In Memoriam…David McCallum
To honor the recent passing of this Scottish actor and musician, we reflect on the life and career of David McCallum. David Keith McCallum was born on September 19th, 1933 in Glasnow, United Kingdom. His family, who came from a musical background, encouraged him to pursue music. He learned to play the oboe and began…
Read MoreHS Football Polls ‘23 – Week 7
The next few weeks will be a very important series of games on the local high school football scene as a number of teams in our polls will be playing each other, and the teams just BEHIND those in our poll are jockeying for the remaining positions for the upcoming playoff season. Among those big…
Read More“It’s Really Just a Game” by Melvin Thomas Jr.
As I plan my weekend and, of course, my Friday adventures to attend a high school football game, I find myself wondering why there are so many games being played on Thursday nights? At first, I considered that maybe, like in the southern states, Pennsylvania has decided to play on Thursday in addition to Friday…
Read MoreHS Football Polls ‘23 – Week 6
A few people asked me last week why we were not going to broadcast the Parkland vs. Whitehall football game last Friday. There were actually several reasons, but the shortest explanation–and the biggest reason–came down to one word…research. I’ve seen Parkland a few times and talked to people very familiar with the Trojans program. …
Read MoreRichardo Montalban (Part 2)
This week here at the Classic Video Showplace, we continue our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with part two in our series on the legendary and diverse career of Richardo Montalban. After having over a decade of success in full length films, Ricardo Montalban had seen enough of stereotypical Hollywood roles and decided to…
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