After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable TV show “The Arty Party Hour”. Here we see the latest TV team: “Munchie”, “The Dragon”, “Arty Party”, “Z-man” and “Sharpie”. The screen is broadcast on Napa Valley TV and online.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his longtime Napa cable show “The Arty Party Hour” (also known as the N.A.P.A. Show). The show often participated in community activities and parades.
Arty Reyes, the longtime host of “The Arty Party Hour” on Napa Valley TV. Reyes has officially retired.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has retired from his lifelong Napa cable screen “The Arty Party Hour”.
After 16 years, it’s over. “The Arty Party, ” that’s it.
Arty Reyes, host of the television exhibition “The Arty Party Hour” in Napa Valley, has retired. And the screen too.
“It’s been a fun race, but it’s time to retire gracefully,” said Reyes, 66.
“After this coronavirus problem, it was difficult to continue the display as it had done” with the studio guests, Reyes said. And the exhibition was a lot of work, he admitted.
“I just decided ‘let’s just go out while we’re on top.’ That’s the way Johnny Carson did it, so why not?”
For those unfamiliar with the show, “The Arty Party” is broadcast live at most on Wednesday nights, starting at 6 p.m.
Originally known as N.A.P.A. Show, the highest audience discovered it on cable channel 28. Others have seen it on the Napa Valley TV website.
It’s a variety show, Reyes said. “I would use non-profit organizations, musicians … everyone who sought to participate,” he said.
Then a sports report was added, as well as cooking demonstrations, regular customer reviews, jokes and other segments.
Since the exhibition began, Reyes said he and his team had created more than 800 episodes and welcomed more than 1,000 visitors, from Napa politicians to San Francisco 49ers football players and NASCAR drivers.
Reyes said he connected to Napa Valley TV through a sports segment and his “Mexican Man on the Street” interviews he had done for KVON.
At the time, Dan Monez, former police chief of Napa, chief executive of Napa Valley TV.
I need you to do TV, ” said Monez to Reyes.
“Are you crazy or what?” Reyes’ first reaction. And then, “Maybe it’s fun.”
But maybe more than that. The exhibition began in 2004 at a time when “there is a lot of negativity in the newspapers about Latin American youth,” Reyes said. “I thought, you know, it would be great to show kids that Latinos can do anything positive.”
“I was just looking to be a mentor to my race,” my people said.
And “The Arty Party Hour” was born.
A variety show called for a co-host. The first of those acolytes is George Alvarez, a many-year-old hairdresser from Napa Valley.
“It’s my Ed McMendez, you know what I mean?” said Reyes.
Along with Alvarez, everyone else with the show got nicknames. Some of just a few include: Alissa “Hollywood Homegirl” Solis, Andy “the White Guy” Waechter, Stacy “the Spaceman,” Larry “Sharpie” Sharp, “Munchie,” “The Dragon,” “Z-man,” “Miss Jenny” and more.
“I don’t need to put aside, ” he said, denouncing even more names.
“It’s a tight-knit television family,” Reyes said. “And we had a lot of fun.”
“The Arty Party” even had its motto: ‘Rale!
“Eral to the right” or, he explained. It is a confirmation or encouragement, as Reyes used generously and that temporarily caught the attention of the spectators.
And the audience played a role in the show, he said. Callers can participate in live games to win prizes from sponsors such as Round Table Pizza, BJ’s Petal Pushers, Frida’s Mexican Grill, The Pizza Guys, Signarama Napa, Clemente’s Take Out and ABC Cafe, among others.
Reyes said that locating other people who wanted to participate in his exhibition was the simplest part. “I just published it. That’s never been a problem.
One of his favorites, former 49er Cedrick Hardman.
“The story is that he at Walmart signing autographs and on a whim, I asked him, “Hey, would you like to be on a live TV screen tonight just for fun?” he said, “Of course I’ll go and do a quick interview,” and that’s what he did.”
Reyes interviewed comedian Will Durst and NASCAR’s driving force Kyle Petty.
“I had Mayor Ed Henderson as the first guest,” Reyes said. “It’s unbelievable.”
However, “my favorite guest of all time will have to be my father,” Timothy Reyes, Reyes said. “He’s 97 years old and he’s been my guest three times.”
As for Arty Party’s newest show, Reyes said of the guests, he and his current co-host, Larry “Sharpie” Sharp, took phone calls and remembered.
“It’s a smart thing I’m dressed with because I’m torn apart.”
Reyes has a daughter, Rianna Reyes, who is now 22 years old. She’s been at The Arty Party for many years.
You’re back on the show?
“No, ” said Reyes. “She is addressed to her school; she needs to be a teacher. But he laughed at the show.
“The Arty Party” is the only role Reyes has retired from. After 32 years, he also retired from his former job as an employment specialist at Napa Valley Support Services.
What’s next for Reyes? On the one hand, he continues with other people with disabilities, as a private assistant to a kid from Napa.
“It’s all right, ” said Reyes. “Life is beautiful.”
In words: ‘Scratch!
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his longtime Napa cable show The Arty Party Hour.
Arty Reyes, the longtime host of “The Arty Party Hour” on Napa Valley TV. Reyes has retired.
After years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable show, The Arty Party Hour.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has retired from his lifelong Napa cable screen “The Arty Party Hour”.
After years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable show, The Arty Party Hour.
After years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable show, The Arty Party Hour.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable TV show “The Arty Party Hour”. Here we see the latest TV team: “Munchie”, “The Dragon”, “Arty Party”, “Z-man” and “Sharpie”. The screen is broadcast on Napa Valley TV and online.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable TV show, The Arty Party Hour. The screen has won many awards.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his napa cable tv show “The Arty Party Hour” (also known as the N.A.P.A.) program. The exhibition has participated in network events and parades.
After years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable show, The Arty Party Hour.
Some of the Arty Party Hour sets. After years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable show, The Arty Party Hour.
You can contact journalist Jennifer Huffman at 256-2218 or [email protected]
To watch a video celebrating the end of “The Arty Party Show,” visit: facebook.com/arty.reyes.12
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After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his Napa cable TV show “The Arty Party Hour”. Here we see the latest TV team: “Munchie”, “The Dragon”, “Arty Party”, “Z-man” and “Sharpie”. The screen is broadcast on Napa Valley TV and online.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has “retired” from his napa cable tv show “The Arty Party Hour” (also known as the N.A.P.A.) program. The exhibition has participated in network events and parades.
Arty Reyes, the longtime host of “The Arty Party Hour” on Napa Valley TV. Reyes has retired.
After 16 years, Arty Reyes has retired from his lifelong Napa cable screen “The Arty Party Hour”.
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