One winner in this scenario could be Wally Kennedy, who has only had the weekly "Sunday Live" since "Philly After Midnight" was canceled last year.

By LAURA NACHMAN
Courier Times

The fall-out continues over the Marc Howard defection to Channel 3.

A source at Channel 6 said the newsroom is still stunned over the news, but the overall feeling is that everybody wins as Howard, 65, gets a big raise, while WPVI gets younger in a hurry.

One winner in this scenario could be Wally Kennedy, who has only had the weekly "Sunday Live" since "Philly After Midnight" was canceled last year.

Kennedy subbed for Howard on "Inside Story" last week and is the front-runner for the higher profile show. Observant viewers will notice that WPVI has already started running a promo for the 5 p.m. news with only Lisa Thomas-Laury. According to a station spokesperson, Monica Malpass, Rick Williams, Anita Brikman and Rob Jennings will rotate in Howard's spot for now.

Meanwhile at Channel 3, staffers are awaiting Larry Kane's return from vacation on Monday. An insider there says the feeling at the station is that Kane won't stick around when Howard begins in January.

IT'S YOUR LONG DISTANCE CALL

CN8 and Bucks County resident Lynn Doyle worked the Labor Day weekend as a substitute host on Geraldo Rivera's show on Fox News Channel Saturday and Sunday.

Doyle's regular show, "It's Your Call," will devote a week of shows to the first anniversary of "9-11" beginning Monday. On Sept. 11, there will be a two-hour special with interviews with four Bucks County women - Fiona Havlish, Tara Bane, Grace Godshalk, and Judy Reiss - who lost family members in the World Trade Center attacks.

PAGING BILLY BOB AND ANGELINA

Philly's Banyan Productions is looking for couples engaged to be married to participate in its new reality series "48 Hour Wedding," which will air on PAX TV this fall. The show will give a couple $10,000 to plan their nuptials within 48-hours. Call 215-928-1414 for further details. Maybe a spin-off could be "48 Hour Divorce."

CUTTING ROOM FLOOR

It's not a done deal, but it's likely that WPHL reporter Brad Sattin and photographer Matt Maiorano are leaving the station to open their own production company called "TV News Solutions," which will provide stories for Tribune stations around the country.

Doylestown's Dr. Lori Verderame, also known as "Dr. Lori," an art historian and antiques appraiser will discuss movie collectibles on WCAU's "10," Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.

Here are some of the new shows that will air on Channel 48 this fall: "Family Feud" with Richard Karn, "Carol Burnett and Friends" and "Newsradio."

Laura Nachman can be heard on WBCB 1490-AM Monday and Friday at 8:45 a.m. Reach her at [email protected].

September 05, 2002