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Hi girls... welcome to WEEK 2 of school vacation ..are you surviving... how are the kiddos???  
We are going to make it fly by for both of you ... just watch GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA 5 - 9 AM
 
TUESDAY ON GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA
715 The Mayor of Philadelphia said he wanted to close 11 libraries.. is he having a change of heart ..? He's in studio LIVE
745 The EAGLES have made it into the playoffs.. but.. how far will they go?  WE HAVE THE INSIDE STORY
815 If you have a mailbox - you have probably received a check or two.. which ones are real .. which ones are FAKE?
850 TIM GUNN - yes - TIM GUNN is with us to talk about fashion trends in 2009 and where to get the best deals...
So, if you have a question for TIM GUNN.. email our producer... we'll ask him for ya !!
www.rebecca.rogers@foxtv.com  
All that plus .. SUE SERIO has your critical NEW YEAR'S EVE forecast !!
And.. we have a great web poll we'll want your input on...
 
GO MOM SQUAD !!!    SEE YOU TOMMORROW FROM 5 - 9 AM !!

Yes Ladies... just what we all need right now .. A FREE MAKEOVER and FREE FOOD !!!  Gooo MOM SQUAD !!!
Here's the deal... YOU HAVE TO WATCH GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA TOMMORROW FROM 7- 9 AM TO LEARN WHERE !!
 
Also, on Friday, Sue Serio and the FOX29 WEATHER STATION WILL HAVE YOUR AM FORECAST COVERED
..it's expected to be a mess...       
... in between weather and traffic alerts... we have a full show .. GOOD STUFF !!!
 
7:15 What is the latest with the US Post Office mess ??? We'll have the latest from Kitty Caparella ( a fiesty one)
7:23 You want to know what's going on with the EAGLES - Anthony Gargano is here with insider info
7:45 Do you have a hubby or friend who is hard to buy for ?  The team from REAL SIMPLE magazine has 5 gifts under $50.
8:15 The REAL SIMPLE expert returns with awesome and creative gift wrapping ideas... ( I've seen them THEY ARE GOOD)
8:45  Everything you need to know about Mall Hours and Shopping Strategies... we'll get you in and out ... no worries
 
Plus, a day of FREE MAKEOVERS - FREE FOOD - AND FREE DECOR ADVICE - WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE ON FRIDAY !!

Hey Ladies - Wednesday is a day of GOOD DAY you will not want to miss... GDP WEEKDAYS 5-9 AM From Presidents to Parties - we have you covered !! Also - on Thursday - an opportunity for you to ask you HOLIDAY MAKE-UP QUESTIONS... more on that below   WEDNESDAY ON GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA 645 AM  FORMER PRESIDENT GERALD FORD 715 AM POST OFFICE DEADLINES just how long can you wait to mail your packages ?? We'll find out 745 AM HOW TO PACK THE PACKAGES there are rules ..are you breaking them.. find out BEFORE you head to the post office 840 AM MEDICAL MYTHS Can lipstick kill you... ? you know the answer to that - NO - but what about other myths?? 8:45 AM Make your house look great with flowers and plants you already have PARTY ! 850 AM OPERATION SANTA we all want to do something nice this season...  an easy way to warm someone's heart !!   AND THEN ON THURSDAY... Mom Squad member and make-up artist to everyone from PAULA DEAN TO JON BON JOVI... answers your questions !! Carie Brescia will be here to talk about how to look MORE awake .. but.. she'll answer your questions as well... just send them to REBECCA.ROGERS@FOXTV.COM  OR ATTACH THEM TO THIS BLOG

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Tis' the season for holiday gift giving, we want to know your cheap holiday gift ideas! Blog about it!

Read our story!

Now that I have your attention ..... Happy Freezing Monday !
 
