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The Matt Cord Show With Steve Vassalotti Is Coming To WMGK Mornings

Author Matty Cord and Steve Vassalotti

Introducing The Matt Cord Show, with Steve Vassalotti.

The show debuts on air, the Tuesday after Labor Day, September 5th, 2023. It will include one of the most recognizable and well-liked personalities in Philadelphia, as well as a familiar voice to WMGK listeners. Both Matt Cord and Steve Vassalotti have long been associated with WMGK.

Matt’s presence in middays on the station has been outstanding. From the start, three years ago when he took the reins, he embraced the MGK workday audience.

The move to mornings allows Matt, with Steve’s added producing and co-hosting chops, to continue to deliver a friendly, relatable, entertaining, and music-focused Philadelphia morning show.

These two talented and experienced broadcasters in the studio, along with traffic assistance from Cindy Graham each morning, will soar.

More details about the show and its components are to come. We are so excited to share this news with all of you, our WMGK listeners. This morning show, which will run weekdays from 6a-10a, will aid you on your morning drive. They will make you laugh. They will play the best classic rock ever made. It will be authentically Philly!

Thank you all for supporting 102.9 WMGK. We look forward to hearing The Matt Cord Show, with Steve Vassalotti hit the airwaves Tuesday, September 5th!

 

My Bike Ride From South Philadelphia to the WMGK Studios

I love when the spring finally hits and the weather starts to warm up!

Of course, it means summer is getting closer and closer.

The Phillies season has just started.

And the NBA Playoffs are underway, with hopefully a deep run in store for the Philadelphia 76ers!

But one of the main reasons I love this time of year is because I can finally ride my bike to and from work again a few times a week!

I love riding my bike as much as I can to work at the WMGK studios at 1 Bala Plaza from my house all the way in South Philly.

It is honestly such a scenic route that I never get tired of riding through.

I pass through the gorgeous Kelly Drive, including the iconic Boathouse Row section of the city!

Also along my trip, I pass the Rocky statue, so whenever I get tired that gives me the extra motivation to last the extra rounds like our favorite fictional boxer would do!

I can’t forget Delancey Street, either!

The homes on that street are beautiful!

I also pass some great establishments in the city during my ride!

One of these is a restaurant called Rouge, which easily has some of the best burgers in the whole city!

Another place I pass is the Mitchell & Ness headquarters!

For all my sports lovers out there, you have to stop by one of their flagship stores because they have some of the best sports gear and memorabilia in the game!

My favorite part of the route is along the Schuylkill Trail!

Then, finally, the homestretch down legendary South Street.

Altogether, it is 10.8 miles total and I do it typically in just under an hour!

I know that information thanks to my Strava map!

I put some photos and videos together from my ride so you guys can see what I see and enjoy!

  • Getting Ready to Ride Home in WMGK Kitchen!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Outside 1 Bala Plaza!

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  • The TLA!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Federal Donuts!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Brauhaus Schmitz

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • South Street!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Basketball Courts!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Mitchell & Ness Head Quarters!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Mitchell & Ness Again!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Rouge!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Rouge Again!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • On The River!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Skyline!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Road Block!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Outside Boathouse Row!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Schuylkill Trail!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Schuylkill River!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Cynwyd Heritage Trail

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Big Hill

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Bridge!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Strava Results!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Strava Map!

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    Photo by: Matt Cord

  • Video Riding Past Boathouse Row

  • Video Riding By the Rocky Statue

Matt Cord is the host of the Matt Cord Show. He is a lover of all Philly Sports and has been the voice of the Sixers for 27 years and NBA2K for the past 4 years. As a cyclist enthusiast, Matt writes about his adventures all throughout the city.

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