Chris Gheysens is chairman and chief executive officer of Wawa, a chain of more than 1,100 convenience stores in nine states across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. and Washington, D.C. Wawa is a family- and associate-owned, privately held company with more than 45,000 associates serving almost two million customers every day.

The company began in New Jersey in the early 1800’s as an iron foundry and a cotton and textile mill and moved to Pennsylvania with the opening of a dairy plant in 1902. The original dairy was built in a rural section of Pennsylvania called “Wawa,” which was named by Native Americans to honor a favored game – the Canada goose. As home delivery of dairy declined and supermarkets became more abundant in the early 1960s, the concept to open Wawa convenience stores became a reality with the first in Folsom, Pa., in 1964.

Gheysens, who’s been with Wawa for more than 27 years, was previously chief financial and administrative officer with responsibility for all financial, legal and human resource functions. Prior to joining Wawa, Gheysens was in the audit practice at Deloitte and Touche, LLP in Philadelphia.

A graduate of Saint Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Villanova University School of Business and his Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. Gheysens is a certified public accountant who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Leadership degree and the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award from Saint Joseph’s University.

05/10/25 Chris Gheysens 2025 Commencement Address

Rowan Radio alum Ed Benkin, who covers the Eagles for WIP and KYW in Philadelphia, checks in from Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. He talks with Derek Jones about Nick Foles, the Patriots, his new book, and more.

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Host Sue Shilling spoke to Rosebud the Therapy Chicken (well, actually her mother hen, Gwen.) Gwen is a retired RN who has taken Rosebud to schools and various facilities to help the special needs community.

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This is the promo for the week of July 17th where we salute the Class of 2020 on Rowan Radio. You'll notice a very obvious cut. In the original version this is the hook for "Smooth", but the suits over at soundcloud don't like that. Despite this, I think this is a good representation of my production skill and experience as a voiceover

Class of 2020 - Featured Artist Friday

This is a collection of example narrations for myself as a voiceover.

Peter Costantino - Voice Over

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Featured Artist Friday - Best of Whitney Houston

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Featured Artist Friday - Best of Phil Collins

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05/10/25 Chris Gheysens 2025 Commencement Address

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