Saturday!

LAST TIME YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME IN JANUARY!!!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE JANUARY IS OVER!
I HOPE YOU WATCHED THE TRAVEL AUCTION ON PBS ALL WEEKEND!
IT WAS GREAT!
THERE WAS A WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL GAME HERE ON SATURDAY!!!!
THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH!
I WILL BE ANNOUNCING PHILLIES BASEBALL AGAIN THIS YEAR ON COMCAST SPORTSNET AND UPN57!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY 9TH SEASON ANNOUNCING PHILLIES BASEBALL!!!
9TH SEASON ALREADY!!!!!!!!
UPN57 WILL STILL BE DOING PHILLIES BASEBALL WHEN THEY SWITCH NETWORKS IN THE FALL
WB AND UPN WILL MERGE TOGETHER AND BE A NEW NAME! THE NEW NAME IS THE CW NETWORK!
PRESS RELEASE IS AT THE END OF MY EMAIL TODAY!
SOME OTHER PRESESS RELEASES WILL ALSO BE AT THE END OF MY EMAIL!
SUPERBOWL WEEK!!!!!!!!
SUPERBOWL ON SUNDAY FEBUARY 5TH AT 6:30PM AT DETRIOT MICHIGAN LIVE ON ABC!!!!!
JOHN MADDEN AND AL MICHAELS!
THE LAST FOOTBALL GAME YOU WILL EVER SEE ON ABC
ABC WILL NO LONGER DO FOOTBALL EVER AGAIN
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WILL BE ON NBC NEXT YEAR AND MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WILL BE ON ESPN NEXT YEAR!!!
JOHN MADDEN IS MOVING TO NBC ON SUNDAY NIGHTS
AL MICHAELS WILL BE ON ESPN MONDAY NIGHTS!!!!!!!!
LAST EMAIL IN JANUARY ALREADY!!!!!!!!
WEDNESDAY IS FEBRUARY ALREADY!
UMBELIEABLE!
TIME IS REALLY FLYING BY!!!!!!!
THE PARTY ON FRIDAY NIGHT WAS FUN!
I HAD FUN AT THE PARTY AND I ATE ALOT OF FOOD!
I DANCED WITH THE GIRLS ALOT!!!
YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT PROBABLY!
LOL
I AM THE LADIES MAN!!!!!
ANOTHER WEEKEND HERE IN JOHNSTOWN WAS GREAT!
I WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEKEND TOO TO HELP MY BOSS OUT!!!!!!
AT THIS RATE I WILL NEVER WANT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!!
LOL
I GUESS THAT A GOOD THING TO NEVER WANT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!
ALL MY CLASSES ARE GOING GREAT!
IN MY OPINION THEY ARE EASIER THAN LAST TERM.
ALL BROKEN UP MAKE IT FEEL THAT WAY I GUESS.
BEING DONE AT 10AM IN THE MORNING TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS REALLY MAKES IT A EASY TIME!
I GOT A 80 ON MY FIRST SPELLING TEST THE OTHER WEEK ON THE FIRST SET OF WORDS!
THE SECOND SET OF WORDS I WILL HAVE A TEST ON WILL BE NEXT MONDAY FEBRUARY 6TH AT 1:00PM!
EASY WORDS!
BY THE TIME I AM DONE WITH THAT CLASS I WILL KNOW HOW TO SPELL EVERY WORD THERE IS!!!!!
WORD GEINIOUS!!!!!!!!!
THAT SPELLING CLASS IS MY ONLY AFTERNOON CLASS I HAVE THIS TERM!
HAPPY MONDAY MORNING!!!!
ANOTHER MONDAY ANOTHER WEEK!
JANUARY 30TH ALREADY!!!
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
WHAT DID YOU DO ALL WEEKEND?
SKING ON WEDNESDAY
I REALLY HOPE I CAN GET OUT OF IT.
I REALLY WANT TO STAY AND GO TO ALL MY CLASSES!!!!!!
IT TOO COLD TO JUST GO AND WATCH.
