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COLLECTING TICKETS AT THE EASTON AT NAZARETH BOYS BASKETBALL GAME STARTING AT 5PM!

2012-01-31T15:00:00.000-05:00

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COLLECTING TICKETS AT THE EASTON AT NAZARETH BOYS BASKETBALL GAME STARTING AT 5PM!

Pius X's Matt Camilletti is headed to St. Francis of Pennsylvania

2012-01-31T14:23:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Pius X football coach Phil Stambaugh announced earlier today that star receiver Matt Camilletti will continue his career at St. Francis of Loretto.

Camilletti had one of the most prolific pass-catching careers in District 11 history. He ranks second all-time, behind only Central Catholic's Kevin Gulyas, with 183 career receptions and 2,642 receiving yards.
In 2011, he helped the Royals win their second All-American League title, their fourth District 11 Class A crown and advance to the state quarterfinals. Pius X finished 12-2 as Camilletti caught 58 passes for 783 yards and seven touchdowns. He also kicked 41 PATs.

Camilletti was a second-team Morning Call All-Area choice at wide receiver. He was also PA Football News' first-team all-state tight end and was also an all-league and all-area selection.

St. Francis, coming off a 2-9 season, plays in the Northeast Conference. The Red Flash also features Easton graduate Kyle Harbridge, who is coming off a stellar junior season in which he ran for 1,474 yards on 249 carries and scored 14 touchdowns. Harbridge was a third-team All-American selection by the Beyond Sports Network.

Harbridge, by the way, ranked top-seven nationally in rushing yards per game and in the top five in all-purpose yards. His season was highlighted by his game against Morehead State where he rushed for 346 yards (the fifth-most in FCS history) and racked up 457 all-purpose yards, missing the FCS record by just 10 yards.

Here's St. Francis' 2012 schedule:

9/1/12 @ James Madison TBA

9/8/12 Bryant* 12:00PM

9/15/12 @Morehead State TBA

9/22/12 @Towson TBA

9/29/12 @Duquesne* TBA

10/6/12 Robert Morris* TBA

10/13/12 @Albany* TBA

10/20/12 Wagner* 12:00PM

10/27/12 @Central Connecticut* 12:00PM

11/10/12 @Monmouth* TBA

11/17/12 Sacred Heart* 12:00PM

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Islanders, Devils to play first hockey game at new Brooklyn arena

2012-01-31T14:22:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

They've been talking about a new arena in Brooklyn for so long that you began to doubt it was ever going to get built.

But it is, and the first sporting event for the Barclays Center has been announced. It's a preseason NHL hockey game between the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.

Here are the details courtesy of the New York Islanders:

UNIONDALE, NY/BROOKLYN, NY (January 31, 2012) – The New York Islanders will play the first-ever NHL game at Barclays Center on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 when they take on the New Jersey Devils at 7:30 p.m. The preseason game will mark the first hockey event at Barclays Center, the new major sports and entertainment venue, which will officially open on September 28 with the first of multiple JAY-Z concerts. The game will also mark the first NHL game to be played in Brooklyn.

“We’re extremely excited to play the first NHL game in the new, state-of-the-art Barclays Center,” Islanders General Manager Garth Snow said. “We already have some of the most passionate fans in the league supporting our young team, and we are looking forward to expanding our base into Brooklyn.”

“We feel Brooklyn is an untapped hockey market that offers the Islanders with an exciting opportunity to grow its fan base,” Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark said. “Barclays Center will also afford current Islander fans with great accessibility, as the Long Island Rail Road and nine subway lines will come directly to the arena at the Atlantic Terminal transit hub.”

In addition to hosting hockey, Barclays Center will showcase an extensive variety of more than 220 events annually, including premier concerts, monthly major professional boxing cards, top college basketball, family shows, and NETS Basketball. Some of the special programming that is already scheduled includes JAY-Z, Andrea Bocelli, the Barclays Center Classic college basketball tournament, presented by Sheets Brand, featuring Kentucky vs. Maryland, Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship, Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Legends Classic, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, and the New York Masters equestrian show jumping competition. Current programming alliances with Barclays Center include Golden Boy Promotions, IMG, Feld Entertainment, Lagardère Unlimited, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Fans are encouraged to visit www.barclayscenter.com.

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Double dose of Nick at Night on local TV

2012-01-31T14:14:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

RCN-4 viewers are a lucky bunch.

They still have an opportunity to see and hear The Morning Call's Nick Fierro twice this week.

Fierro is the one and only guest on tonight's "Calling All Sports" show, seen at 6 p.m. (Service Electric viewers, hopefully, saw the show on Monday night).

And then Fierro is back -- live this time -- on the Chris Michael-hosted "SportsTalk" show on Thursday night at 6.

The Eagles and Super Bowl talk -- and you can't get enough of either topic, can you? -- will be the focus on both shows.

On the Thursday night show, fans have the added bonus of calling in and peppering Nick with questions.

The phone number to call into the show live is 610-443-2766.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Fields set for District 11 wrestling duals

2012-01-31T14:04:00.000-05:00

FROM THE MORNING CALL

The 10-team fields are set for this weekend's District 11 Team Wrestling tournaments.

Defending champions Easton (Class 3A) and Bethlehem Catholic (2A) likely will be the top seeds for the two-day event at Freedom High. Bethlehem Catholic (7-0) edged Easton 29-26 on Saturday night and can clinch its first outright Lehigh Valley Conference title with a victory over Whitehall on Wednesday

Wrestling at the district duals begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday with the preliminary rounds, followed by the quarterfinals at 6 and 7:45 p.m. The 2A semifinals are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by the 3A semifinals at 1 p.m.

The championship matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The top two teams in each class advance to next week's PIAA Team Wrestling Tournament

Here are the 10 qualifying teams in each class, with their records and seeding-points averages. Seeding points do not determine the tournament seeds. A committee will seed the tournament later this week.

CLASS 3A

1. Stroudsburg (12-1) 3.818

2. Easton (16-2) 3.636

3. Parkland (16-2) 3.611

4. Blue Mountain (8-0) 3.500

5. Pleasant Valley (14-1) 3.333

6. Pocono Mt. East (13-5) 3.000

7. Whitehall (11-6) 2.706

8. Liberty (10-6) 2.667

9. Northampton (8-5) 2.636

10. Bangor (10-5) 2.571

CLASS 2A

1. Bethlehem Catholic (7-0) 3.857

2. Pine Grove (13-2) 3.143

3. Saucon Valley (17-1) 3.000

4. Pen Argyl (17-3) 2.900

5. Tri-Valley (9-2) 2.727

6. Palisades (12-4) 2.500

7. Palmerton (14-5) 2.421

8. Northern Lehigh (9-7) 2.250

9. Catasauqua (16-10) 2.240

10. Lehighton (9-11) 2.000

http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-district-duals-wrestling-0131-20120131,0,1350913.story

NBC Sports Online Presence at Super Bowl XLVI

2012-01-31T14:03:00.000-05:00

Here is a rundown of the online offerings and social media opportunities from NBC for this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI:

NBC@SUPER BOWL XLVI
SUPER BOWL ALL-ACCESS: NBCSports.com/superbowlallaccess– NBCSports.com is super-sizing Sunday Night Football All-Access and upgrading the experience fans have enjoyed all season long with everything around NBC at the Super Bowl. Super Bowl All-Access will be on the scene in Indianapolis during Super Bowl week, giving the fan exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and video inside of Media Day, the NFL Experience, look-ins on NBC production meetings, Michele Tafoya interviews, conversations with SNF talent and more.

NBCSPORTS.COM SOCIAL MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: For the first time ever, NBCSports.com has installed a social media correspondent for coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. NBCSports.com’s Tiffany Simons will be on-site in Indianapolis giving fans a look at all facets of Super Bowl Week through the eyes of social media. Simons will be live at Media Day, on Radio Row, talking with fans in the NFL Experience, conducting interviews with NFL players and taking fans behind the scenes at Taste of the NFL among other things throughout the week. Simons will also provide updates of her week from @SNFonNBC on Twitter.

SUPER BOWL ON NBC ON FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/SNFonNBC – The Sunday Night Football Facebook page will be the Facebook destination for NBC’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. Sunday Night Football on Facebook provides links, photos and videos exclusive to behind-the-scenes at Super Bowl XLVI. The page aggregates all Super Bowl-related content found within the NBC Sports digital network, including nbcsports.com/SuperBowlAllAccess,NBCSports.com, Super Bowl Extra, ProFootballTalk.com, and Rotoworld.com.

SUPER BOWL ON NBC ON TWITTER: twitter.com/SNFonNBCa – @SNFonNBC will provide news surrounding NBC at the Super Bowl. Sideline reporter Michele Tafoya will tweet all week long from Indianapolis and from the sideline on Super Bowl Sunday giving her perspective on injury reports while providing exclusive real-time game updates. Using tweets, twitpics and twitvids, @SNFonNBC will continue to provide unique content with NBC’s Super Bowl talent and production crew as well as NFL players. @SNFonNBC will also alert followers about upcoming interviews and features that will appear during pregame coverage and coverage of Super Bowl XLVI.

SOCIAL CHECK-INS: Fans watching NBC’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVI at home will have the opportunity to check in on GetGlue throughout Super Bowl Sunday and redeem a variety of stickers. Through foursquare, fans can check-in to Lucas Oil Stadium and receive tips and tune-in information from SNF for Super Bowl XLVI.

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

ESPN Sets Up College Hoops Bracket Busters Schedule

2012-01-31T14:02:00.000-05:00

Fri, Feb 17 7 p.m. Northern Iowa at Virginia Commonwealth ESPN2 / ESPN3
9 p.m. Valparaiso at Loyola-Marymount ESPNU

Sat, Feb 18 11 a.m. Drexel at Cleveland State ESPNU
noon Wichita State at Davidson ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3
1 p.m. Buffalo at South Dakota State ESPNU
2 p.m. Akron at Oral Roberts ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3
3 p.m. Drake at New Mexico State ESPNU
4 p.m. Nevada at Iona ESPN or ESPN2/ ESPN3
5 p.m. Old Dominion at Missouri State ESPNU
6 p.m. No. 16 Saint Mary’s at No. 9 Murray State ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3
7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Ohio ESPN3*
8 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Weber State ESPN3*
10 p.m. Long Beach State at No. 12 Creighton ESPN2 / ESPN3

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Antenna TV In Cleveland Soars In Ratings; Remembering All in the Family Director John Rich and Seinfeld's "Mr. Pitt"

2012-01-31T12:30:00.000-05:00

Antenna TV continues to grow in the ratings as it is just a little over a year old now. Viewers are flocking in for some classic TV, especially in the Cleveland market last month. Antenna TV on Cleveland's WJW-DT2 equaled the delivery of cable networks such as Oxygen, Nat Geo and The Big 10 Network in Cleveland from 3pm-12a Monday-Friday in the December 2011 sweep. Antenna TV beat cable networks WGN America, Starz, Military Channel, Weather Channel, Disney XD, Nicktoons, NBC Sports Network, NFL Network, BBC America, Oprah Winfrey Network and MTV2 in Cleveland in the sweep as well. Some of the great performing TV series on Cleveland's Antenna TV includes Leave It To Beaver, which airs weeknights from 6-7pm. The classic sitcom outperformed programs on WKYC, WBNX, WOIO and WUAB in December 2011! The sitcom averaged a 0.3/1 rating/share in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, beating first-run programs like The Talk, Dr. Drew, Anderson, Family Feud and America Now. Also performing well for Antenna TV in Cleveland is the Friday primetime 8-9pm airing of Too Close for Comfort, ranking second of all Antenna TV series on weekdays on WJW-DT2 with a 0.2/1 rating/share in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. The same goes true for the classic sitcom Dennis the Menace which airs weeknights from 5-6pm leading into Leave it to Beaver at 6pm.
On weekends, Adam-12 has done well outperforming programs on WKYC, WBNX, WOIO, WVPX, WEWS, WJW and WUAB! The series airs Saturday nights from 8-9pm and delivers a 0.2/1 rating/share in adults 18-49 and a 0.3/1 rating/share in adults 25-54! Talk about being "hot in Cleveland" as Antenna TV continues to grow. Stay with us for the Antenna TV spring schedule (and not just for Cleveland, but all Antenna TV stations!) that will begin in April and will have the addition of WKRP in Cincinnati, as we mentioned.

We have a couple of recent deaths to tell you about. John Rich, an award-winning television director for The Dick Van Dyke Show and All in the Family, has died. Rich died on January 29 at his Los Angeles home after a brief illness. Mr. Rich was 86.

His nearly 50-year career in Hollywood included directing and producing episodes of many different television series. Rich directed over 40 episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show and won his first Emmy in 1963. He directed over 80 episodes of All in the Family and won two Emmys and two Golden Globes for his work on the series. The memorable scene of Sammy Davis, Jr. kissing Archie Bunker in the episode Sammy's Visit was directed by him. His many other directing credits included episodes of I Married Joan, Where's Raymond?, Our Miss Brooks, Gilligan's Island, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Brady Bunch, That Girl, Good Times, Barney Miller, Newhart, Benson and Dear John. In the 1980s Rich and Henry Winkler formed a production company called Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions and together they produced MacGyver for Paramount Television from 1985-92.

You can view an extensive interview with him at the Archive of American Television. Rich is survived by his wife of 22 years, Patricia; his three children, Catherine, Anthony and Robert; his three stepchildren, Megan Lewis, Kimberly Beres and Dana Benton; and eight grandchildren. We thank him for bringing us many hours of quality television. He will be missed.

Ian Abercrombie, a veteran English actor who played Elaine Benes' boss Mr. Pitt during the sixth season on Seinfeld, has died. Abercrombie died at a Los Angeles hospital on January 26 from complications of kidney failure and recently had been diagnosed with lymphoma. Mr. Abercrombie was 77.

His American stage debut was a 1951 production of Stalag 17 with Jason Robards and Jules Munshin. Abercrombie made guest appearances on many television series such as Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Murphy Brown, NewsRadio, Star Trek: Voyager, State of Grace, Birds of Prey, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, Happily Divorced and Wizards of Waverly Place. He voiced characters in The Batman, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rango. His film credits included Army of Darkness, Addams Family Values, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties. We'll never forget his memorable and hilarious character on Seinfeld. He was just a very solid and dependable character actor. Mr. Abercrombie is survived by his wife, Gladys, and his brothers Douglas, Donald and Alex. He will be missed.

Who can forget Mr. Pitt eating a Snickers bar with a knife and fork? What are your favorite Mr. Pitt moments? Discuss them on our Seinfeld message board.

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/antenna-tv-in-cleveland-soars-in.html#ixzz1l4vILYey

Time Change for Nazareth Swim Meet Thursday

2012-01-31T09:32:00.000-05:00

SCHEDULE CHANGE

The start time for the following swim meet with Allentown Central Catholic has been changed. Please see details below for rescheduling information.

Thursday, February 2nd

SWIMMING

Central Catholic @ Nazareth

4:00 pm

SCHEDULE CHANGE ( Time Change Only )

New Time : 6:00 pm

Lehighton's new football coach has coached at Whitehall and Catty

2012-01-31T09:12:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Tom McCarroll was approved as Lehighton's new football coach last week and the 34-year-old Marian Catholic and Colgate University graduate has spent the last five years as an assistant coach in the Lehigh Valley.

McCarroll got his coaching start at Marian, but was on Tony Trisciani's staff at Whitehall for two years and spent the last three with Tom Falzone at Catasauqua.

"I've been exposed to a lot of different leagues and actually when it comes to the area the Mountain Valley Conference is the only league or conference I haven't coached in," McCarroll said.

McCarroll lives in Lehighton and has been teaching in Reading, but will become a special education teacher at Whitehall very shortly.

He is excited about his first head coaching position.

"Lehighton is a place where football has been important for a very long time," McCarroll said. "There's a good tradition in Lehighton and going back through the years, they've been in the playoffs. There's an opportunity there; there's support there and it's exciting to be the next guy in line. I am excited to be a part of it and want to do what I can to get Lehighton back on track."

McCarroll was a defensive back at Colgate, but has coached on the offensive side of the ball in high school.

"I've learned so much by working for three great head coaches and I have to give them so much credit," McCarroll said. "Stan Dakosty [Marian's longtime coach] is just a class act and showed me how a program should be run. And then Coach Trisciani was just a stickler for detail at Whitehall and really taught X's and O's and the great concepts behind them.

"Coach Falzone has such great energy and enthusiasm that's contagious and the kids really want to play for him. They'll do anything for him. So, I've been really lucky to be with these three guys who each bring different, positive facets to coaching. I'm going to try to take a little bit from each of them and implement my own program and put my own stamp on Lehighton football."

The Indians are coming off a 4-6 season in which five of the losses came by seven points or less. Lehighton is going to graduate 24 or 25 seniors, according to McCarroll, who said he still has some positions to fill on his coaching.

McCarroll is the third new head coach in the Mountain Valley Conference, joining the new guys in charge at both Allen and Dieruff who will play their first seasons in the MVC next fall.

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Tuesday!

2012-01-31T07:02:00.000-05:00

Wednesday February 1, 2012

Welcome to February!!

Busy day for me!!

Fitness at 11am

Final one before the Pep Rally Friday!!

Pizzaville on a special day for Lunch, usually Fridays.

Big Wrestling Match tonight!

Northampton at Nazareth

7:30pm

Doors open at 5:00pm

The match is LIVE ON SERVICE ELECTRIC TV2!

DARREN DANNER AND DOUG HEATER WILL ANNOUNCE THE MATCH!!

DOUG IS MY BUDDY!!!

College signing day today!

Dan Harding going to Akron.

Good luck Dan!

I Will have more on my e-mail Friday!!!

Signings all around the country today!

Pius X's Matt Camilletti is headed to St. Francis of Pennsylvania

Final match of the season tonight!!

Hope to see you there!!

I am getting nervious for Friday!!

Walking infront of like 900 people.

maybe more than 900 people!!

this is one of the biggest things i think i ever did in my life!!

I Been talking about this for months

To actually do it, takes a lot of guts!!

How are you?

How was your week so far?

Anything new?

I am good!!

Attendant Care Services going great!!

Diana rocks!!

My dogs are good!!

Probably next week though.

Final 9 days of my 2nd year as a Nazareth Employee.

Can't believe next Friday is my last day.

HOLY SMOKES, Does time go fast

Hopefully they keep me busy somehow!!

I Been working fast to find stuff to keep busy!!

1 more month until the Phillies return!!

Baseball Season!!

Can you believe it?

Pat Burell retired.

My grammy's favorite player.

He will be missed.

Roy Oswalt might be go to St Louis.

Pro Bowl on NBC Second Most-Watched In More Than a Decade- Despite the proclamations that few people watch, the NFL Pro Bowl once again had impressive ratings numbers. This past Sunday’s game had an average audience of 12.5 million viewers, second in the last ten years over last year’s telecast which had an audience of 13.4 million viewers. The top three local markets for the game were New Orleans (21.8 rating), Milwaukee (17.6) and Pittsburgh (17.2).

CBS Sports Network to Carry National Collegiate Hockey Conference Games- CBS Sports Network has reached an agreement with the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference to televise games beginning in 2013. The network has committed to covering a minimum of 18 games, including the conference semifinal and final tournament games. The new conference, which consists of eight teams from the current WCHA and CCHA, will begin play in 2013.

CBS Sets Big Ten Wild Card Hoops Match for February 19th- CBS Sports has announced that Michigan State at Purdue will be its Big Ten game on February 19th. Tip-off will be at 1:00p.m. ET with Kevin Harlan and Clark Kelloff on the call.

NBA TV to Celebrate Black History Month with Barrier Breakers Program- NBA TV will celebrate Black History Month this February by producing 24 segments as part of its Barrier Breakers program featuring the game’s most influential pioneers and sports legends. The initial segment will feature Bill Russell. The segments will air throughout the month on the network’s signature program, GameTime.

Feherty Live to Originate from Indianapolis This Friday- The Golf Channel will be producing an episode of Feherty Live this Friday from the Indiana Repertory Theater in Indianapolis. Among David Feherty’s guests will be Fuzzy Zoeller, Steve Mariucci, and Joe Thiesmann. The program will be taped and air on the Golf Channel Saturday at 10:00p.m. ET.

NFL Fimls Road to the Super Bowl Airs This Weekend on NBC- For the 42nd year NFL Films has produced a film exploring how the two teams in the Super Bowl got to where they are in the Road to the Super Bowl. This year’s edition featuring the Giants and Patriots will sir Sunday at 12:00p.m. on NBC.

NASCAR and Turner Sports Restructure and Extend Digital Rights Agreement- NASCAR and Turner Sports have extended its digital rights partnership though 2016. NASCAR will manage business and editorial operations for NASCAR.com beginning in 2013 while Turner Sports will continue to oversee advertising sales and sponsorships.

Polian Joins SiriusXM Radio- Former Colts Vice Chairman Bill Polian has joined SiriusXM NFL Radio. Polian will make his debut on tonight on Late Hits at 8:00pm ET. He’ll host the show again on Wednesday, February 1, and Friday, February 3, and will be heard regularly on the channel throughout the year.

Nuggets/Grizzlies NBA TV Fan Night Selection- Fans have voted tomorrow night’s Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies match-up as the NBA TV Fan Nightpresentation of the week. Tip-off is at 8:00p.m. ET. Fans have until this Thursday to vote on the following games for Fan Night next week: Jazz/Pacers, Bobcats/Celtics, Kings/Timberwolves, Suns/Bucks, or Thunder/Warriors.

Big Ten Network has Coverage of National Signing Day- The Big Ten Network will be examining how the conference college football teams fared on National Signing Day with a special Wednesday afternoon. Host Mike Hall, analysts Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Chris Martin will take to the air for the 90-minute special beginning Wednesday at 4:30p.m. ET.

The three most prolific seniors from Nazareth's high-powered offense will commit to college football programs Wednesday.

As expected, quarterback Daniel Harding will sign with Akron, joining Pen Argyl running back Dylan Evans. Twin receivers Adam and Andrew Bridgeforth also will sign, with Adam going to Colgate and Andrew to Slippery Rock.

Schedule:
Wednesday February 1:
8:30am-5:30pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
11AM FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm PIZZAVILLE FOR LUNCH
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the Northampton at Nazareth Wrestling Match
8:30pm Announce Men Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Thursday February 2:
8:30am-1pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4pm-6pm DIANA
4:40pm-5:50pm AT THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT NAZARETH SWIMMING MEET
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK ON RCN4
6:30pm Announce Women Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
7pm Announce Men Basketball on ESPN
7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Friday February 3:
8:30am-5pm DIANA
NO FITNESS TODAY DUE TO THE PEP RALLY
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm PEP RALLY AT NAZARETH PEP RALLY
I WILL BE WALKING AT THE PEP RALLY TO MOTIVATE THE KIDS
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:30pm-4:00pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8pm At the Nazareth at Parkland Boys Basketball Game
9:30pm Announce Basketball on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Saturday February 4:
8:30am-10:30am DIANA
9am-11am Keith Groller on 1470AM
10am-Noon 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
11am Announce Men Basketball on ESPNU
NOON Radio Show on WEEX 1230
5pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the Bangor at Nazareth Boys Basketball Game
6pm District XI Team Wrestling Final on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Sunday February 5:
11am Radio Show on WEEX 1230
1pm Announce Men Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
2pm Announce Men Basketball on ESPN
6:30pm New England-NY Giants NFL SUPERBOWL LIVE ON NBC
10pm Anchor News on CW57

RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos
Tom Ochs
Mario Donnagelo
Sally Murphy
Owens Thomas
Ernie Harwell
Robin Roberts
Luke Hahn
Bob Shephard
Michael Yakemik
Donald Fritz
George Steinbrenner
Teko Johnson
Kiski
Palmer Smith
Lewis Ogioba
Chris Hushour
Bill Altherton
Mary Sysko
Stephen Haberle
Dan Wheldon
Shawnalai Werkheiser
Thomas Maher
Tori Hirst Sweeney
Paul May
Elwood Stewart
Murphy Phillips
Joe Paterno

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She is the most awesome attendant ever!!!

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Chuck Dibilio is sounding better, looking better every day

2012-01-30T20:02:00.000-05:00

FROM THE MORNING CALL

I've talked to Chuck Dibilio several times over the years, often after big football and basketball performances while he was at Nazareth.

And I was thrilled to talk to him last September after he made a memorable collegiate debut for Princeton in the Tigers' season-opener against Lehigh. Princeton lost that night, but Dibilio's debut was memorable — 86 yards on 14 carries and a 26-yard TD reception.

Thomas Jefferson But of all the Dibilio interviews I've done, he has never sounded better to me than he did on Monday night.

That's because just 10 days after he suffered a stroke that prompted him to be flown by helicopter from the Princeton campus to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Dibilio was doing well.

He had just gotten back from a therapy session at Good Shepherd in Allentown and was feeling strong and upbeat, just like nothing had ever happened.

"I've definitely made a lot of progress," he said. "When it first happened, I couldn't talk or move my right arm or leg. I'm not quite 100 percent, yet, but I just started going for therapy three times a week. Physically, I'm fine. I just need to work on my speech and some mental things."

Dibilio is back at home, where he is wisely taking it easy, getting some extra rest and trying to get the answers to why a stroke would strike one of the healthiest, fittest 19-year-olds on the planet.

At the moment that's the most frustrating part for Dibilio and his entire family, including his mother, Bonnie Coyle Ronco, who is a doctor.

The hospital conducted a battery of tests to determine the stroke's cause and complete results have yet to come in, although there's likely linkage to a spleen infection Dibilio had in the summer before his senior year at Nazareth.

"Everything that has come back has been normal so far," Ronco said. "There's still some tests pending that are looking into a clotting disorder. So, no, we don't understand why it happened yet, but everyone feels fairly certain that's it's related to his spleen. We just need to know what's causing him to have blood clotting that's more than normal."

However, while the wait for answers continues, Dibilio continues to show progress every day.

"He needs therapy for his cognitive skills and his ability to process language and respond appropriately," his mother said. "That's where he needs the help. But he looks good and every day you can see and hear a difference. It's looks promising that he's going to get all the way back to normal. But it's just going to take time."

Dibilio said he is struggling with his reading comprehension, but he's getting better.

In terms of a return to class at Princeton or football, no timetable has been set. All that matters at the moment is making sure that he continues to recover and that he is completely healthy before he returns to normal activities.

"I'm definitely happy to be home right now," he said. "I would normally be home now anyway because we're in between semesters at Princeton. It's definitely better to be home than at the hospital. I didn't have much fun there."

Princeton has been in daily contact with Dibilio.

"The school has been very supportive," Ronco said.

Dibilio has two final exams still to take from the fall semester. He was in a study group preparing for a final exam in calculus when he was stricken.

"We're not exactly sure when I will be able to get back to class and there's a possibility I will only take one class in the next semester or maybe wait until the summer," he said. "With football, I have no idea. Right now, I am planning on returning. But we still have to see what the test results show and what medications I may need.

"I am definitely optimistic I will play again, but I still have to be cleared. It may take a month or so before I can start to lift and sprint again. It has been a long time since I've gone this long without exercise and I miss it."

Those who know Dibilio have no doubt he will do whatever it takes to get back to where he wants to be.

In the hours and days after the stroke, the Nazareth and Lehigh Valley sports communities opened up their arms and embraced Dibilio through an abundance of cards, flowers, Facebook messages, texts and other forms of get-well wishes.

As one of the most prominent high school athletes in the area, Dibilio not only impressed with his talents, but earned admiration with his work ethic and desire. It's that compassion that has boosted Dibilio and his family through this ordeal.

"I have so many people to thank," he said. "And it starts with my friends who saw I was in trouble that night. They saw I couldn't talk and called the hospital within a minute. I might not still be here without their help. I am lucky to be alive and while I am a little frustrated right now that I can't do everything I want to do, I am determined to do everything I can to get better."

http://www.mcall.com/sports/columnists/groller/mc-keith-groller-chuck-dibilio-0130-20120130,0,2305917.column

Lehigh's local flavor continues to grow with the addition of Pen Argyl's Gym

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Lehigh football's recruiting class continues to take shape and while the complete list won't be announced until late this week or early next week, it's exciting to know that several local kids are headed to South Mountain.

It's exciting because more local kids means more local interest in Mountain Hawks football.

Last week it was announced that Central Catholic's Noah Robb and Parkland's Matt Laub were headed to the two-time Patriot League champs and we've now learned that Pen Argyl quarterback Conor Gum is also going to wear the Brown and White.

And that means Conor's father, the late Jimmy Gum, has to be ecstatic.

Jimmy played at Lehigh and had a stellar career, but died in May of 2006 after a battle with ALS. Jimmy Gum was just 43.

Every year at the Brown and White Game to close spring practice at Lehigh, a scholarship is given in Jimmy's name and the entire Gum family is there for the presentation.They have always been proud to be associated with Lehigh University.

My guess is that there's no place Conor would rather go than Lehigh and there's no recruit that coach Andy Coen would be more proud to have in his program than Conor Gum.

As for Gum's senior year at Pen Argyl, he passed for 1,131 yards and 14 touchdowns.

In his first year as a starter at QB, he helped guide the Green Knights into the 2A state quarterfinals.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Sports Media Digest- January 30, 2012

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NFL Fimls Road to the Super Bowl Airs This Weekend on NBC- For the 42nd year NFL Films has produced a film exploring how the two teams in the Super Bowl got to where they are in the Road to the Super Bowl. This year’s edition featuring the Giants and Patriots will sir Sunday at 12:00p.m. on NBC.

