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Gary Adamek

Gary Adamek

gary adamek

I am Florida native that was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. I graduated from West Virginia University in 1979 with a BS in Business Management.

Out of college I spent nine years in radio sales/management in Pittsburgh, PA. for Benns Communications. In 1988 I returned to Florida to work for Sandusky Broadcasting. In 1989 I joined Clear Channel Communications, Tampa where I spent the past 21 years. In December 2010, I joined CBS Radio, Tampa where I specifically represent WSJT-FM and all the various web, social networking and digital platforms for the CBS group of 6 stations .

When I arrived in Tampa I had a great passion for the game of golf, which my dear friend Dean Hedstrom helped me to cultivate. That passion lead me to the Golf Channel Am Tour and for the past nine years I have organized and conducted the Golf Channel Am Tour events in the Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando markets.

Currently, I live in Palm Harbor with my fiancee Donna and I have two lovely daughter's, Jacquelynn and Lauren.

When I'm not selling advertising or marketing ideas, I'm on the golf course, either playing the game or running a golf tournament. When I get to relax you'll find me riding a bike, or kayak, with Donna. If I'm not out doing that then I'm catching a Tampa Bay Rays, Lightning, Steelers or Penguins game!!

Gary Adamek was a very dear friend of Dean's, he has spent his career working in radio and media in the Tampa Bay area. It was through Gary that Dean met Ron Diaz, the host of the local WDAE Sports Animal Radio Show. From time to time Ron would have Dean call in for commentary on golf news. After Dean died, Ron asked Gary to come on the show to say a few wrods, this is a clip from that show.