ESCEPALLY WITH THE SCARE I HAD LAST WEEK.
I WAS SICK ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LAST WEEK.
THE NAZARETH WRESTLING TEAM IS HAVING A GREAT WEEK!
Each Company To Hold 50% Interest In The CW Television Network
Tribune Broadcasting and CBS Corporation Stations Agree To 10-Year Affiliation Agreements Covering 48% Of The Country
New Television Network To Utilize the Best Programming from CBS Corporation and Warner Bros.
Dawn Ostroff Is Tapped As President of Entertainment At The New Network; John Maatta Will Be Chief Operating Officer
The WB and UPN to Cease Operations in September 2006
In Philadelphia, WPSG-TV, (currently UPN 57) will be home to the CW Network in the fall
January 24, 2006 (New York, NY) — CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment today announced their intent to form a new 5th network, The CW, to be launched in the fall of 2006. The new broadcasting network will be a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, with each company owning 50%. In an important strategic move that secures major market distribution for The CW, it was announced that Tribune Broadcasting and the CBS Corporation's UPN affiliates have agreed separately to sign 10-year affiliation agreements with the new network.
The announcement for the new network was made today in New York by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation and Barry Meyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment. The Tribune Broadcasting affiliation agreements were announced by Dennis FitzSimons, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tribune Company.
At the same time, it was announced that CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment will cease operations of their respective networks -- UPN and The WB. The WB and UPN will continue to broadcast their respective network schedules independently until the fall.
The combination of Tribune's 16 major market stations and the 12 CBS-owned UPN major market affiliates give The CW instant coverage in 48% of the country. The remainder of the network's distribution system will be a combination of selected current UPN and The WB stations. The full distribution of the new network is expected to exceed 95% of the country.
Dawn Ostroff, currently President of UPN, will become President of Entertainment and John Maatta, currently Chief Operating Officer of The WB, will become Chief Operating Officer of The CW.
"This new network will serve the public with high-quality programming and maintain our ongoing commitment to our diverse audience," said Moonves. "It will clearly be greater than the sum of its parts, delivering excellent demographics to advertisers, and building a strong new affiliate body. Additionally, The CW will be able to draw from the creative talent and production resources from the top two television production studios in the business, while also seeking programming from all sources -- independent producers or other studios. With this move, we will be creating a viable entity, one well-equipped to compete, thrive and serve all our many publics in this multi-channel media universe. I'd like to thank Dawn Ostroff and all the talented people at UPN who have worked so hard. For many years UPN had financial losses, but under CBS's guidance, UPN has been able to effect a dramatic creative turnaround in a short period of time."
"This new network makes sound business and creative sense at every level -- for our viewers, advertisers, affiliates and for the shareholders of our companies," said Meyer. "Every key constituency of the network will now greatly benefit from this combination by being part of a highly rated, competitive, 5th broadcast network that is financially sound. As we form this new joint venture, we are also very pleased that in Dawn and John we have a management team of great creative vision and business acumen, one that will help to guide it successfully forward."
"This is a very exciting day for Time Warner and its shareholders in the creation of what we believe will be a very strong and viable 5th broadcast television network," said Jeff Bewkes, President & Chief Operating Officer of Time Warner. "This new network will have all the strategic asset value as an outlet for our programming that The WB presented us, but with a much firmer and more secure financial present and future. The credit goes to Barry Meyer, who continues to have tremendous vision and extraordinary business acumen as the long time leader of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a company that we are proud to say continues to be number one in its class."
"This is a great day for Tribune and its shareholders, and we are pleased to be the lead affiliate group of what will be a strong network," said FitzSimons. "We could not have had a better partner than Warner Bros. and Barry Meyer since we together launched The WB 11 years ago. Now, with the ownership role of CBS Corporation and the leadership of Leslie Moonves added to the mix, Tribune's viewers and advertisers will benefit from an even stronger programming lineup."
