Sports announcer Bill Campbell was a legend in the Philadelphia area, remembered for his signature play-by-play call of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point performance in 1962.
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. Now Frazier’s adopted hometown, Philadelphia, is poised to honor his memory with bronze in the form of a 9-foot …
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Dr. William Wu’s amazing life story includes volunteering as a doctor during World War II, even though he was not allowed to become a U.S. citizen.
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Pearl Bailey was so much more than an actress and singer.
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The teen dancers on “American Bandstand” were superstars…
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Tammi Terrell was just 24 when she died of a brain tumor. But during her too-short life, she recorded some of Motown’s most enduring classics.
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In jazz circles he was known as “The Sound”…
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Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, songwriter and rapper with TLC, died nine years ago today. We commemorate the anniversary with a look at her talent – and her lifelong struggle with …
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