{"id":15614,"date":"2015-10-09T11:03:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=15614"},"modified":"2015-10-16T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:52:40","slug":"listen-joy-behar-excited-to-appear-in-jamestown-as-part-of-lucy-town-half-marathon-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-joy-behar-excited-to-appear-in-jamestown-as-part-of-lucy-town-half-marathon-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"[LISTEN] Joy Behar Excited to Appear in Jamestown as Part of Lucy Town Half Marathon Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F227642351&auto_play=true&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; It\u2019s going to be a good weekend for running in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wrfaradio\/arts-on-fire-joy-behar\" target=\"_blank\">MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_15615\" style=\"width: 411px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15615\" data-attachment-id=\"15615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-joy-behar-excited-to-appear-in-jamestown-as-part-of-lucy-town-half-marathon-festivities\/lucy-race-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?fit=900%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rob Sigler      (716.450.4436)&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2012&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucy Race 2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The 2016 Lucy Town Half Marathon and 5K race will take place Oct. 8 and 9 in Jamestown, NY. (Image courtesy of www.LucyRace.com)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?fit=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?fit=900%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-15615\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?resize=401%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The 2015 Lucy Town Half Marathon and 5K race will take place Oct. 10 and 11 in Jamestown, NY. (Image courtesy of www.LucyRace.com)\" width=\"401\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The 2015 Lucy Town Half Marathon and 5K race will take place Oct. 10 and 11 in Jamestown, NY. (Image courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.LucyRace.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.LucyRace.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lucyrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The <strong>Lucy Town Half Marathon and Univera 5K<\/strong><\/a> is taking place this weekend in Jamestown, NY and the weather forecast appears to be near-perfect weather for the event. The forecast is calling for Sunny weather throughout the weekend, with temperatures in the upper 50s on Saturday for the 5K race and kids 2K race and in the low to mid 60s for Sunday\u2019s half marathon.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NationalComedyCenter.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>National Comedy Center<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucy-desi.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lucy-Desi Center<\/a><\/strong>. Executive Director <strong>Journey Gunderson<\/strong> said the two races were created in 2013 and designed to not only promote Lucille Ball\u2019s Hometown, but also provide a healthy and active way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the catalyst for it was <strong>Lou Depas<\/strong> (from our board of directors) and and <span class=\"st\"><strong>Dave Reinhardt<\/strong> (formerly of Chautauqua Striders and who now operates races as an independent contractor),&#8221; Gunderson told WRFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-2015-lucytown-half-marathon-sees-record-preregistration-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\">during a recent interview<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wrfaradio\/arts-on-fire-journey-gunderson-discusses-2015-lucy-town-half-marathon\" target=\"_blank\">listen<\/a>]. &#8220;They&#8217;ve witnessed great races in other communities and saw the impact that it had, and we were looking to expand our year-round programming, in terms of comedy, so we thought let&#8217;s join forces, let&#8217;s put something together that gives people a couple of reasons to come to Jamestown.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gunderson says that so far registration for both races is doing well, adding that there is still time for participants to register if they haven\u2019t already done so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOY BEHAR AT THE REG LENNA SATURDAY NIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weekend of events will also include a performance by nationally known television host and long-time stand up comedian <strong>Joy Behar<\/strong>, best known for her work on <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-view\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The View<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14959\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14959\" data-attachment-id=\"14959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/joy-baher-to-headline-2015-lucy-half-town-marathon-weekend\/113387_d_1170r-2-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?fit=400%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;113387_D_1170r-2.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joy Behar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joy Behar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?fit=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?fit=400%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-14959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?resize=249%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joy Behar\" width=\"249\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Joy-Behar.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Joy Behar<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Behar told WRFA during an interview earlier this week that its an honor to be performing in Lucille Ball\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up with Lucy, like a lot of people and I basically couldn&#8217;t go to sleep until her show was over,&#8221; Behar said. &#8220;It&#8217;s interesting that the show is still on the air. People can still see that that comedy has held up over the years&#8230; I think she&#8217;s in the top five greats. Charlie Chaplin, Lucille Ball -those are the names that I think hold up for over a century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Behar also says she thinks having a National Comedy Center in Jamestown is something that will be a success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cooperstown seems to do okay with the Baseball Hall of Fame, and then the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland seems to do well,&#8221; Behar said, adding, &#8220;Not everybody can always come to New York City. There are places you want to visit in this country. So I think [the Comedy Center] is sort of a destination for people and I think it will work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Behar will be performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Saturday night. Tickets are still available for the show by calling the Reg Lenna box office at <a href=\"tel:716.484.7070\">716.484.7070<\/a> or visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucyrace.com\">www.lucyrace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To register for either race, visit www.lucyrace.com for race registration and additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; It\u2019s going to be a good weekend for running in Jamestown. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Lucy Town Half Marathon and Univera 5K is taking place this weekend in Jamestown, NY and the weather forecast appears to be near-perfect weather for the event. The forecast is calling for Sunny weather throughout the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":15615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"[LISTEN] Joy Behar Excited to Appear in Jamestown as Part of Lucy Town Half Marathon Festivities","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[629,1310,5765,5786,1468,1469,3796,5787],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Lucy-Race-2015.jpg?fit=900%2C456&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-43Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14958,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/joy-baher-to-headline-2015-lucy-half-town-marathon-weekend\/","url_meta":{"origin":15614,"position":0},"title":"Joy Baher to Headline 2015 Lucy Half Town Marathon Weekend","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"August 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"JAMESTOWN - A nationally known daytime TV talk show host will be coming to Jamestown in October. 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