The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer held its 45th Annual Men’s Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Thursday, November 13, 2014. The evening included an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and a very special keynote speaker, Roy Firestone, a man for all seasons.
Tickets cost $375 per person with local cancer charities benefiting from funds raised by the dinner. Along with the unforgettable cuisine and a headline speaker, guests had the opportunity to bid on some highly coveted auction items, motivatedd by auctioneer extraordinaire Kim Tucci: a Cabo San Lucas Getaway; Premier Golf Outings to Agusta National Golf Club, Annbriar Golf Course, Meadowbrook Country Club, Old Warson Country Club, Westwood Country Club, Sunset Country Club, and Bellerieve Country Club; one of a kind Sports Memorabilia and Collectibles; and Unique Sports Opportunities from the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams.
Critically acclaimed as a performer, monologist, musician and impressionist, Roy Firestone has become one of the nation’s most sought after live corporate performers, keynote speakers and lecturers. Firestone has performed in more than two thousand venues spanning two decades.
As an actor, Firestone appeared in the Academy Award-winning film, Jerry Maguire, where he played himself in an unforgettable (and ofter repeated) scene with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.
His numerous television credits include Everybody Loves Raymond and Married With Children. Fans of The Simpsons remember him as the voice of Bart Starr. No stranger to talk shows, Firestone has visited Late Night with David Letterman, Later with Bob Costas, Larry King Live and The Tonight Show.
Firestone also has developed into an accomplished musical vocalist. He recently released his first CD, Another Voice, produced and backed by Grammy Award-winning fusion band, Hiroshima.
Roy Firestone has accumulated seven Emmy Awards and seven cable ACE Awards hosting, interviewing, narrating, writing, and producing. As the ground-breaking, original host of ESPN’s legendary Up Close, Up Close Classic and Up Close Primetime, Firestone has interviewed over 5,000 athletes, musicians, actors, and political figures along with scores of writers and filmmakers. Sports Illustrated calls Firestone “The best interviewer in the business”.
Not limited to television or the big screen, Firestone also has a prolific presence on the printed page, authoring two best-selling books, Up Close with Roy Firestorne, and most recently, Don’t Make Me Cry, Roy.
The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer comprises a nonprofit, charitable organization whose purposes include raising funds for cancer research, prevention, and care. The Group has generated more than $4 million in its history.
Funds are channeled through the various organizations and earmarked for specific programs in the community. Funding previously has gone to the following programs:
- Pediatric oncology research
- Support groups for cancer survivors and their families
- Free mammograms for indigent women
- Free camp stays for children with cancer
- Prostate cancer research
- Colon and breast cancer research
- Bone marrow programs
- Direct medical assistance for Catholic nuns
- Funding support for lodging of needy cancer patient families
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- Jim Otis, Danny Chadakhtzian, Travis Liebig
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- Scott Mannis, Dennis Gipson
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- Tom Eschen, Les Nackman, vice chair, Herschel Price, chair
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- Marcus Manning, David Bruns
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- Greg Hake, Jack Hake, Douglas Weber, vice president
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- Al Hrabosky, Chris Cavato
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- Howard Sher, Larry Levy, dinner chair, Robert Kramer, M.D.
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- John Brandvein, Norman Gold
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- Bill Bartelsmeyer, John Irace, Dan Harbaugh
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- Douglas Weber, Bob Mills
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- Alan Charlson, Gene Kahn, Richard Cohen
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- Les Nackman, vice chair, Michael Pepper
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- Robert Walpert, Aaron Barnes, Shep Hyken
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- Andy Glaser, Bob Wittershein
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- Mark Mantovani, Bill McDermott, Joe Ambrose
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- Philip Horwitz, Dan Dankmyer
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- Larry Levy, dinner chair, Jay Randolph, Guy Phillips, master of ceremonies
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- Dr. Robert Kramer, Jim Kiske
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- Dan Rosen, Bob Mills, David Bruns
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- Larry Levy, Dan Harbaugh
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- Mark Kronemer, Randy Aaranson, Bruce Bernstein
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- Andy Goldberg, Burt Follman, Barry Faintich
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- Spencer Koch, Steve Mills, Dan Rosen
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- Jeffrey Bernstein, Cory Feit, Mike Becker, Dan Becker
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- Mickey Waldman, Corey Waldman, Evan Waldman
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- Darren Riddenhour, Sam Adler, Eddie Cherry
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- Jack Stapleton, Dan Buck, John Hefele
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- Joe Ambrose, Gene Todd, Tim Lathe, Paul Lorenzini
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- Doug Nachman, Gabe Grossberg, Howard Goldman
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- Jeffrey Rosenblum, Richard Stein, Craig Schnuck
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- Matt White, Mike Higgins, Jack Stapleton
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- Stephen Tucker, Cole Loftus, Tesla, Timothy Van Rhein, Michael Lefton, vice president
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- Howard Balzer, Tom Ackerman, Ed Goldberg, Dan Rosen
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- Harv Citerman, Brad Bishop, Tom Rosenthal
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- Bill Feinstein, M.D., Scott Stern
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- Jack Stapleton, Dan Buck, John Hefele share a humorous moment
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- Guy Phillips, Y-98 FM, Phillips & Company Show, master of ceremonies
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- Guy Phillips
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- Arianna, Tracie Sandheinrich, musical entertainment
