Thome trade to Orioles impacts the IronPigs

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER he early Saturday night Phillies trade of Jim Thome to the Baltimore Orioles for prospects Kyle Simon and Gabriel Lino had an immediate impact on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. To accomodate the open spot on the Phillies roster, outfielder Jason Pridie was taken out of the lineup after playing left field in the top of the first inning and sent to Florida to join the parent club. As for the two prospects acquired by the Phillies, don't expect either at Coca-Cola Park any time soon. Simon, a 6-foot-5 righthanded pitcher from the University of Arizona, has a 2-8 record and 3.96 ERA in 14 starts with the Frederick Keys in the Class A Carolina League. The 21-year-old, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2011, is averaging 6.1 strikeouts and 2.6 walks per nine innings. Lino, a catcher who just turned 19 in May, is hitting .218 in 56 games for the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class A South Atlantic League.

Pennsylvania state budget talks continue: photos

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/06/photo_gallery_2012-13_pennsylv.html FROM PENNLIVE With a deadline only hours away, the Pennsylvania Legislature held a rare weekend session today to approve bills integral to the state budget and crucial to Gov. Tom Corbett's agenda, but the issue of publicly funded, privately run charter schools was the source of at least two disagreements.

Tatamy firefighter challenge fails to draw participants

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/06/tatamy_fire_company_contest_fa.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES It was the heat. Or maybe it was the festival in Wind Gap, or the community event in Forks Township. Whatever happened, of 15 fire departments the Tatamy Fire Company invited to its first skill challenge, only Pen Argyl’s company showed up. But Tatamy Fire Chief Shawn McDonald rolled with the punches. “Originally we were supposed to be hosting, but due to the lack of participation, my guys and Pen Argyl merged and put on demonstrations,” McDonald said. He also said the fire department will bring back the annual parade that the skills challenge replaced this year after more than 80 years.

TV NEWS ON JUNE 30

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/06/digital-digest-jack-benny-from-shout.html Welcome to Digital Digest! It's a light news week this week, but we're here once again for all of your news, a look at Tuesday's releases, and this week, we have a review of GCB - The Complete First Season. Let's get going! DIGITAL NEWS In the on-going story of 2011-2012 seasons of continuing sitcoms on DVD, we have one more entry this week from Universal. On September 11, Universal will release Up All Night - Season One on DVD. It isn't available to pre-order just yet, but with only a little over two months until release, it should be available some time soon. The Jack Benny Program has had several DVD releases over the past decade, but all of those releases have been from low-budget studios and have included (exclusively) public domain material. But on September 11, it appears that Shout! Factory may be bringing us something a little bit better with The Jack Benny Program - The Lost Episodes! We haven't heard anything about this anywhere else, but according to another listing for the item on Movies Unlimited, the set will include 24 episodes of the classic series, not seen since their original airing, with guest stars including Milton Berle, George Burns, Gary Cooper, Frank Sinatra, President Harry S. Truman, John Wayne, and others. The information also suggests that there will be a few special features as well. There is no word on the source for these episodes, but an article appeared in The New York Post in early 2010 indicating that CBS had discovered "roughly 25 episodes" of the classic series in their vault, but was being "stingy" (remember, The New York Post is a paper which likes to sensationalize news) and refusing to let them ever be seen again... but the real news in the article is that the real problem is likely costs for music clearance, something which CBS is not necessarily always eager to pay for on their DVD releases. So, is it possible that these episodes being released by Shout! Factory are indeed these episodes? Perhaps they are some other lost episodes? Or are they just more of the standard public domain releases we've seen in the past? We don't know just yet, although given Shout! Factory's history, it is unlikely that it would be more like the releases we've seen in the past. We'll let you know when we know more. Our appreciation goes to the poster of this message on the website Home Theater Forum for bringing the matter to the attention of others! By the way, if you're hungry for some of the standard public domain Jack Benny fare already out there, check out Mill Creek's 39 episode collection of The Best of Jack Benny... it may be public domain, but it is a much nicer public domain release of the series than the other collections out there. CBS has been planning a MOD release of Becker - The Fourth Season for a few months now, but we hadn't heard much about it... until now! According to the listing on amazon.com, it will begin shipping this coming Tuesday. But that isn't all for CBS! Another listing popped up on amazon.com recently for Dave's World - The Third Season. No date is given for this yet, but we'll let you know more when we know more. Speaking of CBS, some people out there may be aware that the studio keeps a syndication bible available online. It isn't really something that is really designed for the general public, but rather as information for TV stations which air series from their library. On the surface, this appears to have little (if anything) to do with DVDs... but it has a lot more to do with them than it sounds. This is because it keeps updated information on when the studio remasters series and individual episodes in high-definition, and over the years, many "DVD-philes" have come to discover that things only get remastered in preparation for DVD (although the database is sometimes not totally up to date, there is evidence to support this; the best example is for the series Dynasty, where CBS has transferred seasons two through five to HD, but skipped the first season, which was released by Fox). So, why are we bringing it up this week? In recent weeks, seasons three through five of The Streets of San Francisco have been added as being remastered or in-progress (and we know both the third and fourth seasons of that series are forth coming), and recently, HD versions of the remaining (unreleased) seasons of Perry Mason and The Lucy Show have been added to the website. So, although we can't draw any definitive conclusions from this, it seems to suggest that releases of these series may be on track for completion. We'll let you know more once we know more! Finally, an unusual bit of news popped up on TVShowsOnDVD.com regarding Fantasy Island. It suggests that Sony will be releasing Fantasy Island - The Complete Second Season as a MOD title on September 4. This is unusual, though, because this set was already released just a few weeks ago by Shout! Factory as a standard pressed title. We have no clue what is going on with this release, and even Shout! Factory is confused by it as well, as indicated on Twitter by producer Brian Ward. So, is this release really coming? Or is this just some sort of error by Sony? We don't know, but hopefully things will become a bit clearer in the upcoming weeks, and we'll let you know what we find out! UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW Tuesday (July 3) is a moderately busy day for DVD releases, with CBS leading the pack. As we mentioned a little earlier, they'll begin shipping Becker - The Fourth Season exclusively as an amazon.com CreateSpace MOD title on Tuesday, but that is far from the only release from CBS. Other releases for Tuesday (and these are all standard DVD releases available at all retailers) from CBS include Mannix - The Seventh Season, The Streets of San Francisco - Season Three (Volume 1 and Volume 2), and Dynasty - The Sixth Season (Volume 1 and Volume 2). You can read our review of Mannix from last week's Digital Digest, and reviews of The Streets and San Francisco and Dynasty will be coming up in the next few weeks on Digital Digest. Shout! Factory has more of Rocko's Modern Life with Rocko's Modern Life - Season Three. You can read our review of that set here. If you're a fan of The Cosby Show and just don't want the season sets, First Look Entertainment has a value-priced collection of episodes with The Best of The Cosby Show - Volume 2. Finally, Universal releases a special which looks back at the females, going as far back as the days of Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman, of NBC's long lived Saturday night program with The Women of SNL.

Updated Stellar Summer League boys basketball standings

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Through Thursday's games: TEAM RECORD 1) Dieruff 8 - 0 2) Parkland 8 - 0 3) CCHS 7 - 1 4) Allen 6 - 2 5) Emmaus 6 - 2 6) Liberty 6 - 2 7) Salisbury 6 - 2 8) Whitehall 5 - 3 9) Bangor 4 - 4 10) Becahi 4 - 4 11) Boyertown 3 - 4 12) Freedom 3 - 5 13) Nazareth 3 - 5 14) Quakertown 3 - 5 15) Saucon Valley 3 - 5 16) Wilson 3 - 5 17) Northampton 2 - 6 18) Pleasant Valley 2 - 6 19) Southern Lehigh 2 - 6 20) Lincoln Leadership 1 - 6 21) Brandywine 1 - 7 22) Northern Lehigh 1 - 7

Legislature works on Pennsylvania budget, expected to be finished today

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/06/legislature_works_on_pennsylva.html FROM PENNLIVE With a deadline hours away, the Pennsylvania Legislature is holding a rare weekend session in an effort to approve bills that are integral to the state budget. The issue of publicly funded, privately run charter schools is the source of at least two disagreements as lawmakers struggle to finish before the current budget expires at midnight. The state Senate approved the $27.7 billion state spending plan 32-17 Friday. The House passed the bill Thursday. Corbett is expected to sign it today once he receives the enabling bills that finance the spending plan.

Jon Schaeffer, Dana Stellar, Tim Fisher on radio show

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER IronPigs' broadcaster Jon Schaeffer will be the first of three guests on today's Morning Call "Calling All Sports" radio show, heard 9-11 a.m. on AM-1470, the Fox. Also, former Northwestern and Lehigh standout Dana Stellar will talk about the upcoming Steps4Stellar 5K race that will be part of the Stellar Construction "Catch A Rising Star' Basketball Tournament at Cedar Beach. The Steps4Stellar event is on July 14. Finally, Blue Mountain League Hall of Famer and Bethlehem personality Tim Fisher will recap Friday night's BML/Tri-County League All-Star Game, among other things. Trivia will be played. To participate, call 610-432-5767.

Channel 6 Sports Gameplan

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN With Keith Russell gone and Jamie Apody due with her first son in two weeks, weekend sportscaster Jeff Skversky will be the main sports anchor for 6ABC for awhile. Also expect weekend morning news anchor Walter Perez, who has filled in for sports in the past, to help out in the sports department.

Radio Appearance

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN Thanks to WDEL’s Allan Loudell who invited me to talk about TV on his radio show Friday afternoon.

