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Gail Shister joined The Inquirer in 1979 as its first female sportswriter, a barrier she also broke at The New Orleans States-Item (1975-78) and Buffalo Evening News (1974). She was the Inquirer's television columnist for 25 years.
Email Gail at gshister@phillynews.com
- Pa. Primary '08: Polls, blog and your comments
By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer

- Video: Chase's role looms large as 'Sopranos' nears end
- Poll: 20070328_poll_sopranos (1790 votes)
By Gail Shister, Inquirer Columnist
It's the beginning of the end for The Sopranos, and Edie Falco is hurting.
Falco, who plays Carmela Soprano on the landmark HBO mob drama, made like the Mississippi at the recent cast reading of Sopranos' swan-song script.
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Gail Shister | Diane Sawyer lands Matos McGreevey in the morning - 03/29/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer ColumnistDina's doing Diane in the morning and - get this - NBC and CBS say it's no big whup. Dina Matos McGreevey, ex-wife of former New Jersey governor Jim "I'm a Gay American" McGreevey, will sit down with Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer for her only morning-show interview.
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Gail Shister | Jeff Greenfield defends his new colleague Katie Couric - 04/03/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer ColumnistPart of the reason CBS's Katie Couric can't catch a break is because she's a she, says new colleague Jeff Greenfield.
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Gail Shister | Dobbs, not an a.m. guy, becoming an a.m. guy at CBS - 04/04/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer ColumnistJust when you thought Lou Dobbs couldn't possibly suck up any more face time . . . Already seen seven nights a week at 6 on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, big Lou will add CBS's The Early Show to his portfolio, the Eye announced yesterday.
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MSNBC pulls the plug on Imus - 04/12/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer ColumnistWith advertisers bailing and critics boiling, MSNBC yesterday canceled simulcasts of Don Imus' popular weekday radio show, Imus in the Morning.
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Facing a storm, TV limits video

- 04/20/2007
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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterIn an unusual midcourse correction, TV networks have scaled back, or stopped altogether, running the disturbing video made by Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui.
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No news would (briefly) be welcome news - 05/01/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterSteve Capus graduated from Temple with a degree in communications, but judging by the last few weeks, he should have majored in crisis management.
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Young adults eschew traditional nightly news for "The Daily Show." - 05/11/2007

- They'll take Jon, and that's the way it isBy Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterBefore Katie Couric was signed last year, rumors surfaced that Comedy Central's Jon Stewart might be in the running to anchor CBS Evening News.
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Like young viewers, CW wakes a little late - 06/05/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterKnock, knock. Who's there? The CW. Who? Who, indeed. The fledgling network with the weird name and the mongrel identity spent its inaugural season in Witness Protection. And with good reason.
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Mysterious surfer drama to take 'Sopranos' spot - 06/06/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterIf you expect David Milch to concisely explain the premise of his inscrutable new HBO drama, we have three words for you:
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A stand-up keeps it clean and cleans up - 06/07/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff WriterBrian Regan is a sweet guy who loves his family and won't snark on Paris Hilton. Despite those handicaps, he's funny. Funny enough to sell out theaters across the country. Funny enough to move 100,000 CDs. Funny enough to land his own Comedy Central special, at 10 p.m. Sunday.
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On 'Rescue Me,' rebaptism by fire - 06/12/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Unlike 'Closer,' she peers close - 06/15/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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A few good 'Wives' - 06/28/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Slow, steady Gibson wins anchor race - 07/13/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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A blazing 'Grace' - 07/19/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Close calls shots on her new series - 07/20/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Words of 'war' - 08/10/2007

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By Gail Shister, Inquirer Staff Writer
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About rights, not role models - 08/21/2007
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