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Q&A: Sheena Parveen, Philly’s Newest News Celebrity

You don’t meet many Sheenas. You know, I always look for those little key chains with your name on them and can never find one. […]

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Ann Curry Joins Heap of Women Anchors Who’ve Been Tossed Aside

It was a painful five minutes to watch: Ann Curry’s voice cracking, her eyes filling up as she said good-bye to the Today Show and […]

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Tyler Clementi’s Family Speaks Out on Rock Center With Brian Williams

In September of 2010, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Clementi was gay and his roommate had used a […]

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Jon Stewart Calls Out Governor Christie While Stephen Colbert Deals With PA House Majority Leader Turzai

On Wednesday night, both of Comedy Central’s political funnymen took aim at local politicians as only they can. First, on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart […]

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Aaron Sorkin’s Quirks Infect Newsroom

Given the creator, cast and theme of The Newsroom, I was totally ready to love Aaron Sorkin’s new drama about a cable news network. I […]

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Rock Center With Brian Williams to Revisit Sandusky Scandal on Thursday

We recently learned that excerpts of Jerry Sandusky’s interview with Bob Costas had been cut before the segment aired on Rock Center With Brian Williams […]

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Hurricane Schwartz Returns After Double Bypass Surgery

Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz is set to make his return to NBC10 today. The network’s chief meteorologist has missed two months of work after undergoing double […]

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NBC Sports to Launch Radio Network in September

Comcast’s NBC Sports has announced that it will roll out a radio network this fall to compete with ESPN Radio. Initially, the network will offer […]

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NBC Gets Ready for More Than 5,000 Hours of Olympic Coverage

Comcast Corp. is gearing up for NBC’s 17 days of full-scale coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. NBC expects 2,700 employees and free-lancers […]

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Disney to Ban Junk Food Ads From Programs for Children

No more Dunkaroos commercials for little Tommy and Sally. The Walt Disney Co. has announced that junk food ads will no longer appear on its […]

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The Jersey Shore Cast Stayed Sober for First Outing of Season 6

The Jersey Shore gang is back in Seaside Heights and went out last night for the first night of Season 6. Oh, and they stayed […]

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Renee Chenault-Fattah for Philadelphia Mayor!

Seemingly out of nowhere, the local media has decided that it’s time for a woman mayor in Philadelphia. Forget that the next election isn’t for […]

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BBC News Checks Out a Robot Built by Penn Researchers

In the latest episode of BBC World News Horizons, host Adam Shaw spent some time with the Philadelphia Fire Department to check out a robot […]

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Former CBS 3 Reporter Tamsen Fadal and Husband Are Splitting up

Tamsen Fadal—a former CBS 3 reporter—and her husband Matt Titus are getting divorced. Oh, and that news is especially notable due to the fact that […]

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Barack Obama Was on The View to Talk About Gay Marriage and Name Three of The Avengers

Barack Obama was on The View today (the segment was taped yesterday) to discuss, among other things, his stance on gay marriage and that his […]