At 25, Woods received his first broadcast job (12 midnight to 1 am) at WWRL (1600 on AM) in New York, New York. As Georgie would say, “so nice, they had to name it twice.” That job lasted only a short time. “Maybe three months,” Georgie Woods laughed. “I went to WHAT (Philadelphia) on January […]
Philly born & raised director of “Precious” Lee Daniels and Avi Lerner, the producer of blockbuster films, including “The Expendables,” “Rambo” and “Conan the Barbarian” got into a fight on the set of a new movie, “The Paperboy” starring Zac Efron and Nicole Kidmanand exchanged racial accusations. The argument involved money. It appears the movie […]
Tom Brady doesn’t rock long hair anymore and never had a beard but still drew the attention of the press at Tuesday’s Super Bowl media day in Indianapolis. Nick Lower, 26, has NO resemblence outside of hair color as the New England Patriots quarterback. That, with a No. 12 jersey, actual NFL pants, cleats and […]
On Jan. 10, a man opened fire on a car filled with teens in Juniata Park, killing three of them. A few days later, a 23-year-old man was fatally beaten on a crowded Old City street. Then last week came the execution-style murder of store clerk Rosemary “Reyna” Rivera, who police say was killed because […]
Last night in front of a sellout crowd at the Wells Fargo Center against the Chicago Bulls [the best record in the Eastern Conference] the Sixers built another huge lead with a dominating third quarter and rode it to a 98-82 win. They improved to 16-6, including 12-2 at home.
Frankie “Hollywood” Crocker (December 18, 1937 – October 21, 2000) Coined “Hollywood” for his keen sense of showmanship and self-marketing tactics, Crocker began his career in Buffalo at the AM Soul powerhouse WUFO (also the home to future greats Eddie O’Jay, Herb Hamlett, Gary Byrd and Chucky T) before moving to Manhattan, where he first […]
Facebook is a vital part of people’s Internet lives and the most successful company in the history of social media. Its closest competitor, Google, has less than a tenth the active membership — 60 million people. This could be a touchy situation because Wall Street can’t afford to upset 800 million FB members.
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No one at the college can explain as to why a prestigious institution would falsify figures. The incident came amid growing competition among students to win acceptance to a top school and among colleges to lure top students. Claremont McKenna, located in a small town 30 miles east of Los Angeles, is currently ranked by […]
Leno once told a magazine he hadn’t eaten a vegetable since 1969, and he insisted he tasted his last apple in 1984. That didn’t mean anything to the first lady, who’s promoting her “Let’s Move!” campaign to get kids excited about fitness and healthy eating habits. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w-8HQpVRQY