TUESDAY ON GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA 5-9AM  
  IT'S A MOM SQUAD DREAM COME TRUE !!
7:40 AM WE HAVE A SEGMENT ON HI-TECH TOYS.  
DON'T BOTHER GOING TO BEST BUY - STAY AWAY FROM THOSE MANLY WEBSITES.  WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET YOUR GUY A DREAM GIFT. 
8:40 AM THE REAL DEAL ON TOYS...
OUR CONSUMER REPORTER MICHELLE BUCKMAN GIVES YOU A LOOK AT THE HOTTEST TOYS - AND WHY THEY ARE SOOO HOT
8:45 AM WHAT DID SHE HAVE?
DR. MARK SOLOMON TELL US WHAT HEIDI MONTAG HAS HAD DONE,  HE'LL DISH ABOUT THE QUEEN OF THE QUESTION - MS. WALTERS , AND THERE IS A MALE SWIMMING STAR WHO THE DR. BELIEVES HAS GONE UNDER THE KNIFE... WHO IS THAT ?? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT !
PLUS, ASK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE CELEBRITY... attach a question below
 
AND NOW FOR THE "FREE" GO TO THE GOODDAY PAGE .. click on MARLEY
YOU CAN WIN A GREAT TRIP TO LOS ANGELES (SHOPPING SPREE INCLUDED) YOU'LL GO TO THE MARLEY AND ME PREMIERE - HOTEL - AIR ALSO PAID FOR.   HOW COOL IS THAT?? AND IF YOU HAVE A DOG - YOU CAN BRING FIDO!
 
SEE YOU TOMMORROW !!!

Yes ladies, the BOYS of ARMY NAVY are back and they are on the show tommorrow morning.
 
Your GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA 7 - 9 lineup is a nice one this Friday....
6:55 The always popular HOT TOPIC ... are we talking about what YOU are talking about.. tune in and find out!
7:48 The ARMY NAVY game... even if you don't have tickets - we'll give you a guide to enjoying the fun and the GUYSSSSSSSS
8:15 Have you seen our newest contributor?  She is a lawyer named JULIA MORROW  and she is AWESOME
She'll deliver the inside dirt on the OJ Simpson case... and then I'll surprise her with some video from THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL
( This guy was trying to lay the smack down - she holds her own - must see GDP)
8:40 We have a bra makeover segment - from back fat to not enough 'up top' - our guy tackles it all.
8:45 TMZ on TV  the tabloid editors wake up early in Hollywood to spill the overnight news ( it's always GOOOOD)
 
So, here's how you can get involved.
- Have a bra question ?   Post it below or send it to jennaphr.frederick@foxtv.com
- Want the dirt or gossip on some celebrity?  Post it below or send it to jennaphr.frederick@foxtv.com
 
See you tommorrow 7-9 am GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA

Hello ladies - hope your turkey day was a good one.  So - on - to your next assignment / opportunity.

WEDNESDAY ON GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA 

We are exploring everything YOU SHOULD NOT DO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 

7:23 am and 8:17 am    We are delivering the list of bad toys ( toys that are still on store shelves) we also are revealing the worst credit traps - 7:45 am - and finally...      

THE WORST GIFTS TO GIVE YOUR WIFE !    8:45 am WEDNESDAY

This is where you come in... I need you to tell me about  the worst gifts you ever received from your husband , kids, boss, etc.   You can either attach them to this blog - or - send them to our producer REBECCA.ROGERS@FOXTV.COM   We'll use your first name and your town and you'll see it all at 8:45 am Wednesday morning.    IF YOU WANT ME TO RIP ON YOUR HUSBAND / BOSS / ETC just lemme know.. and I will ( hee hee)

Also, on Thursday, we'll give you the BEST toys and gifts this year.   These are two show you cannot afford to miss ... Good Day Philadelphia weekdays 5 - 9 am

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HELLO MOM SQUAD !   OUR FOX29 PRODUCERS WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND POSSIBLY PUT YOUR CUTE FACES ON TV! Are any of you working from home selling items like Silpada ( jewelry) or Arbonne ( skin care) or Pampered Chef ( catering products) or any other "at-home" business ...?    We would love to hear from you - hear why you are taking on the extra work. Please email rebecca.rogers@foxtv.com if you are interested.   Also, tomorrow ( Wednesday)  from 7 - 9 am on Good Day Philadelphia we are kicking things up a bit ...! We are helping you save money when it comes to your car expenses.  Whether you are thinking about buying - worried about paying for the car you have or just looking for some tips you use for "husband" trivia games at dinner tomorrow night... we have you covered!  (it's good stuff you haven't heard)   We will also have all of the nonsense and news you have come to expect on GDP... right here on FOX29 5 - 9am

Email Rebecca if you want to be on TV... go to the Good Day page on www.myfoxphilly.com to stay up to date !