NASCAR and Turner Sports Restructure and Extend Digital Rights Agreement- NASCAR and Turner Sports have extended its digital rights partnership though 2016. NASCAR will manage business and editorial operations for NASCAR.com beginning in 2013 while Turner Sports will continue to oversee advertising sales and sponsorships.

Polian Joins SiriusXM Radio- Former Colts Vice Chairman Bill Polian has joined SiriusXM NFL Radio. Polian will make his debut on tonight on Late Hits at 8:00pm ET. He’ll host the show again on Wednesday, February 1, and Friday, February 3, and will be heard regularly on the channel throughout the year.

Nuggets/Grizzlies NBA TV Fan Night Selection- Fans have voted tomorrow night’s Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies match-up as the NBA TV Fan Nightpresentation of the week. Tip-off is at 8:00p.m. ET. Fans have until this Thursday to vote on the following games for Fan Night next week: Jazz/Pacers, Bobcats/Celtics, Kings/Timberwolves, Suns/Bucks, or Thunder/Warriors.

Big Ten Network has Coverage of National Signing Day- The Big Ten Network will be examining how the conference college football teams fared on National Signing Day with a special Wednesday afternoon. Host Mike Hall, analysts Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Chris Martin will take to the air for the 90-minute special beginning Wednesday at 4:30p.m. ET.

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

SiriusXM Has Super Bowl XLVI Covered in 10 Languages

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SiriusXM Radio will provide play-by-play coverage of Super Bowl XLVI in 10 languages via 13 different broadcasts.

Here is where you can find the varied broadcasts beginning at 6:00p.m. ET Sunday:

•New England Patriots broadcast – Sirius 86 / XM 226 / Online 879
•New York Giants broadcast – Sirius 92 / XM 225 / Online 881
•National radio broadcast – Sirius 88 / XM 88 / Online 88
•Spanish broadcast – Sirius 149 / XM 234 / Online 870 **
•BBC Radio broadcast – Sirius 93 / XM 227 / Online 861
•Chinese broadcast – Sirius 139 / XM 231 / Online 866
•Japanese broadcast – Sirius 94 / XM 228 / Online 862
•German broadcast – Sirius 138 / XM 233 / Online 865
•Hungarian broadcast – Sirius 113 / XM 235 / Online 869
•Portuguese broadcast – Sirius 137 / XM 230 / Online 864
•Russian broadcast – Sirius 117 / XM 236 / Online 868
•Dutch broadcast – Sirius 134 / XM 229 / Online 863
•French broadcast – Sirius 136 / XM 232 / Online 867
SiriusXM will also provide live programming from Indianapolis all week, primarily on SiriusXm NFL Radio on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier.

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

SportsRadio 94 WIP Programming Schedule

2012-01-30T13:00:00.000-05:00

1-30-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham
6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team
10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese
1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow
6:00PM – 7:00PM Rob Ellis
7:00PM – 9:30PM Sixers vs Magic
9:30PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis
10:00PM – 2:00AM Spike Eskin

1-31-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham
6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team
10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese
1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow
6:00PM – 7:00PM Rob Ellis
7:00PM – 9:30PM Flyers vs Jets
9:30PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis
10:00PM – 2:00AM Paul Jolovitz

2-1-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham
6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team
10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese
1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow
6:00PM – 7:00PM Rob Ellis
7:00PM – 9:30PM Sixers vs Bulls
9:30PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis
10:00PM – 2:00AM Rickie Ricardo

2- 2-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham
6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team
10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese
1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow
6:00PM – 7:00PM Rob Ellis
7:00PM – 9:30PM Flyers vs Predators
9:30PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis
10:00PM – 2:00AM Marc Farzetta

2-3-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham
6:00AM – 10:00AM WING BOWL 20
10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Rese
1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Dan Klecko
6:00PM – 7:00PM Rob Ellis
7:00PM – 9:30PM Sixers vs Heat
9:30PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis
10:00PM - 2:00AM Reuben Frank

2-4-12
12:30AM – 5:00AM Steve Trevelise
5:00AM – 8:00AM Best of Cataldi
8:00AM – 10:00AM Howard Eskin
10:00AM – 1:00PM Glen Macnow & Ray Didinger
1:00PM – 3:30PM Flyers vs Devils
3:30PM – 7:00PM Paul Jolovitz
7:00PM – 9:30PM Sixers vs Hawks
9:30PM – 2:00AM Jody McDonald

2-5-12
2:00AM – 6:00AM Steve Trevelise
6:00AM – 7:00AM Conversations with Peter Solomon
7:00AM – 8:00AM WIP Sunday
8:00AM – 10:00AM Sonny Hill
10:00AM – 1:00PM Rob Charry & Dan Klecko
1:00PM – 3:30PM Flyers vs Rangers
3:30PM – 4:00PM Joe Altomonte
4:00PM – 10:00PM SUPER BOWL XLVI
10:00PM – 2:00AM Eytan Shander

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/11/22/wip-programming-schedule/

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 30

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We didn't get a chance to bring this to you last week, but TV Land has made a schedule change that started today. One of the Murder, She Wrote airings has been moved to 8am effective today (Jan. 30). The Angela Lansbury drama will still remain at 1pm, as it was airing back-to-back at 12pm and 1pm. Murder replaces an hour of Leave it to Beaver, which shifts to the 9am hour replacing Dick Van Dyke. Not to worry, The Dick Van Dyke Show will now be in the 10am hour instead. Andy Griffith Show will go from 10am-12pm to now 11am-1pm. So nothing is getting replaced, just the times are changing from 8am-1pm. Everything else will remain the same in daytime, evenings and primetime. Late nights will have some changes, though. Roseanne was airing 2-3am, but now The Nanny will take the 2:30am slot and keep its 3am half-hour. Three's Company was airing 4-6am, but now will air earlier from 3:30-4:30am, while a second Roseanne will air at 4:30am. Three's Company will remain on weekend late nights from 4-6am, though. Home Improvement will get an encore airing now from 5-6am, as it also airs in primetime from 8-9pm. How about some more power? You got it, because Home Improvement will now air on Saturdays too from 7-9pm.
We'll come back in the coming days to highlight the March 2012 schedule, but it's pretty much the same as this. Just some movie airings and original comedy Happily Divorced returns March 7.

The 18th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAG) were last night and the winners were announced. Among the big winners were Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire, Betty White, and Alec Baldwin, as it seems it was the same as last year.

Here are the main TV winners:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams (Suits, USA Network)
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, DirecTV)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)
WINNER: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates (Harry's Law, NBC)
Glenn Close (Damages, FX)
Jessica Lange (American Horror Story, FX)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)
WINNER: Jessica Lange (American Horror Story, FX)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family, ABC)
WINNER: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen (Modern Family, ABC)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family, ABC)
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)
WINNER: Betty White (Hot in Cleveland, TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
WINNER: Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
WINNER: Modern Family (ABC)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Tyler Moore

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/tv-land-schedule-change-begins-today-in.html#ixzz1kz33GLNG

AT MUHLENBURG AT 10AM FOR FITNESS!

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NOTE:

AT MUHLENBURG AT 10AM FOR FITNESS!

Monday!

2012-01-30T07:02:00.000-05:00

Monday January 30, 2012

Last E-Mail of January!

February already!!!

How are you?

How was your weekend?

What did you do all weekend?

32 degrees today on Monday.

Back to 50 on Tuesday!!

NO SNOW YET.

Can we go all winter with no snow?

That would be great!!!!!!

Been working all weekend trying to find stuff to do after February 10 when nazareth don't have games anymore, I Will help at Easton and may help with the VIA Tournament again in March! Been on Craigslist sending them, hopefully i get called to the high school for assistance every now and then, Nazareth Graduation will be Friday June 1 at Stabler Arena. If you see any jobs anybody, please let me know. I Have put name in at wegman, walmart, kmart, all in 1 weekend. we'll see what happens!!

Saturday i collected tickets, that was fun,it was extra fun because i saw some old friends because there was a Dime Carnival going on in the cafe and people were walking out!! That was a well attended event i must say!!!

I Been great!

Had a great weekend!!

Busy week this week!

My kind of schedule!!!

I Collect tickets Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday!!

Only 2 nights off this week, Monday and Thursday.

Basketball Tuesday, Wrestling Wednesday and Basketball Friday and Saturday!!!!!!

RCN TV Will air the Easton -Nazareth Game at 9:30pm.

Big Boys Basketball Game Tuesday night

Easton at Nazareth

Doors open at 5pm

Hope to see you there!!!!!

Nazareth needs a win to stay alive for Districts!!

We need 3 more wins!!

The girls team need that too!!

I am working on my speech for Friday!!

I am excited to walk infront of all those people!!

I Will be nervious!!

No question about that!!

This may be the biggest thing i did so far in my life!!

Special Monday Fitness session today at 10am

Going today due to the Pep Rally on Friday!!!!!!

I Hope Sandy Kincaid feeling better

I Missed her Saturday.

Please keep Pam Amato in your thoughts.

We need to keep her in mind!!!!!!!!!

Super Bowl week!!

Sunday at 6:30pm on NBC!!

GO GIANTS!!

I Have to say GIANTS!!!!!!!

PA HOUSE HAVE OFF THIS WEEK.

They will return next Monday!

Saw Chuck Dibilo Friday and Saturday!!

He looks pretty good!!

I Could understand him!!

He will have therapy at Good Shephard.

I Wish him the very best!!!!!!!

The Nazareth Cheerleaders had a competition at Freedom HS Sunday!

They did very well!!

I am in charge of their Facebook Page!!

My dog is better!

For 2 weeks.

My grandparents have a cat now.

She is cute!!

Schedule:
Monday January 30:
8:30am-1pm DIANA
10am FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG (SPECIAL DAY)
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4pm-6pm DIANA
4:40pm-5:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
7pm Announce Men Basketball on ESPN
7pm Parkland at Easton Wrestling LIVE ON RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Tuesday January 31:
8:30am-12:30pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the Easton at Nazareth Boys Basketball Game
9:30pm Announce Easton-Nazareth Basketball on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Wednesday February 1:
8:30am-5:30pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
11AM FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm PIZZAVILLE FOR LUNCH
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the Northampton at Nazareth Wrestling Match
8:30pm Announce Men Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Thursday February 2:
8:30am-11am DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
1:30pm-6pm DIANA
2pm Calling Bingo at Moravian Hall Square
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4:40pm-5:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK ON RCN4
6:30pm Announce Women Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
7pm Announce Men Basketball on ESPN
7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Friday February 3:
8:30am-5pm DIANA
NO FITNESS TODAY DUE TO THE PEP RALLY
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm PEP RALLY AT NAZARETH PEP RALLY
I WILL BE WALKING AT THE PEP RALLY TO MOTIVATE THE KIDS
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:30pm-4:00pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8pm At the Nazareth at Parkland Boys Basketball Game
9:30pm Announce Basketball on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Saturday February 4:
8:30am-10:30am DIANA
9am-11am Keith Groller on 1470AM
10am-Noon 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
11am Announce Men Basketball on ESPNU
NOON Radio Show on WEEX 1230
5pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the Bangor at Nazareth Boys Basketball Game
6pm District XI Team Wrestling Final on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Sunday February 5:
11am Radio Show on WEEX 1230
1pm Announce Men Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
2pm Announce Men Basketball on ESPN
6:30pm New England-NY Giants NFL SUPERBOWL LIVE ON NBC
10pm Anchor News on CW57

RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos
Tom Ochs
Mario Donnagelo
Sally Murphy
Owens Thomas
Ernie Harwell
Robin Roberts
Luke Hahn
Bob Shephard
Michael Yakemik
Donald Fritz
George Steinbrenner
Teko Johnson
Kiski
Palmer Smith
Lewis Ogioba
Chris Hushour
Bill Altherton
Mary Sysko
Stephen Haberle
Dan Wheldon
Shawnalai Werkheiser
Thomas Maher
Tori Hirst Sweeney
Paul May
Elwood Stewart
Murphy Phillips
Joe Paterno

SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDANT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is the most awesome attendant ever!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray
Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Check out my blog

I am doing new things!!

http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/

Keep It real!

Thanks for your Time!

SEE YOU WEDNESDAY!

Parkland rally falls short, Trojans lose to Scranton 54-49

2012-01-29T20:13:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

It was a lost weekend for the Parkland Trojans boys basketball team.

Two close, competitive games and two tough losses for the Trojans who have now dropped two straight after losing just once in their first 16 games. This one was not as heartbreaking as Friday's loss at the buzzer to Allen.

The Trojans fell to Scranton 54-49 in a game they never led.

Zach Muhr led Parkland with 18 points, but the Trojans didn't have the firepower to match an impressive Scranton team that could be a contender in the PIAA 4A tournament.

It was not a very good day for the Lehigh Valley as Central Catholic was blown out by Council Rock North in the day's opener.

Overall, the crowd was down here at Parkland for the Showcase. The only buzz was created by an appearance by Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who was recruiting St. Benedict's Tyler Ennis.

Rutgers coach Mike Rice was also here, but overall, the day lacked its usual sizzle.

Maybe the fact that The Comcast Network televised all four games live kept a few fans away. I don't know.

But the Hoop Group people still love Parkland and plan to be back here again next year.

For the local high school boys basketball scene, it's back to the regular season on Tuesday night. I am looking forward to the Emmaus-Freedom game.

Just two weeks left in the regular season. The good stuff is just about to begin.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 29

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2011-12 Week 19 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. Fox 7.1 rating/10.9 share; #2. CBS 6.5/10.3; #3. ABC 3.7/5.8; #4. NBC 3.3/5.1; #5. The CW 0.8/1.2
Total Viewers: #1. Fox 12.1 million; #2. CBS 10.33 million; #3. ABC 5.62 million; #4. NBC 5.04 million; #5. The CW 1.14 million.
Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 4.0 rating/10.5 share; #2. CBS 2.5/6.6; #3. ABC 1.7/4.4; #4. NBC 1.5/4.0, #5. The CW 0.5/1.4

Week 19 (Jan. 23-29) Analysis: Week 19 had more repeats than new episodes, but Fox was headlined by American Idol of course, even with big drops from last season it was more than enough for the lead through the first four nights. The first four night network averages has Fox on top in all categories over CBS. ABC follows in third everywhere. And then NBC is back in fourth place, where it deserves to be. When the week is over with, it will likely remain like this but NBC will likely surpass repeat driven ABC due to the NFL Pro Bowl tonight. More on the prediction of week 19 below. As for last week, week 18, Fox won the week big in all key categories thanks to the primetime NFL NFC Championship Game on Sunday that did 57.63 million. CBS was a distant second everywhere, but ABC tied them for second in 18-49. ABC was third in HH/viewers, while NBC was fourth across the board with no NFL to help them at all.

On Monday, it was a Fox victory as usual Monday leader CBS was in repeats. First, on ABC, The Bachelor started it off from 8-10pm with 8.3 million and a 2.7 18-49 rating, up from previous week and a season high. Like I predicted, it will likely go higher and higher now until the finale. At 10pm, Castle was all-new and did a solid 10.05 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, down a tenth from its previous week but up in viewers. For CBS, How I Met Your Mother was a repeat doing 6.94 million and a 2.3 18-49 rating, which is a solid repeat number. Then a repeat of the breakout hit 2 Broke Girls followed doing a better 7.76 million and a 2.6 18-49 rating, with nice builds from the lead-in like usual. At 9pm, a repeat of Two and a Half Men did 9.78 million and a 2.9 18-49 rating, which is great and the standout of the block for this night. A repeat of Mike & Molly followed and did 8.25 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, which is solid for a repeat. A repeat of Hawaii Five-0 was next doing 6.88 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, as it doesn't repeat nearly as well as the comedy lead-ins. Fox premiered House on its new time of 8pm with 8.76 million and a 3.1 18-49 rating, which is solid and up some from its usual ratings this season. Will it last though? New drama Alcatraz was next at 9pm and did 9.03 million and a 3.0 18-49 rating, only off some from its two-hour premiere the previous week. That's solid and it needs to stay around here or it will be like Terra Nova and likely not return. NBC started it off with game show Who's Still Standing? and did 6.44 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, which is OK. Fear Factor was preempted, as NBC aired a two-hour Rock Center with Brian Williams featuring the GOP debate and did 7.13 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, up from previous week and better than usual. The CW was all-new, at 8pm a new Gossip Girl did 1.11 million and a 0.6 18-49 rating, which is not good but on par with previous week. At 9pm a new Hart of Dixie did 1.23 million and a 0.5 18-49 rating. Not good.

On Tuesday, the State of the Union aired so everything was atypical. CBS had a repeat of NCIS do 12.55 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which was off a tenth from previous week. Then they aired the State of the Union, preempting NCIS: Los Angeles and Unforgettable. A repeat of The Big Bang Theory started at about 10:40pm and was joined in progress. ABC started with a repeat of comedy Last Man Standing with Tim Allen leading the night off doing 5.42 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating. At 8:30pm a repeat followed, doing a similar 5.12 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating. Then Celebrity Wife Swap and Body of Proof were preempted for the State of the Union. The River premieres with a two-hour premiere next Tuesday (Feb. 7). Back to this night, a repeat of Modern Family was joined in progress after the speech at 10:40pm. Fox preempted Glee for a repeat of Sunday's special American Idol and did 9.64 million and a 3.4 18-49 rating, which was a good move as it is higher than a new Glee episode. Ouch. Then the comedies New Girl and Raising Hope were preempted for the State of the Union. NBC was next with The Biggest Loser only from 8-9pm doing 6.42 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which is down some from the previous week when it was two-hours. Parenthood was preempted as NBC aired the State of the Union. The CW started it off with a new 90210 and did 1.24 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating, not good but up a tenth from previous week. Then at 9pm, Ringer was preempted for a new episode of new reality series Remodeled and did only 890,000 viewers and a 0.4 18-49 rating, not good but up a tenth from the premiere the previous week.

Wednesday it was Fox with the win even though Idol is much lower than last season. First, CBS started the night off with a repeat of Criminal Minds doing 7.85 million and a 1.8 18-49 rating, which is solid. Then at 9pm, a new Criminal Minds did 13.81 million and a 3.7 18-49 rating, up solidly from previous week. And at 10pm a new CSI did 14.26 million and a 3.4 18-49 rating, which is above normal for the final episode of Marg Helgenberger and by far a season high. ABC was in repeats for its Laugh On comedy block with The Middle doing 5.25 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, which is OK for a repeat and beat competing NBC which was new. Suburgatory followed at 8:30pm with 4.22 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, which also beat NBC's competing new comedy. The mega hit Modern Family was next at 9pm and it did 6.5 million and 2.5 18-49 rating for a repeat, which is solid. At 9:30pm, Happy Endings was a repeat and did 3.95 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating. At 10pm a repeat of the addicting Revenge did 3.13 million and a 0.9 18-49 rating, which doesn't repeat well but the next two new episodes on Feb. 8 and 15 will be big. ABC Wednesday returns with new episodes on Feb. 8, as this week are also repeats. Fox aired American Idol in the 8pm hour doing 19.67 million and a 6.5 18-49 rating, down nearly a full point from previous week (as I predicted!) when it was two-hours. Fox then previewed new drama Touch starring Kiefer Sutherland and did solid 12.01 million and a 3.9 18-49 rating. Great, but this show won't air a second episode until late March on Mondays. Will viewers return and it won't have an Idol lead-in normally. NBC opened the night with a new episode of the terrible series Whitney doing 4.4 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, for another series low. Week three of Are You There, Chelsea followed with only 3.8 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, down again from previous week. Not good for both sitcoms. At 9pm, Harry's Law was preempted for a repeat of Law & Order: SVU doing 3.64 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, which is up a tenth from a new Harry's Law the previous week. Ouch Kathy Bates. And at 10pm, Law & Order: SVU was a repeat at its normal time and did 4.05 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating. The CW had a new One Tree Hill at 8pm doing 1.46 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating, on par with previous week. Then at 9pm a repeat of Remodeled did only 570,000 viewers and a 0.2 18-49 rating, off a tenth from previous week.

Thursday it was Fox over CBS. Starting with ABC, they opened the night with a repeat of Winter Wipeout doing 4.81 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, not bad and down just a few tenths from a new episode the previous week. At 9pm, a repeat of Grey's Anatomy aired doing 4.05 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating. At 10pm, Private Practice was next and did just 2.75 million and a 0.8 18-49 rating for a repeat. ABC Thursday is new this week, as February sweep starts! Can you believe that? CBS opened with a new The Big Bang Theory at 16.13 million and a 5.5 18-49 rating, great and better than the previous week even with Idol airing opposite it again. In fact, it beat that show in its first half-hour for the second straight week and did a Thursday high! Wow. Then week three of Rob was next doing 11.5 million and a 3.5 18-49 rating, on par with previous week but its lead-in did go up some, so it had a better lead-in. Still decent. A repeat of Person of Interest did 10.54 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, which is solid but older skewing. A repeat of The Mentalist followed and did 9.64 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, good for first place on broadcast. Fox aired American Idol at 8pm doing 17.14 million and a 5.5 18-49 rating, great but off some from previous week. Then a new episode of The Finder at 9pm did a better 8.44 million and a 2.8 18-49 rating, up from previous week but this is "fool's gold" as ABC, CBS were repeats and NBC didn't air The Office. Look for back to around a 2.2 18-49 rating this Thursday. NBC was all-new with a new 30 Rock up first doing just 3.82 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, tying a series low and looks on par with Community maybe. Then Parks and Recreation was next doing only 3.49 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, for a series low. The Office was preempted at 9pm for another new 30 Rock and did just 3.98 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating, as it is time for this show to finally end. It never had any good ratings. At 9:30pm Up All Night was a repeat and did just 2.97 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, but it tied a new Whitney on Wednesday at least. What a mess NBC is into. At 10pm, a new episode of new drama The Firm did only 3.8 million and a 1.0 18-49 rating, which is up a tenth from previous week. Still Prime Suspect style. Total mismatch out of these comedies. The CW's big gun Vampire Diaries and new drama The Secret Circle were preempted for the movie Covenant and did just 1.31 million and a 0.5 18-49 rating.

Now, final numbers for Friday and Saturday are not available, but ABC won Friday night again with CBS dramas in repeats. ABC was #1 at 8pm with Shark Tank besting usual timeslot leader Kitchen Nightmares on Fox again. At 9pm What Would You Do? was #1 for the night and and 20/20 won the hour at 10pm. NBC's Chuck had its two-hour series finale which was up some but no where near good numbers, while Grimm was preempted. Fox had Fringe do terrible at 9pm and it doesn't look like another season is coming.
Saturday numbers have Fox win the night with UFC on Fox doing very well beating a distant second place ABC's movie Blades of Glory. CBS was close behind, with 48 Hours the highest rated program for CBS and NBC was dead last with U.S. Figure Skating.

Tonight ABC's regular Sunday of AFV, Once Upon a Time, Desperate Housewives and Pan Am is half new. The latter two programs are preempted for a Hallmark movie, while Once Upon a Time is new and should be number one for the night among TV series. NBC has the NFL Pro Bowl which should do decent and be good enough for a win for the night. CBS has an all-new 60 Minutes at 7pm followed by a new Undercover Boss, The Good Wife and CSI: Miami. CBS will likely be fourth place though. Fox has new episodes of Animation Domination, but no NFL lead-ins to help them. They should be second or third place, depending how the ABC movie does.

As for the week (week 19), it should be Fox with the win and close to what we have right now through the first four nights final averages. CBS will be second, followed by ABC, then NBC fourth for the week. Though, NBC could surpass ABC if the Pro Bowl does very well. As for the coming week (week 20), lots of repeats until Thursday then it is the start of February sweeps on Feb. 2. Then game is on all month with new episodes everywhere. Down with Idol!

Week 19 How the Sitcoms Did

Last Sunday Sitcoms (counts for Week 18 -- Jan. 16-22)

•The Simpsons (Fox) - preempted.
•Napoleon Dynamite (Fox) - preempted.

•The Cleveland Show (Fox) - preempted.

•Bob's Burgers (Fox) - preempted.

•Family Guy (Fox) - preempted.
•American Dad! (Fox) - preempted.

Monday Sitcoms
•How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - A repeat did 6.94 million and a 2.3 18-49 rating, which is solid for a repeat these days.

•2 Broke Girls (CBS) - A repeat did 7.76 million and a 2.6 18-49 rating, which is good and like usual built on its lead-in.

•Two and a Half Men (CBS) - 9.78 million and a 2.9 18-49 rating for a repeat is great and higher than lead-in 2 Broke Girls this time.

•Mike & Molly (CBS) - A repeat did 8.25 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, solid but I still think it is the weak link of this block now. I think if it were moved elsewhere it wouldn't do as well, but it is a solid performer.

Tuesday Sitcoms

•Last Man Standing (ABC) 2 airings - A repeat in its 8pm half-hour did 5.42 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, lower than usual but in some places it aired out of its normal slot due to the State of the Union. A second repeat at 8:30pm did a similar 5.12 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating.

•Cougar Town (ABC) - Returns Feb. 14 at 8:30/7:30c! Tune in and spread the word. Penny Can!
•Modern Family (ABC) - ABC aired a repeat after the State of the Union which was joined in progress at 10:40pm in the East and Central time zones doing 3.62 million and a 0.9 18-49 rating.
•The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - Like ABC, a repeat of this aired after the State of the Union, and was JIP doing 5.25 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating.

•New Girl (Fox) - preempted.

•Raising Hope (Fox) - preempted.

Wednesday Sitcoms

•The Middle (ABC) - A repeat did 5.25 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, beating a new Whitney on NBC. All you can say is, wow.

•Suburgatory (ABC) - A repeat did 4.22 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating.

•Whitney (NBC) - A new episode did just 4.4 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, which is another series low.

•Are You There, Chelsea? (NBC) - Week three did only 3.8 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating, down again from previous week and 'Are You There, TV Ratings?'

•Modern Family (ABC) - A repeat did 6.5 million and a 2.5 18-49 rating, just as good as the CBS Monday sitcom repeats.

•Happy Endings (ABC) - A repeat did 3.97 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, as I hope more and more find this show. It is too good.

Thursday Sitcoms

•The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - A new episode did 16.13 million and a 5.5 18-49 rating, great and it beat Idol head-to-head again. Up some from previous week and a Thursday high. I guess syndication is bringing in new fans?

•Rob (CBS) - Week three did 11.5 million and a 3.5 18-49 rating, which is solid against Idol and on par with previous week, though its lead-in was higher this week.

•30 Rock (NBC) 2 airings - A new episode at 8pm did just 3.82 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, for a series low. A second episode at a special time of 9pm proved it can't anchor an hour doing just 3.98 million and a 1.9 18-49 rating. Time for it to pack its bags finally. It never was a hit.

•Parks and Recreation (NBC) - A new episode at 8:30pm did only 3.49 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, for a series low. Not a good night at all for NBC.

•The Office (NBC) - preempted.

•Up All Night (NBC) - A repeat did 2.97 million and a 1.4 18-49 rating. Yes, a repeat but all momentum this show gad earlier in the fall is completely gone.

Friday Sitcoms

•None.

Saturday Sitcoms

•Rules of Engagement (CBS) - A Saturday repeat did a prelim 2.6 million and a prelim 0.6 18-49 rating. Not too good even for a Saturday.
•Mike & Molly (CBS) - A Saturday repeat did a prelim 3.01 million and a prelim 0.7 18-49 rating.

Airing tonight (Sunday) are Fox's animated comedies from 7-10pm, with new episodes airing from 7:30-10pm.

Summing it up. The Big Bang Theory, Rob, Two and a Half Men, 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly were impressive for the week. Everything else was OK (such as Happy Endings, The Middle) or just plain old terrible (such as all NBC comedy airings like Are You There Chelsea, Parks & Recreation).

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/week-19-tv-ratings-and-analysis-how.html#ixzz1kz2anOKw

BINGO

2012-01-29T15:32:00.000-05:00

Central Catholic routed by Council Rock North, 75-49 in Hoop Group event

2012-01-29T15:03:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

It was close for a half, but District One power Council Rock had too much firepower for Central Catholic and pulled away in the second half for a 75-49 victory in the first game of four at the 17th annual Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase at Parkland.

The Indians, coached by former Moravian standout Derek Wright, improved to 14-3, placing four guys in double figures.

Aaron Morgan, a UMBC recruit, led the way with 19 points and five assists.

Aaron Goodman, who is headed to Philadelphia University, added 18 points.

Morgan scored 13 points in the second half and Goodman added 11 after intermission as Council Rock North outscored CCHS 44-23 after halftime.

Council Rock North made nine 3-pointers, including six in the second half.

The Vikings (11-7) had lots of foul trouble and no one reached double figures.

Jean Lee Baez and Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman had nine points apiece while Jimmy Vaughan and Mike Kammerer had eight apiece.

The loss denied CCHS coach Rich Fatzinger from reaching the 500-win mark in his coaching career. The 499 wins for Fatzinger includes his 12 seasons as the Parkland girls coach. He's 499-281 overall. In 18 boys seasons at Parkland and CCHS, Fatzinger is 316-154.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Sunday!

2012-01-29T07:02:00.000-05:00

Nazareth Area High School's Chuck Dibilio pushes to get back to 100 percent after stroke

2012-01-29T07:01:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Anyone familiar with Chuck Dibilio knows what type of person he is.

