Maybe he’s not gone… July 31, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: NBC10, Vince DeMentri
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NBC10 really likes to keep us guessing.
Vince DeMentri apparently met with station management on Thursday. It’s the first time he’s been in the studio in about a month.
And, of course, that’s all we know.
His photo and bio remain on NBC10’s Web site. So, I guess he’s still a paid employee?
It’s an interesting situation now. There’s really no pending legal action. And he allegedly didn’t do anything, at least says Lori Delgado, his apparent car-keyed victim. So…now what?
NBC will just keep us waiting, I suppose.
Mackintosh walks into retirement July 30, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: CBS3, Robin Mackintosh
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It was a different kind of send-off for Robin Mackintosh at CBS3.
The link above shows his final appearance reporting for Eyewitness News.
Susan Barnett and Chris May introduced one final look-back at some of Mackintosh’s stories.
Then, for one last time, the mic was turned onto him, as he said a few words, literally handed over the mic, and walked through LOVE Park as Chopper 3 looked on.
Check out the video. And, as he says, if you see him around the street in the coming days, say hi.
Naming rights July 30, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: Philadelphia Inquirer, Random Rubbish, Verizon
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Remember in Rugrats when the parents would often consult the child psychologist Dr. Lipschitz? Remember laughing when hearing it? Notice the convenient ‘c’ in his name.
Well, Dr. and Mrs. Herman Libshitz know the feeling. Verizon has denied them e-mail service because their name contains “questionable language.”
The Libshitzes have given up on trying to get Verizon DSL and have opted to stay with AT&T dial-up — a good boycott for a lax policy.
A spokeswoman for Verizon actually sided with the Libshitzes, saying the company usually makes exceptions based on “reasonable requests.”
I’d say a name — an identity — is pretty reasonable, no?
Philly TV newsers respond to Huggins’ death July 30, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Edie Huggins, NBC10, Obituary
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John Morrison did a great job in the DN writing a well-rounded profile of Edie Huggins, who died yesterday at 72.
He spoke to many anchors and reporters, from FOX’s Dawn Stensland to 6ABC’s Lisa Thomas-Laury.
Also quoted:
“We often use the word ‘pioneer’ loosely,” said Marc Howard, retired Channel 6 anchor. “But Edie truly was a pioneer. When she started in television, it was a collection of white males of no detectable ethnicity.
(Note the lack of mention of Channel 3, the station from which he permanently retired.)
And one more quote, from my newfound buddy:
Larry Kane, veteran broadcaster who worked with Edie at Channel 10, said that when he first saw her he was amazed at how she talked directly to the viewer.
“There are very few in this business who can make that electric contact. It was as though she was having a personal conversation with the viewer.
“She was very funny. Had a great sense of humor. She liked to tickle the big egos, bring them down to earth.”
Huggins’ impact on the lives of everyone — from family and friends to coworkers and viewers — has been clearly evident in the countless tributes in the past 24 hours. Undoubtedly, she will be greatly missed.
To whom it may concern: July 30, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Blogging
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I wrote a post a few days ago. Some of you didn’t like it.
I’m not sure why. After all, I do not claim to be a news organization. I’m just a lowly college student with some extra free time.
And in that free time, I absorb media. I take in observations. And then I share them.
Now, of course, it’s your discretion to read my observations. And some of you did, and you didn’t like them. And now I’m somehow the bad guy.
Not that I want to be compared to him, but is everything Perez Hilton reports true? Like him, I blog. We’re rarities, I know.
Please know that I didn’t delete the post because I’m ashamed I posted it. I’m not — it was an observation. Not a newsworthy article. Simply an observation, true or untrue, that I thought others would find interesting.
The point of this blog is not to create controversy (or to have others miscontsrue innocent words to create controversy).
Interesting how the very comment that began it all has been deleted, isn’t it?
NBC10 reporter Edie Huggins, 72, dies July 29, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Edie Huggins, NBC10, Obituary
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Edie Huggins, the first African-American female anchor in the Philadelphia area, has died after a “lengthy illness,” NBC10 is reporting.
The anchor and reporter was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the past year. Known as “Ms. Edie” among her coworkers, Huggins was a pioneer in the Philadelphia area as the host of many magazine news shows and segments like “Huggins’ Heroes,” which profiled people who faced challenges with courage and determination.
