User:Gene2367/Gene Werley

Eugene (Gene) George Werley Jr. is a former radio personality and is currently the propietor of Gene Werley Mobile Entertainment. He is also the Marketing Director for Sands Auto Group, with dealerships located throughout Pennsylvania. Gene performed his first mobile DJ show in 1981, substituting for his father who was feeling ill and unable to fullfil his obligation. The event was his father's 20 year high school class reunion and those in attendance that night were hoping to see the elder Werley and their former classmate. Young Gene wowed the crowd with his extensive knowledge of older music and a career as a mobile DJ was born. In 1984 Gene joined his father at WSAN-AM 1470 in Whitehall Pennsylvania. There, he learned the basics in being a radio announcer and started to make the public aware of another "Gene Werley" coming up through the ranks of Lehigh Valley radio personalities and mobile DJ entertainment. This led to a 14 year career as a radio announcer which ended in 1998. Along the way, Gene filled the airwaves at WXKW-Whitehall, WGPA-Bethlehem, WAVT/WPPA-Pottsville, WBHT-Wilkes Barre, WMGH-Lansford, and WSPI-Mt.Carmel. In 1990 Entertainment Director George Stoddard asked Gene to host an oldies dance party (to be known as "Thursdaysomething") at Rumor's Lounge located in the former Pottsville Treadway Inn hotel. In just 3 months, the average nightly receipts for Thursday nights quadrupled. Patrons would often drive from as far as an hour away to enjoy the tunes and dance on a Thursday nights. Gene's affiliation with the hotel last nearly 8 years and is still considered by the locals to be one of the best weekly mobile dj shows Pottsville has ever had. With the change of DUI laws and a trend towards karaoke, Gene started an emphasis on working private parties such as wedding receptions and birthday parties. As changes came in his family life Gene strived to find a balance between being a husband/father/DJ he backed off a little on his mobile dj dates. This also helped to prevent burnout, and today Gene is just vigorous with his performances as he was 20 years ago.