The 16 Tribune affiliated stations will include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, Portland, Indianapolis, San Diego, Hartford, New Orleans and Albany. The 12 CBS Station Group television markets will include Philadelphia, San Francisco, Atlanta, Detroit, Tampa, Seattle, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, West Palm Beach, Norfolk, Oklahoma City and Providence. Together, these top two station groups cover the top 13 television markets, 20 of the top 25 television markets and have a total coverage area of more than 48% of the country.
The CW will incorporate The WB's current scheduling model, which consists of a 6 night-13 hour primetime lineup including Monday through Friday nights from 8-10 (EST/PST); Sundays from 7-10 (EST/PST); Sunday from 5-7 (EST/PST) outside of primetime as well as a Monday thru Friday afternoon block from 3-5 (EST/PST) and a 5-hour Saturday morning animation block. Together, the network will program 30 hours a week over seven days for its affiliated stations.
As the top creative executive, Ostroff will have available a line-up of some of the most popular programming that appeals to young adults in the media business. These programming assets range from hit reality series such as "America's Next Top Model" and The WB's "Beauty and the Geek," to hit dramas like The WB's "Smallville," "Gilmore Girls," "Supernatural," and UPN's "Veronica Mars" as well as UPN's hit comedies "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Girlfriends" and The WB's hit comedy "Reba." In addition the WWE's "Smackdown," which has been a mainstay at UPN, is expected to play a role in the schedule.
In addition, The CW will also broadcast the schedule of children's programming now known as Kids' WB!, a 5-hour original programming block on Saturday mornings from 7:00 am-Noon, considered primetime for kids. Kids' WB! has been the broadcast network ratings champion since Fall 2000, capturing 16 consecutive sweep victories as the Number One Saturday morning kids' broadcaster.
All programming, marketing, scheduling, publicity and research functions will report to Ostroff.
Maatta will be responsible for the network's business operations. Bill Morningstar, The WB's Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales will become the head of sales reporting to Maatta. Other responsibilities that will report to Maatta include business affairs, network distribution, legal, finance and human resources.
Meyer added: "This could not have happened without the tremendous energy and talent of Bruce Rosenblum, President of Warner Bros. Television Group and Nancy Tellem at CBS who worked tirelessly and cohesively together to make this new network a reality. I would also like to thank Dennis FitzSimons, who saw the great opportunity this new network presents for the Tribune Company and who continues to be one of the great professionals and broadcasters in the business today."
Moonves added: "This idea becomes a reality only when a great station group like Tribune comes on board with us and delivers the powerful reach a new network requires. With formidable flagship Tribune stations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, a great CBS line-up of owned and operated UPN stations, and strong affiliates from every available market, The
CW launches as a strong competitor to the Big Four, and that's good for our business, for the viewing audience, and for free, over the air broadcasting. It is also good news for our shareholders, who will benefit from a much stronger business model, improved economics for our stations and new opportunities for our production businesses."
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and UPN), cable television (Showtime), local television (CBS Television Stations), television production and syndication (CBS Paramount Television and King World), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), theme parks (Paramount Parks), digital media (CBS Digital Media Group and CSTV Networks) and consumer products (CBS Consumer Products). For more information, log on to www.cbscorporation.com.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, a fully-integrated, broad-based entertainment company, is a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of entertainment and their related businesses. Warner Bros. Entertainment, a Time Warner Company, stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry, from feature films to television, home video/DVD, animation, comic books, interactive entertainment and games, product and brand licensing, international cinemas and broadcasting.
TRIBUNE (NYSE:TRB) is one of the country's top media companies, operating businesses in publishing and broadcasting. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the only media organization with newspapers, television stations and websites in the nation's top three markets. In publishing, Tribune operates 11 leading daily newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday, plus a wide range of targeted publications such as Spanish-language Hoy. The company's broadcasting group operates 26 television stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience.
THAT IS THE PRESS RELEASE ABOUT WB AND UPN MERGING TOGETHER IN SEPTEMBER 2006.On The Airby Laura NachmanBucks County Courier TimesJanuary 27, 2006 Little did John Clark know that when he attended his first rock concert, Bon Jovi, back in the 1980s, years later he'd co-host a special with Jon Bon Jovi. That's what is happening as Clark and Philadelphia Soul co-owner, Bon Jovi, co-host "Philly Soul: Time to Win" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC10.
