Posted by Mark Rojek on Oct 24, 2017
Join your fellow Rotarians, the Mayors of Canton and Massillon, the team coaches and players, and guests for our annual Joint Canton-Massillon Rotary Meeting and pre-game festivities.  This year’s event will be emceed by Q92 radio announcers, Mark Milano and TJ Downing.  The Q92 team will provide in-depth coverage of the teams, conduct interviews and add color to our 'tailgating' event.  We will also have a featured segment on the new documentary, “Timeless Rivals”, which chronicles the long-standing rivalry between these schools and its impact on our area.
 
Mark Milano will be the moderator of this exciting event.  Mark has a long history in Northeast Ohio sports and is currently the sideline reporter for Q92 Radio.  He is also the co-host of the Sports Time Machine and the High School Jam Session.  He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival committee since 1982 and has been inducted into the Stark County Softball Hall of Fame.  Mark is a life-long Stark County resident, has his B.A. degree from Kent State University, and has received the St. Thomas Aquinas Distinguished Alumni Award.  For his day job, Mark is a Senior Account Manager at Comp Management and is a recognized expert on workers' and unemployment compensations.   He resides in North Canton with his wife, Laura, and their two children.
 
 
Timothy “TJ” Downing is a Stark County native and graduate of GlenOak High School, where he starred in football as team captain and first-team All-Ohioan standout.  His love of the game took him to The Ohio State University, where he excelled as an offensive guard. As a member of this high-caliber team, TJ contributed to OSU's back-to-back Big Ten titles.  In the process, he was named a consensus 1st Team All Big Ten selection and a 2nd Team Associated Press All American and was signed as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals.  TJ remains highly engaged in the local sports scene as a sportscaster on Q92 radio and 1310 WDPN AM as founder of Lineman School of America, a personal training academy for offensive and defensive lineman.  He is also the project manager at SANND Venture Capital.  TJ lives in Canton with his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughter, Rosie, and remains a 'larger-than-life' local sports personality.