Hey ladies, Tuesday on "Good Day Philadelphia" FOX 29,  we are talking turkey and yes I do mean CHEAP turkey.
 
From 7-9 am we'll have tips you haven't seen before

we'll reveal how to cut costs at the checkout... did you know some traditional Turkey Day veggies are going for $6.99 a pound? ( here's a hint... the President Elect HATES  one of these pricey veggies )
- we're unveiling common sense ideas that will help you deal with the family drama
( tip one: tell everyone to bring their own tupperware, ziploc etc.. for doggie bags )
- plus some suggestions for tasty yet "inexpensive" wines.
Yes Ladies save the good stuff for your girlfriends... the cheap stuff is for the in-laws..!

Goooooooooo MOM SQUAD !
 
*Plus, are there questions you want us to ask the experts?? Post  your questions below and watch 'Good Day' on Tuesday see your question answered!*


The Average Cost Of Thanksgiving Dinner Has Gone Up Since Last Year
Jenn Frederick's Turkey Day Tips And Tricks

This morning ( Monday ) we're giving you an EXPERTS' advice on how to live better for less.   I am NO expert, however, I have a piece of advice too.

This weekend I cashed in thousands of AMERICAN EXPRESS points for gift cards.  Old Navy and the Home Deport were my two big targets.  You know... for your brother who lives in California... uncle who is is always working on the yard.. nieces and nephews who ALWAYS return what you get for them anyway.    I also ordered some Pottery Barn cards for myself...  this time of year we are all running out for fancy candles and extra serving dishes .. this way I can do it FOR FREE !!

I am told that gift cards are being labeled THE WORST present of 2008 because the stores may go out of business in 2009. ( the financial crisis and all) However, if Old Navy goes out of business ... well... if Old Navy goes out of business than at least I helped them extend the run.  ( love those fleece hoodies.. don't you?)

BTW - I HAVE NOW FINISHED half OF MY HOLIDAY SHOPPING... and I have only paid the service charges for the cards.  ( amex didn't have a TOYS R US  or AMAZON option..darn it! )

Some advice from me to you... and remember to join our FOX29 MOM SQUAD .

FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME SOME SAVING ( CHEAP-O) TIPS BELOW !!!

 

 

First of all... if you are new to the FOX 29 MOM SQUAD  .. welcome. Since our visit to the COCO KEY WATER RESORT IN MT. LAUREL, NJ, more than 150 of you have signed up...THANKS   Most of the new moms want places to go - things to do - we'll have that at the end of this email.   On Monday we are kicking things up a notch on GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA.... 5 - 9 am First, Steve Keeley will be in studio all morning so get ready for some fun Jenn and Steve smackdowns..!    We also have some great segments planned. - 7:45  We will debate the greatest Philly Sports Arguments of all time... was T.O. worth the drama...?   Did McNabb puke away the Superbowl and more... 8:45  A man is coming in with KIDS CONCOCTIONS.   Projects, recipes and more you can do with your kids.  Most of them are under a dollar .  YES I SAID MOST ARE LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR ! Remember watch Good Day for that and more this Monday 5 - 9 am   So for some cool events on this crazy weather weekend ... head to WWW.GOCITYKIDS.COM  and find free stuff in every area from Harleysville to Cherry Hill and back down to the Brandywine Valley. Harleysville Story Fest www.lbstoryfest.com  Blue Clues live at the Media Theatre www.mediatheatre.org  The Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill is hosting it's Subaru Science Shop  //www.discoverymuseum.com

AND REMEMBER TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN THE FOX29 MOM SQUAD

 http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/ContentDeta
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There is a movie coming out based on the book TWILIGHT.