Sports Media Digest- June 29, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN Radio To Once Again Host V Foundation Auction- ESPN Radio will once again be hosting the 8th Annual “Don’t Give Up ESPYS V Foundation Auction”. The auction will take place beginning July 1st an run through July 11th. The online and on-air public auction will feature hundreds of items and experiences for bid to raise money and awareness for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. A majority of the nearly 250 experiences and items in the auction will be available online via www.espnradio.com or www.ebay.com while a total of 18 fan “experiences” will be auctioned live on air across ESPN Radio’s national shows on Wednesday, July 11, beginning at 6 a.m. ET until 12 a.m. ET. Listeners can call 1-800-4JimmyV or log ontowww.jimmyv.org to both donate and bid on items and experiences in the radio-thon. NBC to Air America’s Cup Pre-Races from Newport, RI- NBC will provide coverage this weekend of the America’s Cup World Series event from Newport, RI. Action begins this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET. The broadcast will feature the match racing final and fleet racing final, and will be the first U.S. network broadcast of America’s Cup racing in 20 years. Todd Harris will serve as the play-by-play commentator for the telecast, and will be joined in the booth by legendary sailor and author Gary Jobson. CBS Sports Presents Special on Athleticism on PGA Tour- CBS Sports will produce a one-hour special entitled PGA Tour 2012: The Sport of Golf Presented by Allegheny Sports Medicine, which will look at how today’s golfers use strength and conditioning techniques to improve their performance on the course. The program will air tomorrow at 2:00p.m. prior to the network’s coverage of the PGA AT&T National golf tournament.

WFAN's 25th anniversary celebration

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Mike Francesa is presnently hosting a 25th anniversary program for WFAN today up until 7 p.m. Many surprises are planned. The station will have a lineup of specialized programming and reunions throughout the weekend. The PR people at the station put out a release of 25 "fun" facts to commemorate the 25th anniversary. Here's that list: Did You Know? Suzyn Waldman, the first voice heard on WFAN in 1987, still works for CBS RADIO New York, as Yankees announcer for sister station WCBS 880 Morning show co-host Craig Carton interned for WFAN in 1988 Morning show co-host Boomer Esiason was a frequent guest on WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog program Midday co-host Evan Roberts got his start in radio broadcasting doing updates on WFAN at the age of 10 Midday co-host Joe Benigno was a frequent caller to the station prior to being on-air and initially won a fan contest in 1994 to guest host a show on WFAN Afternoon host Mike Francesa worked for CBS Sports prior to joining WFAN Evening show host Steve Somers has been with WFAN in different timeslots since its launch in 1987 and John Minko and Ed Coleman were also part of the original on-air staff at the station Lead Mets announcer and WFAN’s original 7:00PM-12:00AM host, Howie Rose’s daughter Alyssa Rose is an actress who has appeared on the soap opera “One Life to Live” Boomer and Carton have twice appeared as guest judges on Iron Chef WFAN was originally heard at 1050AM before moving to 660AM on the dial WFAN’s original morning show was hosted by Greg Gumbel, who still works for CBS CBS 2 Sports Anchor Otis Livingston also anchors WFAN’s 11:00PM weeknight sportscast and CBS 2 Sports Anchor Lisa Kenney anchors the 5:40AM sports update Boomer has hosted the “Miss America Pageant,” in addition to co-hosting a weekly WFAN football show called “In the Huddle” along with former host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Long Island native Jerry Seinfeld is a staunch supporter and friend of Steve Somers and WFAN…and they met in the cereal aisle of a bodega Until 2009, WFAN broadcast from the basement of the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, home to classic television shows and movies such as Sesame Street, Hair and The Wiz Steve Somers won a San Francisco Press Club Award for his work at KPIX-TV Producer Dov Kramer, who’s been with the station since 1987 is an ordained Rabbi Roberts was in the film Private Parts starring Howard Stern Francesa can be heard on the radio in Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite Boomer had a cameo in the 2007 film The Game Plan starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Steve Somers appeared as a reporter in the horror film The Visitor Francesa is the proud father of fraternal twins, as well as a son WFAN is simulcast via the HD band in several Florida cities, as well as Washington, D.C. Boomer has written two children’s books Carton has walked the Brooklyn Bridge in a Speedo…twice

SiriusXM Radio Coverage of MLB All-Star Week

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ SiriusXM Radio will be providing comprehensive coverage of Major League’s Baseball All-Star week in Kansas City. SiriusXM will carry the national broadcast of both the 83rd All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 10 (8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT), and the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 9 (8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT), live on XM channel 176. On Sunday, July 8, SiriusXM will offer the exclusive radio broadcast of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game beginning at 4:30pm ET/3:30pm CT on XM channel 89, SiriusXM Internet Radio App, and SiriusXM.com. SiriusXM will also provide content via the MLB Network Radio Channel. Here is the entire schedule: Saturday, July 7 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT – Inside Pitch Saturday with Casey Stern & Jim Bowden (FanFest) 1:00 pm ET/12:00 pm CT – Power Alley with Mike Ferrin & Jim Duquette (FanFest) 4:00 pm ET/3:00 pm CT – Home Plate with Grant Paulsen & Jeff Nelson (FanFest) Sunday, July 8 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT – Live broadcast from Negro Leagues Baseball Museum with Casey Stern, Jim Bowden & Cliff Floyd 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm ET – Minors & Majors with Grant Paulsen (Kauffman Stadium) 4:30 pm ET/3:30 pm CT – SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game (Kauffman Stadium) Monday, July 9 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT – Home Plate with Grant Paulsen & Jeff Nelson (FanFest) 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT – Ripken Baseball with Cal Ripken Jr. & Bill Ripken (FanFest) 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT – Power Alley with Mike Ferrin & Jim Duquette (FanFest) 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT – Live from Workout Day at Kauffman Stadium with Casey Stern, Jim Bowden & Cliff Floyd Tuesday, July 10 10:00 am ET/9:00 am CT – Home Plate with Grant Paulsen & MLB Analysts (FanFest) 1:00 pm ET/12:00 pm CT – Power Alley with Mike Ferrin & Cliff Floyd (FanFest) 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT – Live from All-Star batting practice at Kauffman Stadium with Casey Stern, Jim Duquette & Jim Bowden

TV NEWS ON JUNE 29

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/06/cw-fall-2012-premiere-dates-baby-daddy.html The CW Network will strategically roll-out its 2012-13 season this October with the premieres of three new series, returning favorites on new nights and one final season of Upper East Side drama. The CW's new season will begin on Tuesday, October 2 as Rachel Bilson returns to Bluebell, Alabama as Dr. Zoë Hart in the second season premiere of Hart of Dixie at 8:00pm ET. The following week on Tuesday, October 16, new drama Emily Owens, M.D., starring Mamie Gummer as a surgical intern who discovers, much to her dismay, that working in a hospital feels an awful lot like high school, takes up residency in the 9:00pm timeslot. The CW's newly revamped Wednesday kicks off on October 3 with The Winchester boys and the season premiere of Supernatural at 9:00pm. The following week on Wednesday, October 10, The CW presents one of the most anticipated shows of the season, Arrow at 8:00pm ET, starring Stephen Amell as the popular DC Comics character. On Monday, October 8, the most famous zip code in America, 90210 at 8:00pm, returns with a brand new season, followed by the final season of OMFG drama on Gossip Girl at 9:00pm. The Thursday line-up will also begin on one night, The CW's top-rated series, The Vampire Diaries, returns for another season of bloody-good drama on October 11 at 8:00pm, followed by the romantic new series Beauty and the Beast at 9:00pm, starring Kristin Kreuk as a homicide detective and Jay Ryan as a doctor with a very dark side. And finally, Maggie Q returns to action as Nikita, Friday, October 19 at 9:00pm following America's Next Top Model: College Edition, which premieres on August 24, as previously announced. Week two of ABC Family's new original sitcom grew from its premiere! Bucking the typical trend new series experience, ABC Family's Baby Daddy increased over its series debut by 4% in Total Viewers (1.72 million vs. 1.65 million), by 1% in Adults 18-49 (946,000 viewers vs. 935,000 viewers), by 8% in Viewers 12-34 (910,000 viewers vs. 843,000 viewers), and edged slightly higher in Females 12-34 (681,000 viewers vs. 679,000 viewers). Impressively, Baby Daddy ranked as Wednesday's #1 cable telecast in primetime in Women 18-34 (679,000 viewers). We're really not that surprised because it is a perfect fit for the cable network and we are lacking a comedy today in the same vein as Boy Meets World, Step by Step and Saved by the Bell. In addition, Baby Daddy ranked as cable's #1 telecast in the half-hour in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Women 18-49, and was the #1 scripted cable telecast in Adults 18-49! The hit new sitcom soared over its established Melissa & Joey lead-in by double-digit percentages across all target demos, including by 21% in Total Viewers (1.72 million vs. 1.42 million), by 15% in Adults 18-34 (598,000 viewers vs. 520,000 viewers), by 13% in Adults 18-49 (946,000 viewers vs. 840,000 viewers) and by 29% in Viewers 12-34 (910,000 viewers vs. 707,000 viewers). The series retained 100% of its premiere's 0.7 adults 18-49 rating. Speaking of Melissa & Joey, at 8pm, it was cable's #1 telecast in Adults 18-34 (520,000 viewers), Women 18-34 (414,000 viewers), Adults 18-49 (840,000 viewers and a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating) and Women 18-49 (605,000 viewers). Season 2 to date, Melissa & Joey exceeds its season 1 average by impressive margins, including by 28% in Women 18-34 (396,000 viewers vs. 310,000 viewers), by 19% in Women 18-49 (587,000 viewers vs. 495,000 viewers) and by 15% in Females 12-34 (523,000 viewers vs. 456,000 viewers). It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras! For the week of July 2-6, 2012, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week! Monday, July 2, 2012 Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Watch Jada on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC. Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men) - Charlie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. Steve Carell (The Office) - Steve is a guest on a repeat of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm. Lisa Kudrow (Friends/The Comeback) - Lisa chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - Betty appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT. Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) - Sally talks about The Amazing Spider-Man on NBC's Today between 7-9am. She will also be on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings. Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly on Monday and Tuesday, so check your listings. Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) - Edie is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings. Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) - Margaret appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. Ana Gasteyer (Suburgatory) - Ana guest co-hosts a repeat of Anderson, so check your local listings. Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) - Catch Sally on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC. Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Will appears on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric visits Tavis Smiley on PBS, but check listings for time. Niecy Nash (The Soul Man/The Cleveland Show/Reno 911!) - Niecy stops by Tavis Smiley on PBS, but check listings for time. Jennifer Aniston (Friends) - Jennifer is a guest on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS. Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) - Keke chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. John Travolta (Welcome Back, Kotter) - John stops by LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings. Debra Messing (Will & Grace) - Debra appears on a repeat of Anderson, so check your local listings. Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!) - Watch Seth on a repeat of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC. He's also on a repeat of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm. Jaime King (Gary Unmarried/Kitchen Confidential) - Jaime appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS. Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris) - Chris is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - Tune in to see Betty on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS. Ken Marino (Party Down/Men Behaving Badly) - Ken appears on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS. Marilu Henner (Taxi) - Marilu is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT. Lisa Kudrow (Friends/The Comeback) - Lisa will be on NBC's Today between 10-11am. Kim Coles (Living Single) - Kim appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. Kathy Griffin (Suddenly Susan) - Kathy is a guest on a repeat of Anderson, so check your local listings. Thursday, July 5, 2012 Louis C.K. (Louie) - Catch Louis on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC. Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS. Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC. Friday, July 6, 2012 Kelly Ripa (Hope & Faith) - Watch Kelly on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS. Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) - Adam appears on a repeat of The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS. Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC. Megan Mullally (Will & Grace/Breaking In) - Tune in to see Megan on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS. Mark Feuerstein (Good Morning, Miami/Fired Up) - Mark guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings. Kristen Johnston (The Exes/3rd Rock from the Sun) - Kristen appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.

