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One of the greatest food critics and culinary journalists in the history of southern New Jersey, Ed Hitzel, suffering a very sudden death approximately 11 years ago.

At that time, Carmen Marotta was becoming an increasingly frequent cohost on his show, TABLE FOR ONE. Consequently, The Tony Mart Family became active in producing a radio show that focused on restaurants, cooking and wine, but expanded it into the music of the Tony Mart Legacy.

With the assistance of Harry & Don Hurley, affiliated with WPG, this became a reality that has become the highest ranking Saturday afternoon talk show at 12:00pm weekly: Tony Mart Presents Music, Food, Fun, Travel: Let the Good Times Roll!

In the 10 years that have transpired since the inception of the weekly talk radio show, Tony Mart Presents has increased its production of concerts with further development of Mardi Gras On The Boardwalk, the FREE Boardwalk concert series that initiated approximately 15 years ago.

In 2025, Tony Mart Cares Inc., our nonprofit community service organization became the producers of Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point, now in its 33rd year.

Several years ago, Tony Mart Presents reintroduced The Jersey Gumbo Cookoff & Louisiana Music Festival, which has become exponentially successful in July at the beautiful tiki bar and tropical nightclub, The Point, located at 998 Bay Avenue, at the site of the former Bay Shores Nightclub, across from the original Tony Marts on the historic Somers Point bay front.

The Jersey Gumbo Cookoff & Louisiana Music Festival continues its focus featuring extensive information on favorite restaurants and eateries along with extensive information about the amazingly FREE concerts, which are produced in both Somers Point and Atlantic City as the premiere FREE headline concert series at the Jersey shore each summer.

The radio show now features detailed information and very interesting, amusing & fascinating interviews regarding the performances and the careers of the musical artists; travel to major musical events such as New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and back in Jersey, Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival in Sussex County. Occasionally, the show features savory details of the last of the 'real deal' Americana restaurants, BBQ's, 'road food' and traditions which we are still able to enjoy for over 45 years.

In addition to updating and encapsulating all of these activities produced by Tony Mart Presents and Tony Mart Cares Inc., the radio show has become focused on the fabulous wines of the world and the significant values offered by Circle Liquor Store, our premiere sponsor, as curated by the wine master at Circle, Chester Malloy, the First Lady of Circle Liquor, the lovely Jeanette Giemza, and Tony Marts own sommelier, Julia Stacy Reilly, AKA the 'wine goddess'.

With so much content and detail as to how to enjoy life it's no wonder that the radio show is consistently polling the #1 most listened to show our time slot by large margins!

It's all about celebrating positive good times in life! Tune in and remember that you can get the weekly broadcasts live in real time by merely clicking on WPG in the top right corner.

Let the good times roll!

Returning from The New Orleans Jazzfest and the Blues Foundation Music Awards in Memphis last week, we were overjoyed to greet over 100 of our friends at Josie Kelly’s in order to celebrate the “Good Times at the Old Point” and kickoff the summer season with an event honoring the recently retired Director of Public Works in Somers Point, Guy Martin, who just concluded 52 years of service to our lovely little town. It must be a record in the state!

It was certainly a record setting event for good times with Billy Walton leading the charge and Danny Eyer, Big Bob Ernano, Brandon Ireland and Sharon Garland from Pan Gravy performing as guest stars.

Another feature of the evening was two fabulous performances by the Plaid Salmon Horns who will be performing all over the Somers Point Beach and the Atlantic City Boardwalk as we roll into what looks like 29 free concerts in 2026!

Here’s the latest big announcement of the spring for fans of the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin and American Jamrock, JADEN LEHMAN, guitarist for Oteil and Friends, will be joining Dead Zepp for an All-Star classic rock jam Friday, July 10, 2026 after Jayden recently performed with John Meyer from Dead and Company.

The South Jersey Jazz Society kicks off the Friday night concerts June 5, 2026 with a special 250th America’s birthday performance by one of those Plaid Salmon Horns, P J Keiter and his Hot Eights paying tribute to the sounds of Louis Armstrong and his Hot Eights being featured in New Orleans as a salute to the birth of American music in New Orleans.

On June 12, Tony Mart Cares presents its first Legacy Concert on the Beach when five time Grammy award winner, Tom Hambridge, returns to celebrate at the outdoor venue he loves so much. In addition to his fifth Grammy, Tom also won the Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the Memphis BMA’s for production of Buddy Guy’s “Messin’ with the Blues” album that is studded with rock stars. Somers Point loves him right back and is looking forward to his phenomenal compositions performed live. The show will kick off with the first performance of the summer by our own phenomenal, emerging blues rock prodigies, the Twisted Livin’ Band.

Ready to Let the Good Times Roll again, we will be on the road, May 30th to celebrate Michael Arnone‘s Crawfish Festival, the largest Louisiana music and food festival outside of Louisiana, at the Sussex County Fairgrounds right in New Jersey.

The lineup is so impressive with Samantha Fish, one of the hottest emerging blues rock stars out there, as well as several other headliners, Kenny Neal, Bonerama and an exciting show starring premier New Orleans keyboard player, Joe Krown, taking time from his touring with the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band to join Papa Mali and bring to life the New Orleans piano classics in a romping, funky set based on Joe’s latest release “Tribute”.

Joe Krown will join us from the road this week and The Crawfish Chef, himself, Michael Arnone, will call in from down south.

Back from their travels in France, the Wine Goddess herself, Julia Stacey Reilly, and Tony Mart Cares Technical Director, Michael Reilly, will share the essence of spring with wines from Bordeaux, Champagne, and the Louvhe Valley. During this segment, we will recommend many of the wines from these regions that have been specially reduced for sale by Chester Malloy, the Winemaster at Circle Liquor Store.

To make it even more convenient, the Circle Liquor Store is open seven days a week from 9 AM until 10 PM. Circle Liquor store is the place to to have a good time while getting ready to Let the Good Times Roll with all of the latest products and their vast selection of the finest products which exceeds almost any liquor store and is one of the factors, along with such great hospitality and service, that make Circle Liquor Store the best independent liquor store in New Jersey, possibly the world!

Once again, we want to congratulate Guy Martin, his friends and family on his retirement after 52 years of service to the little town that we all love so much!

From the Boardwalk in Atlantic City to the beautiful bay in Somers Point, this is the time to relish and anticipate the good times!

The entire Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point schedule is available at www.tonymart.com.