More importantly, there is a guy ( hunky actor guy) named Robert Pattinson who is the focus of the real-life drama. Pattinson has been touring the country promoting the film and the ladies who are arriving at the malls to see him are causing quite a stir. ( one mall had to cancel it's event because the chaos was too much to bear)

Pattinson will appear on Thursday at the King of Prussia mall... it promises to have a plan in place to control the craziness. FOX 29 will sit down with Pattinson and interview him about every bit of the excitement... not at the mall ( secret secret location of course...)

Here's where you come in... Is Robert Pattinson on your 'must meet' list?

Did you know anything about this guy or this movie before now? ( SUE SERIO DID !! )

Do you think he looks like Chase Utley?

BLOG WITH US .... JOIN THE FOX29 MOM SQUAD

Life is too short to be out of the loop... this TWILIGHT thing is huge ! ( apparently..)

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We all know that the Phillies are going to need all of our support this weekend... watch the games here on FOX 29 and then tune in to GOOD DAY on Monday. From 5-9 am we will be live from Citizens Bank.  When the other guys go to NY we are here.. giving you the full Phillies story.

Additionally, I have two great items to tell you about. We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

From 10 am to 5:30 pm on Monday ( after watching Good Day) ... head over to the WEST GERMAN BMW DEALERSHIP IN FT. WASHINGTON. 500 W Pennsylvannia Ave You just need to test drive a fancy BMW and BMW will donate money to the Komen Foundation. I did this a few years ago for a news story and it was great. Not only are all the car guys nice to you ... there are cute pink bags watches and more to shop for. It's great stuff.. bring your girlfriends.. snacks TOO...

Also, there is a new book out called CANCER VIXEN. This amazing woman wrote this amazing book and now this amazing company ( C.O. Bigelow) has developed some great smelling products that are called CANCER VIXEN. Meet the author this Sunday C.O. Bigelow Store King of Prussia Mall, King of Prussia, PA 6pm – 8pm

http://media.myfoxphilly.com/slideshows/B
MWBreastCancer/indexGallery.htm

Have a great weekend and GOOOOOOOOOO PHILLIES !

In a world where SURI CRUISE wears $300 shoes and the JENNIFER LOPEZ twins are wrapped in FUR baby blankets it's hard to feel good about my little guy in an OLD NAVY T-shirt and TARGET khaki shorts....

  So I head to H&M kids ( franklin mills mall) .   They have little skull t-shirts... cute argyle vests for $14.99 that look like the pricey JCREW style sweater vests and jeans galore.  I also head to all of the TJMAXX, MARSHALLS "type" stores because I've found TOMMY HILFILGER, RALPH LAUREN and more for cheap cheap cheap ! 

  When I have the little man in an argyle vest and skinny dark jeans he looks like the son of a rockstar.... and I feel like one too!

 ( even if I am in an OLD NAVY  t-shirt and TARGET shorts myself heeheehee)

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR KIDDOS LOOK SPECIAL? I'D LOVE HEAR YOUR SECRETS !  

It's summertime and many of my friends are looking for a little romance.  However, it can be diffucult finding the right person... finding the right thing to say ... finding time to fit a "love search" into an already hectic schedule.

Well... WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP.  There is is this great guy who is known among his friends as the guy to "go to" for relationship advice.  He's smart ... studying medicine and delivers real life skills that have proven successful to his pals. 

Here's where you come in...

Do you need some advice..? Do you have questions you'd love to ask him?  Well,, leave them below or email them to me privately and we'll have him answer them for you in a week or two.   The Inquirer wrote an article about him... he's way cooler on the phone .. but, at least it will give you a good idea of the process.

Happy love searching.... hoping to hear from you all soon.

 www.jennaphr.frederick@foxtv.com

 

 

Meet Steve Dingley, Philly's own love guru / By A.D. Amorosi

For The Inquirer

You can forget VH1's The Pick Up Artist, with its fuzzy-hatted host Mystery and his scary bedroom eyes.

You can burn your copies of Neil Strauss' cheeky and lurid book The Game.

You may even be able to hold off seeing a shaggy Mike Myers play that Deepak Chopra wannabe in The Love Guru, at least until it's out on DVD.

Philadelphia has its own love guru, Stephen Dingley, a man who specializes in teaching people how to warm to the ways of l'amour without seeming like a creep.