BLUE RIDGE TV13 SCHEDULE

Friday, June 29th, 2012 12:00 AM Viacast TV 7:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY 7:30 AM PMC: Pathways to Healthy Living 8:00 AM Health Images 8:30 AM Out In The Open 9:00 AM The Lamar Thomas Show 9:30 AM Pocono Golf Tour 10:00 AM Pocono Mountains Today 10:30 AM Health and Home Report 11:00 AM The Real Estate Reporter 12:00 PM Auto Connection 1:00 PM Your Home: Inside and Out 1:30 PM Community Corner 2:00 PM Know your Neighborhood 2:30 PM Auto Connection 3:00 PM The Real Estate Reporter 4:00 PM More than Money 4:30 PM Health Images 5:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report LIVE 5:30 PM TV13 Valley Report LIVE 6:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report REPLAY 6:30 PM TV13 Valley Report REPLAY 7:00 PM Computerwise - Replay 8:00 PM More Than Money - Replay 8:30 PM PA Crossfire 9:00 PM Ghost Detectives 9:30 PM Out In The Open 10:00 PM TV13 night Report LIVE 10:30 PM Movie Loft 11:00 PM TV13 Night Report REPLAY 11:30 PM Sabroso Video Top Saturday, June 30th, 2012 12:00 AM Viacast TV 9:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY 9:30 AM Remember When 10:00 AM Computerwise 11:00 AM Pocono Landscape Challenge 11:30 AM Health Images 12:00 PM Pocono Mountains Today 12:30 PM Out In The Open 1:00 PM WXW Wrestling 2:00 PM Watch and Learn 2:30 PM PA Crossfire 3:00 PM PMC: Pathways to Healthy Living 3:30 PM More The Money - REPLAY 4:00 PM Legislative with Mario Scavello 4:30 PM Wallenpaupack Life 5:00 PM Gaither's Homecoming Hour 6:00 PM Pocono Golf Tour 6:30 PM Eyecare Today 7:00 PM Real Estate Reporter 8:00 PM Picture of Health 9:00 PM Sabroso Video Top Sunday, July 1st, 2012 12:00 AM CVA's 9:00 AM St. Luke's Church Service 10:00 AM Pocono Mountains Today 10:30 AM Health Images 11:00 AM The Lamar Thomas Show 12:00 PM Pocono Landscape Challenge 12:30 PM Wallenpaupack LIfe 1:00 PM Computerwise REPLAY 2:00 PM WXW Wrestling 3:00 PM Watch and Learn 3:30 PM PA Crossfire 4:00 PM More than Money 4:30 PM PMC: Pathways to Healthy Living 5:00 PM Gaither's Homecoming Hour 6:00 PM Backwoods Angler 6:30 PM Eyecare Today 7:00 PM Pocono Backroads 7:30 PM Real Estate Reporter 8:00 PM Live and Learn 8:30 PM Picture of Health 9:00 PM Ghost Detectives 9:30 PM Sabroso Video 10:30 PM ViaCast TV Top Monday, July 2nd, 2012 12:00 AM Viacast TV 7:00 AM Health and Home Report 7:30 AM Pocono Landscape Challenge 8:00 AM Pocono Mountains Today 8:30 AM State Capitol Programming 9:30 AM Legistlastive with Doyle Heffley 10:00 AM Legislative Report with Dave Argall 10:30 AM Legislative Report with Mario Scavello 11:00 AM The Real Estate Reporter 12:00 PM Auto Connection 1:00 PM Destination Fun 1:30 PM Community Corner 2:00 PM Know your Neighborhood 2:30 PM Auto Connection 3:00 PM The Real Estate Reporter 4:00 PM Cooking for Class 4:30 PM Health Images 5:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report LIVE 5:30 PM TV13 Valley Report LIVE 6:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report Replay 6:30 PM TV13 Valley Report REPLAY 7:00 PM Health Images 7:30 PM Movie Loft 8:00 PM The Lamar Thomas Show 8:30 PM PMC: Pathways to Healthy Living 9:00 PM Wallenpaupack Life 9:30 PM Pocono Mountains Today 10:00 PM TV13 night Report LIVE 10:30 PM Legislative Report with Mario Scavello 11:00 PM TV13 Night Report REPLAY Top Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 12:00 AM Viacast TV 7:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY 7:30 AM Out in the Open 8:00 AM Talk of the Town 9:00 AM Airforce News 9:30 AM Army Newswatch 10:00 AM Battleground 10:30 AM In The Fight 11:00 AM The Real Estate Reporter 12:00 PM Auto Connection 1:00 PM Know your Neighborhood 1:30 PM Community Corner 2:00 PM Destination Fun 2:30 PM Auto Connection 3:00 PM The Real Estate Reporter 4:00 PM Brain Fuel TV 4:30 PM Pocono Landscape Challenge 5:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report LIVE 5:30 PM TV13 Valley Report LIVE 6:00 PM TV13 Pocono Report REPLAY 6:30 PM TV13 Valley Report REPLAY 7:00 PM Talk of the Town 8:00 PM Health Images 8:30 PM Legislative Report with Mario Scavello 9:00 PM PMC: Pathways To Healthy Living 9:30 PM Victory Lane 10:00 PM TV13 night Report LIVE 10:30 PM Eyecare Today 11:00 PM TV13 Night Report REPLAY Top

SERVICE ELECTRIC TV2 SCHEDULE

Friday, June 29th 6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Rochester Red Wing vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene Saturday, June 30th 4:00pm Valley Preferred Cycling Center: Red Robin Marty Nothstein BRL All Stars 6:00pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 6:30pm International League Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE Sunday, July 1st 12:00pm International League Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 4:00pm Valley Preferred Cycling Center: Red Robin Marty Nothstein BRL All Stars 6:00pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 6:30pm International League Baseball: Pawtucket Red Sox vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:00pm PA Cage Combat: Valley Fight Series V 11:00pm Sabroso Video Monday, July 2nd 6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Scranton/WB Yankees vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene Tuesday, July 3rd 5:30pm Phillies Nation TV Show 6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Scranton/WB Yankees vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene Wednesday, July 4th 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Scranton/WB Yankees vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE Thursday, July 5th 5:30pm Trackside with Marty Nothstein 6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Scranton/WB Yankees vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene Friday, July 6th 6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 6:30pm Lehigh Valley IronPigs Pre-Game Show LIVE 7:00pm International League Baseball: Scranton/WB Yankees vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs LIVE 9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene 7:00pm NPSL Soccer: Atlantic City Crusaders vs FC Sonic LIVE on Channel 50 Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice Times are Approximate Due To LIVE Events & Length of Sporting Events.

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Fr 29 IronPigs Baseball v. Rochester 6:35pm Sa 30 IronPigs Baseball v. Pawtucket 6:05pm Su 1 IronPigs Baseball v. Pawtucket (Game 1) 11:35am Su 1 IronPigs Baseball v. Pawtucket (Game 2) 6:05pm Su 1 MLB: NY Mets @ LA Dodgers join in progress Mo 2 IronPigs Baseball v. Scranton-WB 6:35pm Tu 3 IronPigs Baseball v. Scranton-WB 6:35pm We 4 IronPigs Baseball v. Scranton-WB 6:35pm Th 5 IronPigs Baseball @ Scranton-WB 6:35pm Fr 6 IronPigs Baseball @ Scranton-WB 6:35pm Sa 7 IronPigs Baseball @ Rochester 5:35pm Su 8 IronPigs Baseball @ Rochester (DH) 11:35am Su 8 MLB: NY Yankees @ Boston 7:00pm Mo 9 MLB: Home Run Derby 8:00pm Tu 10 MLB: All-Star Game 7:00pm We 11 AAA All-Star Game 6:30pm Th 12 IronPigs Baseball @ Norfolk 6:45pm Fr 13 IronPigs Baseball @ Norfolk 6:45pm Sa 14 IronPigs Baseball @ Norfolk 6:45pm Su 15 IronPigs Baseball @ Norfolk 5:45pm Su 15 MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati join in progress Mo 16 IronPigs Baseball @ Durham 6:35pm Tu 17 IronPigs Baseball @ Durham 6:35pm We 18 IronPigs Baseball @ Durham 6:35pm Th 19 IronPigs Baseball @ Durham 6:35pm Fr 20 IronPigs Baseball v. Columbus 6:35pm Sa 21 IronPigs Baseball v. Columbus 6:05pm Su 22 IronPigs Baseball v. Columbus 5:05pm Su 22 MLB: Texas @ LA Angels join in progress Mo 23 IronPigs Baseball v. Columbus 11:35am Tu 24 IronPigs Baseball v. Norfolk 6:35pm We 25 IronPigs Baseball v. Norfolk 6:35pm Th 26 IronPigs Baseball v. Norfolk 6:35pm Fr 27 IronPigs Baseball v. Norfolk 6:35pm Sa 28 IronPigs Baseball @ Syracuse 6:30pm Su 29 IronPigs Baseball @ Syracuse (DH) 2:30pm Su 29 MLB: Boston @ NY Yankees 8:00pm Mo 30 IronPigs Baseball @ Syracuse 6:30pm Tu 31 IronPigs Baseball @ Syracuse 11:30am

Friday!

