If you recall, Penn took this big step earlier this year for aspiring journalists, and now a famous alum of ours is making a sizable donation to further support this endeavor.

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Much has happened since Penn alum entertainment journalist Emily Frances froze her eggs on national TV a few years ago.

Recently, Emily has decided to also put a freeze on entertainment, change careers and do what many Penn alumni do best: become an entrepreneur.

After the jump, learn about Emily's tasty new endeavor and her Superbowl themed commercial airing which just recently started airing!

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On last Thursday night's "30 Rock", not only was Liz Banks (C'96) featured (again) at minute 1:30 as Avery Jessup, the pregnant CNBC political correspondent girlfriend to Jack Donaghey, but another notable Penn alum was also featured briefly in the episode.  Did you catch it?

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NY's WPIX (Penn alum) journalist Emily Frances recently interviewed Madonna and her daughter Lola at the debut of the teenager's new exclusive Macy's clothing line "Material Girl." Apparently the clothing line is 80's inspired.

Check out Emily's interview after the jump and find out what Emily had to say about meeting Madonna!

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Since I've graduated, thanks to the great leadership of Al Filreis, Penn keeps on beefing up it's creative writing program and offering students a variety of courses that help prepare students for real life careers.

More about Penn's new "journalism" minor after the jump!

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Since he graduated Penn in 2000, Rob Sachs (C'00) has spent the past 10 years working in radio and has now recently branched out into the world of publishing.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 5/11), Rob returns to the Penn bookstore from 6-7 pm to discuss his new book What Would Rob Do?: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities.

Rob's book is the product of his own podcast of the same name and offers tips on lessons ranging from how to get past a nightclub bouncer to what to do you when you get a big zit or how to avoid going to a chick flick.  This book gives Rob's take on life's awkward and embarrassing moments as well as tips he's received from experts including Erik Estrada ("How to act around a celebrity"), Fabio ("What to do when you're underdressed for a party"), Air Supply ("How to write a love song") and Tom Wopat aka Luke Duke ("How to avoid stage fright").

For all of you aspiring journalists and authors, Rob tells us exactly what his career path has been from Penn until now...

Per Rob,

"My career in radio started at Penn - I was a DJ on WQHS and eventually went on to become the station manager.  I also started working for WXPN on the program Kids Corner and worked doing basketball and football games for Penn Sports.   It was through a conference that WXPN paid for me to attend that I made connections at NPR.  I've been working here for 10 years doing everything from reporting to directing to producing to hosting my own podcast which became the basis for my book."

Below, in one of Rob's segments from his site, he talks about how to avoid embarrassing moments when getting a professional massage.

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Did you see the exclusive ESPN interview Tiger Woods did last week about his return to Golf?

Kiera Reilly (C'93) emailed me to let me know that the journalist interviewing him is Penn alum Tom Rinaldi (C'88).  I know the subject matter was delicate and you can hear that in the very careful tone of Tom's voice.

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Yesterday I introduced you to TV anchor Rebecca Stewart (C'96).  Today in coming to a close to this week's "Winning Women" series, let me introduce you to another (emerging) television host, Paule Valerie Dauphin, (C'04, African Rhythms Drum & Dance Troupe, UTV13, Penn Drumline, Kite and Key, Peer Advising).

Paule Valerie isn't only an aspiring TV host with a bundle of energy, but she's also an avid Cuban salsa dancer who dances with Afri-K-Sineras, an L.A. based fusion dance ensemble specializing in rueda de casino and African dance.

Fun fitness enthusiast that she is, Valerie has also created a series of videos showcasing fun and unique styles of fitness and dance. Check them out on her site HERE. Be sure to also check out her fitness video above with fitness guru Richard Simmons!

Paule Valerie blogs regularly on http://www.FunLifestyleFitness.com and is currently repped by Brass Artists and Associates for television hosting and commercials.


Watch some of her favorite hosting clips below ...and tune in to DT for her exclusive DT video series coming soon!

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Over the past 2 years I've reported about some female UPenn alumni journalists reporting the news on NY's WPIX, ABC's "Good Morning America", ABC News and ABC News Now.

Let's now add one more great "winning woman" anchor to the list...

Rebecca Stewart (C'96, TriDelt) is the weekend morning anchor for Fox 61 in Connecticut.  Check out her reel above!

