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Air Date: November 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Muslims are having a Hollywood moment
Several projects by and about Muslims are in the pipeline or have recently debuted in the entertainment industry.
6 years ago
Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring
His apprentice, Matt Vogel, will succeed him in the Big Bird role. He also plays Kermit the Frog.
6 years ago
Key prosecutor says allegation of racism in Cosby case ‘completely offensive’
Entertainer Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison.
6 years ago
Listen 7:59Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm will be first female duo to call an NFL game
Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first female announcing team to cover an NFL game this Thursday.
6 years ago
76ers set to turn promising season into must-see TV with new show on NBC
NBC has given a script commitment to "Brotherly Love," loosely based on the life of the Aussie-born NBA rookie of the year.
6 years ago
Former writer saw Bert and Ernie as ‘loving couple’; Sesame Workshop disagrees
The back-and-forth is just the latest in a years-long dispute.
6 years ago
Miss America ratings fall amid drop of swimsuit competition
The Miss America ceremony subtracted the swimsuit competition for the first time in its 98-year history, and subtracted one million television viewers, too.
6 years ago
New documentary series shows the struggles, triumphs of ‘Getting off the Streets’ in Camden
“Getting Off the Streets,” a new documentary that shines a spotlight on a “zero tolerance” rehabilitation program for homeless men in Camden, New Jersey.
6 years ago
How learning science is catching up to Mr. Rogers
What makes Morgan Neville's biographical documentary so necessary, is that it shows Rogers was exactly what he appeared to be.
7 years ago
TGIF: Forgotten ‘90s TV shows resurrected for Friday the 13th — July 13, 2018
Remember "Baby Talk"? What about "Odd Man Out"? No? Revisit these and other not-quite-classics at PhilaMOCA on Friday.
7 years ago
Philly cabaret artist offers neighborly homage to Mr. Rogers
John Jarboe, the founder of Philadelphia's Bearded Ladies Cabaret, performs in the persona Mx. Rogers, a gender-fluid version of Fred Rogers.
7 years ago
Listen 3:18The only guy who can get a tie on Fetterman
Clever Wolf campaign video shows the governor taking John Fetterman, his running mate, shopping for a tie.
7 years ago
Mister Rogers talked frankly with kids about ‘grown-up’ issues that weren’t
It's hard to imagine anyone sending hate mail to Fred Rogers.
7 years ago
In our bitterly polarized nation, entertainment — like everything else — seems to split us along political lines.
7 years ago