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State House approves $27.66 billion budget

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-house-budget-vote-20120628,0,4435747.story FROM THE MORNING CALL HARRISBURG— — A $27.66 billion, no-tax increase state budget that provides state colleges, libraries and public schools with the same amount of money they received this year but ends a cash assistance program for the neediest Pennsylvanians is on its way to the state Senate. With just two days to go before the Saturday deadline to approve a spending plan for the fiscal year that starts Sunday, the House voted 120-81 on Thursday evening to approve the budget, which represents an increase of $370 million over current spending and $500 million more than Gov. Tom Corbett sought when he presented his first spending proposal to lawmakers in February. A vote by the Senate is expected as soon as Friday. The House action came after several hours of pointed debate and amid last-minute work by legislative staffers, lawmakers and administration officials to reach agreement on a host of issues that have been pulled into the budget's orbit, including school reform and a $1.65 billion, 25-year tax credit for Royal Dutch Shell PLC. While lawmakers debated, state Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser and his staff hovered outside the doors to the House chamber, hoping to buttonhole skeptical lawmakers and persuade them to support a tax credit the administration has described as "essential" this budget season.

Patricia Mulroy out as Bangor Area School District superintendent

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2012/06/patricia_mulroy_out_as_bangor.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Patricia Mulroy is out as superintendent of the Bangor Area School District. The school board voted 6-3 in favor of turning Mulroy into a consultant almost immediately at her current $125,000 salary. Board members Frank Addessi, Joseph Boyle and Toni Lynch cast the dissenting votes.

Firefighters battling house fire in Moore Township - UPDATE

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/06/firefighters_battling_house_fi.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES A fire tonight heavily damaged a residence at 3101 W. Beersville Road in Moore Township. Firefighters appeared to have the blaze under control by 7:45 p.m. It caused heavy damage inside the ranch-style house.

Five killed in Heidelberg Township car, tow truck crash - UPDATE

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2012/06/four_killed_in_heidelberg_town.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Five people were killed in Heidelberg Township this afternoon when a car ran a stop sign and collided with a tow truck, state police said. The car’s four occupants were all killed when it went through a stop sign on Bake Oven Road and was struck by a tow truck traveling west on Mountain Road at 2:36 p.m., Cpl. Mark Rowlands said.

Nazareth Area to temporarily shutter planetarium

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nazareth-school-budget-20120628,0,5084294.story FROM THE MORNING CALL Area School District once again will mothball its aging planetarium as part of its efforts to balance its budget. The high school planetarium is 40 years old and is badly in need of repair, according to outgoing Superintendent Victor Lesky. He estimated it would cost about $50,000 to bring it up to current standards. Lesky said the district plans to set aside funds for its repair, with an eye on reopening it in the 2014-15 school year. Until then, the district will offer an online planetarium course and retain the teacher who ran the planetarium. This isn't the first time the planetarium has sat dormant. It was closed for 10 years because of budget cutbacks and the lack of qualified teachers to run it.

Sports Media Digest- June 28, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NASCAR Sprint Cup this Saturday Night from Kentucky on TNT- TNT has coverage this Saturday of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Presented by KFC from Kentucky Speedway. Coverage will begin with the Countdown to Green pre-race show – hosted by Adam Alexander with analysts Larry McReynolds and Kyle Petty – at 6:30 p.m. ET. Alexander will also provide play-by-play with analysts Petty and Wally Dallenbach and reporters Ralph Sheheen, Marty Snider, Matt Yocum and Chris Neville. NBA TV to Cover Free Agency With Special Programming- Once the NBA Draft is over, NBA TV will be producing special programming to cover the league’s free agency period. Free Agent Fever will air Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET and midnight (when the free agency period officially begins) and Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET. Rick Kamla, Dennis Scott and David Aldridge will handle the hosting duties on Saturday while Vince Cellini, Steve Smith and Scott will recap all of the day’s news and rumors regarding free agency on Sunday. Golf Channel Has Best June Ever- The Golf Channel reports that this June has been the most watched in the 17 history of the network. Golf Channel averaged 115,000 viewers during June, which represents an increase of 37 percent over last year and 40 percent over 2010. Though June, average viewers are up 22 percent over the same period last year and an impressive 51 percent over 2010. U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Takes Part in Finale Friendly Before Olympics- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team will take on Canada this weekend in its final tune-up before next month’s Olympics. The match will be telecast on the NBC Sports Network Sunday at 1:30p.m. ET from Salt Lake City, UT. Arlo White and Kyle Martino will call the action while Russ Thaler will host the pre-game, halftime and post-game segments on-site. MLS Action on NBCSN- NBC Sports Network will have MLS action tomorrow night between the Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City. Coverage begins at 8:00p.m. with John Strong and Brian Dunseth on the call with Brent Harris serving as studio host live on-site. Jr. Welterweight Battle on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights- ESPN will feature a pair of Jr. Welterweights on this week’s Friday Night Fights. Ruslan Provodnikov and Jose “El Nino” Reynoso will battle beginning at 10:30p.m. ET on ESPN2 with Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas on the call. Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call the fight for ESPN Deportes. U.S. Women’s Open Bowling on ESPN2 Tuesday- ESPN2 will have coverage of the Women’s U.S. Open Bowling Championship next Tuesday. Coverage begins at 8:00p.m. ET with Dave LaMont, PBA Triple Crown winner Chris Barnes and reporter Cathy Dorin-Lizzi calling the action.

NBC Unveils Olympic Announcing Roster

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NBC Sports today detailed its announcer and analyst roster for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London. 115 commentators will take part in the network’s 5,535 hours of coverage over the course of the Games. The roster includes 28 Olympians who have won a combined 45 medals. Here are the hosts for each of the NBC networks which will provide Olympic coverage: NBC- Bob Costas will handle primetime duties for NBC. He’ll be joined by Al Michaels (weekdays and weekends), Dan Patrick (weekdays and weekends) and Mary Carillo (late night). NBC Sports Network- Michelle Beadle, Liam McHugh, and Willie Geist will coordinate coverage on NBC Sports Network. MSNBC- MSNBC will have two hosts throughout the games, Kelly Tilghman and Rob Simmelkjaer. CNBC- CNBC will be the home of Olympic Boxing, hosted by Fred Roggin. Bravo- Tennis coverage will take place on Bravo with host Pat O’Brien. Ryan Seacrest, John McEnroe, Bella Karolyi, and Jimmy Roberts will be regular contributors on prime time coverage. Shaun White and Jimmy Fallon will serve as guest commentators. Here is the entire roster of NBC Olympic talent, broken down by sport: GYMNASTICS/TRAMPOLINE: Al Trautwig, Play-by-play Elfi Schlegel, Analyst Tim Daggett, Analyst Andrea Joyce, Reporter RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: Andrea Joyce, Play-by-play Elfi Schlegel, Analyst TRACK & FIELD: Tom Hammond, Play-by-play Ato Boldon, Analyst Dwight Stones, Analyst Craig Masback, Analyst Tim Hutchings, Analyst Lewis Johnson, Reporter RACE WALKING: Randy Moss, Play-by-play Chris Maddocks, Analyst SWIMMING: Dan Hicks, Play-by-play Rowdy Gaines, Analyst Andera Kremer, Reporter OPEN WATER SWIMMING: Steve Schlanger, Play-by-play Rowdy Gaines, Analyst DIVING: Ted Robinson, Play-by-play Cynthia Potter, Analyst Alex Flanagan, Reporter BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Chris Marlowe, Play-by-play Kevin Wong, Analyst Heather Cox, Reporter INDOOR VOLLEYBALL: Paul Sunderland, Play-by-play Kevin Barnett, Analyst CYCLING (Road): Steve Schlanger, Play-by-play Paul Sherwen, Analyst Todd Harris, Reporter CYCLING (Track) Todd Harris, Play-by-play Paul Sherwen, Analyst CYCLING (BMX/Mountain Bike) Todd Harris, Play-by-play Jamie Bestwick, Analyst TRIATHLON: Steve Schlanger, Play-by-play Julie Swail, Analyst BASKETBALL: Bob Fitzgerald, Play-by-play (London) Chris Carrino, Play-by-play Dave Strader, Play-by-play Doug Collins, Analyst (London) Ann Meyers, Analyst (London) Tim Capstraw, Analyst Donny Marshall, Analyst Lisa Leslie, Analyst Carolyn Peck, Analyst Craig Sager, Reporter (London) Doc Rivers, Studio Analyst (London) ROWING: Terry Gannon, Play-by-play Yaz Farooq, Analyst CANOEING (Flat Water): Terry Gannon, Play-by-play Eric Giddens, Analyst CANOEING (White Water): Randy Moss, Play-by-play Eric Giddens, Analyst SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: Randy Moss, Play-by-play Heather Olson, Analyst WRESTLING: Jason Knapp, Play-by-play Rulon Gardner, Analyst WATER POLO: Mike Emrick, Play-by-play Wolf Wigo, Analyst Julie Swail, Analyst BOXING: Bob Papa, Play-by-play Teddy Atlas, Analyst Russ Thaler, Reporter MODERN PENTATHLON: Eli Bremer, Analyst WEIGHTLIFTING: Jim Watson, Play-by-play Shane Hamman, Analyst EQUESTRIAN: Tim Ryan, Play-by-play Melanie Smith-Taylor, Analyst SOCCER: Arlo White, Play-by-play (London) JP Dellacamera, Play-by-play Glenn Davis, Play-by-play Steve Cangialosi, Play-by-play Allen Hopkins, Play-by-play and Analyst Kyle Martino, Analyst (London) Marcelo Balboa, Analyst Shep Messing, Analyst Cobi Jones, Analyst Brandi Chastain, Analyst (London) Kate Markgraf, Analyst Cat Whitehill, Analyst Angela Hucles, Analyst Drea Avent, Reporter (London) TENNIS: Brett Haber, Play-by-play Andrew Catalon, Play-by-play Ted Robinson, Play-by-play (Men’s Final) Justin Gimbelstob, Analyst Rennae Stubbs, Analyst John McEnroe, Analyst (Men’s Final) Jon Wertheim, Reporter HANDBALL: Mike Gorman, Play-by-play Dawn Lewis, Analyst TABLE TENNIS: Ari Wolfe, Play-by-play Sean O’Neill, Analyst BADMINTON: Jim Kozimor, Play-by-play Steve Kearney, Analyst FENCING: Craig Hummer, Play-by-play Jeff Bukantz, Analyst ARCHERY: Craig Hummer, Play-by-play Jason Knapp, Play-by-play Rick McKinney, Analyst SHOOTING: Craig Hummer, Play-by-play Jason Knapp, Play-by-play Shari LeGate, Analyst FIELD HOCKEY: Mike Corey, Play-by-play Missy Meharg, Analyst JUDO: Craig Hummer, Play-by-play Leo White, Analyst SPORTSDESK REPORTERS: Lester Holt Michele Tafoya Tamron Hall Pierre McGuire Stephanie Gosk Carolyn Manno Marshall Harris Dr. Nancy Snyderman Apolo Ohno TELEMUNDO: Andres Cantor, Host Jessi Losada Mónica Noguera Sammy Sadovnik Edgar Lopez René Giraldo Karim Mendiburu Kaziro Aoyama Oscar Guzmán Leti Coo Verónica Contreras