"The first concert I ever went to was Bon Jovi, with opening act Cinderella at the Spectrum," said Clark, a native of Wallingford. "My dad dropped me and five of my friends off at the Spectrum, and we were three rows from the top of the arena.
"I respect him as a performer and as a team owner. He's involved in every aspect of the Soul and is a big reason that the Soul has done better than some of the other peripheral sports in town."
The Soul open the season at 3 p.m. Sunday against the visiting Tampa Bay Storm on NBC.
Yallof returning to roots
Comcast SportsNet anchor and reporter Matt Yallof will return to his hometown this spring when CSN makes its debut in New York City.
Yallof joined CSN in 2000 and won four Emmys. A native of Long Island, he's a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown. He is married and has three children (a 3 1/2-year-old daughter and 18-month-old twins).
New York will become the fifth market with a Comcast SportsNet, joining Philadelphia, Washington/Baltimore, Chicago and Sacramento.
No word yet on whether CSN will hire a full-time replacement for Yallof.
Sixers, Flyers in limbo
When UPN57 turns into CW57 in the fall, it probably won't affect the status of the Phillies, who recently agreed to a three-year extension of their contract with UPN 57.
However, things could be up in the air for the Sixers and Flyers, whose contracts with the station are up for renewal at the end of their seasons.
This week it was announced that UPN and WB will cease operations next year, and a new network, The CW, will take their place.
It wouldn't be surprising if WPHL, which will become an independent station and will have programming to fill from the loss of the WB lineup, makes a play for the teams.
Super coverage
The NFL Network's Super Bowl coverage is titled "Truly Everything But The Game" for a reason.
There will be 60-plus hours of live programming from Detroit beginning Sunday. NFL Films and NFL Network are sending 385 employees to the game (Glad to know somebody has a job in Detroit). Ray Lewis, Torry Holt, Trent Dilfer and Steve Mariucci will join "NFL Total Access" hosted by Rich Eisen nightly at 7.
On game day, there will be a 51/2-hour pregame show and a two-hour postgame show. This is the third Super Bowl for the network, which kicked off in 2003.
Ratings bonanza
The Steelers-Broncos game was the most watched television show of the 2005-06 season with 39 million viewers. The Panthers-Seahawks game was the fourth-most watched with 35.2 viewers, just behind the season premiere of "American Idol." Simon, Paula, Randy and Ryan still are a formidable team.
Double duty
It was a bad summer flashback when 6ABC had a news guy doing sports last week.
With Gary Papa sick, Keith Russell on vacation, and newcomer Jamie Apody in town but not on the air yet, it was weekend news anchor Walter Perez doing sports.
Over the summer, when 6ABC was down to only Papa, newscasters David Henry and Chad Pradelli were pressed into sports duty. I'm still having nightmares over that.
CBS3 and NBC10 lead the local stations in the amount of local talent employed. Here’s a quick primer to let you know who’s from where.
CBS3
Susan Barnett – Grew up in Levittown, PA and is a graduate of Truman High and the University of Delaware.
Steve Bucci – Grew up in Allentown and graduated from Shippensburg University.
Pat Ciarrocchi- Grew up in Kennett Square and graduated from Rosemont College.
Walt Hunter – Grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bob Kelly – Grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University.
Tom Lamaine – Grew up in Atlantic City, NJ and graduated from Fordham University.
Cydney Long – Grew up in Medford, NJ and is a graduate of the University of South Florida.
Robin Mackintosh – Grew up in Maple Glen, PA and is a graduate of Temple University.
Larry Mendte- Grew up in Lansdowne, PA and is a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School and West Chester University.
Sean Murphy – Graduated from Saint James High School in Chester, PA and Temple University.
Jim Osman- Grew up in Burlington County, NJ and graduated from Syracuse University.
