Richard “Dick” Selby
● 1952 Littlestown High School graduate
● 1956 Gettysburg College Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and a minor in Sociology and worked at the college radio station
● 1956-1959 United States Air Force
● 1956-1959 Worked at KYMEBoise
● 1956 Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho
● Assistant editor to editor of the base newspaper
● 1959 Started work at WNOW in York
● 1960 Started work at WTTR in Westminster
● Co-chairman of the Littlestown Community pool committee. Thanks to Dick Selby and many others who were involved with the establishment of the local swimming pool and recreational park.
● 1970-1999 Sports Director and Program Director at WGET, Gettysburg and broadcasted approximately 5,800 segments of Spotlight on Sports which covered local high school and college sports.
● Littlestown’s Borough Manager
● President of The Jaycees and The Lions Club
● Member of The Littlestown Chamber of Commerce
● Treasurer of the Gettysburg Chamber of Commerce
● Board of Directors of Adams County Baseball League Tournament
● Secretary of South Penn Baseball League
● Board Member of The Stonesifer Trust Committee
● Chairman of Alpha Fire Co. #1
● Chairman of the Littlestown Borough Planning Commission, Finance Committee
● Influential in helping with the Littlestown Bicentennial festivities.
● 2012 Inducted into the Adams County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
● 2013 Received the Littlestown Living Legacy Award
● Prior to his sudden passing, Dick established the The Fund for Littlestown; The Bernard, Mary, and Richard Selby Memorial Fund which is held through the Adams County Community Foundation, with the monies benefiting St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Alpha Fire Co. #1, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and the Littlestown (Borough)Community each year. In 2024 $93,880 was awarded to the Littlestown Community. Since its inception in 2019 the Selby Family Memorial Endowment has granted $291,000 to Littlestown nonprofits.
● Dick departed this life on February 28, 2017 Biographical information provided by The Bittle Bros. (Clinton & Clifton) & the M.L.S. King Living Legacy Guild In Dick’s words as he ended each of his radio segments: “It’s time to turn off the spotlight on sports for the night. Good night.”