We enjoyed the sultry Saturday afternoon at the WXPN XPoNential Music Festival this past weekend.
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One of my favorite places, the Camden Children's Garden, hosted the Kids' Corner stage, with some of the most talented and clever perfomers around. Our daughter was cranky because of the heat, but the Phillie Phanatic and the song about Monkeys in the House made her smile.
It was wonderful to see my old pal Kathy O'Connell again. She's the award-winning host of Kids Corner. I love how she has carved such a niche for herself in the radio world. She never, ever talks down to her young listeners. She's clever and funny, and works hard to keep the young ones entertained and challenged every evening.
And she's been at it for twenty years now!
Listen to the story of how it all began....
Check out this video: Kathy OConnell
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So, if your kids are old enough to understand English, introduce them to Kids Corner, Mondays through Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. on WXPN, 88.5 FM.
I promise you.....you'll have as much fun listening (or more) as the short people do.
Happy Anniversary!
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I have been the weather anchor on Good Day Philadelphia since December of 1997. It's been quite a ride, and I've been extremely fortunate. I've spent much of my time during the years taking weather on location. Those experiences have afforded me so many opportunities I never would have had otherwise. I've visited countless schools and been able to show our viewers some of the positive things going on in the classrooms in our area. We've been able to focus on the many teachers working very hard, and the students who will always remember when TV came to their school. I'm also proud of encouraging our viewers to be "tourists in their own hometown." We've taken you to special spots, like the Camden Children's Garden, the Constitution Center, and hundreds more. These are places I might have procrastinated about visiting on my own, but thanks to this job, I've been able to feel so much a part of this community as the folks out there have opened their arms. How lucky am I? My daughter has been a part of this program, periodically, from the time she was six months old. And even now, people who recognize me and Nia when we're out and about remember when I did the weather from our house on her first day of kindergarten. Now she is in fifth grade! So many of her childhood memories are preserved on Good Day, and I am grateful. We continue to make amazing upgrades to our equipment here at Fox 29, and it's exciting to work with the very latest in state-of-the-art technology. My latest thrill is this blog. I look forward to hearing from you!
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