ESPN To Televise Rose Bowl Game Through 2026

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses have announced a 12-year extension during which the network will continue to televise the Rose Bowl Game through the year 2026. The extension begins in January of 2015 and the games will be played January 1 at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT (or on January 2 in years when January 1 is a Sunday) and will feature the champions from the Big Ten and Pac-12. Important to this announcement is that even if the Rose Bowl is one of the games as part of the new college football playoff system, ESPN still retains the rights to the telecast. This, in effect, ensures ESPN will likely not be shut-out of televising a portion of the college football playoffs when it goes into effect in the 2014 season. As part of the deal ESPN will showcase the Rose Bowl Game on television, ESPN Radio, ESPN Mobile TV and on smartphones, tablets, online and on Xbox LIVE via WatchESPN. Additionally, ESPN has secured rights to distribute the Rose Bowl Game on ESPN 3D and around the world through ESPN International. “The Rose Bowl Game is one of sport’s most meaningful and celebrated events,” said John Skipper, ESPN President. “Extending our relationship long term with such a prestigious brand will play a significant role in the way fans continue to define ESPN – as the leading destination for college football all year long.” “The Tournament of Roses is thrilled to extend our agreement with ESPN to broadcast the Rose Bowl Game. Since 1989, the Rose Bowl Game has witnessed tremendous success with our partners at ESPN, which includes year-round, multi-platform promotion,” said Libby Wright, Chair of the Rose Bowl Management Committee. “ESPN is truly the leader in sports and its support of our brand and product over the years has strengthened our position in post-season college football. As we prepare for the 100th Rose Bowl Game in 2014, we look forward to new beginnings with a partner we consider family and continuing to showcase to the world the passion, strength, tradition and honor unique to our game.”

Late Sunday NFL Games Shifted Ten Minutes

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The NFL announced today that it is shifting the Sunday afternoon late doubleheader game to 4:25p.m. ET to reduce instances in which fans miss the end of a 1:00p.m. ET game telecast because they must receive the opening kickoff of their home team’s late-afternoon game. The 4:05p.m. start for games not part of the doubleheader schedule will not be changed. From the NFL: In researching the kickoff time shift, the NFL analyzed games from the 2009-11 seasons and found that 44 games required part of the audience to be switched to a mandatory doubleheader game kickoff. With a 4:25 PM ET kickoff time, that number that would have been reduced by 66 percent to only 15 games. Approximately 40 games over the full 2012 season will be impacted by the 10-minute kickoff time shift – withhalf of those moves coming in games played in Mountain or Pacific time zones with 1:25 PM or 2:25 PM local starts.

Baseball Night in America on Fox, With Announcer Assignments

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Fox has six games for its regional coverage of Baseball Night in America this Saturday Night. The action begins with the Baseball Night in America Pregame Show at 7:00p.m. ET with Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds, and Kevin Millar. Here is this week’s slate of games, with announcers and markets where each game can be seen: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers: Joe Buck, Eric Karros, Ken Rosenthal. 40% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington, West Palm Beach. Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays: Dick Stockton and Tim McCarver. 17% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, Providence, Tampa. Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers: Kenny Albert and Tom Verducci. 16% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Francisco, Tulsa. Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers: Daron Sutton and Bill Schroeder. 12% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Louisville, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pittsburgh. San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies: Eric Collins and Mark Grant. 7% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle. Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins: Steve Physioc and Burt Blyleven. 7% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Kansas City, Memphis, Minneapolis.

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Garbage truck, car crash in Lower Nazareth Township; two people hurt, police say - UPDATE

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/06/garbage_truck_sedan_crash_in_l.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES A garbage truck slammed into a Chevrolet sedan that ran a stop sign about 9:30 this morning at Georgetown Road and Newburg Road in Lower Nazareth Township, Colonial Regional Police report. Drivers of both vehicles were injured and taken to an area hospital, said Sgt. Darren Wendling. There were no other passengers in either vehicle, he said. The sedan, driven by John Dilli, Sr., of Briarwood Lane in Nazareth, was going north on Georgetown Road when witnesses said it ran the stop sign and was struck on the passenger side by the westbound truck, driven by Terrence Montes, of Sunset Terrace in Palmerton, Wendling said. Both Dilli and Montes were transported to St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill for treatment. Montes was listed in good condition this evening, according to a hospital nursing supervisor. The supervisor did not have information on Dilli. No one has been cited so far, Wendling said, but added the investigation is in its early stages and is continuing.

Main Line Today’s Media Awards

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN From this year’s Best of the Main Line issue of Main Line Today magazine: Radio Music DJ – Pierre Robert, WMMR Radio Station for Music – Radio 104.5-FM Radio Station for News – KYW 1060-AM Radio Talk Show Hosts – Preston and Steve, WMMR Sports Radio Personality – Mike Missanelli, 97.5-FM TV News Anchor – Jim Gardner, 6ABC TV Sportscaster – Vai Sikahema, NBC10 TV Weatherperson – Cecily Tynan, 6ABC Community Minded Radio Station – WMGK 102.9-FM Female News Anchor – Lori Wilson, NBC10 Local TV Show – Foodies, NBC10 TV Talk Show Host – Bill Henley, NBC10

July 4th Concert on 6ABC

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN The Roots, Queen Latifah, Daryl Hall, Common, and Joe Jonas will perform for the annual July 4th concert on the Parkway, beginning at 7 p.m. on 6ABC.

CBS – Take A Look in the Mirror

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN So let’s get this straight – CBS says that ABC’s The Glass House is a blatant rip-off of Big Brother, but The Talk isn’t a blatant rip-off of The View?

Happy Birthday Channel 3!

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN Channel 3 celebrates its 80th anniversary on Talk Philly, Thursday at noon.

TV NEWS ON JUNE 28

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/06/tbs-renews-men-at-work-for-season-2.html TBS has renewed its popular new sitcom Men at Work for a second season. Currently airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), the comedy ranks as one of basic cable's Top 5 new series with adults 18-49 for the quarter. TBS has ordered 10 episodes for the second season, which is slated to launch in 2013. Created by Breckin Meyer (Road Trip, TNT's Franklin & Bash), Men at Work centers on four buddies who work together at a magazine. Danny Masterson (That '70s Show) plays the recently dumped Milo, whose friends are determined to help him get back in the dating game. James Lesure (Las Vegas) is Gibbs, a photographer and successful ladies man. Michael Cassidy (The O.C.) plays Tyler, a features writer who brings a dose of style and sophistication to the group. And Adam Busch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is Neal, a somewhat nerdy ad salesman and the only one in the group with a steady girlfriend (Meredith Hagner - Royal Pains). Men at Work comes to TBS from Sony Pictures Television and Fanfare. The multi-camera comedy is executive-produced by Breckin Meyer, along with Fanfare's Jamie Tarses and Julia Franz. In its first season thus far, Men at Work has averaged more than 2.7 million viewers in Live + 7, with 1 million adults 18-34 and 1.8 million adults 18-49. The comedy ranks as one of basic cable's Top 5 new series among adults 18-49 in Q2 2012. The season finale for Men at Work is set to air July 12. The following Thursday, TBS will launch its newest original sitcom, Sullivan & Son, starring comedian Steve Byrne and executive produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and showrunner Rob Long. Don Grady Actor, musician and composer Don Grady, best known as Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons, has died. Grady died after a long battle with cancer on June 27 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mr. Grady was 68. Grady was born Don Louis Agrati in San Francisco, California on June 8, 1944. He was one of the original Mousketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 13. Some of his early television appearances included The Ann Sothern Show, The Restless Gun, The Rifleman, Wagon Train, Have Gun -- Will Travel, The Eleventh Hour, The Lucy Show, Mr. Novak, To Rome with Love, and The F.B.I.. In 1960, he landed the role of the middle brother Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons. His character married his longtime classmate/girlfriend, Katie Miller (played by Tina Cole), near the end of the 1967-68 season. The next season she gave birth to triplets named Robert, Steven, and Charles. Grady was written out of the show after the eleventh season. He appeared in approximately 356 of the 380 episodes of the long-running sitcom. In 1970-1971, he appeared in two episodes of Love, American Style. His final credited acting appearances were in two episodes of Simon & Simon in 1983-1984. Don Grady on My Three Sons Following My Three Sons, he pursued a career in music as a composer. He worked on the film Switch, wrote the theme music for The Phil Donahue Show, and did the music for EFX, a multimedia stage show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, which starred Michael Crawford, David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, and Rick Springfield. Grady also composed for productions on Lifetime and the Discovery Channel. In 2008, he released an album called Boomer: JazRokPop, a collection of songs written for and about the baby boomer generation. Grady's survivors include his mother, Mary B.; wife, Virginia "Ginny" Lewsader; two children, Joey and Tessa; and a sister, Marilou Reichel. His sister, actress Lani O'Grady, died in 2001. He was great on My Three Sons. It was good, clean entertainment. He seemed to be very fan friendly and will be greatly missed. My Three Sons can be seen on Me-TV weekdays at 7:30AM ET/PT. Share your memories of Don Grady on our My Three Sons message board. Doris Singleton Actress Doris Singleton, who appeared as Lucy Ricardo's near-sighted neighbor and frenemy Carolyn Appleby on I Love Lucy, has died. Singleton died on June 26 in her Los Angeles, California home from unknown causes. Ms. Singleton was 92. Singleton first met and worked with Lucille Ball when she appeared on the radio show My Favorite Husband in 1948. Her early television guest appearances included The Adventures of Superman, The Loretta Young Show, The Bob Cummings Show, The Great Gildersleeve, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In 1953, she first appeared on I Love Lucy as a character named Lillian Appleby. Her name was changed to Carolyn in later episodes. She appeared in a total of 10 episodes of the series. Some of her many other sitcom guest apperances included The People's Choice, Blondie, The Danny Thomas Show, Peck's Bad Girl, The Ann Sothern Show, Pete and Gladys, McKeever & the Colonel, Hazel, The Munsters, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lucy Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Family Affair, Hogan's Heroes, All in the Family, and Here's Lucy. In 1960-61, she had a regular role as Susie on the CBS sitcom Angel. She had two recurring roles on My Three Sons. She first played Helen Morrison, the mother of Meredith MacRae's Sally character who married Mike Douglas in the 1964-65 season. In 1970-71, she played Margaret Williams, the mother of Polly (played by Ronne Troup) who married Chip Douglas. Doris Singleton and Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy The Archive of American Television conducted an interview with her on April 21, 2005. Singleton was widowed and childless. Her husband of over 60 years, comedy writer Charles Isaacs, died in 2002. She was such a talented and funny actress and will be deeply missed.