From the posters on telephone polls and kiosks, Dingley, 22, comes on as Shag-a-delic as one of Myers' characters. The text reads:

Steve Dingley - The Romance Coach

Have trouble with women?

You are in luck - Steve Dingley is offering his tips for dating beautiful women.

Learn everything to do with dating:

how to pick-up girls

how to score

etiquette and grooming tips

I can show you how to become the man you've always dreamed of. Seminars and private sessions available. Contact me below for more information.

With that are tabs featuring the phone number and e-mail address for the 6-foot-1 West Philly native, waiter at the Continental, and biology student at the University of Pennsylvania who spends his days doing bio-chem research at Children's Hospital.

You also get to see that the dark-haired Dingley, a former lifeguard, isn't afraid to don a Speedo to sell himself.

"I think it spreads my word-of-mouth cause quicker than it might have otherwise," Dingley says, laughing, when the poster is mentioned. "And wearing the Speedo shows I have nothing to hide."

Having nothing to hide doesn't mean Dingley did this on purpose.

The story goes that college friends of Dingley - a ladies' man of sorts - made up the poster in September while he was studying for his MCAT exam. But what started out as a joke on him got serious when Dingley received phone calls from fellow Penn students who weren't kidding about their need to develop social skills.

"Rolling with a new crowd made me a little uncomfortable," says Eric Morris, a 19-year-old student at the Wharton School. Morris, who is 5-foot-9 with curly brown hair, was a confident high school student in Boston, but when he came to Philly he found it hard to get to know people, women in particular. So along with working out to get in shape for his sophomore year, he answered Dingley's ad in October and became "The Love Doctor's" first student.

"Seriously, when I saw that poster, my pals back home thought it was a joke," Morris says. "But I had nothing to lose."

Neither did Dingley.

He'd been good with people since kindergarten. Had good relationships with girlfriends, steady ones and short involvements, and believed that his brand of confident conversational largesse, swagger and sartorial and tonsorial style could be taught.

"I just wanted to help these guys meet girls, make them more appealing," Dingley says. "Not by necessarily changing who they are, but helping to accent their positive characteristics. A lot of the guys I come in contact with are the real academic type. They've got a lot going for them, but when it comes to interacting with girls it just doesn't go well at all."

Dingley also encourages his students to push the less attractive attributes (Morris' Thursday night Dungeons and Dragons session) into the background.

There was and is no classroom for Dingley. Instead, his students (a dozen so far) think of him as a brotherly sort and his schooling as a brand of experiential learning where each $40 session occurs at a restaurant, a bar or a fraternity party.

Morris' first time happened at Cavanaugh's, during lunch.

"I had him go up to girls and start conversations while I stood to the side, listened, and then gave him tips after. Then I decided to have him go up to a girl I'm friends with and flirt. He wound up hanging out with the girl the rest of the night. That's how I knew it would work."

Adam Rapport, 22, a Penn graduate in the Wharton School's real estate/finance department, had his first session at Smokey Joe's. The Minnesota native had never had problems meeting women. "I had lots of girl friends but no girlfriends," says the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Rapport.

He and Morris say Dingley doesn't really teach. "He just figures out what your best qualities are and finds a way for you to lead with those and enhance yourself around them," Morris says.

"That's the whole point of what I do," Dingley says. "You've seen that VH1 show with Mystery - such a total tool - that focuses on changing guys. I focus on accenting the positive characteristics they already have going for them. One student, Adam, was a bit on the heavy side but had a great sense of humor. I helped him become comfortable enough around girls to really bring that out."

Rapport, who also went with Dingley to Cuba Libre and Plough & the Stars, has a girlfriend.

"I knew all along what to do but he pushed me in the right direction," says Rapport, who just moved to New York. "I learned by being close to him, working off him like I would a pal or a big brother. Strange, as we're the same age, but his experience seems years older and wiser."

"Even if I didn't learn - which I did - he always bought me dinner," says Morris who, after three months of weekly lessons, still attends Dingley's "class" twice a month. "Steve's definitely Philly's own love guru."

As for Dingley himself . . . he doesn't have a girlfriend, and hasn't yet attracted any female students. "But I'm looking," he says.