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CHANNEL SURFING Don't feel bad for Philly's Ryan Wolf, who got the boot in the series finale of "Boot Camp" on Fox. Recruit Wolf is now being recruited by Hollywood. By LAURA NACHMAN Recruit Wolf is now being recruited by Hollywood and will
meet with several talent agents in Los Angeles to discuss
possible modeling, acting and other opportunities. Pretty good
for someone whose previous acting experience was as Elmo at
Sesame Place in Middletown.
It was a tough ending for Wolf, 23, who lost the half
million-dollar "Boot Camp" grand prize to Jen Whitlow,
of Atlanta, Ga.
Even though Wolf won six of the seven challenges, the six
remaining recruits unanimously voted for Whitlow, leaving Wolf
with the runner-up reward of $100,000. Many who followed the
show were outraged that Whitlow won a 11/2-mile run challenge,
in which even though Wolf had the better time, the event went to
Whitlow because she improved her time more than Wolf did the
first time they ran the race.
But Wolf said, "I am not bitter. Even though I was very
frustrated, I feel that everything happens for a reason."
Wolf can be consoled in the fact that since the show ended he
has been featured in "Entertainment Weekly," made
several television appearances, gets almost 100 e-mails a day
from fans, and is the subject of a fan club on Yahoo!
And when he goes to Los Angeles, he'll be staying with none
other than his "Boot Camp" nemesis, drill instructor
McSweeney, where presumably there won't be any more 6 a.m.
wakeup calls.
According to a newsroom insider, employees at KYW-3 are expecting some on-air changes after a replacement is named for news director, Melissa Klinzing, who resigned after a dismal May ratings period. Currently, there are several weekday anchor combinations beginning with Pat Ciarrocchi and Amy Caples at 6 a.m., Ciarrocchi and Ukee Washington at noon, Washington and Dawn Stensland at 5 p.m., Siani Lee and Dave Frankel at 6 p.m., and Larry Kane at 11 p.m. "From Columbine to Calm" examines school violence in the Delaware Valley, June 23 at 8 p.m. on WB17. Steve Highsmith and Karen Jordan host. Highsmith's weekly series "In the Know" won first place in the Public Affairs category of the annual Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Awards Competition. Some other local first-place winners are Fox-Philadelphia's Dave Schratwieser for Individual Reporting, Fox-Philadelphia's "Sports Sunday" for Sportscast, Fox-Philadelphia's "Public League Basketball Championship" for Sports Play by Play, and WB17's Jenna Wolfe's "Boxing" for best Sports Feature. Television stations from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh competed. Check out the cool rooms of seven area men including former Phillies star Curt Schilling, who maintains a home in the Delaware Valley in "Guys' Rooms" 9 p.m. Sunday on HGTV, appropriately on Father's Day. Schilling gives a tour of his basement dedicated to rare baseball memorabilia. Y-100 disc jockey Bret Hamilton shows off his collection devoted to the rock group Kiss. Other rooms featured include a garage turned into a recording studio and a barn that holds vintage sports cars.
First, the New Jersey State Legislature will present him with a resolution honoring the longevity of his television show today, then, Castellanos will be honored at the Camden Puerto Rican Festival Banquet on Saturday in Cherry Hill, N.J. Now in its 31st season, "Puerto Rican Panorama," which airs at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. on Sunday, is the longest running television show in the country devoted to Hispanic issues. Castellanos lives in Lower Makefield with his wife and three children. Forget about J-Lo, Philadelphia now has C-Go. The newest reporter on the Fox-Philadelphia is Claudia Gomez. Gomez, a native of Long Island, started her career with a rumble - as an intern she covered the San Francisco earthquake in 1989, and ended up on CNN's "Larry King Live." A Los Angeles television producer spotted her and hired Gomez as a writer for KTLA where she worked for a few years. After a couple of other stops on the West Coast, Gomez returned to KTLA as a freelance reporter before she joined Fox-Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Lisa Quintana quietly left 6ABC to pursue other interests. According to a station spokesperson, Quintana who covered the New Jersey Shore beat for three years, is traveling in Europe. No replacement has been chosen.
Thursday, June 14, 2001 |
