Obsession with DeMentri August 27, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Alycia Lane, Larry Mendte, Vince DeMentri
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According to my blog stats, most people are obsessed with Vince DeMentri.
Forget Larry having an “improper relationship” with Alycia. Yeah, people cared about that, but overall, not as much as they do about DeMentri.
I discovered with help that DeMentri’s bio had been yanked from the Web site. Station management refuses to admit he’s gone. But he more than likely is.
The interest in DeMentri seems to be dwindling. Philly.com hasn’t posted much of anything lately, other than a report by Dan Gross of DeMentri being spotted in Rittenhouse Square with a “brunette babe.”
Based on the sole gravity of the situation, I’d think the Larry and Alycia saga would be much more noteworthy and of interest to more people. And though the posting of Mendte’s statement garnered me the most hits ever (for which I’m grateful), collectively, more people are interested in DeMentri. Weird.
Perhaps it’s because no one else really cares enough to write about DeMentri. Maybe it’s because there are so many people around the world writing about Larry and Alycia. Maybe I’m just looking too deeply.
But whatever the case, the obsession with DeMentri continues to exist today, with posts regarding him in higher demand than those of Mendte or Lane.
You guys are weird.
We were wondering what happened to Vince. We met him back when he first started on the News 10. He was at a tech show in Fort Washington and was very nice. I just read he divorced his wife Patty and she is not on a list of hosts I looked at on QVC.
Pat James DeMentri is still on QVC. In fact she was on this morning. You can catch her on the Morning Show. It’s a shame what is happening to our local anchors, newcasters and reporters in Philadelphia. Vince DeMentri always reported well, was dressed impeccably and just was a nice guy. He was always a pleasure to watch. I hope this works out well for all involved.