Inqlings: Arlington burial for Sherman
What will Fred Sherman, the late KYW Newsradio financial analyst, have in common with John F. Kennedy, Audie Murphy, and Joe Louis?
What will Fred Sherman, the late KYW Newsradio financial analyst, have in common with John F. Kennedy, Audie Murphy, and Joe Louis?
A final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sherman died at age 85 on Sept. 12 and was cremated. His longtime fiancee, Montgomery County Realtor Diane Williams, petitioned for the burial.
Sherman's discharge papers identify him as an Army Air Forces staff sergeant who flew World War II missions in Europe (including D-Day) and was awarded a Purple Heart and an Air Medal.
Besides Williams, friends, and relatives at the July 19 ceremony, there will be a Jewish chaplain, six bodybearers, a firing party, and a bugler - who presumably won't extend the final notes of Taps as Sherman used to drag out his last name on the air.
Golden Girl gone
Lisa Natson, who started as a receptionist at WUSL (Power 99) in the late 1980s and made her way to the microphone as Golden Girl, was released Tuesday. She was informed after her 10 p.m.-2 a.m. shift. The station did not disclose a reason, and her attorney, Joseph Marrone, said he did not wish to comment. She left the air for two months in 2007 during a contract dispute. Next week, the station will adjust its lineup. Jonesy will remain from 6 to 10 a.m., followed by Shamara from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., T-Roy from 3 to 7 p.m., and the Hot Boyz from 7 p.m. to midnight. Music will play overnight, suggesting that budget reasons were behind Natson's departure.
'Always Sunny' update
Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis was here Tuesday to shoot scenes as Schmitty, a friend of the gang who gets dumped, on the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Cast and crew delighted onlookers at Maggiano's Little Italy - where winners of a raffle at Monday's Taste of the Nation benefit got to play extras in a cafe scene - before moving to South Philly. In another scene, the gang popped a fire hydrant at Mifflin and Galloway Streets. The water was pumped in from elsewhere so no city resources were used. Also Tuesday, camera crews were dispatched throughout the city to get new footage for the show credits. Season six will debut in September. Though most of the crew went back to L.A. on Wednesday, creator/star Rob McElhenney, wife/costar Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, and Danny DeVito attended the grand opening of Mac's Tavern in Old City, where McElhenney and Olson are part owners.
Doyle gets a new channel
Lynn Doyle has expanded her issue-oriented It's Your Call from the Comcast Network to Retirement Living TV. It's the same IYC show on both channels, but is now tailored to an older audience - an extension, of sorts, of the "50 & Fabulous" series that Doyle did on IYC. The show, with new episodes on RLTV at 9 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays, is taped. Call-in times/topics are solicited by social media. Comcast and FiOS carry RLTV.
Briefly noted
Main Line Today has crossed the Schuylkill Expressway for its July best-of issue. It put the Phillies' Shane Victorino on the cover as best pro athlete, though he shares time between Las Vegas and Conshohocken. (Conshy's now on the Main Line, apparently.) For the interview, Victorino ventured into Plymouth Meeting to Blue Fin, the sushi mecca. The mag's best-of party will be July 29 in Drexelbrook, not on the Main Line.
Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and her husband, State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D., Phila.), presented the cast of Dreamgirls with a state proclamation for the show's work in conjunction with the Diva Foundation. The foundation - founded by Ralph, who was in the show's original cast - works to advance the arts in education and helps support awareness of HIV and AIDS. Dreamgirls is at the Academy of Music through Sunday. The Kimmel Center donated $2,000 to the Diva Foundation.