Easton Area School Board approves list of 47 teacher layoffs

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2012/06/easton_area_school_board_appro_8.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES The Easton Area School Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a list of Easton Area School District teachers that will not return next school year. The school board in May passed a $133.4 million spending plan for 2012-13 that cut 102 positions, including 49 teachers. Some teachers accepted early retirement incentives offered by the district while 47 teachers' contracts were suspended or not renewed: The following 25 teachers' contracts were suspended: Stacey Brandes, Palmer Elementary Shawn Collier, Shawnee Elementary Michele Danyi, Palmer Robin Ewer, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 Rebecca Haller, March Elementary Jeffrey Heagele, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Megan Heimbach, Paxinosa Elementary Sean Killen, Shawnee Elementary Nicole Kovich, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Blakely Mayrosh, Easton Area High School Shawn McEntire, Easton Area Academy Joseph Mock, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 and 7-8 Edward Moussa, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Amy Phillips, Shawnee Elementary Michele Pilzer, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 John Pursel III, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 Edward Reid, Palmer Sean Richmond, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 Matthew Rusnock, Easton Area High School Ritish Sanal, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 David Walp, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 and 5-6 Melissa Walsh, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Jennifer Weaver, Easton Area Academy Deanna Webb, Easton Area Academy Bryan Wolf, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 The following 22 teachers' contracts were not renewed: Jamie Arnts, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Jennifer Cudzil, Shawnee Richard Cummings, Easton Area High School Maria Ding, Easton Area High School Matthew Ellis, Easton Area High School Pamela Hayford, Easton Area High School Erena Joseph, Easton Area Academy Christina Lynn, Palmer Karla Matamoros, districtwide Jacquelyn Olimpio, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Garrett Oswald, Shawnee Mary-Elizabeth Panto, Easton Area Academy Cherie Quinones, Shawnee Jeffery Regina, Easton Area Academy Jessica Reifsnyder, March Trisha Roberts, Easton Area High School Valerie Rutt-Guerriere, Easton Area Middle School 5-6 Judith Scheetz, Easton Area High School Sara Telesz, March and Shawnee Candice Walton, Easton Area Middle School 7-8 Brent Williams, Cheston Elementary Marc Winter, Forks Elementary

NFL changes start time of late Sunday games

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER In an effort to reduce potential overlaps between the early games and the late ones, the NFL announced today that it is moving the start times of some of its late-Sunday afternoon games from 4:15 to 4:25. This will impact the doubleheader games on CBS and Fox. Games that are not part of doubleheader coverage will still start at 4:05 p.m. The change will impact approximately 40 games during the 2012 regular season with half of those involved coming in games played in either the Mountain or Pacific time zones. The NFL researches everything and it found that in looking back at games from the 2009-11 seasons, 44 early games weren't yet over when they were switched to a mandatory doubleheader game kickoff. The 4:25 start time for the second game would have meant only 15 games would have been been affected. Only one 2012 Eagles game, the Nov. 11 home game against Dallas, will be impacted by the change in time.

Thursday!

Announcement: There is no Friday e-mail this week. Next E-Mail will be on Monday! Have a great weekend!!! Take Care! See you Monday! Your Buddy, Andy

Sports Media Weekly No. 108

http://sportsmediajournal.com/page/2/ t’s news, news, and more news on this week’s edition of Sports Media Weekly. This week’s program has no guest, so Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I thought we would touch upon a good number of news making headlines in the sports media world. We begin the show talking about the news that college football will have a four team playoff format beginning with the 2014 season. Ken and I speculate which media entity will likely be the high bidder for the rights of the three game playoff series. Both Ken and I like ESPN’s chances. We then delve into the news from ESPN that Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer will be calling the network’s nightcap of its season-opening Monday Night Football double header. The talk then shifts to Great Britain as we discuss the busy sports schedule for England with Wimbledon, the British Open, and the Olympics all taking place in the country over the next month and a half. We mention the benefits of NBC’s announcement today that people who want to watch the Olympics online can start the authentication process with their local cable or satellite provider now. Along the way in the show we discuss the move by CBS to enter the national sports radio market while saluting WFAN for its 25 years on the air. Ken and I also touch upon the prospects of a new morning show for the NFL Network and the strong viewership on ESPN for Euro 2012.

Sports Media Digest- June 28, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/page/2/ TBS to Unveil All-Star Rosters Sunday- TBS will have exclusive coverage of the naming of the American League and National League All-Star rosters this Sunday. Matt Winer will be joined by analysts Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken and David Wells for the announcement beginning at 1:00p.m. ET. Following the announcement, TBS will have its Sunday MLB on TBS broadcast of the Chicago White Sox at the New York Yankees. Brian Anderson and John Smoltz call the action beginning at 2:00p.m. ET. ESPN Getting Solid Ratings for Euro 2012- With the Euro 2012 semifinals today and tomorrow, ESPN reports that the quarterfinal round of the tournament saw audience numbers up 31% over the 2008 event. The four matches had an average of 1.463 million television households and 1.918 million viewers. Through 28 matches (group stage and quarterfinals) Euro 2012 is averaging 889,000 households and 1,144,000 viewers – up 61 percent and 63 percent, respectively. Through 24 matches on ESPN Deportes, the network is seeing a 46% increase in ratings and a 117% increase in household impressions over 2008. Euro 2012 Announcers Set for Final on ESPN Radio- ESPN Radio has announced that JP Dellacamera and Tommy Smyth will be on the mic for the network’s coverage of the Euro 2012 final this Sunday. Kevin Winter will serve as pre-match, halftime, and post match host. Coverage begins on ESPN Radio at 1:00p.m. ET Sunday. SiriusXM Radio’s Coverage of the NBA Draft- SiriusXM Radio will produce special programming around the 2012 NBA Draft. Mad Dog Radio personality Dino Costa and former college basketball coach Steve Lappas will team up to host a special edition of The Dino Costa Show live from the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 28 (7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT), on Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM channel 86. Fox Sports to Produce College Hoops Match on U.S.S. Midway- Fox sports has announced today that it will televise a college basketball game between San Diego State and Syracuse aboard the air craft carrier U.S.S. Midway. The game is set for Friday, Nov. 9th at 4:00 p.m. PST. Fox has announced that Dick Enberg will call the game. AT&T National PGA Event on CBS- The next stop on the PGA Tour, the AT&T National, will air this weekend on CBS. Coverage on Saturday and Sunday begins at 3:00p.m. ET. Jim Nantz serves as anchor with Sir Nick Faldo as lead analyst. Ian Baker-Finch calls the action at the 17thhole and Gary McCord at the 16th hole. David Feherty and Peter Kostis will be the on-course reporters. One2One with George Brett on CBS Sports Network Tomorrow Night- CBS Sports Network’s next production of its One2One interview series will feature MLB Hall of Famer George Brett. The half hour interview hosted by Ian Eagle will debut tomorrow night at 9:30p.m. ET.