Dedicated. Loyal. Hard working. Humble. Positive.

So it's no surprise that the former Nazareth Area High School football and basketball star was able to joke and laugh while talking about suffering a stroke on Jan. 19.

"I got all my (football) records and that, but I go in the hospital and now I am national," Dibilio said at his home on Saturday night. "That's probably the only good thing to come out of this, is that I got on SportsCenter."

Dibilio, a 19-year-old freshman running back at Princeton University, is on the road to recovery after suffering the stroke while studying for a final exam and spending one week in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

The 2011 Ivy League Rookie of the Year vividly remembers what occurred that evening, having recited the series of events countless times since.

"I was with four teammates and we were studying for a calculus final we had on Friday morning," he recalled. "I was talking about the fundamental theorem of calculus then all of a sudden my voice was terrible, I couldn't talk at all and it was just 'blah, blah, blah.' Then my right arm and right leg I couldn't move at all, so they called 911 right away.

"In like a minute, the ambulance was there and I went to the hospital at Princeton. Then they helicoptered me to Jefferson in Philly and I got my surgery there."

Dibilio, who said he remembers the majority of the night minus a few details, said he didn't lose consciousness during the whole ordeal.

On the morning of Jan. 20, he underwent a procedure to alleviate a blood clot in the main artery of his brain.

He remained in the hospital until Wednesday.

"Honestly I just slept a lot, I was exhausted the entire time," he said. "A lot of people came by -- coaches from high school and college and friends from college and even some from up here. It was fun to see all them, but I really didn't know what was going on.

"I was just flowing with it. I was disappointed with it, but at the same time, couldn't do anything about it, so I was relaxing a bit."

The determined Dibilio improved mightily during his week stay, getting back to "100 percent physically," though mentally, he admitted, "I'm not there yet."

The 2010 Express-Times Football Player of the Year had an evaluation at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center on Friday to determine the amount of speech therapy he would undergo.

Besides needing to take one aspirin a day as a blood thinner, Dibilio will have three therapy sessions per week, focusing on improving skills including speech and reading comprehension.

"Right now I'm a lot better, especially since a week ago when it happened," he said. "I still have a lot of therapy in the near future, but everything's all right now."

Chuck Dibilio talks about the stroke he suffered at Princeton

The former Nazareth Area High School star athlete discusses his recovery from a stroke he suffered on Jan. 20 at Princeton University.

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Dibilio confirmed the doctors are still running more tests to find out the cause of the stroke.

Prior to his senior season with the Blue Eagles, the two-sport star -- who also was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball -- suffered a spleen infarction when 10 percent of the organ died.

His season, in both sports, was in doubt.

Despite missing most of summer training camp and spending three days in the hospital, Dibilio was able to rush for 2,050 yards and 30 touchdowns for Nazareth that fall.

No correlation between the two incidents has been determined as of yet.

Dibilio made it out Friday night to watch his younger brother, Ryan -- who now wears Chuck's old No. 32 jersey and will for the rest of the season -- and Nazareth play basketball at Liberty High School.

Blue Eagles basketball coach Joe Arndt had his former star athlete stand up from his seat in the stands as Dibilio received a rousing ovation.

"It's great, everyone's supporting me so much," Dibilio said. "It was nice because everyone came up and asked how I was doing. I had a lot of fun. I want to thank everyone who said 'Get well' and everything like that."

Dibilio admitted his status for the next semester at Princeton, which begins Feb. 6, is up in the air, saying "we'll see how things go, especially this week."

As for football?

"As of right now, I'm allowed to play, but it depends on what medicines they put me on so it can change," Dibilio said. "We're not exactly sure. I'll do whatever I have to do to get back to 100 percent so I can play football. I really want to do that."

He's even more excited for next season because he'll be back in the Lehigh Valley for a pair of games in 2012 -- Sept. 15 at Lehigh University and Oct. 6 at Lafayette College.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_area_high_schools_chu_2.html

Bethlehem Catholic High School wrestlers find a way past stubborn Easton in a thriller

2012-01-29T07:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

It took a powerful -- if unpleasant -- image to help Bethlehem Catholic High School's wrestling team overturn 30 years of adverse history against Easton Area High School Saturday night.

"Coach (Jeff) Karam said losing to Easton at our place last year left us with an open wound that we healed tonight," said Golden Hawk senior 138-pounder Richy Cruz, whose one-point nailbiter of a win in the penultimate bout proved the decisive moment in Becahi's thrilling 29-26 Lehigh Valley Conference triumph in an all-time classic in front of 2,000-plus at Easton Area Middle School.

The win, the Golden Hawks' first over the Red Rovers since 1982, clinched a share of the LVC crown for Becahi (7-0 LVC and overall) Saturday night and the Hawks will stand alone as conference champs if Easton (15-2, 6-1) beats Parkland (7-0 LVC) Monday night and the Hawks defeat Whitehall Wednesday (the Parkland-Becahi match now set for Feb. 15 is not an LVC match).

"There's no doubt this was the most entertaining and emotional match I have ever been a part of," said Karam, an Easton graduate who defeated his gym teacher, Easton coach Steve Powell, for the first time in his career at Freedom and Becahi.

The unbridled joy on the Becahi sideline afterwards reflected the intense satisfaction the Golden Hawks took from beating Easton, thus checking off perhaps the one accomplishment they had been lacking in their recent revival.

"I'm not saying this was better than winning a state title (as Becahi did last year) but it feels awfully good," Cruz said. "The one thing we hadn't done as seniors was to beat Easton. As seniors we came here four years with Coach Karam and we've won a state title but we hadn't beaten Easton. People said, "We're (PIAA Class) AA, we're just Becahi, and now we come into their house, in this environment, and beat them and (clinch a share of) the league title."

Easton couldn't have done much more than it did to stretch Becahi's agony to 31 years. The Rovers pulled upsets at 120 and 126 -- senior Peter Stanley thumping Becahi sophomore Zeke Moisey 8-2 at 120 and Easton sophomore Elijah Brown downing senior Zane Heller 2-1 in a tiebreaker at 126 -- that erased a 23-17 Becahi lead gained by Darian Cruz's pin at 113 (Brown and Cruz shared the the Chuck Leiderman Award for the Most Outstanding Wrestler in the Easton-Becahi match, as voted by a media panel).

It was the second time Easton had rallied from a six-point deficit for a tie -- Becahi led 17-11 after 220 but Rovers Francis Slover (285) and Anthony Parisi (106) won decisions. The Rovers just kept on coming but Becahi always had just a little extra in reserve, and winning the coin flip allowed the Hawks to get the matchups they wanted, especially at 152 and 195.

Easton coach Steve Powell couldn't have asked for more from his team.

"It's awfully hard to see where we steal another win," he said. "Them winning the coin flip was huge. I thought our conditioning was really good and we wrestled very well. Francis did awesome, like he usually does, Peter's improved a whole lot, Elijah did great. We're proud of the kids, nobody quit. You have to love these kinds of matches."

What Powell may not have loved was a key decision by referee Matt Billy in the second period of Richy Cruz's 3-2 defeat of Mark Misczenski at 138. Billy awarded Cruz a takedown in a situation where Cruz's control of the Rover came and went very quickly. The takedown proved the difference.

"I wanted the match to come down to me," Richy Cruz said. "I dreamed about it all week and I wanted to be ready for it. I had to keep shooting and I knew I'd get an opening. I thought it was a takedown."

It is fair to say many in the crowd did not.

"If the ref says it's a takedown, it's a takedown," Powell said. "It was really, really close. You could say that was the (dual) match-deciding takedown."

Cruz's win followed Randy Cruz's 5-0 decision and put Becahi up 29-23. Easton hadn't led since after the night's second bout -- Rover senior Mitch Minotti had opened the match with a pin at 152 -- but Easton still had a chance to pin and win at 145.

The Rovers would have won a 29-all tie on the third criteria (most technical falls) but Becahi's Aaron Morekin wrestled smartly in a 3-1 loss to Kyler Kilpatrick.

"I told Aaron the only way we lose if you get pinned," Karam said. "I told him I wanted him to win but I wanted him to be smart."

"Kyler spent all he had," Powell said simply.

So did everyone who stepped on the mat Saturday night in a match few will ever forget.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/bethlehem_catholic_high_school_28.html

In Your Town

2012-01-28T21:33:00.001-05:00

FROM THE MORNING CALL

LEHIGH COUNTY

LEHIGH VALLEY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION will hold an introduction to beekeeping session 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, and Feb. 15 and 29 and March 14 at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville. Members of the association, some of whom are certified master beekeepers, will conduct the classes. Registration fee of $45 per person will include books and reference guides. Hands on experience at the club hives will be included as soon as weather allows. Class size is limited; registration closes Monday. For information or to register the website is http://www.lehighvalleybeekeepers.org or email lee@fleischmanfamily.org or call 610-298-3254.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 40 S. Second St., Slatington will hold a pork and sauerkraut supper Feb. 4 with seatings at 4, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, and 7 p.m. Also on the menu will be mashed potatoes, buttered lima beans, bread and butter, apple butter, home-made desserts, and beverages. Tickets are $8 for those ages 13 and older and $3 for ages 6-12 and free for ages five and younger. For reservations, call the church office at 610-767-6361. The snow date is Feb. 11.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

JACOBSBURG ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, in partnership with Pocono Heritage Land Trust, will hold a free Adventure to the Ancients hike in Eldred Township, today, Sunday, Jan. 29. Hikers will explore a variety of habitats, including old fields, young emerging forests and a steep ravine lined by 200-year-old hemlock trees. Lehigh Valley residents should meet at noon at the center, 835 Jacobsburg Road, Bushkill Township. Poconos-area residents should meet at 1 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Flea Market parking lot, just off the Saylorsburg exit of Route 33 South. To register, contact Bill Sweeney at 610-746-2808 or wisweeney@pa.gov.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1023 Fifth St., Catasauqua, will hold a halupki dinner 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 4. Dinner includes two halupki, mashed potatoes, vegetable, dessert, soft drink or coffee. The cost is $9 for adults and free for ages five and younger. Children will receive one halupki and sides for $6. Take out dinners available. Halupki may also be purchased separately for $2.75 each by advance order only by Monday. For advance orders, call 610-395-5737. Pick up of halupki orders will be during dinner on Feb. 4.

ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 474 Vine St., Bethlehem, will host a spaghetti dinner at noon Feb. 5. For tickets, call 610-867-0519 by Wednesday.

BETHLEHEM YWCA will kick off its 37th annual Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Discussion Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kirkland Village, 1 Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem. Mark Stein, chair of the History Department at Muhlenberg College, will discuss Middle East realignment and what lies ahead as the Middle East transitions to democracy. Seven subsequent speakers will present a lecture 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through March 21. The cost for all eight lectures is $90 per person or $105 per couple (non-YWCA members); $65 per person or $85 per couple (YWCA members). The cost per lecture is $15 for adults; $4 for college students; and free for high school students. For information, call 610-867-4669 or see http://www.facebook.com/GreatDecisionsYWCA.

LEHIGH VALLEY COALITION FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM will present a debate entitled "Everything You Wanted to Know About: Creating a Health Care Exchange in PA (but didn't know who to ask)" 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Speakers will include Dr. Ralph Schmeltz, Immediate Past President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society; and Dr. Nick Pandelides, Vice President of the PA Chapter of Docs 4 Patient Care. Admission is free, but space is limited. To register, call 888-698-4111 or e-mail LVCoalition4HCR@aol.com.

STATE REP. JOE EMRICK will hold satellite office hours 8 a.m. to noon Thursday and Feb. 16 at Forks Township Community Center, 500 Zucksville Road. Emrick maintains two full-time district offices: 2165 Mt. Bethel Highway, Upper Mount Bethel Township; and 134 S. Main St., Nazareth (in Nazareth Borough Municipal Building). For information, call 610-746-5090 or see http://www.RepEmrick.com.

BUCKS COUNTY

PERKASIE DOG OWNERS GROUP seeks vendors for its third annual Bark and Wine event to be held Feb. 11 at K9JYM, 252 Bethlehem Pike, Colmar. There is no charge for non-profits (must show proof of non-profit status). The cost for all other vendors is $30 or an item/basket (with a retail value of at least $50) for silent auction. To register, e-mail perkasiedogpark@gmail.com by Tuesday.

SCHUYKILL AND MONROE COUNTIES

SCHUYLKILL CONSERVATION DISTRICT will hold a free Groundhog Day celebration Thursday at Sweet Arrow Lake Clubhouse, 108 Clubhouse Road, Pine Grove. Grover the Groundhog will make his weather prediction at 9 a.m. He will be joined by his new bride, Sweet Arrow Sue, as well as all of his friends. After the prediction, members of Pine Grove Grundsau Lodge #5 will entertain with Pennsylvania Dutch stories and songs. The free festivities also include a Pennsylvania Dutch video presentation and music by the Groundhog Band. Breakfast will be available beginning at 7:30 a.m. at a cost of $5. For information, call 570-345-8952 or see http://www.sweetarrowlakepark.com.

MONROE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT, 8050 Running Valley Road, Hamilton Township, is selling tree seedlings in quantities of 250 or more until Friday. Varieties include: Colorado blue spruce, Scotch pine, Frasier fir/balsam fir hybrid, and concolor fir. Orders may be picked up April 19-21. Smaller quantities may be ordered in March. To place bulk order, call 570-629-3061

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-inyourtown-0129-20120128,0,5665983.story

Volunteer Opportunities – Jan. 29

2012-01-28T21:32:00.000-05:00

FROM THE MORNING CALL

GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA needs volunteers to make a difference in a girl's life and to share their skills and talents. Flexible schedules and training. Oportunities to learn about marketing, fundraising, community organizing, event planning and direct program delivery. Contact: Chrissy Mittura, 610-933-7555, ext. 1433.

HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY, Kempton needs volunteers for buildings and grounds maintenance for the spring and summer for general maintenance of property and trails and to work in the Native Plant Garden. Required training includes general orientation. Volunteers 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Contact: Susan Wolf, 610-756-6000, ext. 206.

MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE, Nazareth needs volunteers that can play an instrument, sing or act to help seniors use their skills in a musical or entertainment group. Contact: Peggy Hanzelman, 610-746-1334.

PHOEBE ALLENTOWN HEALTHCARE CENTER is in need of volunteers to serve as wheelchair transporters for in-house programs such as therapy, clinics, beauty shop, activities and special events. Hours are: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. Volunteer support is needed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the memory support neighborhoods to assist with activities and programs. Training provided. Minimum age: 13 or completed seventh grade. Contact: Donna Henry, 610-794-5362, dhenry@phoebe.org.

PROJECT BLUEPRINT, the Volunteer Center is seeking racially diverse volunteers for its upcoming minority volunteer leadership program. Project Blueprint develops and trains volunteers to serve on local nonprofit committees and boards. The seven session program, which covers topics related to board membership and leadership skills, will be held 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays beginning March 19. Applications and information available at http://www.volunteerlv.org or 610-807-0336. Deadline to apply is March 5. Contact: Jane Trotter, jane@volunteerlv.org

SIXTH STREET SHELTER, Allentown is looking for a volunteer to assist our administrative assistant to answer phones, operate the apartment buzzer, assist residents with mail and necessities and provide appropriate information to people inquiring about services. The office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; volunteer shifts are flexible. Ability to understand or speak Spanish helpful, but not required. Contact: Lauren Schwartz, 610-435-1490, lschwartz@caclv.org.

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, Quakertown needs patient ambassadors to visit new admissions on Thursdays and Fridays and pastoral care visitors to visit new admissions on Wednesdays and Fridays. A cashier to work in the Gift Shop is needed 1-4 p.m. Wednesday and the second and fourth Friday. Training provided. Contact: Mary-Etta Lea, 215-538-4846, leam@slhn.org.

Contact the Volunteer Center for a brochure listing agencies that need volunteers at 610-807-0336 or email: vc@volunteerlv.org. See http://www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer options.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-volunteers-0129-20120128,0,5286547.story

Nazareth girls basketball team knocks off East Stroudsburg South

2012-01-28T21:02:00.000-05:00

FROM THE MORNING CALL

After Nazareth lost to Central Catholic on Tuesday, coach Rich Bickert wrote a one-word message on the locker-room board for his players.

Five.

The Blue Eagles exited their loss to the Vikettes needing five wins in their final eight games to continue their string of District 11 playoff appearances. They cut that total to three over the last two days.

Lennon Kramer led Nazareth to its second victory in less than 24 hours, scoring four straight points to snap a late fourth-quarter tie against East Stroudsburg South. The Blue Eagles also limited the Cavaliers to a single free throw over the final 3 minutes, 36 seconds Saturday, pulling out a 51-46 non-league girls basketball win.

The victory, which followed Friday's overtime triumph against Liberty, allowed Nazareth to even its overall record at 8-8. The Blue Eagles now need to split their final six games to qualify for the District 11 Class 4A playoffs.

"I said to them, 'You guys don't want to be known as the team that broke our streak. You're too good to do that,' " Bickert said. "We lost some close ones, but we had to find a way to win. [Friday] night was big I thought. I was concerned about this one, because they're not bad and just coming up here at 2 o'clock after that type of game [against Liberty].

"I kept preaching that they only use six people and we use 10-12, so we should be a little fresher. I think we were probably at the end."

Whether it was fresh legs or better execution, Nazareth certainly finished stronger than the Cavaliers (9-8). After East Stroudsburg South scored five straight points to tie the game 45-45 in the fourth quarter, neither team scored for a minute and a half.

Kramer snapped that stretch, converting a steal into a layup that gave the Blue Eagles the lead for good with just over 2 minutes to play. She added another layup off a pass from Jacki Hikes 40 seconds later for the last of her team-high 13 points.

Kramer also had five rebounds, four steals and three assists. She helped the Blue Eagles harass East Stroudsburg South into 23 turnovers, including eight in the fourth quarter.

"We wanted to play as we did [Friday], come out and play all four quarters as hard as we did that last four minutes of overtime in the Liberty game," Kramer said. "We wanted to have that great energy. We played all four quarters, fought hard and came out with another win."

Kramer's contributions stood out in the boxscore, but she received a lot of help. Ten of the 11 Blue Eagles to play scored.

Christine Flannery had nine points, Morgan Calabrese scored seven and Molly Calabrese added five. Hikes played a strong floor game, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out two assists and spending the second half chasing East Stroudsburg South standout Tara Steakin around the floor.

Steakin, who recently became a 1,000-point scorer, connected on three 3-pointers and scored 13 points in the first half. The Blue Eagles held her to three points, all on free throws, in the second half and kept her from attempting a field goal in the fourth quarter.

"It was four good quarters minus a minute and a half or two," East Stroudsburg South coach Adam Cole said. "We handled their pressure throughout the game. It was just that big-game pressure at the end.

"It was uncharacteristic, but it's a learning experience," he added. "We'll need it as we head toward districts."

The Cavaliers have already clinched their spot in the District 11 4A field, as they can finish no worse than .500 in the Mountain Valley Conference. Nazareth still has work to do.

The Blue Eagles have two games against struggling teams, Easton and East Stroudsburg North, on their remaining regular-season schedule. If Nazareth wins those games as expected, it would need to beat Parkland, Bangor, Whitehall or Northampton to secure a district berth.

The Blue Eagles are eager for the challenge.

"I think we might be getting some confidence now anyway," Bickert said. "They played with a little more poise today again."

http://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-basketball-girls-nazareth-ess-0128-20120128,0,796588.story

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 28

2012-01-28T15:30:00.000-05:00

It is hard to tell if it is fall, winter, or spring with the crazy and changing weather that we are having all over the US, but one thing that we can tell for sure is that it is yet another Saturday. So, welcome to Digital Digest! This week, in addition to our regular features, we have a review of CBS Home Entertainment's release of Father Dowling Mysteries - The First Season. Let's get started.

DIGITAL NEWS

Lately, we've started to see more and more Blu-ray Disc releases of sitcoms, even including That '70s Show - Season One (Blu-ray), which we mentioned last week. Now, Warner Home Video is going back a little bit with The Big Bang Theory, and finally releasing season one and season two on the high-definition format. Of course, the most recent seasons of the series have been released on Blu-ray, but now fans will be able to own every season released to date on Blu-ray. According to TVShowsOnDVD.com, these DVDs should be expected in the first half of the year.

TVShowsOnDVD.com had even more news this week with information about Saved by the Bell. Apparently, there is a release of the complete series in the works. Not a whole lot is known about this release just yet. In fact, it is entirely possible that the release is just the previous releases wrapped together in one package. When we do know more, we'll be sure to update you on it.

Fans of the animated comedy American Dad! will be pleased to know that more episodes of that series will be coming to DVD soon, with American Dad! - Volume Seven. The release is scheduled to hit store shelves on April 17. Unfortunately, there isn't a Blu-ray release scheduled at this time, which actually would have been appropriate for this set since it is the first one that will include all high-definition episodes. Still, the DVDs for this set have been perfectly adequate, and fans shouldn't be disappointed.

UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW

Tuesday (January 31) brings another slow day of DVDs with only two releases, both from Shout! Factory. First is Leave it to Beaver - 20 Timeless Episodes, which contains twenty of the "best" episodes of the classic series. Additionally, Shout! Factory has Hey Dude! - Season 2.

BLOG FEATURE REVIEW

Blog DVD Review: Father Dowling Mysteries - The First Season (CBS DVD, $29.99)
by Todd

Catholic priest Father Frank Dowling (Tom Bosley) continually stumbles over murders, abductions and other high crimes in his hometown of Chicago. Assisted by street-smart Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski (Tracy Nelson), wherever the holy duo go, someone usually turns up dead. While the local police are quick to find a likely suspect, the snooping priest just as quickly finds a good reason to take a closer look. Now, for the first time on DVD, you can enjoy this 2-Disc collection of the first season of Father Dowling Mysteries which includes the Original TV Pilot Movie! Father Phil (James Stephens) is going to have to take 10 o'clock Mass, because Father Dowling has got a murder to solve!

Father Dowling Mysteries began with a two-hour TV pilot movie called "Fatal Confession," which originally aired on NBC on November 1, 1987. The show was picked up for the fall 1988-89 season, but it did not begin airing until January 20, 1989 because of a writer's strike. After the first season was broadcast on Friday nights on NBC, it moved to ABC on Thursday nights for the last two seasons. A total of 43 episodes were broadcast plus the pilot movie. Here are the episodes included on this release:

Disc 1:

"Fatal Confession" (Original TV Pilot Movie) (11/30/87) (1:36:00) - The pilot episode finds Father Dowling and Sister Steve investigating the apparent suicde of a former parishoner. In between saying Mass, hearing confessions and managing the softball team, Father Dowling somehow finds time to conduct his own investigation.
Notable Guest Stars: Susan Blakely, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Scolari, Sada Thompson, Stella Stevens

1-2. "The Missing Body Mystery" (01/20/89) (1:33:44) - Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls dead at his feet. Father Dowling puts the church in a bad light when he insists on tracking down the killer.
Notable Guest Star: Robert Walden

3. "What Do You Call a Call Girl Mystery" (01/27/89) (47:47) - Father Dowling comes to the aid of a man whose fiancée was murdered just as she was about to confess being a prostitute. A search leads to three powerful clients, none of whom want to be invovled in a scandal.
Notable Guest Stars: David L. Lander, James Noble

Disc 2:

4. "The Man Who Came to Dinner Mystery" (02/10/89) (47:32) - Father Dowling Mysteries becomes a family affair when guest star Harriet Nelson appears alongside granddaughter Tracy Nelson.
Notable Guest Stars: Harriet Nelson, John Slattery

5. "The Mafia Priest Mystery, Part 1" (02/17/89) (47:47) - Father Dowling finds himself caught in a bizarre mystery when he attempts to prove a fellow priest innocent of murder. He and street-smart schemer Sister Steve get more than they bargained for when they discover the young priest's family is indeed connected to organized crime!
Notable Guest Star: Andreas Katsulas

6. "The Mafia Priest Mystery, Part 2" (02/24/89) (47:51) - Undeterred by appearances, FAther Dowling sets out to prove a young priest innocent of murder after he discovers the priest has been framed by a member of his own family. Nothing is ever easy, of course, and when th real assassin is himself killed. Dowling must rely on a family member who is too afraid to tell the truth.
Notable Guest Star: Andreas Katsulas

7. "The Face in the Mirror Mystery" (03/03/89) (47:50) - When the good Father's evil half-brother shows up unexpectedly, Dowling suspects right away that the evil one is up to no good. After thrwarting his brother's attempted diamond heist, Dowling finds himself in hot water when he discovers that the police can't tell the two brothers apart.
Notable Guest Star: Diane Ladd

8. "The Pretty Baby Mystery" (03/10/89) (46:24) - Father Dowling and Sister Steve find themselves in the most unlikely role of parents when an abandoned baby is discovered at the rectory. When they attempt to reunite mother and child they learn that the mother is being chased by violent kidnappers.

The TV Pilot Movie and premiere episode are presented in their original two-hour format. All of the other episodes have runtimes of 46-47 minutes. There's a disclaimer on the back cover that reads: "Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Music has been changed for this home entertainment version." This is a standard disclaimer on most CBS DVD releases, so it doesn't necessarily mean any episodes are actually edited. I don't know how much music the show originally used, but hopefully any music substitutions are very minor. The set has a total running time of approximately 7 hours, 54 minutes.

The packaging for this 2-disc set is clear plastic Viva-case. On the cover, we have a photo of Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson, along with the show title at the top and a church glass background. On the back, there are more episode snapshots of Bosley and Nelson, along with a description of the series and the DVD specs. Tom Bosley is featured on the spine of the case. Inside, you'll find the episode titles, original airdates and short summaries listed by disc. The discs just have gray artwork with the series logo on them. Disc 1 contains three episodes (two of which are two-hour episodes). Disc 2 contains five one-hour episodes.

Moving on to the menus, they are simply designed and easy to navigate. The main menu features Tom Bosley on Disc 1 and Tracy Nelson on Disc 2. A partially shattered glass church background is used. The episode titles are listed vertically in yellow text. The episode you highlight is blue than turns red upon your selection. When you select an episode, it takes you to another sub-menu that features a different photo of Bosley and Nelson on each disc. The subtitles menu features a different photo of Bosley and Nelson on each disc. You can turn on the English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on this menu. Chapters are placed throughout each episode at all of the appropriate places.

The video and audio quality is very good. I don't have any original episodes on tape to compare, but it looks like the episodes were probably remastered a bit for this release. These episodes were shot over 20 years ago, so they do show some age. They are presented in their original full frame ratio and in their original broadcast order. Father Dowling Mysteries was shot on film. There were many outdoor scenes and different locations used. According to the IMDB, Father Dowling's church is in Denver, CO and the first season was shot there as well before moving to Los Angeles for the final two seasons. I thought the episodes may look a little brighter, but this may have just been the way they were originally shot. The show has kind of a dark and gritty look to it. The audio is a Dolby Digital English Stereo track. I didn't hear any problems with the audio. This show had a very nice melodic theme and score in the episodes. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing are available on all of the episodes.

Only episode promos are included as a special feature. These are 35-40 second previews that tell you what's happening "next on Father Dowling". The video quality of these promos isn't as good as the episodes, but they are fun to see and they give you a good idea of what each episode is about. They are avaiable for all of the episodes except for "The Mafia Priest Mystery, Part 2." It would have been nice to have some vintage or new interviews with the cast and crew. Sadly, Tom Bosley died in October 2010. This is a show that I know so little about. It would be interesting to hear about the show's production history. The show also featured a number of guest stars. They could have highlighted some of them in a featurette.

Everyone's favorite mystery-solving priest is now on DVD! Despite being a big fan of Happy Days and Tom Bosley, this is a series that I've only seen a handful of episodes over the years. It's always been a series that I've wanted to see in its entirety, but I just never got around to watching it. Only three seasons were made, but the show has popped up in syndication over the years and seems to have a devoted fan base. I've liked what I've seen in the episodes in the past and look forward to catching up with it on DVD.

There was a lot to like about this series. Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson may have seemed like an unlikely pairing, but they had good chemistry and worked well together. The show also had some great writing, directing and production values. I also loved the show's opening theme credits and music. I'll never forget seeing Tom Bosley wearing his beloved Chicago Cubs jacket. With a relatively small main cast, the show brought in quite a few guest stars on a weekly basis. The TV Pilot Movie and first season included notable guest stars like Susan Blakely, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Scolari, Sada Thompson, Stella Stevens, Robert Walden, David L. Lander, James Noble, Harriet Nelson, John Slattery, Andreas Katsulas and Diane Ladd. Before CSI and all of the violent crime shows of today, there were more family friendly mystery shows like Father Dowling Mysteries, Murder, She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder and Matlock. It was a different era back then. It's easy to understand why these types of shows remain popular today. Everybody likes a good mystery. If the first season sells well, hopefully we'll see the remaining two seasons released soon.

(4/5 stars)

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CLICK OF THE WEEK

LeaveItToBeaver.org (www.leaveittobeaver.org) - The past few weeks, we've been giving you "broader" pop-culture Click of the Week items, but this week, we're switching gears to a TV series that has had a huge impact on pop-culture, and is also related to one of Tuesday's DVD releases. LeaveItToBeaver.org should not have surprising content based upon the name. In fact, it is just what it sounds like: a Leave it to Beaver website. We bring up this website, though, because it is full of great content. Among the content, you'll find frequently asked questions, video clips relating to the show, audio clips, interviews, some of Beaver's "writings," articles, collectibles, and much more. The only thing truly missing from the site, though, is a thorough episode guide. It was a bit surprising to see all of the great content on the site, but no detailed episode guide. It doesn't appear that the website has been updated much recently, though there isn't a whole lot of new stuff to put up Still, there is plenty of content here for you to check out.

