Longer Philadelphia folks - is this John “Voice of NFL Films” Facenda, shilling used Fords on WCAU (now NBC 10) in the early 60s?
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This is the goofiest, nerdiest thread I've ever done here but I am stressed and need to let off considerable steam. Here is a history of all the sets used from WCAU-TV 10 in Philadelphia from 1990 to 2024. I am probably going to need a few days to do this so let's get started.
Quite a cast! Including John Zacherle who - besides being a Penn grad - had a distinguished run as a Philly TV “horror host” on WCAU. (Honorable Mention to the Formost Kosher Sausage Company, z”l)
Forget astrology, tell me the TV channels you remember when you were a kid: Philadelphia Market: 3 NBC (KYW now CBS) 6 ABC (WPVI) 10 CBS (WCAU now NBC) 12 PBS (WHYY) 17 Independent 44 Independent
I was done with her, after she called Trump, "Mr President" in an interview last year. I was so happy for her, as a WCAU Philadelphia anchor, back in the day, but now, she's lost her way.
Joe Pellegrino, popular TV sports anchor, has died at 89. He was a key member of the top-rated Action News team during the 1970s, and later returned to Philadelphia to work as sports anchor at WCAU. www.inquirer.com/obituaries/o...
He was a key member of the top-rated Action News team during the 1970s, and later returned to Philadelphia to work as sports anchor at WCAU.
In July 1982, "Valley Girl" was stunted over Philadelphia's WCAU-FM By Terry "Motor Mouth" Young, without commercial interruption. Young was suspended. It was a hit. Zappa feared despite his huge body of work, he would become known as a novelty act. Music That Rocks www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Q1...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Valley Girl,” Frank Zappa’s sardonic, GRAMMY®-nominated Top 40 hit. To celebrate this milestone, Zappa Records/UMe h...