Tri-County League roster announced for Friday's game at Limeport

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER We gave you the Blue Mountain League yesterday, and now here's the Tri-County League roster for Friday night's all-star game at Limeport Stadium. Jon Kalejta - Infielder -- Gabelsville Brandon Sullivan - Infielder -- Gabelsville . Tim Wiand - Infielder -- Gabelsville Jeremy Faust - Catcher -- Northern Yankees Darrin Lenhart - 1B/DH -- Northern Yankees Rick Seltzer - OF -- Northern Yankees. Mike Fignar - OF -- Northern Yankees Henry Concepcion - Infielder -- Northern Yankees Dan Sharkey - 3B/DH -- Northern Yankees Matt Godusky - 1B/OF/DH -- Limeport Bulls Dan Hemberger - 1B/OF -- Limeport Bulls Jeremy Arner - C/DH -- Limeport Bulls Adam Ganser - OF --Limeport Bulls Carey Zimmerman - OF -- Limeport Bulls Luke Szoke - OF-- LV Marlins Jim Ernst - 1B/DH -- Limeport Bulls Karlston Von Kiel - 1B/OF/DH -- Scherersville Black Sox Elliot Freeman - Infielder -- Cetronia Longhorns Ronnie Wentz - OF-- Jordan Creek Gators Todd Speilman - OF-- Boyertown Metz Josh Schnell - C/Infielder -- Pitchers Ernie Stiegler -- Schersville Black Sox Ryan Ferrani -- Jordan Creek Gators Derek Brousseau -- Jordan Creek Gators Joe Seremula -- LV Marlins Chris Martrich -- LV Marlins Anthony Clemens -- Boyertown Metz Tyler Hill -- Northern Yankees Adam Hayes -- Northern Yankees Adam Maini-- Limeport Bulls Bryer Eshbach -- Boyertown Metz

Online Viewers of Olympics Can Authenticate With Cable/Satellite Companies Today

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NBC Sports announced today that cable and satellite television subscribers can authenticate their accounts to view over 3500 hours of the 2012 London Olympics online beginning today, one month in advance of the opening ceremonies. By verifying now to NBC Olympics Live Extra at NBCSports.com customers can also access 14.5 hours of coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials online. Cable, satellite and telco customers can verify their mobile and tablet devices when the NBC Olympics Live Extra App launches in mid-July. Here are the steps to authenticating viewing of the Olympics online: 1. Go to NBCOlympics.com/LiveExtra 2. Click the “Click Here & Get Ready” button 3. Select your cable, satellite or telco provider 4. Enter the username and password that corresponds with your account 5. You are signed in throughout the Games on that device! Customers with multiple devices will need to repeat that procedure for each device. Mobile and tablet users can verify their status when the NBC Olympics Live Extra App is launched in mid-July.

Stellar Summer League boys basketball standings at the midway point

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Seven games are in, seven are left in the Allentown Stellar Summer League. With the break for the Stellar tournament coming soon, here's how things shape up and there's definitely a surprise at the top: TEAM RECORD 1) Dieruff 7 - 0 2) Parkland 7 - 0 3) Allen 6 - 1 4) CCHS 6 - 1 5) Emmaus 5 - 2 6) Liberty 5 - 2 7) Salisbury 5 - 2 8) Whitehall 4 - 3 9) Bangor 3 - 4 10) Becahi 3 - 4 11) Boyertown 3 - 4 12) Freedom 3 - 4 13) Nazareth 3 - 4 14) Quakertown 3 - 4 15) Wilson 3 - 4 16) Northampton 2 - 5 17) Pleasant Valley 2 - 5 18) Saucon Valley 2 - 5 19) Southen Lehigh 2 - 5 20) Brandywine 1 - 6

AT THE IRONPIGS GAME TONIGHT IN SECTION 103!

Announcement: AT THE IRONPIGS GAME TONIGHT IN SECTION 103!

TV NEWS ON JUNE 27

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/06/antenna-tv-adds-barney-miller-benson-to.html We already have some Fall 2012 scheduling news for Antenna TV! They will showcase two more all-time favorite sitcoms to their line-up with the airings this fall of '70s classic Barney Miller and '80s staple Benson. Antenna TV, which airs on 65 affiliates across the U.S. reaching 60% of TV households, adds both programs to the network's Sunday night schedule starting Sunday, September 9, 2012. Barney Miller, with Hal Linden heading up an ensemble cast, originally aired on ABC from 1975 to 1982 and will air on Antenna TV Sundays at 8-9pm ET/5-6pm PT. Benson, with Robert Guillaume in the lead role, aired from 1979 to 1986 on ABC, as a spin-off from Soap. Antenna TV will air the series as back-to-back hours on Sunday nights, with Soap continuing to air at 11pm-12am ET/8-9pm PT and Benson following at midnight-1am ET/9pm-10pm PT. The rest of the Antenna TV Fall 2012 schedule will be announced later this summer, as part of our annual Fall cable schedule barrage starting in mid to late July. Will there be any more new additions, time slot changes, or more airings of Barney Miller/Benson? Stay tuned! The Antenna TV schedule will continue to include vintage favorites such as Leave It To Beaver, Father Knows Best, Good Times, Three's Company and All In The Family. Charlie Sheen fondly recalls his former series Two and a Half Men by selecting his 24 favorite episodes for special 12-hour Men marathon tomorrow (Thursday, June 28) from 9:00AM-9:00PM on FX. The Two and a Half Men marathon will lead into the launch of FX's highly anticipated summer comedy block which kicks off with two back-to-back episodes of Sheen's new sitcom Anger Management at 9:00PM and 9:30PM. Afterwards, the laughs continue with the season two premiere of Wilfred at 10:00PM, the season three premiere of Louie at 10:30PM, and the debut of Brand X with Russell Brand at 11:00PM (All times are ET/PT.) In Anger Management, Sheen stars as Charlie Goodson, a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice, holding sessions with his group of primary patient regulars each week, as well as performing pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Charlie thrives on the chaos in his life while still battling his own anger issues. His life is complicated by his relationships with his own therapist/best friend (Selma Blair), an ex-wife (Shawnee Smith) whose positive outlook but poor choice in men frustrates Charlie, and their 13-year-old daughter who has OCD (Daniela Bobadilla). Michael Arden, Derek Richardson, Noureen DeWulf, and Barry Corbin also co-star. Bruce Helford serves as Executive Producer/Showrunner. Joe Roth, Mark Burg, Dave Caplan and Vince Totino are Executive Producers. Anger Management is produced by Lionsgate Television and distributed by Debmar-Mercury.

Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer to Handle ESPN MNF Opening Nightcap

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN announced today that Chrie Berman and Trent Dilfer will be in the booth for the second half of its season-opening NFL double header on September 10th. The pair will work the telecast featuring the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders with a kick-off set for 10:15p.m. ET. The new ESPN two-man booth featuring Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will have the opener which will pit the Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens. Prior to the regular season debut, Berman and Dilfer will also call the Arizona Cardinals-Tennessee Titans MNF preseason game on Aug. 23rd. “I have worked with Boom for four years now and I’ve never been around someone who loves the NFL more than him,” said Dilfer. “I firmly believe that his passion and mine for the game of football will translate to the audience.” ESPN has had a number of broadcaster combinations through the years for the second half of these opening NFL double headers. Here are all the combinations since 2006: Year Game ESPN Commentators 2006 San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders Brad Nessler, Ron Jaworski and Dick Vermeil 2007 Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic and Mike Ditka 2008 Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Greenberg, Golic and Ditka 2009 San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders Greenberg, Golic and Steve Young 2010 San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Nessler and Trent Dilfer 2011 Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos Nessler and Dilfer 2012 San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders Chris Berman and Dilfer There will be a lot of debate over ESPN’s decision as we get closer to opening night. And as much as I would rather see someone other than Berman for this game, it is only one game and most viewers watch for the action on the field, not the announcers in the booth. We who analyze sports media sometimes forget that.

NLF Network Schedule for the Coming Week

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Wrapping up The Top 100: Players of 2012 will be the highlight of this week’s schedule on The NFL Network. The top 10 in the player’s survey will be unveiled tonight at 8:00p.m. ET. The entire countdown will be re-played all day July 4th. The network’s “32 Teams in 32 Days” series continues on NFL Total Access. The Dallas Cowboys will be profiled tonight, followed by the Chicago Bears Thursday and Tennessee Titans Friday. The Net10 Arena Football Friday telecast this week will feature the Milwaukee Mustangs at the Cleveland Gladiators at 8:00p.m. ET. Paul Burmeister provides the play-by-play and Solomon Wilcotts serves as game analyst. Anthony Herron and Ari Wolfe provide reports from the sidelines Here is the full NFL Network schedule through next Friday, July 6th: (All Times ET) Wednesday, June 27 12 NOON – NFL Game of the Week: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos – 2005 AFC Championship Game 1:00 PM – NFL Follies: Phenomenal Football Follies 2:00 PM – History of the AFL 3:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #3 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 5:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Finale Preview 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 10:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #10-1 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 2:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #10-1 Thursday, June 28 12 NOON – NFL Game of the Week: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks – Super Bowl XL 1:00 PM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams 1:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 2:00 PM – History of the Cowboys 3:00 PM – Film Session: Best Ever Quarterbacks 4:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #10-1 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Comebacks 9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Traditions 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Things That Changed the Game 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – NFL’s Top 10: Comebacks 1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Traditions 2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Things That Changed the Game 3:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 3:30 AM – Sound FX: Aaron Rodgers Friday, June 29 12 NOON – NFL Game of the Week: New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears – 2006 NFC Championship Game 12:30 PM – NFL Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts – 2006 AFC Championship Game 1:00 PM – NFL Follies: Best of NFL Follies 2:00 PM – History of the Packers 3:00 PM – Film Session: Best Ever Runners 4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Comebacks 5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Traditions 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Things That Changed the Game 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – Arena Football League: Milwaukee Mustangs at Cleveland Gladiators – LIVE 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Rich Eisen Podcast 12:30 AM – Sound FX: 2010 Championship Teams 1:00 AM – NFL Follies: Legends of the Follies 2:00 AM – NFL Follies: NFL Talkin’ Follies Saturday, June 30 9:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 9:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams 10:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 11:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 12 NOON – NFL Classic: Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers – 1998 NFC Wild Card Game 3:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2007: Part 1 4:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2007: Part 2 5:00 PM – Sound FX: Tony Romo 5:30 PM – Sound FX: Terrell Owens 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Cornerback Tandems 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – Week in Review 8:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 9:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 10:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access – Week in Review 12 MIDNIGHT – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 1:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 2:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games Sunday, July 1 7:00 AM – Sound FX: Aaron Rodgers 7:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 8:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 9:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 10:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: NFL Classic Games 11:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Mobile Quarterbacks 12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Cornerback Tandems 1:00 PM – NFL Replay: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers – Week 17, 2011 2:30 PM – Sound FX: Week 17, 2011 3:00 PM – Sound FX: 2010 Championship Teams 3:30 PM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #3 5:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 6:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 7:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Gutsiest Performances 11:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Gutsiest Calls 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 2:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 Monday, July 2 6:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 7:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 8:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 9:00 AM – Sound FX: 2010 Thanksgiving Day – Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets 10:00 AM – Sound FX: Week 12, 2010 10:30 AM – Sound FX: Ray Lewis 11:00 AM – Sound FX: Peyton Manning 11:30 AM – Sound FX: Brett Favre 12 NOON – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #1 1:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #2 2:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #3 3:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2008: Part 1 9:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2008: Part 2 10:00 PM – Sound FX: Aaron Rodgers 10:30 PM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2008: Part 1 1:00 AM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2008: Part 2 2:00 AM – Sound FX: Aaron Rodgers 2:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams Tuesday, July 3 12 NOON – Game of the Week: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears – Super Bowl XLI 1:00 PM – NFL Follies: NFL Talkin’ Follies 2:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2002 3:00 PM – Sound FX: 2010 Thanksgiving: Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets 4:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Memories 4:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Super Bowl XLVI 5:00 PM – Sound FX: Ray Lewis 5:30 PM – Sound FX: Peyton Manning 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Things We Loved About the 2000s 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #1 9:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #2 10:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #3 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #100-91 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #90-81 2:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #80-71 3:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #70-61 4:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 5:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 Wednesday, July 4 6:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #40-31 7:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #30-21 8:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 9:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 10:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 11:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #100-91 12 NOON – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #90-81 1:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #80-71 2:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #70-61 3:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 4:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #40-31 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #30-21 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 10:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #20-11 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #10-6 2:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #5-1 Thursday, July 5 12 NOON – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players: #100-91 1:00 PM – Sound FX: Brett Favre 1:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 2:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2003 3:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #1 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #2 5:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals: Episode #3 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Lefty Quarterbacks 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Uniforms 9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Jersey Numbers 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: One-Shot Wonders 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – NFL’s Top 10: Uniforms 1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Jersey Numbers 2:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 2:30 AM – Sound FX: Ray Lewis Friday, July 6 12 NOON – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players: #90-81 1:00 PM – NFL Follies: Legends of the Follies 2:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2004 3:00 PM – Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL – 2005 4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Uniforms 5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Jersey Numbers 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: One-Shot Wonders 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – Arena Football League: Milwaukee Mustangs at Jacksonville Sharks – LIVE 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Rich Eisen Podcast

