Channel Surfing by Laura Nachman Bucks County Courier Times www.bradyresidence.com/channelsurfing.html September 14, 2004 The second episode of MTV's "The Real World: Philadelphia" airs tonight at 10 p.m.   MTV, which could make a paperclip look cool, did a fantastic job making the city look happening and fun.  The nightclubs Shampoo, Swanky Bubbles, and the Continental were displayed, as well as shots of the skyline, South Street, 30th Street Station, sculling down the Schuylkill river, the PECO building, the Camden Ferry, and more.  All seven cast members fit the MTV beauty requirement, and they'll be working for beautiful Jon Bon Jovi on the Philadelphia Soul staff.  Upcoming episodes include a trip to Fiji, Mardi Gras on South Street, Independence Hall, and of course lots of fights among the housemates. The premiere drew a 9 rating in Philadelphia, which is nine times the normal audience for an MTV show.  Each local rating point equals 28,743 households. Go to www.mtv.com for details about the cast.  I'm looking forward to tonight's show. Jill Chernekoff is back on WTXF, sort of.  The former news anchor, who has been working as a media advisor since she was let go from Fox a couple of years ago, trained attorney Craig Mitnick, who is a regular contributor to WTXF.  Mitnick also appears on Fox News Channel and CN8's "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle."  Chernekoff's web site is www.jillchernekoff.com Former Channel 6 personality Wally Kennedy has a new job.  He'll be teaching broadcast performance at Temple University this semester.  Kennedy's father taught at Loyola University in Chicago. WSNI 104.5-FM and WBEB 101.1-FM, which have had dueling Christmas music last year, had a 70's music battle on Labor Day weekend.  What's next? Christmas music from the 70's?  Traffic reporter Lorraine Ranalli is the new backup traffic reporter on WTXF.  "Oprah's" new season begins this week on WPVI.  "The Tony Danza Show" premieres this week.  What other former member of "Taxi" hosted a talk show?  The answer appears at the bottom of the column.  The Mid-Atlantic Emmys take place Saturday at the Center City Marriott. Bucks County native Michael Smerconish will discuss his new book about airline safety, "Flying Blind," on "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle" tonight at 9 on CN8. Marilu Henner hosted a daytime talk show.  Where have you gone Randall Carver? Laura can be reached at www.bradyresidence.com