Salvatore’s Pizza will celebrate 47 years of business in Rochester this summer. As Salvatore SoccerSam Fantauzzo, CEO/Founder of Salvatore’s Pizza, looks back on the company’s past, it is his wish to highlight and honor those who helped pave Salvatore’s success over the years.
Salvatore’s Pizza has an established a “Hall of Fame” on their website, where Salvatore’s inducts franchisees, key employees, partners, and vendors who have had an important hand in Salvatore’s history. The Hall of Fame can be found at https://www.salvatores.com/pizza-hall-of-fame.
Salvatore’s has now added a media section to their dedication, and have chosen the very first nominee in the media division of this recognition – Rochester radio legend, the late Mr. Andrew Langston.
“There is no future without our past,” said Fantauzzo, “I was fortunate to have people like Mr. Langston be a part of our history. Salvatore’s today only exists due to the many hands who have helped us along the way.”
Andrew Langston came to Rochester in the 1960s and founded WDKX Radio station in 1974. Four years after Mr. Langston founded WDKX, he became a regular customer at Salvatore’s original location at 1985 East Main Street that opened in 1978. He introduced Salvatore’s founder Salvatore Fantauzzo to Rochester radio and helped educate the young pizza entrepreneur about local radio advertising. Within days, Salvatore’s very first radio spots aired on WDKX Radio.
Mr. Langston’s involvement in the young advertising days of Salvatore’s was paramount in Salvatore’s initial growth. SoccerSam attributes Mr. Langston’s early local radio push as the advertising jump-start that his new business needed. Salvatore’s still places emphasis on radio advertising, and this is fueled by the early opportunity, kindness, and education that individuals such as Mr. Langston and others showed high school-aged Sam. Salvatore’s will always be appreciative of the late great Andrew Langston’s part in their company history, and this Rochester radio legend’s contributions to our community as a whole should always be remembered.
Mr. Langston passed in 2010, but the family-owned station remains strong under the direction of his son, Andre Langston.
“On behalf of WDKX and the Langston Family, we sincerely thank Salvatore’s for honoring our Founder, Andrew A. Langston, with this special recognition in their Media Wall of Fame,” said Andre Langston, son and WDKX Owner. “My Father’s legacy was built on community, perseverance and service, and we deeply appreciate this tribute to his impact. Thank you for celebrating his visions and contributions to Rochester.”
Salvatore’s will be privately gifting WDKX a plaque to honor Mr. Andrew Langston’s induction into their Media Hall of Fame. Andrew Langston’s name can now be found on Salvatore’s history webpage and Hall of Fame webpage: https://www.salvatores.com/pizza-hall-of-fame.
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