That's all for this week. Until next time, keep it digital!

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Despite upset loss to Allen, Parkland has clinched a Lehigh Valley Conference playoff spot

2012-01-28T08:03:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

It's tough to pick which game to go see on any given Tuesday or Friday night when you're looking at the local boys basketball scene this year.

But tonight I got lucky picked a good one.

Allen and Parkland had a great atmosphere and a great finish with Eric Ayers' game-winning 3-pointer giving Allen its best win of the season. An important one, too, considering that the Canaries need wins to get into districts where they would love to defend their District 11 4A title.

Parkland, which played Pleasant Valley on Thursday night, seemed tired and flat and definitely struggled tor three quarters before making a spirited charge that nearly won the game for them.

It is that kind of year in the Lehigh Valley Conference where no one stays on top for too long.

Amazingly, we're down to two weeks and four games left in the regular season.

And in the LVC we've basically got five teams -- six if you want to include Allen -- battling for the four tournament spots.

Here are the league records:

Freedom 9-1

Parkland and Emmaus 8-2

Easton and Liberty 7-3.

Allen 6-4.

Parkland, despite the loss to Allen, has clinched the North Division title since Whitehall and Northampton are 3-7 in the league.

Emmaus looks like the West champ and Freedom looks like it will win the East, althought the Pates still have to play Emmaus, Easton and Liberty.

The real fight looks like it will be between Easton and Liberty for the wild-card slot and those teams meet again, at Easton on Feb.7. Those two, who always have wars when they met, hooked up in a 32-31 game back in December won by Liberty.

Allen, just a game behind the Rovers and Hurricanes, still has a slim chance to pass them, but lost to both teams previously and would not have a the tiebreaker.

The Canaries, who still have to play Whitehall, Emmaus and Central Catholic, might as well just concentrate on getting the one win they need to snare a district spot.

So, putting it all together, I see Freedom as the No.1 seed, Parkland as the No. 2, Emmaus at No. 3 and either Easton or Liberty (Rovers probably) at No. 4. That would make for a third meeting between the Trojans and Green Hornets in the semis. Parkland has handed Emmaus two of its three defeats this season. And the other semi would also be a third meeting between East Division rivals.

But don't etch that stone.Two weeks are left and as we've seen, a lot of unpredictable stuff can happen and probably will.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Kyle Beller, Kyle Griffin and Paul Reinhard on "Calling All Sports" radio show

2012-01-28T08:02:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

New Dieruff football coach Kyle Beller will be among the guests on Saturday morning's "Calling All Sports" radio show on AM-1470, the Fox.

The show runs from 9-11 a.m., and can also be heard online at fox1470.com.

Beller will talk about going back to his alma mater and trying to restore a program that has struggled mightily in recent years.

Other guests include former Central Catholic standout Kyle Griffin, who is now a key man with the Hoop Group. Kyle will preview Sunday's17th annual Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase at Parkland.

Also, longtime Morning Call writer Paul Reinhard will offer his reflections on the life and times of Doc Mattioli, the owner of Pocono Raceway who died this week. We'll also get his take on the passing of Joe Paterno and other issues.

To participate with questions, comments and trivia answers, call 610-432-5767.

We will begin taking your predictions on the Super Bowl and will ask Super Bowl trivia questions.

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

KJ Williams has another career night in Liberty High School's rout of Nazareth in boys basketball

2012-01-28T07:03:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The recent boys basketball histories of Liberty High School and Nazareth are hopelessly intertwined, not so much through design but by fate.

The two programs intersected Friday night at Memorial Gym in Bethlehem where sophomore swingman KJ Williams had his second straight 23-point game -- matching his career high -- as Liberty routed Nazareth 65-40, keeping the Hurricanes in a tie with Easton for a wild card berth in the upcoming Lehigh Valley Conference tournament.

It was also the 11th win for coach Chad Landis' Hurricanes (11-5 overall, 7-3 LVC), punching their ticket for the District 11 Class AAAA playoffs.

Prior to the game, there was a tribute to both Todd Rothrock and Derek Kehoe. Rothrock, a former Nazareth player, was Liberty's former coach who died of a heart attack in August 2008.

Kehoe, a former Nazareth player, died of cancer in October 2006.

In addition, Chuck Dibilio, Nazareth's standout running back and The Express-Times Football Player of the Year in 2010 who suffered a stroke last week at Princeton, attended the game. He was acknowledge and received a rousing ovation as well by the crowd of about 900.

As for the game, Liberty led 17-14 after the first eight minutes behind eight points by Williams in the last 3:29 of the quarter. The 6-foot-3 forward added seven more in the second quarter to help Liberty take a 37-22 lead at halftime.

So what's got into Williams, who was averaging nine points per game going into the week but has totaled 46 points in his last two outings?

"I was basically a rebounder in the early part of the season playing down on the low block," said Williams, whose athletic future appears to be as a wide receiver in football. "Then Coach (Landis) moved me out to the wing. I like it more; it seems to play to my strengths."

Landis also made a recent switch where he inserted junior Gerald Vital into the lineup and transformed Joey Torres from a starter to sixth man.

"It opened things up for KJ and what it did for us with Joey was allow him to go in and play any position on the floor that we needed," Landis said. "It really changed things for us."

Vital contributed a career-high 10 points, hitting 5 of 6 shots from the floor. The 6-5 Erik Carlstrom also came off the bench to contribute nine points and seven rebounds, both personal bests for him as well.

As for Nazareth, the picture was not as rosy. The Blue Eagles were entertaining thoughts of getting into the district tournament as recently as two weeks ago but a three-game losing streak has dropped them to 6-10 overall and 2-8 in the LVC.

"We struggle against athletic teams and Liberty certainly fits that category," Nazareth coach Joe Arndt said. "We were giving up 51 points a game and now we're letting teams get into the 60s and 70s. We don't have enough firepower offensively to allow that many points."

More telling was Liberty's 37-20 edge on the backboards, the result of the Hurricanes' quickness allowing them to repeatedly beat the Eagles to loose balls.

Colin Kassis led Nazareth with nine points. The Blue Eagle front line of 6-3 Grant Searfoss, 6-3 Tyler Smith and 6-5 Dan Harding got off to a promising start but combined for just 16 points largely because of foul trouble.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/kj_williams_has_another_career.html

Nazareth Area educators to learn new hands-on style to teaching math

2012-01-28T07:01:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Nazareth Area Intermediate School math teachers this week will learn about a new concept in teaching algebra designed to increase test scores, hold attention spans and help students advance to higher learning.

Allentown-based Borenson and Associates, the parent company of Hands-On Equations, will be training about 20 teachers during a six-hour workshop called “Making Algebra Child’s Play.”

Since 1990, the workshop has been taught to more than 50,000 educators nationally and about 50 districts statewide have been using the concept in one or more classrooms, said Henry Borenson, a former Pennsylvania math teacher who designed the program.

View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | MATT SMITHDale Beltzner, a teacher at Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School, and Zach Ambron, 11, look at a projection as they participate in an Algebra program that uses physical pieces to help younger children learn equations during a sixth-grade math class in the Southern Lehigh School District. The new algebra curriculum is being implemented in the Nazareth Area School District.
The program is designed to enable students to solve equations through the use of hands-on kits, which include a laminated board with a scale printed on it and various pawns and cubes.

The cubes have numerals on them and the pawns represent variables. Students are then asked to balance the equations by placing the pawns and cubes on the boards.

Michael Roth, the district's assistant superintendent of educational programs and a former middle school principal, said many school officials have been involved in implementing the program, including the curriculum director, the special education director and three math specialists.

"We are excited to have our teachers participate in this professional development opportunity," Roth said. "(School officials) have been instrumental in identifying what will help our students move to the next level in terms of their mathematical understanding. We are so appreciative of the participating teachers, as they are truly dedicated to learning new strategies to support student learning.”

During Tuesday’s workshop, Nazareth educators teaching grades four through six will learn how implementing the new teaching method could lead to higher test scores.

In a study of fourth- and fifth-graders in one school district, 8 percent of students correctly solved an equation on a pre-test compared to 87 percent on a post-test after they had learned the Hands-On Equations concept.

Nazareth Intermediate School students will be learning the concept shortly following the workshop, said Heather Harter, spokeswoman for Borenson and Associates.

The workshop is recommended for teachers in grades three through nine, teachers of special education students in grades four through 12 and teachers of high school students struggling with algebra.

“It introduces algebra at an early age, at a game-like pace,” Harter said. “It builds self-esteem and moves them to a higher level of math at a later grade level.”

The Hands-On Equations concept already is familiar to about 725 students in grades four through six at Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School in the Southern Lehigh School District. Sixth-grade math teacher Dale Beltzner said he has seen longer attention spans and more enthusiasm in his classroom since the concept was launched.

The concept, Beltzner said, allows his students to tangibly pick up pieces and place them on boards rather than read something in a textbook or jot down notes off a chalkboard. In Beltzner’s class, he regularly calls children up to the front of the room to show the rest of the class how they solved the problem with their kits.

“With this concept, we’re not just using our eyes and ears, we’re now using our hands.” Beltzner said. “It’s definitely valuable for these students. We see kids understanding it more, they’re actively more engaged in the process of learning.”

At the start of this school year, Beltzner said Hands-On Equations had been formally written into the school year's math instruction in all grades.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_area_educators_to_lea.html

Nazareth Area High School girls basketball team pulls out 61-54 overtime win over Liberty High School

2012-01-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

By Eric Goldwein

The Nazareth Area High School girls basketball team trailed Liberty for all but three minutes of regulation time. But for the Blue Eagles, it was better late than never as Nazareth took the lead when it mattered most and escaped with a 61-54 overtime victory on Friday night.

"As a team we hustled as much as we could and worked together," said Nazareth junior guard Morgan Calabrese, who had 16 points. "We pulled through when we needed to."

Despite trailing for most of the game, the Blue Eagles (7-8 overall, 4-6 Lehigh Valley Conference) kept the deficit within reach. Calabrese's field goal with 3:03 remaining put Nazareth ahead 39-38, giving the team its first lead since early in the first quarter.

The teams traded buckets in the closing minutes, setting up a thrilling end to regulation.

Senior forward Christine Flannery hit a field goal with 30 seconds left to put Nazareth ahead 46-44. In the following possession, Liberty senior Jody Chickey was called for a charge, but Liberty was granted another possession after Nazareth failed to connect on a layup.

With four seconds remaining, Chickey found sophomore Kali Shumock for a game-tying layup that forced overtime.

"I was a little upset we weren't back on defense on that one," Calabrese said, "but we pulled through in overtime."

The Blue Eagles kept their cool, scoring the first seven points in the extra session while holding on for the win.

Nazareth junior Lennon Kramer opened up OT scoring, and a pair of foul shots by freshman Kassie Behler extended the lead to four. From that point forward, the Blue Eagles never looked back.

"I told them it's a new game now," Nazareth coach Rich Bickert said. "We got five minutes and we fought our way back, so don't throw it away now."

Nazareth has struggled in recent games, losing two of its previous three including a 55-54 heartbreaker against Bethlehem Catholic on Jan. 17.

"It was very big for us. We've been playing a lot of good teams tough and we haven't gotten over that hump. Tonight we did," Bickert said. "It was nice to see them bounce back as a team."

The Blue Eagles will look for their second consecutive win today in a non-league matchup against East Stroudsburg South.

Liberty (10-6, 5-5) can get back on the winning track tonight with a home game against Pocono Mountain West.

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Dibilio and Hilliard are in Sports Illustrated this week; plus the Friday night picks

2012-01-27T15:13:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

One of my favorite columns from the last year was the one I wrote before the Lehigh Valley Conference boys basketball game title game between Liberty and Nazareth.

It was about the No. 32s for each side -- the Hurricanes' Darrun Hilliard and the Blue Eagles' Chuck Dibilio.

Both may have worn No. 32, but deserved to be considered No. 1 in the hearts of fans of both schools.

Well, this week's Sports Illustrated has photos of both Dibilio and Hilliard.

But I am sure it's now how they really want to make the world's most famous sports weekly.

Dibilio was on page 14 in the "For the Record" where details were provided about the stroke he suffered last week while studing on the Princeton campus.

Hilliard, meanwhile, is pictured on page 52 where (No. 4 for Villanova) is seen trying to stop Seton Hall's Herb Pope on a drive to the basket. The story on Pope, who played at Aliquippa, is very good, by the way.

Hopefully, one day, Hilliard and Dibilio will be featured in major stories in SI -- Dibilio for making a fantastic comeback at Princeton and Hilliard for being one of the best players in the Big East. I'd love to see it.

Now on to Friday night's high school boys basketball picks:

LEHIGH VALLEY CONFERENCE

Parkland 61, Allen 57 -- This is where I'm ahead and the two localcable companies will have live coverage. The Trojans are coming off a close call against Pleasant Valley and may be looking ahead to Scranton on Sunday, but their defense will be the difference against a Canaries team that needs to finish strong just to make districts.

Emmaus 73, Becahi 50 -- Green Hornets still have all of the pieces to be a champion. Just need to put it together in the big games.

CCHS 55, Whitehall 53 -- The Zephyrs usually play well on Hall of Fame Night, but I just think the Vikings have more weapons.

Freedom 73, Dieruff 58 -- As we noted in today's column, Patriots have a big week coming up.

Easton 53, Northampton 49 -- Nice gesture for Easton to remember its 1971-72 team on Saturday.

Liberty 70, Nazareth 50 -- Special relationship still exists between these two schools and the Kehoe-Rothrock Night is always one of the best events of the regular season. The Weave is going with his alma mater, 55-44.

COLONIAL LEAGUE

Bangor 60, Northern Lehigh 58 -- Best game of the night in the Colonial League. Saw the first meeting between these two. Slaters not as deep as Bulldogs, but offer more scoring balance.

Catasauqua 57, Palmerton 40 -- Congrats to Ed Csencsits and Jerome Maiatico on going into the Roughies Hall of Fame.

Pen Argyl 41, Northwestern 33 -- The Super Bowl might offer more scoring than this one.

Notre Dame 60, Saucon Valley 55 -- Crusaders can't be counted out of anything yet.

Southern Lehigh 53, Wilson 43 -- Lots of coaching experience in this matchup of two of the longest tenured area coaches.

MOUNTAIN VALLEY CONFERECE

ES North 50, Lehighton 37 -- The Indians lost 62-39 in first meeting.

PM West 73, ES South 59 -- Rich Baker has still made an improvement with the Cavaliers.

Stroudsburg 63, PM East 58 -- It was nice to see Shawn Thornton on Weds night. He is one of my favorite people in local basketball and he's absolutely got himself a new Pocono Palace there with that new 2,400-seat gym. Of all the nice facilities in the MVC, this might be the best and the most convenient for Lehigh Valley people, too.

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Joe Theismann to speak at Via All-Star banquet

2012-01-27T14:32:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion Joe Theismann will be the keynote speaker for the Via All-Star Banquet 6:30 p.m. March 28 at Freedom High School.

The Via All-Star Banquet kicks off the Via All-Star Basketball Classic, which will be held March 31 at Northampton Community College.

The banquet recognizes members of the Via All-Star teams, Players of the Year, Teams of the Year, award scholarships for student-athletes and inducts members into the Lehigh Valley High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

Funds raised from the All-Star Basketball Classic and banquet benefit Via's services for children and adults with disabilities.

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NFL Network Has Over 100 Hours of Coverage at Super Bowl XLVI

2012-01-27T13:04:00.000-05:00

The NFL Network is prepared to provide over 100 hours covering Super Bowl XVLI in Indianapolis.

From the NFL Network press release, here are the highlights of the network’s week:

Monday, January 30 through Saturday, February 5 at 7:00 PM ET, NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl recaps the day’s action, provides the latest news reports, features on-air appearances by special guests and breaks down the key matchups leading up to kickoff of Super Bowl XLVI. Hosts Andrew Siciliano and Kara Henderson anchor the show from the NFL Experience.

· Super Bowl Live airs Monday, January 30 from 2:00 – 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1 & Thursday, February 2 from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, and Friday, February 3 from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET from the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Media Center with up-to-the-minute reports, analysis and interviews.

· Super Bowl Saturday Night, one-hour red-carpet show on Saturday, February 4 at 8:00 PM ET leading up to the inaugural NFL Honors awards show on NBC. Rich Eisen and Melissa Stark report from the red carpet at the Murat Theater.

· Live 8 ½-hour NFL GameDay Morning pregame show beginning at 9:00 AM ET on Super Bowl Sunday from Lucas Oil Stadium and the pregame tailgate at NFL Experience. The longest pregame show on television also includes live reports from both team hotels and Super Bowl Village.

· 90 minutes of NFL GameDay Final post-Super Bowl coverage live from Lucas Oil Stadium, featuring postgame analysis, interviews with players and coaches, and players from the winning team on-set.

· Four-and-a-half hours of exclusive live coverage from Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium Tuesday, January 31, beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

· NFL-related press conferences live, including team arrivals, player availability, AFC & NFC head coach press conferences (Friday, February 3), Madonna Super Bowl halftime entertainment press conference Thursday, Feb. 2 at 2:00 PM ET, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:00 AM ET, Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:15 AM ET and Commissioner Goodell’s Super Bowl press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 PM ET.

· Rich Eisen takes his wildly popular The Rich Eisen Podcast on road to Indianapolis with a special on-location television edition on Thursday, February 2 at 12 Midnight ET. Guests include Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who will call Super Bowl XLVI on NBC.

· Super Bowl champions Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders, Warren Sapp and Willie McGinest discuss and debate all of the hot topics leading up to the big game in front of a live-audience on No Huddle Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 PM ET.

· Four episodes of The Coaches Show Tuesday, January 31 through Friday, February 3 at 6:30 PM ET LIVE from the NFL Media Center featuring Brian Billick, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis (Tuesday & Wednesday) and former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio (Thursday & Friday).

· Three episodes of Playbook from the NFL Experience in Indianapolis on Wednesday, February 1 through Friday, February 3 at 6:00 PM ET with Sterling Sharpe, Brian Baldinger, and Joe Theismann providing X-O analysis on the game plan using all-22 game film and insight straight from the players.

· Exclusive Pro Football Hall of Fame Announcement Show in primetime, Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 PM ET.

· On Tuesday, January 31, re-live two classic Super Bowls with a complete game re-air of Super Bowl XLII between the Giants and Patriots at 8:00 PM ET & complete game re-air of Super Bowl XXXVI between the Patriots and St. Louis Rams at 12 Midnight ET.

· The Giants’ Week 9 victory over the Patriots airs in its entirety Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET.

· On Wednesday, February 1 at 12 Midnight ET, The NFL Season: A Biography concludes with a one-hour edition, followed by Sound FX: Best of the 2011 Season.

· Re-live the previous 45 Super Bowls on Saturday, February 4 at 10:00 PM ET on Sound FX: Super Bowls I-XLV, featuring the best on-field sights and sounds from every game.

· Live coverage from AFC team and NFC team hotels, including the Patriots’ arrival on Sunday, January 29 and the Giants’ arrival on Monday, January 30.

· On Friday, February 3, NFL Network re-airs the NFL Films-produced documentaries Brady 6 at 8:00 PM ET and both parts of the critically acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life at 9:00 PM ET.
Here is the NFL Network schedule beginning Monday:

Monday, January 30

8:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers – Super Bowl XXXVIII

9:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl XXXIX

10:00 AM – America’s Game: 1986 New York Giants

11:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

12 NOON – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

1:00 PM – America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots

2:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE

New York Giants team arrival
Team availability (3:30 PM ET)
Team availability (4:30 PM ET)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Teams That Didn’t Win the Super Bowl

10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Players to Never Have Played in a Super Bowl

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills – Super Bowl XXI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

Tuesday, January 31

9:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

9:30 AM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – LIVE

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

12 NOON – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – LIVE

1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New England Patriots availability – ENCORE

3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – ENCORE

4:00 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – ENCORE

5:30 PM – America’s Game: 2007 New York Giants

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams – Super Bowl XXXVI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

Wednesday, February 1

8:00 AM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from NFL Experience & Super Bowl Media Center

FedEx Player of the Year announcement
6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – The NFL Season

1:00 AM – Sound FX: Best of 2011 Season

2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Biggest Upsets

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – Sound FX: Bill Belichick

Thursday, February 2

8:00 AM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

Madonna press conference
6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Commercials

9:00 PM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots at New York Giants – Week 17, 2007

10:00 PM – No Huddle

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – The Rich Eisen Podcast

12:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowl Performances

2:00 AM – No Huddle

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan

Friday, February 3

8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

8:30 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE coverage of Super Bowl press conferences

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick press conference
NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year press conference
NFL Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference
New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin press conference
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell press conference
12:30 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Brady 6

9:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part I

10:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part II

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

Saturday, February 4

7:00 AM – No Huddle

8:00 AM – Bill Parcells: A Life in Football

9:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

10:00 AM – Brady 6

11:00 AM – Playbook

12 NOON – Super Bowl Commercials

1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

2:00 PM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

2:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

5:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

5:30 PM – Hall of Fame Announcement Show: Class of 2012 – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Saturday Night – LIVE from Murat Theater

9:00 PM – Playbook

10:00 PM – Sound FX: Super Bowls I-XLV

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Honors

2:00 AM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

Sunday, February 5

9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

5:30 PM – NFL Follies: The New Year Mis-Tackular

6:30 PM – NFL GameDay StatZone

10:00 PM – NFL GameDay Final – LIVE split edition from Lucas Oil Stadium and NFL Network Los Angeles studios

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ESPN Has Blanket Coverage of Super Bowl XLVI

2012-01-27T13:03:00.000-05:00

ESPN plans on providing over 110 hours of television and radio programming from Super Bowl XLVI.

More than 25 on-air commentators will be on hand in Indianapolis with content airing across 18 ESPN platforms. From the ESPN press release, here is what’s new this year on ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage:

Themed SportsCenter Specials (M-F, 3-4 p.m., ESPN): Host Steve Levy and NFL Insiders John Clayton,Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter discuss the latest league news Monday and Tuesday; Mike Tirico, Trent Dilfer andMerril Hoge discuss safety and head injuries Wednesday; the Monday Night Football team of Tirico, Jon Gruden andRon Jaworski preview the Super Bowl matchup Thursday; and, on Friday, ESPN’s Super Bowl champion analysts –Tedy Bruschi, Dilfer, Mike Ditka, Gruden, Keyshawn Johnson, Jerry Rice, Mark Schlereth and Steve Young – talk with Tirico about playing in the NFL’s title game.

•· SC Special: NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm (Tues., Jan. 31 at 9 p.m., ESPN2): ESPN’s Hannah Stormconducts one-on-one interviews in this one-hour special with some of the NFL season’s biggest newsmakers: Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers, Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton, Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, and Colts owner Jim Irsay. Full release.
•· Bill Parcells’ Super Bowl Confidential (Wed., Feb. 1, 7 p.m., ESPN): Two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells discusses all facets of the Super Bowl with Tirico, drawing upon his more than 30 years of experience, including leading both the Giants (1986 and 1990) and Patriots (1996) to the Super Bowl, and his relationships with this year’s head coaches, Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick, both of whom he mentored when they served as assistant coaches on his teams.
•· NFL32 (M-F, 6 p.m., ESPN2), which debuted in September, is a social media-driven NFL discussion show featuring host Suzy Kolber, NFL Insider Mortensen and a rotating cast of ESPN analysts and guests while engaging with fans via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
•· NFL Kickoff (Friday, 7-9 p.m., ESPN2) with host Trey Wingo, and NFL analysts Bruschi and Schlereth. The show will cover team news, strategies, and injuries.
•· NFL Live expanded to one hour this year (previously 30 minutes) and will air daily from Indianapolis during Super Bowl week with host Wingo, and a rotating cast of ESPN NFL analysts (M-F, 4-5 p.m., ESPN).
•· SportsNation (M-F, 5-6 p.m., ESPN2) will originate from ESPN’s demo field with hosts Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd. Two acts that will be part of the show all week: the Blue Monkey Sideshow carnival act for SN’s ‘Halftime Show’ and Indy’s own “The Twin Cats” will be the show’s official house band.
Here is the entire ESPN Super Bowl coverage schedule:

Date Time (ET) Show Network
Mon, Jan. 30 – Thurs, Feb. 2 6-10 a.m. Mike & Mike in the Morning ESPN Radio/ESPN2
9 a.m.-2 p.m. SportsCenter AM ESPN
10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Herd with Colin Cowherd ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS
1-4 p.m. Scott Van Pelt Show ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS
3-4 p.m. SportsCenter Special ESPN
4-5 p.m. NFL Live ESPN
5-6 p.m. SportsNation ESPN2
5-6 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN
6-7 p.m. NFL 32 ESPN2
8-9 p.m. ESPN International coverage
9-10 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN
Fri, Feb. 3 6-10 a.m. Mike & Mike in the Morning ESPN Radio/ESPN2
9 a.m.-2 p.m. SportsCenter AM ESPN
10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Herd with Colin Cowherd ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS
1-2 p.m. NFL Semanal ESPN Deportes
1-4 p.m. Scott Van Pelt Show ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS
3-4 p.m. SportsCenter Special ESPN
4-5 p.m. NFL Live ESPN
5-6 p.m. SportsNation ESPN2
5-6 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN
6-7 p.m. NFL 32 ESPN2
7-9 p.m. NFL Kickoff ESPN2
10-11 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN
Sat, Feb. 4 10-11 a.m. SportsCenter ESPN
1-2:30 p.m. ESPN International coverage
6-7 p.m. SportsCenter ESPN
Sun, Feb. 5 9-10 a.m. SportsCenter ESPN
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN
10:30-11:30 p.m. NFL Primetime ESPN
11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. SportsCenter ESPN

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NBC’s Coverage of Super Bowl XLVI

2012-01-27T13:02:00.000-05:00

We know that NBC has coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. NBCUniversal plans blanket coverage of the big game across its many networks.

Here is the schedule of all NBCUniversal Super Bowl programming, beginning with the Pro Bowl this Sunday:

NBCUNIVERSAL SUPER BOWL PROGRAMMING
Sun., Jan. 29
NFL Pro Bowl 7 p.m. ET NBC
Mon., Jan. 30
NBC SportsTalk, LIVE from the Super Bowl 4-7 p.m. ET NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 31
NBC SportsTalk, LIVE from the Super Bowl 4-7 p.m. ET NBCSN
Wed., Feb. 1
NBC SportsTalk, LIVE from the Super Bowl 4-7 p.m. ET NBCSN
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 12:35 a.m. ET (Thurs.) NBC
Thurs., Feb 2
NBC SportsTalk, LIVE from the Super Bowl 4-8 p.m. ET NBCSN
Costas Tonight: Live from the Super Bowl 8-10 p.m. ET NBCSN
NFL Turning Point 10 p.m. ET NBCSN
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 12:35 a.m. ET (Fri.) NBC
Fri., Feb. 3
Wake up with Al (from Ind.) 6-7 a.m. ET The Weather Channel
Your Weather Today with Stephanie Abrams (from Ind.) 7-10 a.m. ET The Weather Channel
TODAY at the Super Bowl 7-10 a.m. ET NBC
NBC SportsTalk, LIVE from the Super Bowl 4-7 p.m. ET NBCSN
CNBC Sports Biz: Game On! (from Ind.) 7-7:30 p.m. ET NBCSN
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 12:35 a.m. ET (Sat.) NBC
Sat., Feb. 4
TODAY at the Super Bowl 7-9 a.m. ET NBC
NFL Honors 9-11 p.m. ET NBC
Feherty Live (from Ind.) 10-11 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Sabor al Super Bowl XLVI Presentado por Pepsi TBD Telemundo
Sun., Feb. 5
Wake up with Al (from Ind.) 6-7 a.m. ET The Weather Channel
Your Weather Today with Stephanie Abrams (from Ind.) 7-10 a.m. ET The Weather Channel
TODAY at the Super Bowl 8-9 a.m. ET NBC
Pre-Game Noon-6 p.m. ET NBC
Super Bowl XLVI 6 p.m. ET-Conclusion NBC
The Voice Post-Super Bowl NBC
Jimmy Fallon’s Super Bowl Special Post-Local News NBC
Mon., Feb. 6
Wake up with Al (from Ind.) 6-7 a.m. ET The Weather Channel
Your Weather Today with Stephanie Abrams (from Ind.) 7-10 a.m. ET The Weather Channel

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TV NEWS ON JANUARY 27

2012-01-27T12:00:00.000-05:00

We have some sad news to report. Actor Robert Hegyes, best known as high school student Juan Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, has died. Hegyes suffered from chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey home Thursday morning (January 26) and later died from an apparent heart attack at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. He had health problems in recent years, including a hip replacement and a heart attack. Mr. Hegyes was 60.

His career began with stage work in New York both on and off Broadway. In 1975, he landed the role of Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter. The show ran for 95 episodes over 4 seasons on ABC from 1975-79. He would later play undercover detective Manny Esposito on Cagney & Lacey. His other television guest appearances included The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, Chico and the Man, CHiPs, Mr. Rhodes, NewsRadio, Diagnosis Murder and The Drew Carey Show. In his later years, he taught acting and screenplay writing classes at his alma mater, Rowan University. In 2011, he reunited with most of the cast members (except for Ron Palillo who was unable to attend due to recent surgery) of Welcome, Back Kotter for the show's 35th anniversary at the TV Land Awards.

