season at Kennedy Plaza this Wednesday, June 24 following the final adoption of the grants enabling the CRDA Summer Concert Series to explode onto the Boardwalk for 16 nights!

Billy will be part of an All-Star cavalcade of the most beloved and popular performers in South Jersey including Danny Eyer, Patty Blee, Patty Balbo, Brian Conover, “Old School” Jimmy Glen and Rich “Megahurtz” Kurtz from Hawkins Road and Hawkins Cove as well as Big Bob Ernano, from the Brandon Ireland Band, and the area’s celebrated, nationally recognized, contemporary jazz saxophone star, Howard Isaacson performing his number one hit, “Daylight” at the top the contemporary jazz charts for much of 2025.

The show is an amazing three hour marathon tribute to rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Eagles, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Allman Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Jett, The Pretenders, Linda Ronstadt, Eric Clapton, Prince, Led Zeppelin and more.

13 of our greatest South Jersey music stars performing tribute to over a dozen of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll superstars in history!

What a way to start the Summertime Party for 16 nights with Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk every Wednesday through September 2 and Lundi Gras every Monday in August!

On the radio this week, we will have Gwen Toline, the manager and promoter of several of the stars who will be performing at Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk this year.

We’ll talk about the deep, uptown, Funk of Soul project New Orleans at Jersey Gumbo on Monday the 13th and the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Wednesday the 15th with 5 time Grammy nominated the Soul Queen of Chicago, Shemekia Copeland; 90’s rockstar Victor Krizan from the Spin Doctors, who will perform on August 3, Lundi Gras Concert on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City; and the soulful finale of Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk, September 2, “TKO Love: the Official Teddy Pendergast Tribute” produced and performed by the original Teddy Pendergrass Band.

The brand new Kennedy Plaza Stage will come alive with the Tony Mart Cares beverage garden sponsored by Circle Liquor Store and we will inaugurate The Atlantic City Boardwalk with a 16 concert series from now until September!

Go to www.Tonymart.com and meet us on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City this Wednesday the 24th.

It is a lifetime celebration of America and our greatest music on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America!

Let the Good Times Roll AMERICA!