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| Is Oprah's End Only the Beginning? |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/11 4:01 pm | updated: 05/27/11 4:01 pm |
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After 25 years on network daytime TV, 57 year old Oprah Winfrey has stepped down. She plans to concentrate on her other interests which include film, Broadway, publishing, politics, cooking, fitness, the self-help industry, and a cable channel.
Born into poverty, Oprah built a media empire around her own nationally syndicated talk show.
"The adversity of her childhood somehow gave her a sense of confidence, a sense of empowerment and a desire to help, and that's part of... Read More |
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| May 27 Music Calendar |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/27/11 12:18 pm | updated: 05/27/11 12:18 pm |
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(1966) 45 Years Ago
Andy Warhol's The Exploding Plastic Inevitable show, featuring the Velvet Underground and Nico, plays in San Francisco at the Filmore... Read More |
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| Surcharge Now in Effect on all Taxis in City |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/11 2:16 am | updated: 05/27/11 2:16 am |
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Philadelphia Parking Authority approved a $1 temporary surcharge for all taxi rides starting earlier this morning at 12 am. The Unified Taxi Workers Alliance of PA had requested the surcharge to help offset the rising costs of gas. This surcharge will remain in effect for at least 90 days, and will be removed once fuel prices drop below $3.75 for 10 days straight afterward.
Cab driver's have been hit hard by the high prices of gas and spend an average of $20 per shift on gas... Read More |
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| Haverford Township Approves Inaugural Music Festival |
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 by: iradiophilly - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/11 1:52 am | updated: 05/27/11 1:52 am |
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| Haverford Township, PA - Music lovers in Haverford Township have convinced officials that a day filled with live music, food, and fun would be a good thing for the community. Set for Saturday September 17, 2011, the first Haverford Music Festival will take place in the heart of Havertown on 2 main stages. Admission will be FREE for 10 hours of live music beginning at noon. Plans call for over 30 bands and performers featuring something for music lovers of all ages. Attendance is expected to be... Read More |
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| ....and the winner of American Idol is |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/26/11 9:35 am | updated: 05/26/11 9:35 am |
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| There's a brand new American Idol, and it's 17 year old Scotty McCreery from Garner, North Carolina. The other finalist, 16 year old Lauren Alaina is from Rossville, Ga. It's the first time that the finals have come down to two singers both rooted squarely in the country genre. It's the second time, after Jordin Sparks, that a 17-year-old has won. Some say the two-hour finale had less excitement than in previous years with more commercials than content. And now the summer tour of Idol... Read More |
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| House Of Blues and a New Rock Club Coming To Philly |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/26/11 9:34 am | updated: 05/26/11 9:34 am |
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Two more live music venues may be opening in Philadelphia as soon as this Fall. A 'new rock' club targeting up and coming bands, Union Transfer promises to be an 800 patron capacity club located on Spring Garden Street at the former Spaghetti Warehouse. If all goes well with their Liquor Control Board application, the new rock club will open on the site in the fall.
Also, The House Of Blues, expected to hold 3000 concert goers, will be coming to the waterfront area near the... Read More |
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| May 26 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/26/11 9:25 am | updated: 05/26/11 9:25 am |
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(2006) 5 Years Ago
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale become proud parents when Kingston James McGregor Rossdale is... Read More |
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| May 25 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/25/11 9:47 am | updated: 05/25/11 9:47 am |
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(1926) 85 Years Ago
Prolific jazz trumpeter Miles Davis is born in Alton,... Read More |
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| Philly Republican Mayor Race leaning towards a Karen Brown win |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/24/11 4:44 pm | updated: 05/24/11 4:44 pm |
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It's been a week since the primary elections ended, and it seems that former school teacher Karen Brown will end up with the GOP nomination for mayor to run against incumbent Democrat Michael Nutter.
She holds a very tight 58 vote lead over John Featherman after city officials completed the latest tally of votes that included absentee ballots. Around 16,500 votes were cast in the GOP primary.
Featherman is not giving up hope. There are still provisional ballots out... Read More |
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| Harold Camping Is Not Backing Down or Giving Back |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/24/11 12:36 pm | updated: 05/24/11 12:36 pm |
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Harold Camping is an owner of radio stations and a prominent figure in the broadcast industry.
His blown prediction and continued predictions are a real embarrassment to many in the Christian radio community, who are not saying much.
Camping is still predicting that the world is really going to end on October 21, and as far as he's concerned, Judgment Day did occur on May 21. But God decided not to make people suffer through the next five months.
As for... Read More |
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