Hegyes is survived by three siblings, Mark, Stephanie and Elizabeth, two children, Cassie and Mack, and two stepchildren, Sophia and Alex. Unfortunately, there are no stations currently airing Welcome Back, Kotter. Only a single volume and the complete first season have been released on DVD. This is a show that would be great for original and new generations of fans to see more episodes available. We thank him for playing such a memorable character and bringing us many laughs. He will be deeply missed.

Our friends at Just My Show interviewed him in 2007. What are your favorite Juan Epstein moments? Discuss them on our Welcome Back, Kotter message board.

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 January 30 - February 3, 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, January 30, 2012

•Rob Schneider (Rob/Men Behaving Badly) - Watch Rob on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
•Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
•Maya Rudolph (Up All Night) - Maya stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
•Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda is a guest on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
•John Krasinksi (The Office) - John visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings. Big Miracle opens in theaters February 3.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

•John Stamos (Full House/Jake in Progress) - John chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
•Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal and Simon visit The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT. Simon will also be on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
•Jenny McCarthy (Jenny) - Jenny is a guest on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

•John Krasinksi (The Office) - Watch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12am on ABC.
Thursday, February 2, 2012

•Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Catch Woody on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
•Lisa Kudrow (Friends - Lisa chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
•John Stamos (Full House/Jake in Progress) - John continues to make the rounds on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Friday, February 3, 2012

•Debra Messing (Will & Grace) - Watch Debra on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
•Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Woody chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
•John Krasinski (The Office) - John wraps up his appearances this week on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
•Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) - Melissa appears on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am.

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/remembering-robert-hegyes-from-welcome.html#ixzz1ki9ZgbMK

TCN LISTINGS

2012-01-27T07:14:00.000-05:00

WHAT'S ON THE COMCAST NETWORK

Friday, 1/27
• 6 am – Men’s Basketball: Dayton @ St. Joseph’s (encore)
• 4 pm – Nonstop High School Sports
• 4:30 pm – Inside Rutgers Basketball
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – Seeking Solutions with Suzanne
• 6 pm – Thet Dan Patrick Show
• 7 pm – Barclays Premier League: Everton vs. Blackburn
• 9 pm – Panthers Shootaround
• 9:30 pm – Inside Villanova Basketball with Coach Jay Wright
• 10 pm – Above the Rim: Inside Temple Basketball
• 10:30 pm – Inside the Big East
• 11 pm – replay of tonight’s Charlotte @ 76ers game

Saturday, 1/28
• 12 pm – CAA Basketball: Hofstra @ Northeastern - Live
• 2 pm – CAA Basketball: Delaware @ Drexel – Live
• 4 pm – A-10 Basketball: St. Joseph’s @ Temple – Live
• 6 pm – The NEW GREAT SPORTS DEBATE
• 7 pm – Pac-12 Women’s Basketball – Oregon @ Oregon State - Live
• 9 pm – Conference USA Basketball: Marshall @ Memphis – Live
• 11 pm – replay of tonight’s Detroit @ 76ers game

Sunday, 1/29
• 11 am – Seeking Solutions with Suzanne
• 11:30 am – It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle
• 12 pm – Art Fennell Reports
• 12:30 pm – Larry Kane’s Voice of Reason
• 1 pm – Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase, from Parkland High School – Game 1: Allentown Central Catholic vs. Council Rock North
• 2:45 pm – Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase, from Parkland High School – Game 2: St. Benedict’s (NJ) vs. Constitution
• 4:30 pm – Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase, from Parkland High School – Game 3: Neumann-Goretti vs. South Shore (NY)
• 6:15 pm – Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase, from Parkland High School – Game 4: Parkland vs. Scranton
• 8 pm – CAA Women’s Basketball: Delaware @ James Madison
• 10 pm – American Hockey League – Skills Competition, from Atlantic City, NJ

Monday, 1/30
• 6 am – CAA Basketball: Hofstra @ Northeastern (encore)
• 4 pm – GSD: From the Vault
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – Voice of Reason
• 6 pm – The Dan Patrick Show
• 7 pm – AHL All-Star Game, live from Atlantic City, NJ
• 10 pm – College Basketball: St. Joseph’s @ Temple (encore)
• 12 am – CAA Basketball: Delaware @ Drexel (encore)

Tuesday, 1/31
• 6 am – replay of last night’s Orlando @ 76ers game
• 4 pm – GSD: From the Vault
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – Inside Israeli Basketball
• 6 pm – The Dan Patrick Show
• 7 pm – High School Basketball: Allentown Central Catholic vs. Council Rock North (encore)
• 8:30 pm – High School Basketball: St. Benedict’s (NJ) vs. Constitution (encore)
• 10 pm – World Poker Tour: WPT World Championship IX Part 1
• 11pm – replay of tonight’s Winnipeg @ Flyers game

Wednesday, 2/1
• 6 am – replay of last night’s Winnipeg @ Flyers game
• 4 pm – GSD: From the Vault
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle
• 6 pm – The Dan Patrick Show
• 7 pm – A-10 Basketball: Xavier @ George Washington - Live
• 9 pm – NBC Sports Network Fight Night from Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, PA – featuring main event Maurice Byarm vs. Bryant Jennings
• 11 pm – replay of tonight’s Chicago @ 76ers game

Thursday, 2/2
• 6 am – replay of last night’s Chicago @ 76ers game
• 4 pm – The NEW GREAT SPORTS DEBATE
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – Art Fennell Reports
• 6 pm – GSD: From the Vault
• 7 pm – CAA Basketball: James Madison @ Old Dominion - Live
• 9 pm – Pac-12 Women’s Basketball: Stanford @ Arizona State – Live
• 11 pm - The NEW GREAT SPORTS DEBATE
• 12 am – The Dan Patrick Show

Friday, 2/3
• 6 am – replay of last night’s Nashville @ Flyers game
• 4 pm – Nonstop High School Sports
• 4:30 pm – Inside Rutgers Basketball
• 5 pm – Chef’s Kitchen
• 5:30 pm – Seeking Solutions with Suzanne
• 6 pm – The Dan Patrick Show
• 7 pm – Nonstop High School Sports
• 7:30 pm – A Quick :60, hosted by Mike Quick
• 8:30 pm – High School Basketball: Neumann-Goretti vs. South Shore (NY) (encore)
• 10 pm – High School Basketball: Parkland vs. Scranton (encore)
• 11:30 pm – replay of tonight’s Miami @ 76ers game

Saturday, 2/4
• 12 pm – A-10 Basketball: La Salle @ St. Joseph’s - Live
• 2 pm – CAA Basketball: Delaware @ James Madison – Live
• 4 pm – Pac-12 Basketball: Arizona @ Stanford – Live (joined in progress)
• 5 pm – Conference USA Women’s Basketball: UCF @ Memphis – Live
• 7 pm – CAA Basketball: Northeastern @ VCU – Live
• 9 pm – Big East Women’s Basketball: Providence @ Villanova
• 11 pm – replay of today’s New Jersey @ Flyers game

Sunday, 2/5
• 10 am – replay of last night’s 76ers @ Atlanta game
• 12 pm – Conference USA Women’s Basketball: UTEP @ Rice – Live
• 2 pm – Big 12 Women’s Basketball: Missouri @ Texas Tech – Live
• 4 pm – Pac-12 Women’s Basketball: Washington @ USC – Live
• 6 pm – The NEW GREAT SPORTS DEBATE
• 7 pm – Net Impact Philly
• 7:30pm - Seeking Solutions with Suzanne
• 8 pm – Inside Israeli Basketball
• 8:30 pm - It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle
• 9 pm – Art Fennell Reports
• 9:30 pm – Larry Kane’s Voice of Reason

BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE

2012-01-27T07:13:00.001-05:00

Friday January 27:
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Inside look at the MSU-Michigan rivalry & go all access with; Minnesota's Rodney Williams, Ohio State's William Buford & Northwestern's Dave Sobolewski
12:30
AM IMPACT the World

Showcasing a variety of research programs with major impacts at home, abroad & in space
1:00
AM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Ohio State at Indiana

3:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

3:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

4:00
AM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Illinois at Michigan State

6:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

6:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

7:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

7:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

8:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

8:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

9:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

9:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

10:00
AM Big Ten Basketball Report

10:30
AM The Coach Versyp Show '11-'12

Purdue women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp.
11:00
AM The Tom Crean Show '11-'12

IND
11:30
AM Spartan Football: All Access '11 (BTN)

12:00
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Ohio State at Indiana

2:00
PM Student U: Women's Basketball: Wisconsin at Minnesota

4:00
PM Student U: Women's Basketball: Penn State at Michigan

6:00
PM Big Ten Wrestling '11-'12: Northwestern at Illinois

8:00
PM Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey '11-'12: St. Cloud State at Minnesota

10:30
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
11:00
PM The Big Ten's Greatest Games: Hockey: 2002 National Championship: Minnesota vs. Maine

Saturday January 28:

AM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
1:30
AM Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey '11-'12: St. Cloud State at Minnesota

3:30
AM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
4:00
AM The Big Ten's Greatest Games - Basketball: 11/30/2002 Georgia at Minnesota

6:00
AM Penn State Basketball Story '11-'12 [BTN]

PSU
6:30
AM Big Ten Basketball Replay: Michigan State at Michigan - 1/17/12

8:00
AM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
8:30
AM Big Ten Wrestling '11-'12: Northwestern at Illinois

10:30
AM Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey '11-'12: St. Cloud State at Minnesota

12:30
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
1:00
PM The Big Ten's Greatest Games: Hockey: 2002 National Championship: Minnesota vs. Maine

3:00
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Purdue at Iowa

5:00
PM IMPACT the World

Showcasing a variety of research programs with major impacts at home, abroad & in space
5:30
PM Big Ten Basketball Replay: Ohio State at Illinois - 1/10/12

7:30
PM Big Ten Tip-Off Show '11-'12

8:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Illinois at Minnesota

10:00
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:30
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
11:00
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Inside look at the MSU-Michigan rivalry & go all access with; Minnesota's Rodney Williams, Ohio State's William Buford & Northwestern's Dave Sobolewski
11:30
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.

Sunday January 29:
12:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Illinois at Minnesota

2:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
2:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
3:00
AM The Big Ten's Greatest Games - Basketball: 3/9/96 - Minnesota vs.Illinois

5:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
5:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
6:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
6:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
7:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
7:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
8:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
8:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
9:00
AM IMPACT the World

Inspirational stories of outreach and impact in Africa
9:30
AM IMPACT the World

Showcasing a variety of research programs with major impacts at home, abroad & in space
10:00
AM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

All-access pass to Big Ten newcomer Nebraska, inside look at Michigan senior Zack Novak & Illinois sophomore Meyers Leonard, & see what drives PSU head coach Pat Chambers
10:30
AM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Inside look at the MSU-Michigan rivalry & go all access with; Minnesota's Rodney Williams, Ohio State's William Buford & Northwestern's Dave Sobolewski
11:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Minnesota at Indiana

1:00
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Ohio State at Minnesota

3:00
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
3:30
PM Big Ten Icons: Dan Gable

Dan Gable led the Iowa wrestling program from 1977 to 1997 to 17 NCAA titles, including nine consecutive championships from 1978 to 1986. He guided the Hawkeyes to 21 straight Big Ten titles as head coach & posted a 355-21-5 career dual meet record.
4:00
PM Big Ten Wrestling '11-'12: Minnesota at Iowa

6:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Iowa at Indiana

8:00
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
8:30
PM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

9:00
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
9:30
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
10:00
PM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

10:30
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
11:00
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
11:30
PM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

Monday January 30:
12:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Iowa at Indiana

2:00
AM Big Ten Wrestling '11-'12: Minnesota at Iowa

4:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Iowa at Indiana

6:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

6:30
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

7:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

7:30
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

8:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

8:30
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

9:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

9:30
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

10:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

10:30
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

11:00
AM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

11:30
AM N'Side Nebraska Athletics

12:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Iowa at Indiana

2:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Nebraska at Michigan State

4:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Michigan at Minnesota

6:00
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Inside look at the MSU-Michigan rivalry & go all access with; Minnesota's Rodney Williams, Ohio State's William Buford & Northwestern's Dave Sobolewski
6:30
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
7:00
PM The Big Ten Pulse '11

7:30
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Michigan at Wisconsin

9:30
PM Big Ten Basketball & Beyond '12

10:00
PM Big Ten Basketball Replay

Tuesday January 31:
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
12:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

1:00
AM Big Ten Wrestling '11-'12: Minnesota at Iowa

3:00
AM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Michigan at Wisconsin

5:00
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

5:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

6:00
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

6:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

7:00
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

7:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

8:00
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

8:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

9:00
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

9:30
AM The Big Ten Pulse '11

10:00
AM Inside Michigan Basketball '11-'12 (BTN)

10:30
AM Spartan Basketball: All-Access '11-'12 [BTN]

MSU
11:00
AM Iowa Basketball with Fran McCaffery '11-'12

IA
11:30
AM The Matt Painter Show '11-'12

12:00
PM Student U: Women's Basketball: Indiana at Northwestern

2:00
PM Student U: Women's Basketball: Nebraska at Illinois

4:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Ohio State at Penn State

6:00
PM The Big Ten's Greatest Games - Basketball: 2/13/08 - Wisconsin at Indiana

Wisconsin, 68-66
8:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Wisconsin at Penn State

10:00
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:30
PM IMPACT the World

Big Ten Universities leading in medical breakthroughs
11:00
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
11:30
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.

Wednesday February 1:
12:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Wisconsin at Penn State

2:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
2:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
3:00
AM The Big Ten's Greatest Games - Basketball: 3/5/2003 Wisconsin vs. Illinois

5:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
5:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
6:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
6:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
7:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
7:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
8:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
8:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
9:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
9:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:30
AM Wildcat Fastbreak '11 [BTN]

11:00
AM Fighting Illini Insider '11-'12

11:30
AM Badger Sports Report with Bo Ryan '11-'12 [BTN]

WISC
12:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Wisconsin at Penn State

2:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Illinois at Indiana

4:00
PM The Big Ten's Best: Fantastic Football Finishes of the 2000s

4:30
PM Big Ten Football Report '11: Signing Day Special

6:00
PM Big Ten Tip-Off Show '11-'12: From Ann Arbor

6:30
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Indiana at Michigan

8:30
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Minnesota at Iowa

10:30
PM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
11:00
PM The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2012

Go behind the hardwood with Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble, UW's Mike Bruesewitz & MSU's Derrick Nix. Also see how Purdue seniors Robbie Hummel & Lewis Jackson have battled through injuries
11:30
PM Big Ten Football Report '11: Signing Day Special

Thursday February 2:
The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
1:30
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Indiana at Michigan

3:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
4:00
AM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Minnesota at Iowa

6:00
AM Big Ten Football Report '11: Signing Day Special

7:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
8:00
AM Big Ten Football Report '11: Signing Day Special

9:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:00
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
10:30
AM Courtside with Coquese '11-'12

PSU
11:00
AM The Connie Yori Show

11:30
AM The Finale '11-12

Recapping all of the day's Big Ten basketball action.
12:00
PM Big Ten Men's Basketball '11-'12: Indiana at Michigan

2:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Michigan State at Michigan

4:00
PM Student U: Wrestling: Nebraska at Wisconsin

6:00
PM Big Ten Women's Sports Report

6:30
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Northwestern at Michigan

8:30
PM Big Ten Women's Basketball '11-'12: Minnesota at Illinois

10:30
PM Big Ten Basketball Report

11:00
PM Big Ten Icons: Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks won three national championships in his seven seasons at the helm of the University of Minnesota hockey program, including titles in 1974, 1976 and 1979. He coached the United States' gold medal Olympic hockey team in 1980, better known as
11:30
PM Big Ten Basketball Report

BLUE RIDGE TV13 SCHEDULE

2012-01-27T07:12:00.002-05:00

Friday, January 27th, 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 Brain Fuel TV
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 The Stage
9:30 PM Out In The Open
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM Movie Loft
11:00 PM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
11:30 PM Sabroso Video
Top

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

9:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
9:30 AM Movie Loft
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 What the Heck were they Thinking
2:30 PM PA Crossfire
3:00 PM Pocono Medical Center "Ask the Doctor"
3:30 PM More than Money
4:00 PM Legislative with Mario Scavello
4:30 PM Wallenpaupack Life
5:00 PM Gaither's Homecoming Hour
6:00 PM Health and Home Report
6:30 PM Eyecare Today
7:00 PM TV13 HS Wrestling: Palmerton Vs Northern Lehigh

Monday, January 30th, 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
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 Sportscene 13 LIVE
8:00 PM The Lamar Thomas Show
8:30 PM Pocono medical Center: Ask the Doctor
9:00 PM Wallenpaupack Life
9:30 PM Pocono Mountains Today
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM TV13 HS Wrestling: Honesdale @ Wallenpaupack
Top

Tuesday, January 31st, 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 The American Veteran
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 TV13 HS Wrestling: Honesdale @ Wallenpaupack REPLAY
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 TV13 HS Girls Basketball: Northern Lehigh @ Northwestern LIVE
8:30 PM Legislative Report with Mario Scavello
9:00 PM PMC: Pathways To Healthy Living
9:30 PM Ski and Snow Report
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM TV13 HS Girls Basketball: Northern Lehigh @ Northwestern REPLAY
Top

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

12:00 AM Viacast TV
7:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
7:30 AM More than Money
8:00 AM Gaither's Homecoming Hour
9:00 AM Wallenpaupack Life
9:30 AM Pocono Landscape Challenge
10:00 AM State House Perspectives "Julie Harhart"
10:30 AM Legislative Report with Dave Argal
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 Your Home: Inside and Out
2:30 PM Auto Connection
3:00 PM THe Real Estate Reporter
4:00 PM Talk of the Town
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
8:00 PM Pocono Mountains Today
8:30 PM PMC: Pathways to Healthy Living
9:00 PM Sportscene 13 REPLAY
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM HS Wrestling: Northampton Vs Nazareth
Top

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

12:00 AM Viacast TV
7:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
7:30 AM Health Images
8:00 AM Wallenpaupack Life
8:30 AM Focus on PA
9:00 AM Behind the Headlines
9:30 AM Pocono Mountains Today
10:00 AM Cooking for Class
10:30 AM Legislative with Mario Scavello
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 ViaCast TV
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 More Than Money - LIVE
7:30 PM Talk of The Town
8:30 PM Pocono Landscape Challenge
9:00 PM Ski and Snowboard
9:30 PM Out In The Open
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM Eyecare Today
11:00 PM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
Top

Friday, February 3rd, 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 Brain Fuel TV
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 TV13 HS Boys Basketball: PM East @ ES North LIVE
8:30 PM PA Crossfire
9:00 PM The Stage
9:30 PM Out In The Open
10:00 PM TV 13 NEWS - Night Report LIVE
10:30 PM TV13 HS Boys Basketball: PM East @ ES North REPLAY
Top

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

12:00 AM Viacast TV
9:00 AM TV13 Night Report REPLAY
9:30 AM Movie Loft
10:00 AM Computerwise
11:00 AM Pocono Landscape Challenge
11:30 AM Health Images
12:00 PM Big Brothers/Big Sisters Telethon LIVE from ESU
Top

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

12:00 AM CVA's
7:30 AM Jesus The Christ Church
8:00 AM Health and Home Report
8:30 AM Brain Fuel TV
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
12:30 PM Wallenpaupack LIfe
1:00 PM Computerwise
2:00 PM WXW Wrestling
3:00 PM What the Heck were they Thinking
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 Movie Loft
6:30 PM Eyecare Today
7:00 PM Real Estate Reporter
8:00 PM Live and Learn
8:30 PM Picture of Health
9:00 PM Your Home: Inside and Out
9:30 PM Destination Fun
10:00 PM Sabroso Video

SERVICE ELECTRIC TV2 SCHEDULE

2012-01-27T07:04:00.000-05:00

Friday, January 27th
3:30pm High School Wrestling: Phillipsburg vs Easton
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:00pm LVC Basketball: Allen vs Parkland LIVE
9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
9:30pm LVC Basketball: Central Catholic vs Whitehall

Saturday, January 28th
4:00pm LVC Basketball: Allen vs Parkland
5:30pm LVC Basketball: Central Catholic vs Whitehall
7:30pm LVC Wrestling: Bethlehem Catholic vs Easton LIVE

Sunday, January 29th
12:00pm LVC Wrestling: Bethlehem Catholic vs Easton
2:00pm Patriot League Basketball: Army vs Lehigh LIVE
5:00pm Lehigh Valley Latino Show
6:00pm Cooking With Chef Lou
6:30pm PA Crossfire
7:00pm ComputerWise
8:00pm What The Heck Were They Thinking?! with Larry Holmes
8:30pm The Steel
9:00pm The Stage with Chris Line
9:30pm Off The Beaten Path
10:00pm wXw C4 Professional Wrestling: Blast TV
11:00pm Sabroso Video

Monday, January 30th
5:30pm Cooking with Chef Lou
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:00pm Service Electric Polka Show
8:00pm The Morning Call’s Calling All Sports with Keith Groller
8:30pm What the Heck Were They Thinking?! with Larry Holmes
9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
9:30pm LVC Wrestling: Parkland vs Easton

Tuesday, January 31st
3:30pm LVC Wrestling: Parkland vs. Easton
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:00pm LVC Basketball: Parkland vs Central Catholic LIVE
8:30pm Train Time
9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
9:30pm Colonial League Basketball: Notre Dame vs Southern Lehigh

Wednesday, February 1st
3:00pm LVC Basketball: Parkland vs Central Catholic
4:30pm Colonial League Basketball: Notre Dame vs Southern Lehigh
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:30pm LVC Wrestling: Northampton vs Nazareth LIVE
9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene

Thursday, February 2nd
3:30pm LVC Wrestling: Northampton vs Nazareth
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:00pm More Than Money
7:30pm ComputerWise
8:30pm The Stage with Chris Line
9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
9:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene

Friday, February 3rd
6:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
6:30pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
7:00pm LVC Basketball: Freedom vs Easton LIVE
9:00pm Lehigh Valley Sports Scene
9:30pm Colonial League Basketball: Saucon Valley vs Wilson

Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice

Times are Approximate Due To LIVE Events & Length of Sporting Events.

WEEX 1230 SCHEDULE

2012-01-27T07:03:00.001-05:00

Fr 27 Lehigh WR at Central Michigan 7:15pm
Su 29 Lehigh MBB at Army 1:30pm
NBA - Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat join in progess
NFL Pro Bowl - AFC vs NFC 7:00pm
Mo 30 CBB - Pittsburgh at West Virginia 6:45pm
February

Th 2 NBA - Chicago Bulls at New York 7:15pm
Sa 4 Lehigh MBB vs Holy Cross 1:30pm
Su 5 NFL - Super Bowl XLIV - Giants vs Patriots 4:00pm
Th 9 Lehigh MBB at American 6:30pm
NBA - LA Lakers at Boston Celtics join in progress
Sa 11 Lehigh WR at Brown 2:45pm
Lehigh MBB vs Colgate 6:30pm
Su 12 Lehigh WR at Harvard 11:45am
NBA - Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics 2:30pm
Th 16 Lehigh MBB at Bucknell 6:30pm
NBA - LA Clippers at Portland TrailBlazers 9:30pm
Sa 18 Lehigh MBB vs Lafayette 3:30pm
Lehigh WR vs Princeton 6:45pm
Su 19 NBA - Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks 12:00pm
NBA - Orlando Magic at Miami Heat 3:30pm
Mo 20 CBB - Connecticut at Villanova 6:45pm
We 22 Lehigh MBB at NAVY 6:30pm
Fr 24 NBA Rookie Challenge TBA
Sa 25 Lehigh MBB at ARMY 3:30pm
Lehigh WBB vs ARMY 7:15pm
NBA All-Star Saturday TBA
Su 26 NBA All-Star Game TBA
Mo 27 CBB - Notre Dame at Georgetown 6:45pm
We 28 Lehigh MBB Patriot League Qtr TBA

Friday!

2012-01-27T07:02:00.000-05:00

Friday January 27, 2012

GREAT NEWS: CHUCK DIBILO IS HOME AND RECOVERING VERY NICELY AND WILL BE AT THE NAZARETH AT LIBERTY BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT POSSIBILITY!!!!

1 Week from today I Will be walking at the Nazareth Pep Rally!

I Will be doing a 1 minute speech too!!

Motivational speech

Tim Cunningham will hand me the mic!!

This will occur when I am taking a break before walking back off!!

On my way off they are going to play ''BAD TO THE BONE''

I Will be nervous i am sure!!!

Heart will be going a mile a minute!!

Never walked in front of 800 people + like this!!!

Troy Hein from channel 69 said he going to try to come!!

Thanks To Barbie Mahovich the cheering coach for giving me a OPPORTUNITY!!!

Happy Friday!!

Exciting weekend!

Nazareth at Liberty Girls-Boys Basketball Doubleheader tonight!!

They will honor Todd Rothrock and Derek Kehoe tonight

Saturday I Will collect Tickets!

Doors open at NOON

E-Burg South at Nazareth BOYS Basketball

Nazareth needs to win 5 out of 7 to make playoffs.

They can only lose 2 more.

How are you?

How was your week?

What are you doing this weekend?

Anything new?

NO RAIN THIS WEEKEND.

32 Monday and 53 Tuesday next week.

Crazy weather

Fitness today at 11am

More Walking!!

I Been great.

dog been sick all week.

He running around

Can't wait to he feels better!!

NO NFL Football this weekend.

Super Bowl next Sunday!

GO GIANTS!!!

Pro Bowl on Sunday

I Will watch that!

Called Bingo at Moravian Hall Square Thursday!!

That was fun!!!

Kinda sad.

2 weeks from tonight is my last night at Nazareth

Uemployed starting February 11

Unless Nazareth gets to host a playoff game!

Some other 2 teams.

I Don't even have the Nazareth Arts Center

They are dropping shows lately.

I Enjoyed the Art Center

It really sad what going on with the Art Center

I Won't have nothing after February 11

Kinda sad.

I am hoping Alan Davis the Nazareth HS Principal asks for me help sometime!!!

Easton at Nazareth Swimming Thursday was POSTPONED.

The SWIM MEET Will be Tuesday.

Same day as the Easton -Nazareth Boys Basketball Game.

I Am excited to help at Easton in the playoffs.

That only if Easton gets selected to host any playoff games.

Last year in the playoffs I Was able to help Mike Schneider at Northampton!

That was fun last year!!!!!

Schedule:
Friday January 27:
8:30am-5pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
11am FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm PIZZAVILLE FOR LUNCH
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8:30pm AT THE NAZARETH-LIBERTY GIRL-BOY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER
9:30pm Announce HS Basketball at Whitehall on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Saturday January 28:
8:30am-10:30am DIANA
9am-11am Keith Groller on 1470AM
10am-Noon 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
NOON Radio Show on WEEX 1230
NOON-2:30pm Collecting Tickets at the E-Burg South at Nazareth BOYS B-BALL GAME
7:30pm Becahi-Easton Wrestling on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Sunday January 29:
11am Radio Show on WEEX 1230
NOON Announce College Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57

RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos
Tom Ochs
Mario Donnagelo
Sally Murphy
Owens Thomas
Ernie Harwell
Robin Roberts
Luke Hahn
Bob Shephard
Michael Yakemik
Donald Fritz
George Steinbrenner
Teko Johnson
Kiski
Palmer Smith
Lewis Ogioba
Chris Hushour
Bill Altherton
Mary Sysko
Stephen Haberle
Dan Wheldon
Shawnalai Werkheiser
Thomas Maher
Tori Hirst Sweeney
Paul May
Elwood Stewart
Murphy Phillips
Joe Paterno

SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDANT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is the most awesome attendant ever!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray
Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Check out my blog

I am doing new things!!

http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/

Keep It real!

Thanks for your Time!

SEE YOU MONDAY!

Special events mixed with boys basketball games this weekend

2012-01-26T21:12:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

It is perhaps the biggest weekend of the high school boys basketball regular season.

Besides games pertinent to determining who makes the league and District 11 tournaments, there are numerous specialty events attached to the games themselves.

For example:

•Catasauqua will introduce its new Hall of Fame inductees — Andrew Skvoretz, James Murtaugh, Lee Bolmer, Lori James Schweizer and Jerome Maiatico — prior to tonight's varsity game against Palmerton.

•Nazareth and Liberty are doing their annual Rothrock-Kehoe Night tonight at Memorial Gym, remembering Todd Rothrock, the Nazareth-area native and Liberty coach and Derek Kehoe, the former Blue Eagles' standout. Both men, who were friends, died much too soon.

Proceeds from a raffle that will feature some nice prizes will be split between the Todd Rothrock Memorial Scholarship Fund and LMS research, in memory of Kehoe.

•Easton High School will salute its 1971-72 boys basketball team between games of a girl-boy doubleheader with Phillipsburg on Saturday. The first game is at noon. Rovers coach Jim Hutnik was a junior guard on that team which went 25-7, finished second in the District 11 3A tournament advanced to the state semis before losing to Chester.

And then you have perhaps the biggest event of the weekend on Sunday when the 17th annual Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase takes place at Parkland with four games that will bring some of the best teams and players from the East Coast to the Lehigh Valley for one day.

