Archive: October, 2008
How about the "Go Phillies. Beat the Rays!" banner that Resorts had up on the Walt Whitman Bridge?
The casino has put the 60-foot-by-20-foot banner on eBay -- starting bid $500, free shipping -- with proceeds destined to the United Way of Atlantic County.
Bidding ends Thursday afternoon.
CBS3, 6ABC, NBC10, Fox29 and Comcast SportsNet will televise Friday's Phillies parade, which starts at noon at 20th and Market Streets and heads to the sports complex.
CBS3's Eyewitness News and its sister station, CW Philly 57, will be on from noon to 4 p.m. (with a repeat from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday).
6ABC's Action News will have Jim Gardner and Gary Papa anchoring from noon "to the event's conclusion."
NBC10 will start at 11 a.m. and wrap at 3 p.m.
Fox29 will cover from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Comcast SportsNet will cover the entire parade, commercial-free, starting at 11:30 a.m. (SportsNet will rerun it at 11 p.m. today, 1:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, 1:30 a.m. Sunday, and 12:30 p.m. Monday.
For you stuck at your desk without a TV, Comcast SportsNet also will stream coverage live at www.csnphilly.com. On Saturday, Comcast digital cable expects to make parade coverage available through Channel 1 On Demand.
And here's a radio tip: WPHT's Michael Smerconish and WIP's Angelo Cataldi will simulcast a radio show starting at 1:30 p.m. from the ballpark on their respective stations, 1210 and 610.
If you're in a buying mood, QVC will be the place to be Friday night. Cole Hamels, Shane Victorino and Mike Schmidt will be on to sell baseball collectibles. All three will be on at 11 p.m. to sell a Hamels-autographed World Series baseball; a Victorino-autographed World Series baseball; Phillies framed team collage; a "1980 to 2008" Phillies framed picture; and a World Series leather jacket. Victorino and Schmidt will be on at 1 a.m. as well, QVC says.
Look who joined Fox29's John Bolaris for his weather forecast before the second part of World Series Game 5.
It's his former NBC10 compatriot, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz.
NBC10 could use the additional face time for one of its stars. The station curiously chose to ignore live coverage of the Phillies win after the game -- shunting it off to Myphl17 for its 10 p.m. news before picking up at 11 p.m.
You wouldn't expect Cole Hamels to drive home from the ballpark after the Phils won the World Series. And get champagne all over the interior of his red 2010 Camaro? Or risk damage from the jubilant mob?
The World Series MVP arranged for a truck to take it away.
Presumably, he and his teammates have alternate transportation for a big night out.
Hamels' big day also coincided with the 30th birthday of his wife, Heidi Strobel.
The national anthem won't be sung tonight as Game 5 of the World Series resumes in the bottom of the sixth inning. (Remember, this is not a new game.)
Navy Petty Officer Dorcus Whigham, who sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch Monday, will be back before the first pitch. The Phils will have a good ol', crowd-participatory rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during tonight's stretch.
Danny Bonaduce, the Delco-bred former Partridge and current L.A. radio host, supposedly will start on the rock station on Nov. 10.
Two sources say that the contract is in Bonaduce's hands and that Bonaduce's sidekick Shila will be relocated with him. Metro will produce, as he did for the last regular WYSP morning show, hosted by Kidd Chris.
Back on Oct. 1, I blogged that Bonaduce -- now under contract to CBS Radio for one hour a day -- was on WYSP's short list for mornings and that Bonaduce said he'd be on the next plane to PHL if he were offered the job.
WYSP wants to get the shift filled during Eagles season, so it can start marketing.
I'll update when Bonaduce and CBS execs return my calls.
Updated: 1:25 p.m.
Angi Taylor, who was Chris Booker's sidekick on his Q102 morning show until Clear Channel blew it up over the summer, has landed regular work. She's joined the morning show at Clear Channel's KISS-FM in Chicago, according to the trade site FMQB.com.
KISS's program director is Rick Vaughn, who until recently was Q102's program director
Taylor had worked on Q102 by phone line from her Chicago apartment.
The Phillies normally cut off beer sales after the seventh inning at home games at Citizens Bank Park.
What will they do for Game 5, which will start in the bottom of the sixth inning?
The beer sales continue till "sometime near the end of the game," says spokeswoman Bonnie Clark, adding that the "sometime" has not been determined.
(Caption corrected)
The chef-driven Sovalo, arguably the swankiest restaurant in Northern Liberties, closed over the weekend.
Co-owner Joe Scarpone, who got great notices (including a three-bell from Craig LaBan) for his Napa-style cuisine, featuring fresh pasta, says weeknight business had slacked off, probably because of "big companies tightening their belts. Weekends were strong, he said, but sales were still down from a year ago. He has another restaurant idea that he plans to pursue.
Post updated 2:15 p.m.
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