92.7 WOBM » Joe Paterno http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Tue, 21 May 2013 03:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Paternos Issue Report, Challenge Freeh's Findings http://wobm.com/paterno-family-to-respond-to-critical-report/ http://wobm.com/paterno-family-to-respond-to-critical-report/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:43:36 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=228569 A new report commissioned by Joe Paterno's family challenges the conclusion by former FBI director Louis Freeh that the late Penn State coach conspired to hide child sex abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

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]]> http://wobm.com/paterno-family-to-respond-to-critical-report/feed/ 0 Joe Paterno (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Vigil To Mark Anniversary Of Joe Paterno's Death http://wobm.com/vigil-to-mark-anniversary-of-joe-paternos-death/ http://wobm.com/vigil-to-mark-anniversary-of-joe-paternos-death/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:56:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=219312 Supporters of longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are marking the 1-year anniversary of his death with a candlelight vigil.

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]]> http://wobm.com/vigil-to-mark-anniversary-of-joe-paternos-death/feed/ 0 Students leave notes on a cardboard cutout of former Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno in the Pattee and Paterno Libraries on the campus of Penn State (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) We Are Penn State – The Hometown View http://wobm.com/we-are-penn-state-the-hometown-view/ http://wobm.com/we-are-penn-state-the-hometown-view/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:56:44 +0000 Kevin Williams http://wobm.com/?p=47270 “We Are Penn State” is a chant heard at all the school’s sporting events, especially during Saturday football games at Beaver Stadium. It can also be heard around campus at just about any time and it’s not unusual for students and alumni to use those three words to close a conversation or even an email.

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]]> http://wobm.com/we-are-penn-state-the-hometown-view/feed/ 0 Mario Tama/Getty Images Joe Paterno 1926-2012 – The Hometown View http://wobm.com/45960/ http://wobm.com/45960/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:55:49 +0000 Kevin Williams http://wobm.com/?p=45960

Frankly I have decided that I no longer care how history and others judge Joe Paterno, the iconic former Penn State football coach who died Sunday morning at the age of 85.

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]]> http://wobm.com/45960/feed/ 0 Students Protest As Joe Paterno Fired By Trustees http://wobm.com/students-fired-as-joe-paterno-fired-by-trustees/ http://wobm.com/students-fired-as-joe-paterno-fired-by-trustees/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:15:54 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://wobm.com/?p=7415

Police in riot gear have confronted hundreds of Penn State students who took to the streets after the ouster of football coach Joe Paterno.

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]]> http://wobm.com/students-fired-as-joe-paterno-fired-by-trustees/feed/ 0 Patrick Smith/Getty Images Hometown View – 11/9/11 http://wobm.com/hometown-view-11911/ http://wobm.com/hometown-view-11911/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:59:02 +0000 Kevin Williams http://wobm.com/?p=7253 What’s taking place at Penn State University is tearing me apart because that school and its football program is not just something I’m casually interested in but rather has been a passion for 40 years.

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]]> http://wobm.com/hometown-view-11911/feed/ 0 Joe Paterno statue at Penn State. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)