Kyle Griffin, the former Central Catholic player who helped put the schedule together for the Hoop Group along with Zak Boisvert, believes this four-game package may be one of the best cards the organization has ever assembled here.

"These are strong teams with a lot of talented players," said Griffin, who is in his first year as a director of team tournaments for the Hoop Group. "You've got a lot of guys who are committed to Division I schools and you have teams that are top ranked in either Pennsylvania, New Jersey or New York City."

The schedule:

Council Rock North vs. Central Catholic,1 p.m,

South Shore, Brooklyn vs. Neumann-Goretti, 2:40 p.m.

St. Benedict's, Newark vs. Constitution, 4:20 p.m.

Scranton vs. Parkland, 6 p.m.

As for the rankings, Parkland is No. 1 in the latest Morning Call poll and No. 8 in the state in the latest Harrisburg Patriot-News 4A rankings. Scranton, which was 12-2 at last glance with its only losses coming against very strong Lower Merion and Central Dauphin teams, had been ranked in the top-10 in 4A earlier this season.

Council Rock was 11-3 and had won 10 in a row at last glance.

Neumann-Goretti is No. 1 among 3A teams and ranked No.11 in the country by the National Prep Poll, and Constitution is No. 1 in 1A in the most recent state rankings.

St. Benedict's was ranked eighth in country by both USA Today and the National Prep Poll, and was rated No. 2 (behind St. Anthony's, of course) by NJHoops.com.

South Shore was ranked No.8 in New York City by NYCHoops.net.

In terms of individual talent, every game figures to feature someone special.

Just like the Big 33 Classic always brags about there never being a Super Bowl played without a Big 33 alumnus (there are nine in this year's game,by the way), the Hoop Group can make a similar game about every Lehigh Valley Showcase featuring at least one future NBA or Division I standout.

Super Bowl Among the players committed so far are St. Benedict's Melvin Johnson, who is headed to the University of Miami. Neumann-Goretti's Derrick Stewart is going to Rider and Council Rock North's Arron Goodman is set for Philadelphia University.

Also, Savon Goodman of Constitution is one of the top uncommitted seniors in the country.

Junior Tyler Ennis and freshman Isiah Briscoe of St. Benedict's are both ranked in the top 25 in their class nationally.

Of course, not be overlooked is Central's Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, who is considered to be one of the top prospects in the country, even though he is only a sophomore.

Vikings coach Rich Fatzinger said that it was because of Abdur-Rahkman's high profile that CCHS was invited to participate this year. He said his team is looking forward to it.

"It's always a great opportunity to play some good competition and gain valuable exposure for your kids," said Fatzinger, who was always involved in the event when he was coaching at Parkland. "Our kids are looking forward to playing in the first game and then watching the other games."

For tickets, go to any of the participating schools, or go to at hoopgroup.com or call 732-502-2255.

MILESTONES

•Notre Dame's Pat Boyle won the 300th game of his career earlier this week. The Central Catholic graduate is in his 16th season at Green Pond and has lost just 130 games.

•Pennridge's Tim Abruzzo went over the 1,000-point mark with a flurry last Friday night. He scored 39 points, making nine 3-pointers, in a 85-79 loss to Central Bucks South. Abruzzo needs just 101 points over his team's last seven games to become the school's all-time leading scorer.

•Southern Lehigh senior Alex Anderson had a career-high 34 points, making six 3-pointers, in a 57-52 loss to Bangor.

DID YOU KNOW?

Allen will hold its second annual alumni game. It's set for a week from Saturday, Feb. 4, and will follow the Canaries nonleague game against Pocono Mountain East, which is set for a 1 p.m. start. The alumni contest is expected to begin at 3. Coach Doug Snyder is hoping to have the alumni players meet this year's varsity team and the alumni group will have a get-together at Stooges later that night.

Alumni should contact Dan Freed at dfeed20@gmail.com if interested.

BEST OF THE WEEK

The best new venue is Stroudsburg High School's sparkling, new 2,400-seat gymnasium which offers seating on all four sides of the court, six locker rooms complete with offices, and four full-length courts for practice.

Considering its proximity to Interstate 80 and Routes 209 and 33, expect Stroudsburg to become a District 11 playoff destination, at least once all construction is done. Right now, the only negative is limited parking

http://www.mcall.com/sports/columnists/groller/mc-action-boys-basketball-package-0126-20120126,0,7278433.column

Robert Hegyes, of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' fame, dies at 60

2012-01-26T20:22:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died today, according to The Star-Ledger.

Hegyes died of an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey home, the Ledger reports. He was 60.

Hegyes was best know for his role alongside a young John Travolta, but he also had roles on television shows like "Cagney & Lacey" and guest-starred on "NewsRadio" and "Diagnosis Murder."

Hegyes and nearly all of the original cast members reunited last year at the TV Land Awards to recognize the show's 35th anniversary.

He leaves behind a two children, Cassie and Mack, and two step-children, Sophia and Alex.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2012/01/robert_hegyes_of_welcome_back.html

Spider-Man costume designer Eiko Ishioka passes away at age 73

2012-01-26T20:21:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Eiko Ishioka, an Oscar-winning designer recently recognized for creating the costumes for Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has died.

Her studio manager, Tracy Roberts, said today that the 73-year-old designer died on Saturday in Tokyo. The cause was pancreatic cancer.

Ishioka, who also worked in advertising and other graphic arts, won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film “Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula.’"

She won a Grammy Award in 1986 for her cover design of Miles Davis’ album “Tutu.” She was also the director of costume design for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Other Broadway stage work included the sets and costumes for David Henry Hwang’s 1988 Tony Award-winning drama "M. Butterfly."

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2012/01/costume_designer_eiko_ishioka.html

The "Wheel of Fortune" wasn't the only thing spinning for Pat Sajak and Vanna White back in the day.

2012-01-26T20:13:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The "Wheel of Fortune" wasn't the only thing spinning for Pat Sajak and Vanna White back in the day.

Sajak said in an interview on ESPN2 this week that the longtime game show team would occasionally walk over to a nearby restaurant for "two or three or six" margaritas during a break in taping early "Wheel of Fortune" shows in California. Sajak has hosted the show since 1981, and White joined him a year later.

Although he joked that he had "trouble recognizing the alphabet" for shows taped after the margarita stops, no one ever said anything to them.

Now that he's older, Sajak said he couldn't do that anymore.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2012/01/pat_sajak_vanna_white_recall_b.html

Bath teen says he threatened friends, cop because of mental health problems

2012-01-26T20:02:00.000-05:00

A Northampton County judge sentenced a Bath man to house arrest Thursday after he admitted his recent run-ins with the law were a result of him failing to stay on anti-depressants.

Daniel D. Bender, 19, pleaded guilty to spitting at and striking a Bethlehem police officer and no contest to pointing a gun at a 14-year-old girl's head and threatening to beat her brother with a baseball bat. His attorney, Susan Hutnik, explained Bender was not taking his medication for depression at the time of both incidents but has no other history with police.

Bender was originally charged in Nazareth with making terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct a year ago. A mother of two teenagers told police Bender had brought a gun into her home, according to police.

When her daughter doubted it was real, Bender held it to her head and asked her if she still thought that, according to court records. Days earlier, he had threatened to break knees of the girl's 16-year-old brother, police said.

Bender was out on bail on those charges when his family called police July 30, Hutnik said. He was missing, and the family was afraid he was suicidal, she said.

Court documents show Bethlehem police located him in the 2300 block of Center Street with a bloody nose. As an officer approached him, he threatened to punch him in the face if he didn't stay back, court records say. As more officers arrived, he calmed down and told police he had punched himself in the nose because he was upset with his home life, according to court documents.

Bender eventually agreed to get medical treatment at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. When he arrived at the hospital, he became uncooperative and started thrashing about, hitting officer Lawrence Meo, police said. Bender began spitting as well, and blood and saliva landed on Meo's face, according to authorities.

He pleaded guilty to harassment, simple assault and two counts of terroristic threats. Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli sentenced him to one month of house arrest and 23 months of supervision. She also ordered him to write a letter of apology to Meo.

She warned him to stay on his medications, or he would end up in prison or a mental health institution. She told him to be honest with his parents, doctors and probation supervisors as they could help him get the treatment he needed.

"Don't wait to the point you're getting depressed again," she told him.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/bath_teen_says_he_threatened_f.html

Michael O'Connell named boys soccer coach at Freedom High School

2012-01-26T19:03:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Freedom High School has made Michael O'Connell its new boys soccer coach, according to a news release today.

O'Connell, who played collegiate soccer and was a four-year letter-winner at Lehigh University, replaces Karl Peters, who led the Patriots to a 4-13-1 record in 2011.

O'Connell teaches at Nitschmann Middle School, according to the Bethlehem Area School District website, and was on the Lehigh coaching staff last season.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/freedom_high_school_names_mich.html

Whitehall High School football coach Tony Trisciani resigning to join Villanova University coaching staff

2012-01-26T19:02:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Whitehall High School football coach and physical education teacher Tony Trisciani is resigning from both positions effective about Feb. 1, according to a news release.

Trisciani is departing to become the defensive backs coach of the Villanova University football team. He earned a 36-22 record and one District 11 playoff berth in five seasons with the Zephyrs.

"We extend good luck and congratulations to him (Trisciani) on his new position," said Bob Hartman, director of athletics, in the release. "Villanova University is gaining an outstanding football coach and better person."

Under Trisciani, 15 Whitehall players were named first-team Lehigh Valley Conference all-stars.

Whitehall will begin searching for a new coach immediately, according to the release.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/whitehall_high_school_football.html

Longhorn Network Unveils Baseball and Softball Schedule

2012-01-26T15:33:00.000-05:00

ESPN has announced that the Longhorn Network will televise 32 baseball and 30 softball games of the University of Texas this spring.

Here is the Longhorn baseball schedule:

Date Time Opponent
Jan. 28 1 p.m. Alumni Game (90-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
Feb. 17 7 p.m. Duke
Feb. 18 6 p.m. Duke
Feb. 19 12 p.m. Duke (30-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
Feb. 21 6 p.m. UT-Arlington
Feb. 28 6 p.m. Houston Baptist
Mar. 6 4 p.m. Dallas Baptist
Mar. 9 6 p.m. Loyola Marymount (60-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
Mar. 10 7 p.m. Loyola Marymount
Mar. 11 1 p.m. Loyola Marymount
Mar. 13 6 p.m. Texas State
Mar. 20 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin
Mar. 28 6 p.m. UT-Pan American
Mar. 30 7 p.m. California (from Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas)
Mar. 31 3:30 p.m. California (from Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas)
Mar. 31 6:30 p.m. California (from Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas)
Apr. 1 1 p.m. California (from Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas)
Apr. 10 6 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Apr. 13 6 p.m. Oklahoma State (60-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
Apr. 14 3 p.m. Oklahoma State
Apr. 15 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State
Apr. 17 6 p.m. Texas State
Apr. 20 7 p.m. Kansas
Apr. 21 7 p.m. Kansas
Apr. 22 1 p.m. Kansas
Apr. 24 6 p.m. Central Arkansas
Apr. 29 2 p.m. Texas A&M (60-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
May 1 6 p.m. Prairie View A&M
May 12 TBD Texas Southern (30 or 60-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
May 12 TBD Texas Southern
May 18 6 p.m. Baylor (60-minute Texas GameDay preceding event)
May 19 1 p.m. Baylor

Here is the Lady Longhorn softball slate:

Date Time Opponent
Texas Classic
Feb. 9 7 p.m. Cal State Fullerton
Feb. 10 5 p.m. UT-San Antonio
Feb. 11 1 p.m. Colorado State
Feb. 11 4 p.m. Semifinal
Feb. 12 12 p.m. Consolation/Championship
Feb. 15 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational
Feb. 17 2 p.m. Pittsburgh
Feb. 17 5 p.m. Tennessee
Feb. 18 12 p.m. Illinois
Feb. 18 3 p.m. Semifinal
Feb. 19 11:30 a.m. Consolation/Championship
Feb. 29 5:30 p.m. Texas State
Feb. 29 8 p.m. Texas State
Mar. 2 5 p.m. Sam Houston State
Mar. 3 1:30 p.m. Sam Houston State
Mar. 4 2 p.m. Sam Houston State
Mar. 6 8 p.m. Texas Tech
Mar. 7 4 p.m. Texas Tech
Mar. 30 5 p.m. New Mexico
Mar. 31 11 a.m. Tulsa
Mar. 31 1:30 p.m. New Mexico
Apr. 1 11 a.m. New Mexico
Apr. 5 7 p.m. Missouri
Apr. 6 7 p.m. Missouri
Apr. 7 12 p.m. Missouri
Apr. 20 5 p.m. Oklahoma State
Apr. 21 1 p.m. Oklahoma State
Apr. 22 11 a.m. Oklahoma State
Apr. 29 5 p.m. Texas A&M
May 13 1 p.m. Baylor

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Sports Media Digest- January 26, 2012

2012-01-26T15:32:00.000-05:00

NBA Action Returns to ABC- ABC’s NBA Sunday Showcase returns to the network this Sunday as the Miami Heat visit the Chicago Bulls. Tip-off is at 3;30p.m. ET with Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Lisa Salters on the call. Relatedly, through 14 games on ESPN, ratings are averaging 1.7, an increase of 31 percent when compared with a 1.3 rating for 13 NBA games during the same time span last season.

CBS Has College Hoops Saturday and Sunday- With the NFL on hiatus, CBS will have college basketball action on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday at 1:00p.m. ET Texas travels to #6 Baylor with Verne Lundquist and Clark Kellogg calling the action. Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery will have the call Sunday at 1:00p.m. ET as #20 Michigan travels to #4 Ohio State.

Storm to Host a NFL Interview Show Next Week- ESPN’s Hannah Storm will host a special interview program next week entitled SportsCenter Special: NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm. Storm sits down with Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Ndamukong Suh, and Jim Irsay in this one-hour program. SportsCenter Special: NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm airs Tuesday, January 31st at 9:00p.m. ET.

NBC Teams with NSF on the Science of Hockey- NBC is teaming with the National Science Foundation to produce a 10-part video series exploring the science behind hockey. NBC News’ Lester Holt narrates the series, which will appear on NBCLearn.com,NBCSports.com and Science360.gov. Some ofthe videos will also air during the All-Star weekend on NBC Sports Network.

UFC Returns to Fox This Weekend- The UFC kicks-off its partnership with Fox Sports this weekend. Action begins tomorrow at 5:00p.m. ET with UFC on Fuel: Weigh-In Live on Fuel TV. Saturday Fuel will have three preliminary matches also beginning at 5:00p.m. ET. Fox will carry a triple header main event Saturday night beginning at 8:00p.m. ET.

NBC Sports Covers the U.S. Figure Skating Championships- NBC Sports will provide seven hours of live coverage of this year’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Action begins Saturday at 4:00p.m. ET with tape of the Ladies Short Program and the Free Dance finals. Saturday at 9:00p.m. ET live coverage of he Ladies Free Program will take place. Sunday at 3:00p.m. ET NBC will provide live coverage of the Pairs Free Program as well as the Men’s Free Program.

PBR Back on CBS Sports Network This Weekend- Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will be back on the CBS Sports Network this weekend with the Ariat Invitational Championship. Coverage begins at 6:00p.m. ET Sunday night.

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Dickey Betts and Great Southern and others added to Musikfest Cafe lineup

2012-01-26T15:23:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist/singer-songwriter and Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts and his band Great Southern are coming to Bethlehem.

Betts will perform June 7 at Musikfest Cafe inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, according to a news release.

Tickets cost $59 for balcony seating and $44 for theater seating.

Other shows announced Thursday are: Craig Thatcher & Friends's Eric Clapton Retrospective on March 9 and The Lesson Center Showcase on April 21.

Tickets for all three performances go on sale 10 a.m. Tuesday to ArtsQuest members and 10 a.m. Feb. 3 to the public.

In addition, ArtsQuest's cabaret series with singer Lynnie Godfrey continues 7 p.m. Feb. 26 with "An Evening of Love Songs" inside the ArtsQuest Center's Fowler Blast Furnace Room, according to the release.

Tickets cost $18 and go on sale 10 a.m. Tuesday to ArtsQuest members and 10 a.m. Feb. 3 to the public.

For more information, 610-332-3378 or visit ArtsQuest's website, www.artsquest.org/music.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/01/dickey_betts_and_great_souther.html

RCN SPORTS TALK AT 3PM TONIGHT ON RCN4!

2012-01-26T15:00:00.001-05:00

RCN Sports Talk" Thursday at 6 pm on RCN-4.

Guests: Bob Hartman, Jeff Geisel, Mike Grasso, discuss local wrestling, winter sports inc. Parkland, Beca & Whitehall basketball & wrestling, plus Chuck Dibilio & the most memorable recent LV athletes, the legecy of Joe Paterno & our weekly poll question involving the actions taken by the Pen Argyl School District to ban certain persons from attending their sporting events...vote now: "should schools ban people from games?" Results on Thurs's show

Sports fans can call-in to the show live at 610-443-2766. NOW VIEWERS CAN PLAY TRIVIA TO WIN FREE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND MOVIES/SPECIAL EVENTS & PLAY-PER-VIEW PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATES! Viewers can also email us questions/opinions at any time to
rcnsportstalk@rcn.com & our panelists will respond to viewers comments live on our next show. Plus, give opinions on local issues and ideas for future Sports Talk programs on facebook (keyword: Chris Michael -Sportstalk)

Thanks for any mention you can give us.

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CALLING BINGO AT MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE AT 2PM!

2012-01-26T14:00:00.001-05:00

NEWS:

CALLING BINGO AT MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE AT 2PM!

EASTON-NAZARETH SWIM MEET POSTPONED TONIGHT

2012-01-26T13:03:00.000-05:00

SCHEDULE CHANGE

The following swimming meet today with Easton has been postponed. Please see details below for rescheduling information.

Thursday, January 26th

SWIMMING

Easton @ Nazareth

4:00 pm

SCHEDULE CHANGE ( Date Change )

New Date : Tuesday, January 31st

4:00 pm

Please call the NASD Athletic Department with any questions....

R.Amato

Former Dieruff linebacker Kyle Beller expected to be named new Husky coach

2012-01-26T13:02:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

No Allentown School District official will offer confirmation, but reliable sources have told me that Kyle Beller, an outstanding linebacker at Dieruff in the late 1990s, will be presented to the Allentown School Board tonight for approval as the Huskies new football coach.

Beller is a 1997 Dieruff graduate who went on to play at Delaware Valley College.

He has been a teacher and an assistant football coach at Nazareth.

Beller played for Mike Marcks at Dieruff and with approval would become the school's 12th football coach in its 53-year history.

Previous coaches:

Francis O'Keefe (1959-1960)

Ernie Wescoe (1961-1966)

John "Jeep Bednarik (1967-72)

Bruce Trotter (1973-1979; 1981)

Larry Lewis (1980)

Ted Steiner (1982-1988)

Mike Marcks (1989-1998)

Jeff Hannis (1999)

Keith Brader (2000-2004; 2007-08)

Jake Williams (2005-06)

John McDowell (2009-11)

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

NEWS

2012-01-26T13:01:00.001-05:00

TODAY'S EASTON-NAZARETH SWIMMING MATCH HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY JANUARY 31 AT 4PM-THE SAME DAY AS THE EASTON-NAZARETH BASKETBALL GAME!! Calling Bingo at Moravian Hall Square 2pm-3pm and then Basketball practice! Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 4pm-6:45pm! Enjoy your Thursday night Everybody!!!

Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano in serious talks to coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers, source says

2012-01-26T13:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

A person familiar with the negotiations says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in talks with Rutgers University football coach Greg Schiano to become the team's next coach.

ESPN first reported the Bucs and Schiano are close to an agreement.

The 46-year-old Schiano has been with the Scarlet Knights for 11 seasons, taking them from college football laughingstock to a program that has had winning records in six of the last seven years. He was an assistant coach from 1996-98 in the NFL with Chicago.

He was the University of Miami's defensive coordinator for two seasons before returning to his home state to coach Rutgers in 2001. Schiano is 68-67 at Rutgers.

The Bucs fired Raheem Morris earlier this month after Tampa Bay went 4-12 in his third season with the team.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/rutgers_football_coach_greg_sc.html

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 26

2012-01-26T12:00:00.000-05:00

ABC Family will be making some changes to its daytime line-up beginning next week (Monday, Jan. 30). The highlight of the change is the removal of Still Standing and the addition of Gilmore Girls back into early evening. America's Funniest Home Videos returns to ABC Family as a regular series, as it usually gets preempted at 6pm. AFV will replace back-to-back episodes of Still Standing at noon ET. Then in the 1pm hour, 8 Simple Rules moves to an earlier hour replacing an hour of Grounded for Life. That sitcom remains in the 2pm hour as it replaced My Wife & Kids earlier in the month as the Damon Wayans comedy is no longer airing on ABC Family. At 3pm, the That '70s Show two-hour block will shift up an hour, so the 3pm hour is replacing 8 Simple Rules. At 4pm, That '70s Show will remain, but now the 5pm hour will be the return of Gilmore Girls in the time period. And Gilmore Girls will remain in its 11am slot as well! Double the Lorelai and Rory fun! There are no other changes, but if you missed it, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air now airs most weeknights now at 12:00am & 12:30am as of Dec. 26, replacing Whose Line Is It Anyway, which is off the schedule. The Will Smith comedy was only airing on late nights on weekends prior to it joining the weeknight line-up on Dec. 26.
That's all for now, stay with us for further updates if Still Standing returns or not. We're not sure if My Wife & Kids' contract expired or not (as it hasn't aired in 2012), but we'll try to find out.

MeTV Network affiliate WAWS, Jacksonville (DMA Rank 50) is enjoying impressive local ratings after becoming an affiliate of the MeTV Network. The Newport owned WAWS 30.2 is beating its competitors in several time periods throughout the day. On many days their 7A-1A shares tie or beat WJXX (ABC) and WCWJ (CW), according to Jim Zerwekh, Vice President and General Manager of WAWS. On January 18, MeTV on MyTVJAX ranked third in several time periods behind WAWS (FOX) and WTEV (CBS). Programming such as Daniel Boone, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Big Valley beat the following shows on WTLV (NBC), WJXX (ABC), WCWJ (CW), WJXT (Ind.): Anderson, Live with Kelly, Judge Mathis, The Nate Berkus Show, Excused, The Chew, Revolution, General Hospital, Dr. Drew, and The Big Bang Theory (syndication).

These are some of the highlights of MeTV Jacksonville's success; all times are Eastern:
· Daniel Boone at 9 a.m. had a 1.7 HH rating, which beat Live with Kelly on WJXX
· Perry Mason at 10 a.m. had a 1.1 HH rating, which beat Anderson on WJXX
· Gunsmoke at 1 p.m. had a 1.9 HH rating, which beat The Chew on WJXX and Excused on WJXT
· Bonanza at 2 p.m. had a 2.1 HH rating, which beat The Revolution on WJXX, The Big Bang Theory (syndication) on WJXT and Judge Mathis on WCWJ
· The Big Valley at 3 p.m. had a 2.5 HH rating, which beat The Nate Berkus Show on WJXT, General Hospital on WJXX and Dr. Drew on WCWJ

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/abc-family-alters-daytime-line-up.html#ixzz1kb6qpLby

NORTHAMPTON-NAZARETH WRESTLING NOW ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1

2012-01-26T09:34:00.001-05:00

SCHEDULE CHANGE

The following wrestling schedule changes have been made to the Northampton @ Nazareth JH and Varsity competitions. Please see details below for rescheduling information.

Saturday, January 21st

VARSITY WRESTLING

Northampton @ Nazareth

JV - 6:00

V - 7:30

SCHEDULE CHANGE ( Date Change )

New Date : Wednesday, February 1st

JV - 6:00 pm
V - 7:30 pm

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Wednesday, February 1st

JH WRESTLING

Northampton @ Nazareth

4:00 pm

Nazareth Middle School Gymnasium

SCHEDULE CHANGE ( Location & Time Changes )

New Location & Time : Raymond J. Nunamaker Gymnasium

6:00 pm

Please call the NASD Athletic Department with any questions....

R.Amato

E-BURG NORTH-NAZARETH GIRLS B-BALL NOW ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8

2012-01-26T09:33:00.002-05:00

SCHEDULE CHANGE

The following girl's basketball game (East Stroudsburg North @ Nazareth) has been postponed due to inclement weather. Please see details below for rescheduling this competition.

Saturday, January 21st

GIRL'S BASKETBALL

East Stroudsburg North @ Nazareth

JH - 11:00

JV - 12:30

V - 2:00

SCHEDULE CHANGE ( Date & Time Changes Were Made )

New Date : Wednesday, February 8th

JH - 4:00 pm
JV - 5:30 pm
V - 7:00 pm

Please call the NASD Athletic Department with any questions....

R.Amato

Upcoming College Basketball Schedule on Fox Sports

2012-01-26T09:24:00.000-05:00

Here is the upcoming college basketball schedule on the networks controlled by Fox Sports:

Thursday, January 26
7:00 PM: Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic (FCS Pacific)
8:00 PM: NJIT at North Dakota (FCS Atlantic)
8:00 PM: South Dakota at Oral Roberts (FCS Central)
8:00 PM: Baylor at Oklahoma (Women’s ) (FSN)
9:00 PM: Washington at Arizona St. (FCS Pacific)
10:30 PM: Utah at UCLA (FCS Pacific)
10:30 PM: Washington St. at Arizona (FSN)

Saturday, January 28
12:30 PM: Kansas St. at Oklahoma St. (Women’s ) (FSN)
3:00 PM: Tulsa at SMU (FSN)
4:00 PM: Colorado at UCLA (FCS Pacific)
5:00 PM: Washington St. at Arizona St. (FCS Atlantic)
5:00 PM: Rice at Houston (Women’s ) (FSN)
7:00 PM: Xavier at Charlotte (FCS Atlantic)
7:00 PM: Oregon at Oregon St. (Women’s ) (FSN)
7:30 PM: Western Kentucky at Florida International (FCS Central)
8:00 PM: Illinois at Minnesota (BTN)
9:00 PM: UMKC at Oral Roberts (FCS Atlantic)
9:30 PM: Wichita St. at Drake (FCS Central)
11:00 PM: Utah at USC (FCS Pacific)

Sunday, January 29
12:00 PM: Marshall at Tulane (Women’s ) (FSN)
2:00 PM: Iowa St. at Texas A&M (Women’s ) (FSN)
4:00 PM: UCLA at Colorado (Women’s ) (FSN)
6:00 PM: Iowa at Indiana (BTN)
6:30 PM: Oregon St. at Oregon (FSN)
8:30 PM: Stanford at Cal (FSN)

Monday, January 30
8:30 PM: Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific)

Tuesday, January 31
8:00 PM: Wisconsin at Penn State (BTN)

Wednesday, February 1
6:30 PM: Indiana at Michigan (BTN)
8:00 PM: Drake at Indiana St. (FCS Central)
8:30 PM: Minnesota at Iowa (BTN)

Thursday, February 2
8:00 PM: Houston Baptist at North Dakota (Women’s) (FCS Central)
8:30 PM: Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific)
9:00 PM: Stanford at Arizona St. (Women’s ) (FSN)
11:00 PM: Arizona at Cal (FSN)

Saturday, February 4
12:00AM: Utah St. at Hawaii (Women’s) (FCS Pacific)
1:00 PM: Xavier at Memphis (FSN)
3:00 PM: Arizona at Stanford (FSN)
5:00 PM: UCLA at Washington St. (FCS Pacific)
5:00 PM: Creighton at Northern Iowa (FCS Central)
5:00 PM: UCF at Memphis (Women’s ) (FSN)
6:00 PM: Middle Tennessee at Denver (FCS Atlantic)
7:00 PM: Indiana at Purdue (BTN)
7:00 PM: Dayton at St. Louis (FCS Pacific)
8:00 PM: South Alabama at Western Kentucky (FCS Atlantic)
9:00 AM: Oregon at Colorado (FCS Pacific)
11:00 PM: USC at Washington (FSN)

Sunday, February 5
12:00 PM: UTEP at Rice (Women’s ) (FSN)
1:00 PM: Minnesota at Nebraska (BTN)
2:00 PM: Missouri at Texas Tech (Women’s ) (FSN)
3:00 PM: Northwestern at Illinois (BTN)
4:00 PM: Washington at USC (Women’s ) (FSN)

Wednesday, February 8
7:00 PM: Monmouth at Fairleigh Dickinson (FCS Atlantic)
8:00 PM: Northern Iowa at Wichita St. (FCS Central)
8:00 PM: Rice at Houston (FSN)

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

NFL Network Schedule Through the End of the Month

2012-01-26T09:23:00.000-05:00

The NFL Network is gearing up for live coverage of the Senior Bowl this weekend as well as providing extensive coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. The network will air specials on the previous 45 Super Bowls as well as a replay of Super Bowl XLII between the Patriots and Giants. Here is the network’s schedule through the middle of next week:

Thursday, January 26
11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – North Team – LIVE
12 NOON – The Rich Eisen Podcast
1:00 PM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan
1:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances
2:30 PM – Pro Bowl Practice: AFC at Hickman AFB – LIVE
4:00 PM – Pro Bowl Practice: NFC at Hickman AFB – LIVE
5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – South Team – LIVE
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday
8:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011
10:00 PM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 4 Recap
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – Pro Bowl Practice: AFC at Hickman AFB
1:30 AM – Pro Bowl Practice: NFC at Hickman AFB
3:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

Friday, January 27
10:00 AM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday
10:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots
11:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls
12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowl Performances
1:00 PM – 2006 Pro Bowl Skills Challenge
3:00 PM – 2007 Pro Bowl Skills Challenge
5:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Sounds of the Season 2011
5:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Playbook: New England Patriots
8:30 PM – Playbook: New York Giants
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Teams That Didn’t Win the Super Bowl
10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – Playbook: New England Patriots
12:30 AM – Playbook: New York Giants
1:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances

Saturday, January 28
8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
9:00 AM – NFL Films Presents: Sounds of the Season 2011
9:30 AM – Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
10:00 AM – Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders
10:30 AM – Super Bowl III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts
11:00 AM – Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Minnesota Vikings
11:30 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons
12:30 PM – Playbook: New England Patriots
1:00 PM – Playbook: New York Giants
1:30 PM – Pro Bowl Practice – LIVE
3:30 PM – NFL Total Access Senior Bowl Pre-Game Show
4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl – LIVE
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins
8:30 PM – Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins
9:00 PM – Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins vs. Minnesota Vikings
9:30 PM – Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings
10:00 PM – Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
10:30 PM – Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings
11:00 PM – Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos
11:30 PM – Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams
12:30 AM – Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1:00 AM – Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
1:30 AM – Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins
2:00 AM – Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins
2:30 AM – Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins
3:00 AM – Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots
3:30 AM – Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos
4:00 AM – Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos
4:30 AM – Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
5:00 AM – Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos
5:30 AM – Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills

Sunday, January 29
6:00 AM – Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills
6:30 AM – Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
7:00 AM – Super Bowl XVIII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
7:30 AM – Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers
8:00 AM – Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
8:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots
9:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers
9:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons
10:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans
10:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants
11:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams
11:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders
12 NOON – Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
12:30 PM – Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1:00 PM – Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks
1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears
2:00 PM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
2:30 PM – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
3:00 PM – Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
3:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
4:00 PM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Pregame Show
7:00 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons
10:00 PM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday
10:30 PM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Postgame Show
11:30 PM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots
12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
12:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
1:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams
2:00 AM – Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills
2:30 AM – Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos
3:00 AM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Postgame Show
4:00 AM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
4:30 AM – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
5:00 AM – Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
5:30 AM – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Monday, January 30
8:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers – Super Bowl XXXVIII
9:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl XXXIX
10:00 AM – America’s Game: 1986 New York Giants
11:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants
12 NOON – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots
1:00 PM – America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots
2:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE
New York Giants team arrival
Team availability (3:30 PM ET)
Team availability (4:30 PM ET)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI – LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Teams That Didn’t Win the Super Bowl
10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Players to Never Have Played in a Super Bowl
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI
12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills – Super Bowl XXI
3:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

Tuesday, January 31
9:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium
9:30 AM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – LIVE
11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium
12 NOON – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – LIVE
1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New England Patriots availability – ENCORE
3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – ENCORE
4:00 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – ENCORE
5:30 PM – America’s Game: 2007 New York Giants
6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI – LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI
12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams – Super Bowl XXXVI
3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Former CN8er’s Book

2012-01-26T09:02:00.000-05:00

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Former CN8 personality Kevin Walsh’s new book Follow The Dog Home comes out February 1st.