Wednesday!

Wednesday June 27, 2012 Big day! Going to the Ironpigs tonight!! 7pm vs Rochester If you there, look for me!! Bummed that Chase Utley won't be there. It will be fun though!! PA HOUSE Been busy! Final days and hours now!! BIG QUESTION: Will we have a Budget in time? Stay Tuned! Final E-Mail in June!! Sunday is July! Time goes fast!!! How are you? How was your week? What are you doing this weekend? Anything fun? It going to get HOT Again Thursday!! Stay cool!!!!!! I Might have a small job only 6 times a year It's with Bishop Photo company. They meet in Nazareth I Would handle the forms during shoots!!!!! Bacck to HOT Weather Thursday. Are you ready? Are you off on the 4th of July? I Wonder how businesses are doing it with the holiday being on A Wednesday. Nazareth having a Kazoo Parade next Wednesday! I Will be signing with the DreamKids! August 14th will be with the DREAMKIDS at Walmart!!!!! BIG NEWS: In July Upper Nazareth Fire Department is coming to my house to take me for a ride and then to the fire house and put on the uniform and then back home!!! I Will let you know the date, I Know it will be at 6pm at night!!!! I Will be at Nazareth Legion Baseball games at the park Thursday and Friday at 6:00pm! They are doing well!!!!!! Only 1 lost so far. 7 more games!!! I Will also be Announcing the Phillies all weekend!! They will be live in Miami! The new Miami's park!!!! Friday will be a big day too! Fitness at 11am Friday Pizzaville at 1pm Friday! Attendant Care Services going great! Dogs hanging in!!!!!!!!! My dog Toby is having seizures everyday now. It getting worse. Not sure how long he has to go. He is eating everything Even my braces. I Hope Alex Trebek feeling better, had a health scare on Sunday. I Love watching Jeopardy!!!!!!!!! Schedule: Wednesday June 27: 8:30am-9:30am DIANA 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 11am PA HOUSE NOON-10:30pm DIANA NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 1pm-3pm ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING IN ALLENTOWN 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 5pm AT THE IRONPIGS BASEBALL GAME WITH DIANA 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Thursday June 28: 8:30am-12:30pm DIANA 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 11am PA HOUSE NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm Announce Phillies Baseball on Comcast 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 1pm-2pm Radio Show on WEEX 1230 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 4pm-6pm DIANA 6pm AT THE NAZARETH LEGION BASEBALL GAME AT THE PARK 6pm RCN SPORTS TALK SHOW ON RCN4 7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMEER SHOW ON RCN4 8pm-11pm NED RICHARDS ON WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Friday June 29: 8:30am-5pm DIANA 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 11am Fitness 11am PA HOUSE NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 1pm PIZZAVILLE 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 6pm At the Nazareth Legion Baseball Game at the Park 6pm-12am JD ROSS ON WALN 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Saturday June 30: 8:30am-10:30am DIANA 9am-11am KEITH GROLLER ON 1470 WSAN 10am-NOON 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230 NOON-12:30pm Radio Show on WEEX 1230 11am-9pm Mark Thomas on WGPA 1100 4pm Announce Phillies Baseball on Comcast 9pm-2am Ned Richards on WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 10:30pm Announce Charlie Manuel Show on MYPHL17 Sunday July 1: 11am-NOON Radio Show 9:30am-NOON JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON WGPA 1100 1:30pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 NOON-3pm Dennis Christman on WGPA 1100 3pm-9pm MIGHTY MIKE ON WGPA 1100 NOON AND 3PM AT THE NAZARETH AT NORTHAMPTON LEGION BASEBALL 7pm Layla on WALN 9pm Happy Jack on WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 RIP: Dale Earenhardt SR. 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Moravian College President Christopher Thomforde retiring in 2013

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/06/moravian_college_president_chr_1.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES After six years leading Moravian College, President Christopher M. Thomforde announced he is retiring next year. "Serving Moravian has been a privilege and an honor," Thomforde said in a news release. "As I reflect upon the activity of the past six years, I am most grateful for all that has been accomplished by so many good and committed people at both the College and the Seminary."

Carlos Ruiz, Ty Wigginton hit homers to lead Philadelphia Phillies past Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/06/carlos_ruiz_ty_wigginton_hit_h.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Ty Wigginton and Carlos Ruiz homered to back Vance Worley and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight. Worley (4-4) allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings. Michael Schwimer pitched out of a jam in the seventh, Antonio Bastardo worked the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon finished for his 18th save in 19 tries. Papelbon allowed a solo homer to Michael McKenry in the ninth.

Chase Utley goes 2-for-5 with home run in Lehigh Valley IronPigs' win

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ironpigs/index.ssf/2012/06/chase_utley_goes_2-for-5_with.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES It takes a lot to get the attention of a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. Chase Utley was able to accomplish just that in the IronPigs’ 10-3 win over Rochester in front of a sold-out capacity crowd of 10,100 on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Park. The rehabbing Philadelphia Phillies second baseman made quite the impression on Lehigh Valley manager Ryne Sandberg, a 2005 inductee. Utley, a five-time National League All-Star, went 2-for-5 with a solo home run to deep right field off Esmerling Vasquez in the bottom of the fourth inning and two strikeouts.

Lehigh Valley Health Network to settle nurses' lawsuit for $4.5 million

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2012/06/lehigh_valley_health_network_t.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Hundreds of nurses at Lehigh Valley Health Network could receive up to $1,950 each to settle claims they were routinely required to work overtime without being paid for it, court records show. In court papers filed in May in federal court in Philadelphia, the health network offered a settlement that it said would cost $4.5 million — $2,564,911 to compensate nurses involved and the bulk of the rest to pay the nurses’ legal fees.

Pen Argyl Area School District adopts budget with 1.67 percent tax increase

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2012/06/pen_argyl_area_school_district_10.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES The Pen Argyl Area School Board adopted a final 2012-2013 budget tonight which will increase taxes by 1.76 percent. The board voted 7-1 in favor of a $26.5 million budget, which calls for a 0.76-mill tax increase, bringing the tax rate to 46.4 mills. Board member Ethan Habrial represented the only dissenting vote and board member Christopher Graham was absent.

Saucon Valley Elementary School principal to retire in December

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2012/06/saucon_valley_elementary_schoo.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES The Saucon Valley School Board tonight accepted the retirement of its popular elementary school principal Ro Frey tonight. Frey plans to retire Dec. 31, 2012 after 15 years with the district. Frey, who lives in the Poconos, started out as assistant principal for kindergarten through eighth grade before becoming an elementary school principal.

College football four-team playoff is official for 2014

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/06/college_football_four-team_pla.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES College football will finally have a playoff. Come 2014, the BCS is dead. A committee of university presidents today approved the BCS commissioners' plan for a four-team playoff to start in the 2014 season.

State budget details emerge, state universities spared deep cuts sought by Corbett

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-budget-update-062612-20120626,0,4946975.story FROM THE MORNING CALL HARRISBURG —— Pennsylvania's four state-related universities and the 14 state-owned universities would likely receive the same amount of money as they did last year; public schools and public libraries would also be level-funded, but a program that provides cash assistance to nearly 70,000 of the state's neediest citizens would come to an end. That's according to an outline made public Tuesday of a $27.656 billion state budget for 2012-13. But broad swaths of the document, and not least of which was a controversial proposal to roll seven, existing county-run human services programs into a single block grant program, were still under negotiation on Tuesday. Issues also caught in the budget's orbit, such as school reform, were also still under negotiation. » The latest on traffic, delays and road construction delivered to your mobile phone. Text TRAFFIC to 52270! Message and data rates apply. Text STOP TRAFFIC to cancel, text HELP for help. Click for terms and conditions. Lawmakers and the Corbett administration have until midnight on Saturday to reach a final agreement.

Susan McGinley's contract as Easton Area School District superintendent not renewed

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2012/06/hold-easton_area_school_board.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES The Easton Area School Board is parting with Superintendent Susan McGinley. The board voted 5-2 Tuesday not to renew her contract, meaning the next school year will be her last with the district. Board members Tim Reilly and Robert Fehnel voted to renew McGinley's contract for five years. If approved, the term would have ended June 30, 2018.