What’s better than one Heather? Two Heathers, of course!
Well-known harness racing
personalities Heather Vitale and Heather Wilder will be walking and working the
Red Carpet at the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch
Awards banquet on Sunday night, Feb. 25, at Rosen Shingle Creek resort in
Orlando, Fla., and broadcasting live on their Facebook pages.
“If you can’t make the
banquet, we are going to bring the party to you!” said Wilder.
The Facebook Live shows
will begin at 6 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m., when the awards dinner will
commence.
Sponsored by Weaver
Bruscemi LLC and Ron Burke, the entire awards dinner, hosted by Roger Huston
and Jason Settlemoir, will be broadcast live on the USHWA Facebook page and
available on the U.S. Trotting Association’s YouTube page
the following day, Monday, Feb. 26.
Vitale has hosted two
popular television shows: Post Time and PA Harness Week. In addition to her
local weekly productions, the charismatic personality has covered the sport
nationally on espn2, CBSSN and MAV-TV. Vitale loves communicating with
Standardbred enthusiasts around the world via social media and her
unconventional interviews with a “when in doubt, add glitter” attitude has
brought a unique sparkle to the sport and grabbed the attention of new fans.
Wilder is currently known
for her handling talent management for the Delaware County Fair during the live
TV broadcast of the Little Brown Jug. While working as public relations and
marketing director for the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association she became a
pioneer of reporting on racing on Facebook Live and coordinated the promotion
of countless on-track events. She was the 2013 recipient of USHWA’s Lew Barasch
Memorial Breakthrough Award.
While the two Heathers
will interview arriving attendees on the Red Carpet, one special guest will be
Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair, considered by many to be the greatest professional
wrestler of all-time. Flair is attending the Dan Patch Awards dinner as a guest
of one of the honorees and will also be meeting and greeting attendees on the
Red Carpet, which is sponsored by Hoosier Park.
Dinner tickets must be
ordered by Tuesday, Feb. 20, by contacting Judy Wilson via email at zoe8874@aol.com or by phone at 302-359-3630.
You can download the form to order the $175 dinner tickets on the USHWA site at
www.ushwa.net. Dinner
selections must be made at the time of ordering, with the choices either filet
mignon, Caribbean spiced grouper or a vegetable plate. All meals are prepared
gluten-free.