These days, Walsh is having fun covering Boston sports for Comcast SportsNet New England. He recently covered the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins visiting The White House and will be traveling to The Super Bowl to cover the New England Patriots.

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/

Nazareth Area High School star Chuck Dibilio begins life after stroke, hospital stay

2012-01-26T07:22:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Early Wednesday morning, Chuck Dibilio Sr. drove down to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia with the intention of spending another day with his son, Chuck, who had been in the hospital since suffering a stroke late last Thursday.

Instead of sitting by his son's bedside as the hours crept by, Dibilio Sr. was able to pack up the car and take Chuck home, being officially discharged around 3 p.m.

"We weren't sure if he was going to get released today," Dibilio Sr. said. "It's a big relief, just wonderful to have him back home. He was ecstatic to be coming home. He couldn't wait to come home after everything the kid's been through.

"On the ride home he said something like, 'Dad, I just can't wait to get home.' He went through a lot the last couple of days and it's good to see him finally crack a smile."

Dibilio, a record-setting running back at Nazareth Area High School and Princeton University, was with a study group last Thursday and began feeling numb in his arm and slurring his speech.

After a 911 call, he was rushed to Princeton University Medical Center then flown to Philadelphia, where he stayed until Wednesday afternoon.

Dibilio Sr. said his son, the 2011 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, underwent a procedure to have a blood clot removed from the main artery in his brain on Friday morning.

Even though the cause of the stroke has yet to be determined, Dibilio Sr. said Chuck has begun taking a blood thinner to prevent further clotting.

"The neurosurgeon said he'd be on Aspirin the rest of his life," Dibilio Sr. said. "It's good he's not on a big dose of blood thinners like Coumadin the rest of his life because if he goes on that, he won't be able to play anymore contact sports. With Aspirin, he can play sports again. He has to take one a day."

Along with the daily Aspirin dose, Dibilio, the 2010 Express-Times Football Player of the Year, will undergo speech therapy.

Dibilio Sr. confirmed his son has his initial session at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center on Friday.

Earlier this week, Dibilio Sr. said the family was hoping Chuck would be able to recover in time for the spring semester of his freshman year at Princeton, which begins Feb. 6.

On Wednesday, Dibilio Sr. said they're still unsure if Chuck will return to school this year.

"He'll be home for a good couple of weeks before we decide," Dibilio Sr. said. "It will be a family decision."

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_area_high_school_star.html

Dieruff High School to host Teen Iron Chef Championship

2012-01-26T07:21:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The Louis E. Dieruff High School will host its inaugural Teen Iron Chef Championship 5 o'clock tonight at the school, 815 N. Irving St. in Allentown, according to a news release. The event will take place in the school's Meilinger Cafeteria.

Four teams will compete in the after-school program, and will be judged on presentation, ability to convey nutritional knowledge, teamwork, and their food's visual appeal and taste, according to the release.

The event is being held in conjunction with the Lehigh County Conference of Churches' Aspires Program.

Admission is free.

For more information, call 610-433-6421.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/events/index.ssf/2012/01/dieruff_high_school_to_host_te.html

Thursday!

2012-01-26T07:02:00.000-05:00

Boys and girls top swimming times for Jan. 26

2012-01-26T07:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

TOP GIRLS TIMES
LEGEND
Bangor (Ba), Belvidere (Be), Easton (Ea), Delaware Valley (DV), Freedom (F), Liberty (L), Moravian Academy (MA), Nazareth (Naz), Northampton (Nor), North
Hunterdon (NH), Notre Dame (ND), Phillipsburg (Pb), Saucon Valley (SV),
Voorhees (V), Warren Hills (WH).

200 medley relay - 1. Freedom (Shannon Howell, Carly DelFranco, Helen Hsu, Brooke Munion) 1:55.35; 2. Freedom (DelFranco, Hsu, Munion, Molly Magnan) 1:57.36; 3. Easton (Bethany Arzoumanian, Amanda Rosa, Jillian Albus, Anastasia Joswick) 1:57.64.
200 freestyle - 1. Madeline Blair, Naz, 1:57.64; 2. Blair, Naz, 1:58.22; 3. Abby Thomson, MA, 1:58.58.
200 individual medley - 1. Thomson, MA, 2:14.95; 2. Thomson, MA, 2:15.17; 3. Hsu, F, 2:16.07.
50 freestyle - 1. Hsu, F, 24.79; 2. Albus, Ea, 24.97; 2. Hsu, F, 24.98.
Diving (6 dives) - 1. Kelsey Jehl, Ea, 229.90; 2. Carol Byrnes, F, 228.70; 3. Courtney Fox, Naz, 227.70.
100 butterfly - 1. Hsu, F, 59.21; 2. Hsu, F, 59.56; 3. Hsu, F, 59.91.
100 freestyle - 1. Hsu, F, 53.52; 2. Blair, Naz, 54.90; 3. Blair, Naz, 55.00.
500 freestyle - 1. Thomson, MA, 5:11.01; 2. Thomson, MA, 5:16.49; 3. Munion, F, 5:16.98.
200 freestyle relay - 1. Freedom (Howell, Munion, Magnan, Hsu), 1:41.10; 2. Freedom (Howell, Magnan, Munion, Hsu), 1:42.19; 3. Freedom (Howell, Carly Cussen, Hsu, Magnan), 1:45.65.
100 backstroke - 1. Hsu, F, 1:00.89; 2. Blair, Naz, 1:01.09; 3. Blair, Naz, 1:01.29.
100 breaststroke - 1. Aleksa Lapinas, DV, 1:08.68 ; 2. Rosa, Ea, 1:10.77; 3. Courtney Desh, L, 1:11.60.
400 freestyle relay - 1. Freedom (Hsu, Munion, DelFranco, Howell), 3:44.55; 2. Freedom (Rebecca Busby, DelFranco, Hsu, Munion), 3:49.19; 3. Freedom (Munion, Magnan, Howell, Hsu) 3:49.45.

Express-Times Photo | LISA MASSEYFreedom sophomore Peter Conzola competes in the 100 butterfly against Easton on Jan. 17 at Freedom High School. Conzola holds the top three times in the 100 butterfly and backstroke.
TOP BOYS TIMES

200 medley relay - 1. Freedom (Eric Lawrence, Daniel Csakai, Peter Conzola, Seth Watlington), 1:39.63; 2. Freedom (Conzola, Watlington, Lawrence, Csakai), 1:40.55; 3. Freedom (Scott DelFranco, Csakai, Conzola, Watlington), 1:42.21.
200 freestyle - 1. Grant Durner, Naz, 1:49.61; 2. Durner, Naz, 1:49.76; 3. Durner, Naz, 1:49.83.
200 individual medley - 1. Watlington, F, 1:58.83; 2. David DiMarco, Naz, 1:59.62; 3. Watlington, F, 1:59.74.
50 freestyle - 1. Zach Kantz, Ba, 22.11; 2. DiMarco, Naz, 22.76; 3. Eric Burcin, L, 22.84.
Diving (6 dives) - 1. Brandon Roman, Ea, 288.15; 2. Roman, Ea, 243.90; 3. Roman, Ea, 240.50.
100 butterfly - 1. Conzola, F, 53.34; 2. Conzola, F, 54.41; 3. Conzola, F, 54.62.
100 freestyle - 1. DelFranco, F, 50.01; 2. Watlington, F, 50.50; 3. Brandon Shelly, Naz, 50.94.
500 freestyle - 1. Sam Magnan, F, 4:53.82; 2. Durner, Naz, 4:54.53; 3. Durner, Naz, 4:55.22.
200 freestyle relay - 1. Freedom (Conzola, DelFranco, Watlington, Csakai), 1:31.83; 2. Freedom (David Corvino, Lawrence, Csakai, David Barylski) 1:32.26; 3. Nazareth (DiMarco, Richard Liao, Brandon Shelly, Durner), 1:34.19.
100 backstroke - 1. Conzola, F, 53.42; 2. Conzola, F, 53.98; 3. Conzola, F, 55.54.
100 breaststroke - 1. Watlington, F, 58.29; 2. Burcin, L, 1:00.08; 3. Burcin 1:00.12.
400 freestyle relay - 1. Freedom (DelFranco, Lawrence, Watlington, Csakai), 3:25.85; 2. Freedom (Watlington, DelFranco, Conzola, Csakai) 3:26.03; 3. Nazareth (Shelly, Liao, Durner, DiMarco), 3:26.59.

Note: List includes schools where The Express-Times is home delivered.

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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 89- January 25, 2012

2012-01-25T20:04:00.000-05:00

It’s just Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and me on this week’s edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.

We start the show by again talking about the strong ratings for the NFL Playoffs. We also touch upon a practice by some networks to tie in an advertiser into coverage of the pre and post game shows.

We also spend some time touching upon how the media has handled the passing of former Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno, especially in light of the scandal that rocked the university in November.

We also touch upon the news this week that USA Today has purchased Fantasy Sports Ventures and Big Lead Sports. Ken’s blog is an independent venture under the Big Lead Sports banner.

We end the show talking about the executive decisions made by new ESPN President John Skipper, the Breeders’ Cup returning to NBC, and a rant by me on keeping an eye on Twitter during a big sporting event.

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Sports Media Digest- January 25, 2012

2012-01-25T20:02:00.000-05:00

Here is the digest for today…

CBS Sports Preps for National Signing Day- The CBS Sports is gearing up for extensive coverage of college football’s national signing day, which is February 1st. CBS plans wall-to-wall coverage on CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports.com, and its MaxPreps.com web sites. Coverage begins at 1:00p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network with expert Tom Lemming and guest analysts, former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel and former Illinois coach Ron Zook. CBSSports.com’s coverage is highlighted by college football insider Bruce Feldman and recruiting expert Bryan Fischer.

ESPNU Also Covers National Signing Day- ESPNU will have ten hours of coverage of national signing day beginning at 9:00a.m. ET on ESPNU. Rece Davis and Dari Nowkhah will anchor the network’s coverage from the ESPNU studio in Charlotte, NC. Senior national recruiting analyst Tom Luginbill and recruiting analyst Craig Haubert will be joined in-studio by former head coaches Mike Bellotti, Randy Shannon and Butch Davis, college football analysts Rod Gilmore and David Pollack. Kirk Herbstreit and Lou Holtz will also provide commentary throughout the day in addition to NFL analyst Trent Dilfer. The program will also be simulcast on ESPN3.

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Begins Tonight on Golf Channel- Tiger Woods makes his 2012 debut as Golf Channel begins coverage tonight of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Coverage begins at 10:30p.m. ET and will continue Friday through Sunday at 4:00a.m. ET.

Second Season of Feherty Expands to One Hour- The Golf Channel is also set to take the wraps off its second season of its hit series Feherty. The program featuring host David Feherty will expand to one hour and premiere on February 27th at 10:00p.m. ET. Feherty will host a special Feherty Live show from Super Bowl XLVI on February 4th.

Big Ten Icons Retruns to Big Ten Network- The next installment of the Big Ten Network’s (BTN) Big Ten Icons will be this Friday and profile former Minnesota and U.S. Olympic Hockey Coach Herb Brooks. Big Ten Icons will air immediately following BTN’s coverage of the Minnesota-St. Clolud State hockey game.

Second Episode of On Freddie Roach Airs Friday- HBO Sports has the second installment of the documentary series On Freddie Roache set to air this Friday at 9:30p.m. ET. The cinéma-vérité series from renowned filmmaker Peter Berg willbe replayed a number of times during the next week.

Suprecross Returns to CBS Sports on Sunday- This week’s CBS Sports Spectacular will feature the Monster Energy AMA Suprecorss competition from Oakland. The program airs Sunday, January 29th at 12:00p.m. ET on CBS.

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Chuck Dibilio is home; Dieruff to announce new football coach Thursday night

2012-01-25T17:33:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

A couple of quick football-related annoucements.

First, some very good news. Former Nazareth star and current Princeton freshman Chuck Dibilio is now home just five days after suffering a stroke.

Here's Chuck's posting on Facebook to let everyone know the good news:

Thank you for everything who has thank me for feel better soon in my stroke. Sorry I could not text you guys to say thank you because the I could too this until today. Also I am out of the hospital! So I am on my way to get better so thank you for your prayers all the time.
Also, Dieruff High School is set to have its new football coach approved at the Allentown School District School Board meeting on Thursday night.
No word on who the new coach will be.
John McDowell resigned after going 0-30 over the previous three seasons.

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Mid-week boys basketball rankings: Who else but Salisbury in the Colonial?

2012-01-25T15:34:00.000-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Decided to move back the league rankings a day this week and maybe we'll keep them on Wednesdays.

I had been doing the rankings on Tuesday mornings, only to look very bad on Tuesday nights.

So, we'll now digest the Tuesday night results -- and there were quite a few interesting ones last night -- and then take stock of where everyone stands.

In the Colonial League, the No. 1 team is real easy. You can't do any better than perfect and Salisbury is through 16 games.

In the LVC, Parkland is still riding high after its wins over Emmaus and Freedom last week and the Trojans deserve the No. 1 spot for now.

Here's how we see them with just five league games remaining for most teams:

COLONIAL LEAGUE

1. Salisbury (16-0, 11-0) ... last week No. 1 ... defeated Northern Lehigh 61-51 ... host Palisades on Thursday ... Falcons impressed defensively against Northern Lehigh.

2. Bangor (12-4, 10-1) ... last week No. 3 .... defeated Southern Lehigh 57-52 ... host Northern Lehigh on Friday ... Slaters had three guys score 16 points or more in win over Spartans.

3. Northern Lehigh (14-2, 9-2) ... last week No. 2 ... lost to Salisbry 61-51 ...visit Bangor on Friday ... Coach Jeff MIller has no doubt his kids will respond to Tuesday's loss.

4. Southern Lehigh (10-6, 8-3) ... last week No. 4 ... lost to bangor 57-52 ... at Wilson on Friday .... Alex Anderson's 34 points wasn't enough against Bangor.

5. Notre Dame (11-6, 8-4) ... last week No. 5 ... defeated Northwestern 60-35 ... host Saucon Valley on Friday ... Connor Hughes tallied 25 against Northwestern.

6. Saucon Valley (7-9, 6-5) ... last week No. 7 ... defeated Catasauqua 58-45 ... at Notre Dame on Friday ... Now back in the South Division, things will get tougher for the Panthers to qualify for districts.

7. Wilson (10-7, 5-6) ... last week No. 6 ... defeated Pen Argyl 45-34 ... host Southern Lehigh on Friday ... Warriors need just one more win to qualify for districts.

8. Catasauqua (5-11, 4-7) ... last week No. 9 ... lost to Saucon Valley 58-45 ... host Palmerton on Friday ... Loss to Saucon really will make it difficult for Roughies to qualify for districts. They have three winnable games left, but must now beat either Bangor or Northern Lehigh to qualify.

9. Palisades (3-14, 2-10) ... last week No. 11 ... defeated Palmerton 58-51 ... at Salisbury on Thursday ... Pirates are on a bit of a roll.

10. Pen Argyl (4-12, 3-8) ... last week No. 8 ... lost to Wilson 45-34 ...at Northwestern on Friday ... Thanks to a one-of-a-kind parent, Green Knights making more news off the court than on it.

11. Northwestern (2-13, 1-10) ... last week No. 10 ... lost to Notre Dame 60-35 ... host Pen Argyl on Friday ... Tigers remain offensively challenged.

12. Palmerton (1-14, 0-11) ... last week No. 12 ... lost to Palisades 58-51 ... at Catasauqua on Friday ... Bombers have at least been competitive in a bunch of games.

LEHIGH VALLEY CONFERENCE

1. Parkland (14-1, 8-1) ... last week No. 3 ... defeated Becahi 61-46 ... host Allen on Friday ... Austin Beidelman continued his emergence with 18 vs. Becahi.

2. Freedom (14-1, 8-1) ... last week No. 1 ... defeated Whitehall 43-42 ... at Dieruff on Friday ... Nearly blew a nine-point halftime lead against Zephyrs.

3. Emmaus (11-3, 7-2) ... last week No. 2 ... defeated Liberty 61-56 ... host Becahi on Friday ... Green Hornets really needed that win over Liberty after a rough week.

4. Easton (11-4, 6-3) ... last week No. 6 ... defeated Dieruff 59-43 ... host Northampton on Friday ... Rovers' LVC playoff hopes rest on games against Freedom and Liberty, Feb. 2 and Feb. 7. Playing five of last seven at home will help.

5. Liberty (10-5, 6-3) ... last week No. 4 ... lost to Emmas 61-56 ... host Nazareth on Friday ... Hurricanes visit Pocono Mountain West on Saturday.

6. Allen (8-8, 5-4) ... last week No. 7 ... defeated Northampton 48-44 ... at Parkland on Friday ... Canaries far from a lock to make districts.

7. Central Catholic (9-6, 4-5) ... last week No. 5 ... defeated Nazareth 73-56 ... at Stroudsburg Wednesday night ... I will be there tonight to check out new gym and see if Vikings have their offensive act together.

8. Whitehall (8-8, 3-6) ... last week No. 8 ... lost to Freedom 43-41 ... host Central Catholic on Friday on Hall of Fame Night... Zephs just missed out on signature win that really could have propelled them down the stretch.

9. Northampton (5-10, 3-6) ... last week No. 9 ... lost to Allen 48-44 ... at Easton on Friday ... Win over Central Catholic showed what this team is capable of.

10. Nazareth (6-9, 2-7) ... last week No. 10 ... lost to CCHS 73-56 ... at Liberty on Friday ... Blue Eagles have had to deal with a lot of issues this year.

11. Bethlehem Catholic (4-10, 2-7) ... last week No. 11 ... lost to Parkland 61-46 ... at Emmaus on Friday ... Win over Whitehall caught a lot of people by surprise.

12. Dieruff (4-13, 0-9) ... last week No. 12 ... lost to Easton 59-43 ... host Freedom on Friday ... Huskies appear headed for second straight five-win season, assuming they can beat Becahi next Tuesday.

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Lehigh Valley Wine Trail announces 2012 events

2012-01-25T14:12:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

It is time to break out the wine glasses.

The eight participating wineries in the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail have announced the following 2012 events:

March Madness, weekends in March: Customers can purchase $35 March Madness passports for access to wine and food pairings at each participating winery, according to a news release.

•Wine in Bloom, May 19 and 20: Celebrate the importance of soil in wine production and development of grapes, including flavor and taste, according to the release.
•Wine on the Mountain, July 28 and 29, Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pa.: Enjoy wine samples, light fare and live entertainment. While you're there, view locally created art and crafts. Tickets are required and can be purchases at participating wineries.
•Harvest Weekend - The Butcher, The Baker and The Winemaker, Sept. 8 and 9: Participate in two days of wine pairings, vineyard tours, food, music and more.
•Chambourcin Weekend, Oct. 20 and 21: Wineries will tip their glasses to the Chambourcin grape -- the "official wine grape of the Lehigh Valley" and only wine grape grown by all eight wineries, according to the release.
•Noveau Weekend, Nov. 17 and 18: Taste the first vintages of the recent harvest.
Participating wineries are: Amore Vineyards & Winery, East Allen Township; Big Creek Vineyard and Winery, Kresgeville, Pa.; Blue Mountain Vineyards, New Triopli, Pa.; Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery, Breinigsville, Pa.; Franklin Hill Vineyards, Lower Mount Bethel Township; Galen Glen Vineyard & Winery, Andreas, Pa.; Pinnacle Ridge, Kutztown, Pa.; and Vynecrest Winery, Upper Macungie Township.

Event hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, according to the release.

For more information, visit the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail's website, www.LehighValleyWineTrail.com.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/events/index.ssf/2012/01/lehigh_valley_wine_trail_annou.html

College Basketball Schedule Across the ESPN Family of Networks

2012-01-25T14:03:00.000-05:00

Here is this week’s men’s college basketball schedule on the networks of ESPN:

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network(s)
Wed, Jan 25 7 p.m. Villanova at No. 25 Louisville
Bob Wischusen & Len Elmore ESPN / ESPN3
7 p.m. West Virginia at St. John’s
Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis ESPNU
7 p.m. BYU at Virginia Tech
Walter Storholt & Steven Binder ESPN3
7:30 p.m. No. 2 Missouri at Oklahoma State
Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla ESPN2 / ESPN3
9 p.m. No. 6 Duke at Maryland
Dan Shulman & Bob Knight ESPN / ESPN3
9 p.m. No. 24 Kansas State at Texas Tech
Mitch Holthus & Reid Gettys ESPNU
Thu, Jan 26 7 p.m. NC State at No. 8 North Carolina
Mike Patrick, Dick Vitale & Jeannine Edwards ESPN / ESPN3
7 p.m. No. 13 Florida at Mississippi
Rece Davis & Kara Lawson ESPN2 / ESPN3
7 p.m. Nebraska at IowaJim Barbar & Tim McCormick ESPNU
7 p.m. St. Peter’s at Rider ESPN3
8 p.m. Troy at Middle Tennessee State ESPN3
8 p.m. Georgia Southern at Samford ESPN3
8 p.m. Butler at Milwaukee ESPN3
9 p.m. No. 17 Indiana at No. 25 Wisconsin
Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo ESPN2 / ESPN3
9 p.m. Boston College at No. 21 Virginia
Anish Shroff & Adrian Branch ESPNU
11 p.m. Gonzaga at Portland
Dave Flemming & Miles Simon ESPN2 / ESPN3
Fri, Jan 27 7 p.m. Iona at Fairfield
Doug Sherman & Andy Katz ESPNU
9 p.m. Boston University at Stony Brook
Dan Gutowsky & Rob Kennedy ESPNU
Sat, Jan 28 11 a.m. Ball State at Ohio
Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano ESPNU
Noon St. John’s at No. 6 Duke
Brent Musburger & Dick Vitale ESPN / ESPN3
Noon No. 18 Marquette at Villanova
Dave Pasch & Doris Burke ESPN2 / ESPN3
1 p.m. West Virginia at No. 4 Syracuse
Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh ESPNU
2 p.m. No. 5 Kansas at Iowa State
Mark Jones & LaPhonso Ellis ESPN / ESPN3
3 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Morehead State
Adam Amin & Ronny Thompson ESPNU
4 p.m. No. 10 Georgetown at Pittsburgh
Bob Wischusen & Fran Fraschilla ESPN / ESPN3
4 p.m. Purdue at Northwestern
Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich ESPN2 / ESPN3
5 p.m. Northern Iowa at Missouri State
Mitch Holthus & David Kaplan ESPNU
6 p.m. Auburn at Tennessee
Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes ESPN2 / ESPN3
7 p.m. Washington at Arizona
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Bob Knight ESPN / ESPN3
7 p.m. Butler at Green Bay
Justin Kutcher & Dickey Simpkins ESPNU
8 p.m. No. 21 Virginia at NC State
Mike Patrick & Len Elmore ESPN2 / ESPN3
8 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Murray State ESPN3
9 p.m. No. 20 Saint Mary’s at BYU
Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham ESPNU
11 p.m. Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State
Mark Neely & Mark Adams ESPNU
Sun, Jan 29 2 p.m. Providence at South Florida
Rich Hollenberg & Mark Wise ESPN3
4 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara ESPN3
6 p.m. Georgia Tech at No. 8 North Carolina
Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Allison Williams ESPNU
8 p.m. Indiana State at Evansville
Mitch Holthus & David Kaplan ESPNU

Here is this week’s women’s college basketball schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network(s)
Wed, Jan 25 Noon Boston University at UMBC ESPN3
Thu, Jan 26 10 p.m. UC Riverside at UC Irvine ESPN3
Fri, Jan 27 4 p.m. Manhattan at Fairfield ESPN3

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ESPN Announces Slight Changes in Executive Structure

2012-01-25T14:02:00.000-05:00

John Skipper became ESPN’s president on January 1st and today he announced some changes to the executive staff at the WWL.

The biggest news is the swapping of roles for Executive Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions, John Wildhack and Executive Vice President, Production, Norby Williamson.

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital and Print Media, John Kosner has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Digital and Print Media while Marie Donoghue, who has been Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Business Development, will take on the new role of Senior Vice President, Global Strategy, Business Development and Business Affairs.

The following ESPN executives will remain in their current roles: Sean Bratches (EVP Sales and Marketing), Christine Driessen (EVP and CFO), Ed Durso (EVP Administration), Chuck Pagano (EVP Technology and CTO), Paul Richardson (SVP Human Resources), John Walsh (EVP and Executive Editor) and Russell Wolff (EVP and Managing Director International).

All these executives will report directly to Skipper.

“I’m honored to lead this company surrounded by such a talented team,” Skipper said in a press release. “Their collective vision and passion for what we do will keep us focused on continued growth for our business and our people.”

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Lehigh Valley Steelhawks individual tickets now on sale

2012-01-25T14:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Single-game tickets are now available for the upcoming Lehigh Valley Steelhawks regular season.

Tickets are available through lvsteelhawks.com, stablerarena.com or the Stabler Arena box office.

The Steelhawks host the Bloomington Extreme on March 11 for their home opener. Their regular-season slate includes seven games at Stabler.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/lehigh_valley_steelhawks_indiv.html

Raid of Bath man's home nets dozens of oxycodone pills, police report

2012-01-25T13:13:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

A 41-year-old Bath man was sent to Northampton County Prison today after police, acting on a search warrant, seized 72 oxycodone pills from the man's home, according to a police report.

At 6:05 this morning, officers with the Colonial Regional Police Department served the warrant at the home of Chaerkahn Jose Velasquez in the 500 block of Pine Street, records say. The officers seized 72 oxycodone pills with a street value of $1,800 along with a scale, packaging material and $259 in cash.

Colonial Regional, in conjunction with the Northampton County Drug Task Force, previously conducted an undercover drug buy of oxycodone at Velasquez's residence, police said.

Velasquez is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail with a 10 percent option.

Velasquez was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to deliver, delivery of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/police_bath_man_sold_oxycodone.html

Former Nazareth Area High School star Chuck Dibilio released from hospital

2012-01-25T13:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Chuck Dibilio has been released from the hospital, according to his Facebook page.

The former Nazareth Area High School football and basketball star suffered a stroke last Thursday night and has been at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia recovering since.

