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Broadcast Legend Sid Mark to be Remembered at Ocean Grove Event on June 7th

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 04/17/2026

Sid and Brian Mark

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Sid Mark, the popular and iconic radio host, sadly passed away four years ago, on April 18th, 2022. Sid’s son Brian Mark, Executive Producer of Orange Productions' nationally syndicated radio program The Sounds of Sinatra with Sid Mark, will be a very special host/guest speaker, at a musical event which will highlight the legacy of his father and celebrate the 70th Anniversary of The Sounds of Sinatra broadcast program.

Independent producer Karen Morris is the presenter of this event, The Sinatra Celebration Concert, which will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center, Palaia Theater (66 South Main Street) in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Showtime is 3:00pm.

Sid Mark was a consummate professional whose remarkable broadcast career spanned 65 years, during which he filled the airwaves with his eloquent delivery, classic Sinatra songs, enduring anecdotes and fascinating details about Frank Sinatra and his music. In addition to the Sounds of Sinatra program, Mr. Mark had two other long-running shows, Sundays With Sinatra airing on WPHT-AM (1210) and Fridays With Frank.

In the 1960's Sid Mark developed a loyal and close relationship with Frank Sinatra, a friendship that lasted throughout their lifetimes. Sid Mark formed Orange Productions, with a nod to the color orange, Frank Sinatra's favorite hue.

Brian Mark has spent the last 30 years producing the Sounds of Sinatra alongside his father, Sid Mark. They shared a tremendous number of experiences with both radio personalities and entertainment luminaries such as Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, and more. "Working with my father has been the best years of my life and I look forward to continuing the tradition of Sid Mark & Frank Sinatra." said Mark.




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Chuck Granata, a guest speaker at the June 7th concert event and a close friend of Brian and Sid Mark, will join Brian on stage to share his personal insights. Mr. Granata is a writer, record producer, music historian and archivist, and hosts the radio show, “Sinatra Standard Time,” for the San Diego jazz station, KSDS. Event guest speaker, Dana Polan, Professor of Cinema Studies at New York University, will join Mr. Granata to extend the discussion, and both will deliver a tribute to the marvelous arranger, Nelson Riddle.

Performing a variety of Sinatra/Riddle favorite tunes at the June 7th concert, will be vocalist extraordinaire Zack Alexander, accompanied by the Swingadelic Big Band. 

For more information or Sinatra Concert June 7th tickets, visit https://www.rat-pack-music-alliance.com/sinatra-show/ or visit, Jersey Shore Arts Center: www.jerseyshoreartscenter.org




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