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Move Closer to Your World. Move Closer to Your World ( MCTYW) is a television news music package composed in 1970 by Walt Liss [1] and released by jingle writer Al Ham under his Mayoham Music label. Since the 1970s, it was considered an anthem for local television news, notably of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia for its Action News broadcasts. [2]
Don Tollefson (born September 13, 1952) is an American television broadcast journalist, best known for his work as a sportscaster for the Philadelphia local ABC affiliate WPVI-TV from 1975 to 1990. He also worked for Philadelphia's local FOX affiliate, WTXF-TV. He worked briefly as a sideline reporter for FOX's nationally broadcast show, NFL on ...
Career. He started with WPVI-TV, in Philadelphia on May 17, 1976. He has covered a plethora of major stories during his tenure, ranging from Presidential debates to the 1985 MOVE bombing. He also hosted "Visions", a weekly look at urban life in Philadelphia. In November 2004, he was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.
1967. ( 1967) –. 1994. ( 1994) Captain Noah and His Magical Ark was a television program for children and was generally broadcast around the Philadelphia area. The series aired from 1967 to 1994. [1] It was filmed and produced at the WPVI-TV, Channel 6 (then called WFIL when the program began) studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
Ducis Rodgers is an American sportscaster for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia . Prior to joining the Action News sports team in 2012, Rogers worked at WCBS-TV as a sports director from 2003 to 2009. He also worked at ESPN as a host for Sportscenter and Outside The Lines. [1] Rodgers graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in broadcast ...
Thomas-Laury started at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia on February 20, 1978, as noon co-anchor and reporter, beating out Oprah Winfrey for the position. In 1983, she was promoted to the 5 p.m. newscast, co-anchoring it until 2003 with now-retired news anchor Marc Howard. At the same time, she frequently substituted for Jim Gardner when he was unable ...
He hosted a local, news-driven Sunday morning talk program, Sunday Live, on WPVI. He was among a handful of broadcasters to be honored by the Philadelphia City Council for outstanding service. He appeared on CNN, NBC and ABC television networks, at different times, to discuss stories he covered. Kennedy was profiled in Philadelphia Magazine ...
1976–2009. Gary Papa (September 2, 1954 – June 19, 2009) was a sportscaster with WPVI-TV in Philadelphia from April 1981 to June 2009 and was the 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. sportcaster. He joined the station as a weekend sportscaster in 1981 and was promoted to the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts in 1991, and was named sports ...