Monday, 11 February 2013 09:27

Akron's Black Keys Score Grammy Gold

Written by  Edward L. Esposito
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"Lonely Boy" is on the "El Camino" Album "Lonely Boy" is on the "El Camino" Album photo: The Black Keys

Hard to imagine a prouder set of parents -- or city -- following the success of Akron's The Black Keys on the Grammy Awards Sunday night.

The duo of Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach led the awards show with four of the gold-plated gramophones, including Best Rock song and Best Rock Performance for "Lonely Boy"; Best Rock Album for "El Camino" and Auerbach won Best Producer Non-Classical Category for "El Camino."

Auerbach thanked his and Carney's parents, Akron and Nashville when accepting the awards. The band is currently working on it's new album and after recording some of the tracks in Benton Harbor, Michigan will be completing work in Nashville.

Jim Carney is known locally as a long-time reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal but today's he's becoming better known as "Patrick's Dad." 97.5 WONE's Jeff Kinzbach talked with the proud papa post-Grammy Awards on the success of The Black Keys and how they stay true to their roots here in Akron.

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Edward L. Esposito

Edward L. Esposito

Edward "Ed" Esposito is vice-president, information media for the Rubber City Radio Group. He oversees news and public affairs programs for www.AkronNewsNow.com, 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. He is Secretary-Treasurer of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation; a former chair of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation and a former president of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association. He's also served as a member of the Akron Press Club , Kent State University Student Media Advisory Board, Ohio Open Government Coalition, Northeast Ohio AMBER Task Force. He's lectured on broadcasting and journalism for the University of Missouri in China, as well as across the country for RTDNA and RTDNF. You can reach Ed through the newsroom at 330-864-6397 or by email eesposito@rcrg.net

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