Dibilio, a record-setting freshman running back at Princeton University, wrote this on Facebook:

"Thank you for everything ... Sorry I could not text you guys to say thank you. ... Also I am out of the hospital! So I am on my way to get better so thank you for your prayers all the time."

His father, Chuck Dibilio Sr., said earlier this week that a Wednesday release date from the hospital was possible.

Chuck Dibilio proved it was a reality on his road to recovery as he hopes to return to Princeton to complete the spring semester, on a reduced workload.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/former_nazareth_area_high_scho.html

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 25

2012-01-25T12:00:00.000-05:00

It's the final day at NATPE 2012 and as promised we will give you a list of the shows being offered for fall 2012 syndication. So, without further adieu, here is what is being offered (some might not be bought, so beware) for Fall 2012:

OFF-NETWORK REPEATS

Daily Half-Hour Sitcoms
Are We There Yet? (Debmar-Mercury)
Rules of Engagement (Sony Pictures Television)

Weekly Hour Dramas
Burn Notice (20th Television)
Castle (Disney/ABC)
Fringe (Warner Bros.)
Leverage (Trifecta Entertainment)
Private Practice (Disney-ABC)

FIRST-RUN SERIES

Talk Shows
Katie (Disney/ABC)
Trisha Goddard Show (NBC Universal)
Steve Harvey (NBC Universal)
Ricki Lake (20th Television)
Jeff Probst (CBS Television)
Bethenny (Warner Bros.) - six-week summer test run on Fox owned stations

Court Shows
Justice for All with Cristina Perez (Entertainment Studios)

Game Shows/Reality
Baggage (Sony Pictures Television)

News Magazine
America Now (Raycom)
Dish Nation (Twentieth Television)
The Electric Playground (PPI Releasing)
RightThisMinute (Raycom)

First-Run Weekly Airings
Bloopers (Trifecta) (NYC: WPIX)
The First Family (sitcom, Entertainment Studios)
Mr. Box Office (sitcom, Entertainment Studios)
Best Little Auction House (Telco)
Bob Vila (Telco Productions)
Children's Med Dallas (Target Vision)
Real Green (Telco Productions)
Unsealed: The Alien Files (Bellum Entertainment/Tribune)
Unsealed: The Conspiracy Files (Bellum Entertainment/Tribune)
What America Thinks with Scott Rasmussen (Telco)

Remember this is what is being offered. Some of these entries have not gotten clearances, but if and when they do, we'll let you know. Discuss this update on our message board and we will keep that thread updated all-year until the fall. So keep checking that and stay with us!

Nickelodeon, in partnership with Televisa, has ordered 80 episodes of a groundbreaking, original one-hour U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela, Reach for a Star (Alcanzar una Estrella) for Nick at Nite. The first telenovela ever adapted for the U.S. audience, Reach for a Star is a single-camera, daily series following a teenage girl whose life changes completely when she becomes a star and wins the love of her teen idol. Reach for a Star will be produced in association with Sony Pictures Television and is set to premiere later this year on Nickelodeon's nighttime block for families--Nick at Nite. Production begins in March in Los Angeles, CA.
Reach for a Star follows Nickelodeon's success with its live-action serialized series, House of Anubis and Degrassi. Nickelodeon has also experienced tremendous success with the format in Europe and Latin America. The Reach for a Star series is an adaptation of the hit Mexican telenovela, Alcanzar una Estrella, first broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas and Univision in 1990. The success of the series led to a film and sequel telenovela starring Latin American pop sensations, Ricky Martin and Sasha Sokol. Reach for a Star is about a smart, shy and independent high school senior, Loren, who has ambitions of being a songwriter and secretly sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Wild. Loren's wildest dreams come true when she not only wins a songwriting competition sponsored by Eddie, but strikes up a friendship with her idol. Eddie sees beyond Loren's potential as a songwriter and gives her a first break as a singer, and when the truth about his less-than-faithful girlfriend Chloe is revealed, Eddie and Loren's friendship blossoms. The series will be co-executive produced by six-time Emmy Award-winner Jill Farren Phelps (General Hospital, One Life to Live) and Hisham Abed (The Hills and The City). Josh Griffith (Young and the Restless, As the World Turns) will serve as head writer.
The original series is likely going to be paired with Nick at Nite staple George Lopez, which airs every night at 9:00pm & 9:30pm. Stay with us for a premiere date for Reach for a Star and timeslot details. Remember Nick at Nite also has a pilot order for a sitcom starring Scott Baio, should that go to series. So Nick at Nite is ramping it up in originals now!

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/natpe-2012-day-3-fall-2012-syndication.html#ixzz1kWd7qSvn

Wednesday!

2012-01-25T07:02:00.000-05:00

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Greetings!

Happy Wednesday!

How are you?

How your week?

Anything new?

I am pretty well!

Got my fillings in my mouth finished Monday!

Fitness today at 11am

Walking!!

9 days until I Walk at the Nazareth Pep Rally!

1:30pm Friday February 3rd! Between 1:30-2:15pm, in that time slot somewhere!

I am excited, i am sure i will be nervous too!

This is to motivate the kids!!!!!!

Collected tickets at Nazareth Wrestling Last night.

Small Crowd

Cumberland Valley came on a charter bus.

Off until Saturday now.

NOON Saturday i start working for a 2pm Boys B-Ball game vs E-Burg South!

Next week i work Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday!!

Nazareth Wrestling at Freedom Tonight

I Won't be there though

My dad out of town.

I Will announce Lafayette Women Basketball.

President OBAMA Union Address last night.

What are your thoughts?

I Have faith in him!!!

My dog having seizures again

Seems like every 2 weeks.

I Wouldn't know if the white dog didn't attack him everytime, that how i know Toby having one.

Nazareth Boys B-Ball need a miracle

they need to win 4 out of 6

can we do it?

I Have faith?

Amercian Idol tonight!

8pm

Will you watch it?

RAIN Thursday and Friday

Yuck..

Navy at Lehigh Men Basketball Thursday at 7pm

PA HOUSE TODAY AT 11AM

They been busy this week!!

Thursday at 2pm will call BINGO AT MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE.

Schedule:
Wednesday January 25:
8:30am-5:30pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
11am PA HOUSE
11am FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
7pm EITHER AT THE NAZARETH AT FREEDOM WRESTLING MATCH OR AT 7PM WILL ANNOUNCE THE LAFAYETTE WOMEN BASKETBALL GAME
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Thursday January 26:
8:30am-11am DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
1:30pm-6pm DIANA
2pm-3pm Calling Bingo at Moravian Hall Square
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
5:20pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK ON RCN4
7pm Announce Navy-Lehigh Men Basketball on COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK
7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Friday January 27:
8:30am-5pm DIANA
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
11am FITNESS AT MUHLENBURG
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm PIZZAVILLE FOR LUNCH
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
1pm RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
3:00pm-3:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
5pm-8:30pm AT THE NAZARETH-LIBERTY GIRL-BOY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER
9:30pm Announce HS Basketball at Whitehall on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Saturday January 28:
8:30am-10:30am DIANA
9am-11am Keith Groller on 1470AM
10am-Noon 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
NOON Radio Show on WEEX 1230
NOON-2:30pm Collecting Tickets at the E-Burg South at Nazareth BOYS B-BALL GAME
7:30pm Becahi-Easton Wrestling on RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Sunday January 29:
11am Radio Show on WEEX 1230
NOON Announce College Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57

RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos
Tom Ochs
Mario Donnagelo
Sally Murphy
Owens Thomas
Ernie Harwell
Robin Roberts
Luke Hahn
Bob Shephard
Michael Yakemik
Donald Fritz
George Steinbrenner
Teko Johnson
Kiski
Palmer Smith
Lewis Ogioba
Chris Hushour
Bill Altherton
Mary Sysko
Stephen Haberle
Dan Wheldon
Shawnalai Werkheiser
Thomas Maher
Tori Hirst Sweeney
Paul May
Elwood Stewart
Murphy Phillips
Joe Paterno

SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDANT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is the most awesome attendant ever!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray
Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Check out my blog

I am doing new things!!

http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/

Keep It real!

Thanks for your Time!

SEE YOU FRIDAY!

Sports Media Digest- January 24, 2012

2012-01-24T21:31:00.000-05:00

Here is a look at some of the sports media items making news today…

USA Today to Purchase Fanatasy Sports Ventures/Big Lead Sports- It was announced today that USA Today was acquiring Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV) and Big Lead Sports. It is speculated that the move will help USA Today bolster its online sports presence. FSV was the fifth-largest sports property online by traffic last year, drawing an average of 18.4 million monthly unique visitors. Jason McIntyre, editor of The Big Lead, talks about how the acqusition will impact his site here.

Big Ten Network has Coverage of Paterno Memorial Service- The Big Ten Network today announced that it will provide live coverage of the public memorial service in honor of former Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno. “A Memorial For Joe” will air beginning at 2 p.m. ET this Thursday and will re-air later that nioght at 10:oop.m. ET.

Latest HBO Sports Documentary Debuts Saturday Night- HBO’s presentation of Namath, a documentary on the legendary Jets quarterback, will premiere on HOB this Saturday at 9:00p.m. ET.

TNT Sets Thursday Twin Bill- TNT is getting set for this weeks, Thursday night BNA double header. The action begins at 8:00p.m. ET as Marv Albert, Mike Fratello and Craig Sager will have the call of the Celtics at the Magic. The nightcap tips-off at 10:30p.m. ET with the Grizzlies at the Clippers with Dick Stockton, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller and Cheryl Miller calling the action.

NBC Sports Preps for NHL All-Star Weekend- The NBC Sports Group is devoting over 10 hours of coverage to the NHL All-Star Game which will be played this weekend in Ottawa. It all starts Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET with the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft on NBC Sports Network (NBCSP). NBCSP will air the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Coverage of the 59th NHL All-Star Game will take place on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. ET on NBC, live from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

CBS Debuts its 2012 Coverage of the PGA Tour This Weekend- The first of CBS’s 23 golf telecasts for 2012 will be this weekend on coverage of the Famers Insurance Open from San Diego. Jim Nantz and Sir Nick Faldo will lead the coverage Saturday from 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m. ET and Sunday from 3:00p.m.- 6:30p.m. ET.

MLB Network Has Program on Top 50 Prospects- The MLB Network will unveil the MLB.com’s top 50 baseball propects for the 2012 season during a program tomorrow night at 10:00p.m. ET. Greg Amsinger will host the show and be joined by analyst John Hart and MLB.com senior writer Jonathan Mayo.

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

ACC College Baseball and Softball Schedule this Spring on ESPN

2012-01-24T21:23:00.000-05:00

ESPN is set to launch an ambitious schedule of ACC college baseball and softball. Here is the schedule, beginning on March 4th:

Date Time Game Network
Sun, Mar 4 2 p.m. South Carolina at Clemson ESPN3
Sat, Mar 17 8 p.m. Virginia at Florida State ESPNU
Sun, Mar 18 2 p.m. Virginia at Florida State ESPN3
Mon, Mar 19 7 p.m. ACC Monday: Virginia at Florida State ESPNU
Sun, Mar 25 1 p.m. NC State at North Carolina ESPN3
Mon, Mar 26 7 p.m. ACC Monday: NC State at North Carolina ESPNU
Fri, Mar 30 6:30 p.m. Miami at Clemson ESPN3
Sat, Mar 31 4 p.m. Miami at Clemson ESPNU
Sun, Apr 1 Noon Miami at Clemson ESPN3
Sat, Apr 7 6 p.m. Florida State at Georgia Tech ESPN3
Mon, Apr 9 7 p.m. ACC Monday: Wake Forest at Virginia ESPNU
Tue, Apr 10 6 p.m. Florida at Florida State ESPN3
Fri, Apr 20 6 p.m. Miami at Florida State ESPN3
6 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina ESPN3
Sat, Apr 21 2 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina ESPN3
6 p.m. Miami at Florida State ESPN3
Sun, Apr 22 Noon Georgia Tech at North Carolina ESPNU
Mon, Apr 30 7 p.m. ACC Monday: Virginia at Miami ESPNU
Mon, May 7 7 p.m. ACC Monday: Maryland at Florida State ESPNU
Fri, May 11 8 p.m. Wake Forest at Miami ESPNU
Sat, May 12 6:30 p.m. Florida State at Clemson ESPN3
Sun, May 13 6:30 p.m. Florida State at Clemson ESPN3
Mon, May 14 6 p.m. ACC Monday: Florida State at Clemson ESPNU
Sun, May 27 Noon ACC Championship ESPN2

ACC Softball 2012 Schedule:

Date Time Game Network
Sun, Apr 1 Noon North Carolina at Florida State (DH) ESPN3
Mon, Apr 2 7 p.m. ACC Monday: North Carolina at Florida State ESPNU
Sun, Apr 8 2 p.m. Maryland at Georgia Tech ESPNU
Sun, Apr 15 Noon Georgia Tech at Florida State ESPN3
Mon, Apr 16 7 p.m. Georgia Tech at Florida State ESPNU
Thu, May 10 5 p.m. ACC Quarterfinal ESPN3
7:30 p.m. ACC Quarterfinal ESPN3
Sat, May 12 4 p.m. ACC Championship ESPN

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Nazareth school board member Mike Woodland resigns, attorney sought to fill vacancy

2012-01-24T21:13:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Nazareth Area School Board member Michael Woodland resigned Monday before he even attended his first board meeting. And finding his replacement has already caused a rift on the board.

Woodland was one of five candidates interviewed to fill Thomas Maher’s four-year seat. Maher died in November days before he was set to be sworn in for his latest term.

District Superintendent Victor Lesky said he received Woodland’s resignation letter Monday.
Woodland said today he had to quit due to an unforeseen family medical matter.

Woodland said he decided to resign now rather than serve for a few months since there is a pool of other candidates from which to choose his replacement.

Woodland will remain on the technology committee and district’s advisory committee.

“It was incredibly disappointing from my end that we had to go in this direction,” Woodland said. “The fact that I can still stay part of those (committees), I feel some solace. I want to continue to do what I can for the community and what I can for the district."

School directors must fill the vacancy within 30 days.

At Monday’s school board meeting, board member Linda McDonald nominated attorney Robert Pinel to fill the vacancy. He was interviewed for the slot earlier this month. Only three board members agreed with McDonald, with Chris Miller dissenting, Darrell Crook abstaining and two members absent.

The board directed Lesky to contact Pinel to make sure he is still interested in the slot, but Miller asked why the board wouldn’t contact all the recently interviewed candidates instead of nominating only one of them.

Hayden Phillips, a member of the taxpayer watchdog group Concerned Citizens of Nazareth Area School District, previously applied for the slot and said he is still interested in the vacancy.

Phillips questioned why the district is contacting Pinel and not the other candidates who were interested in the seat. The candidates include Phillips, Pinel, Colleen S. Vought and Robert A. Pruznik.

Phillips also questioned whether the board is naming Woodland’s successor in a “fair and open” nomination process.

“To me, it sounds like it is canned. They have already decided on Mr. Pinel,” Phillips said. “I feel that that chain of events leads one to believe that Mr. Pinel has been decided on before a public nomination process and vote."

Nazareth Area School District solicitor Gary Brienza did not return a phone call for further comment on the selection process, but did say during Monday’s meeting the board could nominate one of the candidates interviewed earlier this month.

Lesky said the board is only considering Pinel and he won’t contact other potential school board candidates until he is directed to do so by the board.

"I was directed by the board to contact Mr. Pinel and determine his interest in the position and report that interest back to the Board on Monday. I plan on doing just that and then taking any other direction I may get from the board after the Jan. 30 meeting," Lesky said.

Pinel, Vought and Pruznik did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/school_board_member_mike_woodl.html

Nazareth woman accused of assaulting man

2012-01-24T15:39:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

A 32-year-old Nazareth woman is accused of biting and hitting a man Monday night in her apartment

Dana Marie Edwards, 32, of Belvidere Street in Nazareth, faces charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, records say. She was arraigned and released on $15,000 unsecured bail.

Police were dispatched to Edwards' apartment for a domestic dispute. Jose A. Rivera Jr. told police that Edwards bit him on the right arm and right side of the neck. Edwards allegedly also scratched Rivera on his shoulder and back. Edwards also struck Rivera's face, records state.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_woman_accused_of_assa.html

Martin Guitar introduces John Mayer limited edition guitar

2012-01-24T13:32:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

John Mayer can add another accolade to his resume: he is the latest musician to get his own signature Martin guitar.

The Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter has partnered with Upper Nazareth Township-based C.F. Martin & Co. for a limited 00-455C John Mayer Edition acoustic guitar, according to a news release. Only 25 guitars have been made, according to the release.

Each guitar has been signed by Mayer and numbered in sequence, according to the release. The instrument was unveiled last weekend during the Anaheim Winter NAMM Show in California, according to the release.

The John Mayer Edition guitar is based on 12-fret 00 specifications and design concepts from the artist known for such hits as "Your Body is a Wonderland," "Waiting on the World to Change," "Daughters," and "No Such Thing," according to the release.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/01/martin_guitar_introduces_john.html

TV NEWS ON JANUARY 24

2012-01-24T12:00:00.000-05:00

MeTV Network, Memorable Entertainment Television announced from NATPE an agreement with Broadcast Partners LLC and its Classic Media Library. MeTV will be adding a weekend morning animation block featuring multi-generational favorites such as Gumby, Mr. Magoo, He-Man and She-Ra. The programming will be added to the MeTV schedule beginning in the second quarter of 2012. Me-TV affiliates will have the option of carrying additional programming including the live action classics: Timmy and Lassie Hour; and The Lone Ranger; as well as the animated series: The Archies; Ghostbusters; Casper and Friends; and Bravestarr.
Neal Sabin, President of Content and Networks for Weigel Broadcasting Company, says He-Man is celebrating its 30th anniversary this summer. MeTV is now seen in more than 73% of the country.

Elsewhere at NATPE, in only four months, Katie Couric's highly anticipated nationally syndicated talk show, Katie, has already been cleared in 93% of the country. Katie will premiere on leading stations across the country in September 2012. Disney-ABC Domestic Television has secured outstanding station clearances and key early fringe time periods for the LIVE one-hour daily daytime talk show. Sales to date include 95 of the top 100 markets. In addition to the ABC Owned station group, Katie has also been sold to leading stations from broadcast groups including Allbritton Communications, Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett Broadcasting, Granite, Griffin, Hearst Television, LIN Broadcasting, McGraw-Hill, Media General, Meredith, Raycom, Scripps Howard Broadcasting, Sinclair and Young Broadcasting, among others.
We'll have more from NATPE tomorrow with our annual look on what is being offered in first-run syndication and new off-network series.

Lifetime TV has made a last minute schedule change that will start next week (Monday, Jan. 30). It is a minor schedule change, but they will remove Reba from its weekday mornings at 8:00am & 8:30am timeslots. Instead, they will add another hour of Will & Grace, which already airs from 9am-11am. No word on when Reba will return, but it has been pulled before but it returned quickly after. No other schedule changes are being made at Lifetime TV, so expect Old Christine from 11am-1pm, Desperate Housewives at 1pm, Grey's Anatomy at 2pm & 3pm and an hour of How I Met Your Mother at 4pm to continue in daytime. From 5pm-4am will be a mix of original series encores and actual original series in primetime, like Dance Mom, America's Most Wanted and Project Runway. Lifetime also airs Wife Swap on some nights.
In other Lifetime news, in its world premiere Saturday night, the Lifetime Original Movie Drew Peterson: Untouchable, starring Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) Award nominee Rob Lowe (Parks & Recreation, Brothers & Sisters) and Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, 8 Simple Rules), generated record viewership, averaging 5.8 million Total Viewers, making it cable's most watched original movie in the demo in two years since Lifetime's The Pregnancy Pact on January 23, 2010. Additionally, the 5.8 million Total Viewers represent a 241% jump versus Lifetime's original movie premiere average in 2011. Based on a true story about police officer Drew Peterson's (Lowe) fall from grace after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife (Cuoco), the movie posted Lifetime's best numbers for an original movie premiere among the key demos since the January 3, 2011, debut of The Craigslist Killer, including 2.5 million Adults 25-54 viewers (+233% vs. the network's original movie premiere average in 2011), 2.2 million Adults 18-49 viewers (+210%), 1.8 million Women 25-54 viewers (+215%) and 1.5 million Women 18-49 viewers (+178%), according to Nielsen Research. Drew Peterson: Untouchable also generated a 4.25 Household rating (+223%).
It was a really good movie and Rob Lowe did a great job with perhaps an Emmy nomination coming? Anyway, we'll have more on Lifetime should anything change, so stay with us!

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/natpe-2012-day-2-has-metv-acquiring.html#ixzz1kPS6ZAvM

Chuck Dibilio's mother says her son continues to improve

2012-01-24T09:34:00.001-05:00

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Finally had the chance to talk directly to Bonnie Coyle Ronco, Chuck Dibilio's mother, on Monday night.

Bonnie is a doctor and understands her son's situation better than most parents would in this situation.

She said that he continues to make vast strides on the road to recovery.

"He understands what has happened. I've been very honest with him," she said. "He's typical Chuckie. He's smiling and says everything is going to be fine and he's going to get through this. He's not going to let anything keep him down."

She was hopeful that a couple of tests today (Tuesday) would provide a better idea of what caused the stroke.

"Those tests will also give us a better idea of what the treatment has to be," she said. "So far everything has come back normal. All of the possibilities they've tested for so far have come back normal. But we feel it has to be related to the spleen problem he had about a year and a half ago because he's clotting abnormally."

She said she's so pleased with the hospital Chuck's at -- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, which ranks among the best hospitals in the world.

"We're hopeful that they will come up with an answer and we'll go from there," she said.

As for Chuck, she said he's "chomping at the bit" to get out of the hospital.

"He feels normal, he's feels good except for the little bit of problem he has processing words," she said. "But he feels good and wants to get back to school and back to sports. He wants to get back to his normal life and that's good because his positive attitude is what has gotten him to where he is."

She also said that the whole family has received so many get-well wishes in recent days, and while it has been overwhelming at times, she said it is very much appreciated.

"It's what has gotten me through the last few days," she said. "To see this support and how the whole community has just wrapped their arms around him ... it has been beautiful. It has carried me through some of the harder days and it means so much to Chuck."

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Nazareth mayor scolds chief over television in police department

2012-01-24T08:02:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Nazareth’s mayor scolded the borough police chief for allowing police officers to watch television during their shifts.

In a Jan. 19 memo to Chief Thomas Trachta, Mayor Fred Daugherty said not only Nazareth police but police from other departments congregate there to watch television.

Daugherty tells the chief in the memo, “you have failed in your responsibilities in these matters.”

At tonight’s borough council police committee meeting, he said Trachta has an attitude and doesn't follow orders.

Trachta said he is rarely aware of the television ever being misused, but doesn't know what happens when he leaves for the evening. He said it was donated by an officer at no cost to the borough.

He said the television is for officers to be aware of major events occurring in the area and for training. In a Jan. 20 memo from Trachta to Daughterty, the chief said televisions are in other area police departments and have been in all the departments he’s worked at.

“This is the first time that a television has become an issue to this extent,” the chief wrote.

Daugherty called the television unauthorized department equipment, and said police need to be on patrol, not watching TV.

The television has since been removed by the borough council's public property committee. Committee chairman Larry Stoudt declined to comment on the matter.

Police Committee Chairman Jack Herbst said he’ll take the issue to the full borough council for consideration, but he didn’t agree with reconnecting the television.

“To me, it opens up much of an opportunity for abuse,” Herbst said.

Schedule changes

Police union President Frederick Lahovski disagrees with Daugherty’s plan, unveiled last week, to move the start times off officers’ shifts from 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

In a departmental memo, Daugherty said he wants to change the times to make it easier for the payroll clerk to track and calculate pay. An arbitrator ruled earlier this month that the borough must pay officers more money for working evening and night hours.

Lahovski said last week he believes the proposed shift changes violate the union’s April 2009 contract.

Trachta said in a second memo to Daugherty on Jan. 19 that officers were concerned over the one-hour time change, mostly because of scheduling conflicts with other jobs and family commitments. He asked the mayor to reconsider the proposal.

Daugherty rejected Trachta's request in another memo.

“Clearly I am well within my authority to implement the changes I ordered in the schedule,” Daughertly said in the memo. “The changes will stand as delivered to you and you will carry them out without further question or comment.”

Council members disagreed on whether Trachta can hire more full-time officers or the three additional part-time officers that the police committee endorsed in September. To date, he said only one officer has been hired.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_mayor_proposes_shift.html

Tuesday!

2012-01-24T07:02:00.000-05:00

Nazareth Area School Board adopts preliminary budget that sets tax increase at no more than 2 percent

2012-01-24T07:00:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The Nazareth Area School Board adopted a preliminary budget Monday that can still change dramatically over the next few months. What won’t change, however, is the maximum the district can raise property taxes.

School board members approved a preliminary $69.18 million 2012-13 budget that increases spending 3.6 percent over the current spending plan. The budget includes a 0.95-mill property tax increase or a 2 percent hike, pushing the district’s tax rate to 48.64 mills.

The proposed 2 percent tax hike means the owner of a property assessed at the district average of $67,400 would pay $74 more annually in taxes.

Superintendent Victor Lesky said the board’s passage of a preliminary budget had not bound officials to any final decisions, but it did finalize the tax increase to no more than 2 percent, the state limit.

The district can no longer go back to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and ask for a larger tax increase for any reason, Lesky said.

“We’ve closed that window tonight,” he said.

As proposed, the school district would balance its budget with the tax increase and $551,000 from its fund balance, according to Lesky. He has a “priority list” of possible budget cuts in order to close the shortfall, but Lesky said he's waiting for Gov. Tom Corbett to release his proposed budget Feb. 7 before making any recommendations.

“We’re looking to make a half a million dollars in cuts just to make this goal,” Lesky told board members. “To go further than that would be fantastic. We have a lot of work to do.”

The district built its preliminary budget on the assumption state funding would not increase. Even a modest increase from the state, say 2 percent, would shrink the deficit, Lesky said.

The school board on Jan. 3 directed Lesky to write letters to the teacher and custodial unions, the district's two largest labor unions, and ask members to accept a wage freeze or some type of deferment.

The administration, administrative support staff and administrative assistants, for example, agreed to defer pay raises this year for six months, leaving them without a raise for 18 months, Lesky said. The teacher and custodial unions represent about 375 employees, and a full wage freeze would nearly close the roughly $551,000 budget gap by cutting about $490,000 in expenses, he said.

A six-month deferral similar to the one accepted by the administration would cut that deficit roughly in half, Lesky said, adding the district has agreed not to furlough any employees in exchange for some type of wage freeze. He has not yet heard from the unions.

The district’s staffing requirements will also begin to take shape next month. Kindergarten enrollment numbers are starting to come in and anyone expecting to retire next year is due to notify the district by March 1 at which point the district can decide which positions need to be filled, according to Lesky.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/01/nazareth_school_board_adopts_p.html

UPDATE ON CHUCK

2012-01-23T19:23:00.001-05:00

Great News on this Monday night that i received from Chuck's Mom Bonnie,

here it is:

''Another good day for Chuckie. PT had him up walking around the unit and he looked fit - no gait problems. Lots of docs again today scratching their heads and no answers. More tests tonight and tomorrow am. Should get out of ICU tonight or tomorrow. Maybe home end of week''.

Back to me talking, that really great news!!

hope we see him in nazareth again real soon!!

we are pulling for ya man!

Former Phillies broadcaster Andy Musser died peacefully in his home in Wynnewood on Sunday

2012-01-23T19:03:00.000-05:00

FROM PHILADELPHIA NEWS:

Former Phillies broadcaster Andy Musser died peacefully in his home in Wynnewood on Sunday, his family said.

Mr. Musser was 74. No cause of death was listed.

The native of Lemoye, Pa., broadcast Phillies games for 26 years. At one time or another, Mr. Musser did play-by-play for every major sports team in Philadelphia except the Flyers.

A Syracuse graduate and Army veteran, he broadcast two World Series, two Super Bowls, two Masters Toumaments, and numerous football and basketball games on national networks.

After leaving the Phillies in 2001, Mr. Musser worked in private business. He is survived by Eun Joo, his wife of 50 years; two children: Allan of Roswell, Ga., and Luanne Zimmerman of Lower Gwynedd, Pa., and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on at 11 a.m. January 31, in the Sanctuary of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 625 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr Pa. 19010.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Foundation.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Chadwick & McKinney of Ardmore.

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Lower Nazareth Township home burns, no one hurt - UPDATE

2012-01-23T19:02:00.000-05:00

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

A single-family home this afternoon on Vista Drive in Lower Nazareth Township.

No one is hurt, according to the Northampton County emergency dispatch center. Flames were through the roof of the Cape Cod-style home.

No one appeared to be home when the fire started. The second floor of the home was gutted in the fire that looked like it began in the rear of the house. There is significant smoke and water damage to the first floor.

Gloria Beck, who lives at 4368 Vista Drive, said late this afternoon that she called 911 after she saw fire at her neighbor's home at 4364 Vista Drive. County records indicate Gregory and Theresa Newman own the home that was burning.

Northampton County emergency dispatch reports said the blaze was at 4368 Vista.

Fire companies from Lower Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township and Bethlehem Township, Pa., including Nancy Run, fought the fire, and an emergency medical unit from Hecktown responded.

This report has been corrected as to the address and homeowners.

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