Anthony Smedile

Rob Reed congratulates Devon Reed as she crosses home plate with help from Baily Otto, a volunteer from Stockton University, during opening day at The South Jersey Field of Dreams in Absecon, New Jersey. The Field of Dreams is a place where physically and mentally disabled children and adults can participate in the game of baseball. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)

Funded by donations and grants, the 16-year-old organization grew from an idea by Absecon resident Barry Hackett whose grandson Jacob is confined to a wheelchair.

5 years ago

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963.

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South Jersey man creates audio history of JFK’s final hours

On November 22, 1963, Michael Maggio was playing with toy guns in his childhood home in Patterson, New Jersey. Like many from his generation that day never left his mind.

6 years ago

2019 Miss'd America winner Ms. Adriana Trenta walks the runway during the Miss'd America Pageant held at the Borrgata in Atlantic City. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)

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A pageant in drag, Miss’d America upholds traditions

With Miss America contestants donning more sensible clothes, a popular annual spoof of the Atlantic City pageant, Miss'd America, feels more like nostalgia than satire.

6 years ago