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ABC News' Joel Siegel Dies at 63

Joel Siegel, "Good Morning America's" entertainment critic, died today, according to ABC News.

ABC News' Web site reported that Mr. Siegel died in New York, after after a long struggle with cancer, at the age of 63.

Mr. Siegel graduated from UCLA and began his career as a radio disc jockey and newscaster. After moving to New York to become an entertainment critic in the early 1970s, he secured a job with WABC-TV, the ABC flagship local station in New York City, as a film critic.

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Lee Levinson

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Mr. Siegel was an ingratiating personality. Charming
and articulate...and courageous. He'll be missed.

Lee Levinson
Producers Guild of America East