Marge Pala – Grew up in Wilmington, DE and graduated from the University of Delaware.
Robin Rieger- Grew up in Edgewater Park, NJ and graduated from Glassboro State (Rowan College).
Lesley Van Arsdall – Grew up in Villanova and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ukee Washington – Grew up West Philadelphia, attended high school in Wilmington, DE and graduated from the University of Richmond.
NBC10Bill Baldini – Grew up in Philadelphia and is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University.John Blunt – Grew up in North Philadelphia, attended Simon Gratz and Olney High Schools and graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Blunt also has a Master’s degree from Columbia University.John Clark – Grew up in Wallingford, PA, graduated from Strath Haven High School and Temple University.Vince DeMentri – Graduated from Frankford High and Temple University.Deanna Durante – Grew up in Conshohocken, PA, graduated from Plymouth- Whitemarsh High School and Syracuse University.Tim Furlong – Grew up in Glen Mills, PA, attended high school in Wilmington, and graduated from American University.Ted Greenberg – Grew up in Center City Philadelphia, graduated from Friends Select, interned at Channel 10 at age of 17, attended Richard Stockton College in New Jersey. John Ogden – Grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, graduated from Roman Catholic High School and Lasalle UniversityJustin Pizzi - PhiladelphiaGlenn Schwartz – Grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, graduate of Central High and Penn State.Mike Strug – Grew up in Logan, was a kid reporter for Channel 6Dave Warren – Grew up in Havertown, PA. Graduated from Haverford High and the University of Oklahoma.Stacey WeaverKristen Welker – Graduate of Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia and Harvard University.
6ABC
Amy Buckman – Grew up in Wynnewood, PA and graduated from Lower Merion High School. Buckman earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Northwestern University.
Karen Rogers – Grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University.
Cathy Gandolfo - Grew up in South Philadelphia and graduated St. Maria Goretti High School and Temple University.
Matt O'Donnell – Grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and interned at Channel 6 while in college. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.
David Henry - Grew up in Wayne, PA. He attended Penn State and Temple University.
Lauren Wilson – Grew up in Newark, DE and graduated from Clark College.
Keith Russell – Grew up in West Oak Lane and graduated from Morgan State University.
David Murphy – Graduated from Temple University.

Fox29
George Mallet – Grew up in Newark, DE and graduated from the University of Delaware.
Dorothy Krysiuk – Born in Poland, but grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from Temple University.
Bruce Gordon – Grew up in Warminster, PA, and graduated from William Tenant High School and Northwestern University.
Rob Guarino – Graduated from the University of Delaware.
David Aldrich – Grew up in Wilmington, DE and graduated from the University of North Carolina.
Dr. Brian McDonough – Graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine.

CN8Lou Tilley – Grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and graduated from Wake Forest University.Nicole Fox – Grew up in Montgomery County.Kevin Walsh – Graduated from Abington High School and Purdue University.Gwen Owens – Grew up in Malvern, PA and graduated from Rosemont College.Emily Ryan – Grew up on the Main Line.Gregg Murphy – Grew up in Mt. Laurel, NJ and graduated from Saint Joseph’s University.Bruce Casella – Grew up in Vineland, NJ and is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Notes:
Congratulations to 6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan and her husband Greg Watson, who became parents to a baby boy, Luke Robert, on Friday. He weighed in at 7 pounds and 2 inches and was 20 inches long.
My new favorite show on the radio is “I Love the 70’s” on WOGL 98.1-FM.
There are still rumblings of a 5 p.m. newscast coming to Fox29 this year.
A “Survivor” casting call will take place at the CBS3 studios at 5th and Market on February 2 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
With Seattle and Pittsburgh in the big game, expect some kind of “Grey’s Anatomy” tie-in for “The Super Bowl,” which will air on ABC. “Grey’s” is set in Seattle.
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I AM HEARING THAT RCN WILL BE BUSY THIS SUMMER!
THEY GOT CALLS FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY CATZ AND WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE READING PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!
WE AT RCN WILL BE BUSY THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!
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