As for how Rebecca got into the news...?  Rebecca tells me,

"I always loved news. I thought it combined the cerebral and the theatrical: two things I loved. Reporting gives me the chance to write and tell people's compelling stories in my own unique way. I consider myself a storyteller and a producer more than a personality. When I graduated from Penn, I bought a one way ticket to Buenos Aires. There, I worked for a newspaper (The Buenos Aires Herald) and realized, this is what I want to do. So-- I came back to the States, got my Master's and here I am."

On a personal note, Rebecca and I graduated from Penn together and I remember that both she and her good friend actress Elizabeth Banks (C'96) were some of the great actresses on campus at the time. In fact, I remember having both Rebecca and Liz help me do a script reading for a short script I had written in Mark Lapadula's screenwriting class.

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There seems to be many Penn alumni with multiple careers.

Just a week ago, I posted a story about THESE former college roommate lawyers with a jewelry business.  Now news of another alum with a TV day job with a similar side passion for designing jewelry!

When she's not producing and writing for "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" on Fox News, Kim Rittberg (C'02, UA, Kappa Alpha Theta) is a jewelry designer with her own jewelry line - k ritt jewelry.

The line has been featured in Women's Wear Daily, Life & Style, Playboy, NY Daily News, nymag.com, Scheckys, CW11, NY1, Newsday, NY Post, worn by Heidi Klum and Sarah Silverman and has been sold at Henri Bendel in New York and other boutiques in Manhattan.

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• what inspired Kim to pursue her own dreams
• her attention-getting signature piece: the "Asymmeterical Necklace"
• her career working in television

And apparently juggling careers runs in Kim's family.  Check out the post I did on her Penn alum brother Matt Rittberg HERE.

See Kim's collection HERE

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In light of his new recently released Evolver album, John Legend (C'99, Counterparts) was interviewed by 2 different Penn alumni for 2 different mediums.

Last week, Penn alum and WPIX Entertainment Reporter Emily Frances interviewed John (see video above).  Emily filled me in on some John Legend tidbits that I didn't know:

• Legend is a musical prodigy. 
• He started playing the piano at the age of 4 and he started attending the University of Pennsylvania when he was only 16-years-old. 
• To fit in with the college crowd, he joined an acapella group (Counterparts). 
• Legend was the first in his family to attend college and after he graduated, he worked at Boston Consulting Group for 3 years in NY while he was trying to make it.
• He was an English major and lived in Butcher his freshman year. 

Then Jillian Ivey (C'06, Kelly Writer's House) sat down with John Legend earlier this month for the  Phillyist blog to talk with him about his new album.  In the interview, John talks about his new album and also talks about whether he'll be returning to Penn for the Counterparts 10th reunion this spring and why he loves Philly so much.  Check out her article here

Listen to Evolver tracks here

John Legend - Evolver - If You're Out There (remember when he performed this on campus HERE for the Obama Rally?)


John Legend - Evolver (album)


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Watch the clip above of Anderson Cooper's visit to UPenn this past Saturday.  In this opening clip he brings  a little levity to the room.

Anderson Cooper then goes on to talk about his experiences as a journalist and dishes out advice, telling students to "seek out what scares you the most."

In the clip below, Anderson answers a question about news during the beginning of Iraq.

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Logan Levkoff (C'98, GSE'99, aka "Mistress Lola" in her undergrad 34th Street days) will be appearing at the Penn Bookstore on Friday Oct. 3rd at 4pm to talk about her book "Third Base Ain't What it Used to Be: What Your Kids are Learning About Sex Today - and How to Teach them to Become Sexually Healthy Adults".  She'll be talking about life after Penn as well as her fight against this administration's (and McCaine's) war on sex.

...Logan not only published this book, but she is on a number of shows chiming in on the current state of sex education. Her work has been featured on countless shows and publications including Good Morning America, Oprah, The Today Show, and The New York Times.

In addition, she writes regular columns for Fit Pregnancy, POZ magazine, and MarieClaire.com.  Check out her clip below from her appearance recently on Good Morning America.

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Talking Sex With Your Kids


Women should start carrying their own condoms



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 More from her visit to Penn here



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I've been covering all sorts of  "Penn in the Olympics" news all week at DT and now I've got some more!


Andrea Kremer (C'80), the reporter that interviewed all the Olympic swimmers, including Michael Phelps after each and every gold medal he won in Beijing, is a Penn alumna! She’s worked for ESPN before switching to NBC about a year or so ago. She primarily covers NFL football. 

Watch Andrea interview Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens and Ryan Lochte after taking gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay.

Thanks to Kiera Reilly (C'93, Alumni Relations) for the scoop!

Check out the Gazette article on Andrea from 1997

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