Still listed on NBC10’s list of on-air talent, Huggins continued reporting for Channel 10 well after retirement age. She has marked 42 years of work at the station.
NBC10 donated most of the first block of its 6 p.m. newscast Tuesday to coverage and reaction of Huggins’ death.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Bright Hope Baptist Church at 12th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The service begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public.
DeMentri likely gone, Mackintosh follows suit July 29, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: CBS3, NBC10, Robin Mackintosh, Vince DeMentri
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OK, here’s you’re real update on (former?) NBC10 anchor Vince DeMentri.
According to he who knows all of Philadelphia media (except the stuff Larry Mendte wasn’t feeding him), the hot-tempered anchor will likely not be seen on NBC10 any longer.
In a strange twist, however, his (former?) co-anchor Lori Delgado has denied DeMentri’s involvement in any of the alleged incidents — keying of the car, stealing of the hair drier, etc.
NBC10 also realizes that new criminal charges will be filed.
Hopping down seven channels, Wednesday is veteran reporter and Temple grad Robin Mackintosh’s final day at CBS3.
He’s capping off nearly 38 years at the station to move to Avalon, N.J. with his wife. He’s the seventh on-air talent to leave the station in about a year.
Expect a link to a send-off on here tomorrow. Also, expect the reporter of his goodbye to be Pat Ciarrocchi. She’s a pro at that kind of stuff now, after Dick Standish and Tom Lamaine.
Temple isn’t as diverse July 28, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Clips & Videos, Temple University.Tags: Temple University, Princeton Review, Diversity
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Original post from The Temple News.
CHRIS STOVER
The Temple News
Temple has been dethroned.
According to the Princeton Review’s annual list of the nation’s best colleges, Temple has dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 in the most diverse student body category.
The nation’s most diverse school is now Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Diverse population is the only category of 62 in which Temple placed. The Princeton Review lists the top 20 schools in each category.
Meanwhile, Penn State University in University Park, Pa., ranked No. 3 in terms of party schools, with the University of Florida and the University of Mississippi taking Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.
Other local colleges ranked, but not necessarily for positive reasons. Drexel University fared well in poor categories, like least beautiful campus (No. 3), long lines and red tape (No. 7), poor professors (No. 13) and least accessible professors (No. 15).
The University of Pennsylvania ranked 14th in best college newspaper and 20th in strained town-grown relations. On the other hand, they made the list of colleges with a conscience.
The book, which hits stores tomorrow, surveys 120,000 students from 368 colleges – two more than last year – on everything from financial aid and admissions to intramural sports and job placement.
Chris Stover can be reached at stover@temple.edu.
Heller says what we’re all thinking July 28, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer
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I’m ashamed I haven’t followed Philadelphia columnists until this summer. I’ve been missing out.
Believe it or not, there are times when even I have trouble putting words to thoughts. Shocking, no?
Inquirer columnist Karen Heller doesn’t like the rebranding of the Franklin (Institute). She doesn’t like the Pirates. She didn’t like King Tut. And she doesn’t like the cost, especially for 11-year-old adults.
Isn’t this all the stuff you were thinking? For Philadelphians, the name change — er, drop — will likely stick (”Institute” is three syllables that can easily be dropped without losing context), but we will still fight it, right? Plus, their domain name — fi.edu — probably cost them more than they’d like to admit. So technically, the “Institute” isn’t going anywhere.
Read Karen’s comments.
Wawa’s rollin’ out July 28, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: Hoagies, Wawa
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What’s a Wawa hoagie without Amoroso’s?
Well, if you’ve ordered a hoagie from Wawa in the past few months, you probably already know.
The Inquirer reported today that earlier this year, Wawa “quietly” shifted their roll production from Amoroso’s South Philadelphia plant to Omni Baking Co. in Vineland, N.J. Who’da thought?!
Wawa gives reasons of tax breaks, fewer delivery trucks, yadda, yadda, yadda. In other words, tradition means little in the business world.
But not all tradition is lost. Omni Baking Co. is co-owned by Leonard Amoroso and his cousin Daniel Amoroso. Coincidence? I wish. That’d be a fun story.
The Amorosos co-own Omni with the Mulloys. It’s like a joining of the Capulets and Montagues.
The Inquirer report doesn’t address if the creation of the hoagie rolls follows a different recipe. But knowing the rolls themselves aren’t the traditional Amoroso is painful enough.
