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’60 Minutes’ Highlights Pottstown’s ‘Last Reporter Standing’ as It Chronicles the Demise of Local News
Evan Brandt, the last reporter of the once-thriving Pottstown Mercury, is overworked and overwhelmed as he continues to try and cover community news using the few remaining resources, writes Jon Wertheim for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Brandt has been covering Pottstown and surrounding towns for the past 24 years. In that time, he has seen his…
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Gov. Wolf Encourages Neighborly Kindness in Advance of Mr. Rogers–Themed ‘1-4-3 Day’
Announcing the fourth annual 1-4-3 Day in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged Keystone State residents to show kindness, generosity, and love this coming May 23. The date is the 143rd day of 2022, a number imbued with special significance, writes James Wesser for WETM 18 News, Elmira, NY. The tradition was started in 2019 to…
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DIY Network Cancelled Newtown Craftsman Jeff Devlin, But His New Career Hasn’t Left Him Pining
Although it has been about a year since DIY Network cancelled the Jeff Devlin reality series Stone House Revival, the Newtown native hasn’t been sitting around gathering (saw)dust. Lisa Arnett reported on Devlin’s career renovation for HGTV. Stone House Revival was a fix-it show that concentrated on the centuries-old homes in Bucks County. The work…
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TV Sports Anchor Antics: How a Present-Day CEO in Yardley Became the Father of the Viral Video
Warren Flax, now CEO of an artists’ brush manufacturing company in Yardley, started as a Fort Myers, Fla., sports reporter. While there, he embarked on a broadcast spree that may have invented the viral video. Paul Greeley tuned into the story for TVNewsCheck. It was 1994, and Flax’s on-air reporting at WINK was hampered by…
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‘Butt First,’ Local Pharma Company’s Cellulite Treatment Product, Is Cheeky, Clever Marketing
Endo International, which has its U.S. headquarters in Malvern, has decided on a unique tagline for its latest marketing program for cellulite treatment Qwo: “Butt First,” writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Butt First campaign will consist of more than 200 patient events throughout the country that will aim to “excite and…
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Creative Ad Man, Barry Magarick, Behind Some of Region’s Favorite Ads, Has Died
Barry Magarick, the creative individual behind many recognizable ads and jingles, has died. He was 83, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The well-known advertising executive grew up in Collingdale. He died at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby. Mr. Magarick was the inspiration for many of the Philadelphia region’s most memorable ads in the…
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‘Bucks County Conversations,’ New Hyper-Local Podcast, Uploads Premier Episode
The Department of Communications for the Bucks County Board of Commissioners has launched a new podcast, using the streaming format to reach residents in a new, tech-based way. The show, Bucks County Conversations is accessible on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the county website. In its introduction, host Charlotte Reese calls it a “source for real…
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Rock Star Reporter from Montgomery County Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop After Being Hit by Car
A TV reporter from Montgomery County was hit by a car last week during a live weather segment in West Virginia. Amazingly, Tori Yorgey managed to get right back up only moments later and report that she wasn’t hurt, collects herself, and continues reporting, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. Tori Yorgey was reporting on inclement…
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The Fanatic’s Mike Missanelli Brings His Bristol Grandmothers’ Italian Cooking to New Broadcast
When it comes to triple plays, sports radio host Mike Missanelli is obviously quite adept at describing Phillies outs at first, second, and third. But his expertise on trios could just as well extend to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Jeff Blumenthal served up the story of Missanelli’s diversification for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Missanelli, whose…
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Host of ‘Mad Money’ Returns to Pa., Deeply Invested as a Quakertownian
After spending decades living in New York, Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money has settled in Quakertown. Jeff Blumenthal covered Bucks County’s newest high-profile resident for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The last time Cramer called the Philadelphia area home was when he graduated from Springfield High School in Montgomery County in 1973. He was…
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Michael Smerconish on Taking Over for Fired Friend Chris Cuomo on CNN: ‘I Take No Pleasure in It’
The removal of host Chris Cuomo from CNN has created a programming hole that Doylestown media personality Michael Smerconish is now filling. Smerconish will finish out this week’s broadcasts, but no permanent decision has been made on his presence beyond that. Rob Tornoe covered the assignment for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cuomo’s firing, now being contested…
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Philadelphia Mag’s List of 2021’s Most Influential People Features Bucks County Notables
Bucks County’s collection of high-profile individuals caught the attention of Philadelphia Magazine when it compiled its 2021 list of influential people. The spotlight cited not only their recent power moves but also their long-term influence on our past and their ability to shape our future. Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents Bucks County in the U.S. House,…
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Big Story on Action News: Jim Gardner to Retire After 44 Years in the Anchor Chair
Jim Gardner, longtime 6abc anchor and familiar face in Philadelphia local news for 44 years, will retire at the end of the next year, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gardner plans to dial back his schedule beginning in January, when he will no longer be hosting the 11 p.m. edition of 6abc’s Action…
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For Journalists at the Bucks County Community College ‘Centurion,’ COVID Was No ‘Stop-the-Presses’ Moment
The student staff of the Bucks County Community College Centurion, the campus newspaper, recently received an Organization of the Year nod from the school. The publication itself covered the award through Judith Russo. The celebration of The Centurion resulted from its staff commitment in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite health-safety cautions that upended everything from…
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SportsRadio 94WIP Alums Launch ‘Last Out Media,’ a Feasterville Coaching Service for Budding Podcasters
John Barchard and Vince Quinn both left their producer-host roles at SportsRadio 94WIP to instead pass their accumulated knowledge to a new corps of broadcasters. Their Feasterville company, Last Out Media, helps podcasters with both content and finances. Jeff Blumenthal recorded their progress for the Philadelphia Business Journal. COVID-19 initially put a damper on national…
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Walter J. Fox, Noted Journalist and Author, Dies at 89
Walter J. Fox, a journalist and retired Temple and West Chester University professor raised in Lansdowne has died, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He died Aug. 8 at age 89. He’s the author of Writing the News: A Guide for Print Journalists. From 1955 through 2020, he worked as a writer and reporter…
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What We’re Reading on Vacation: “Ghosts of Harvard”
It’s about that time for vacation, and I’ve got my stack of beach reads all ready, because what is a vacation if not toes in sand, book in hand? I’m most excited to read Ghosts of Harvard, a first novel by Chester County native, Francesca Serritella. Francesca, a Great Valley High School graduate and New…
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Bucks County Leadership: Glen Macnow, WIP and TV Host, Beer Slinger, PR Consultant
Glen Macnow, the long-time WIP sports-talk host, part-owner of Conshohocken Brewing Company, and the man who can’t quite get over the fact that people pay him to “talk about sports and beer, coach writing and write what I think,” recently sat down for an interview with BUCKSCO Today. He spoke about growing up in Buffalo;…
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