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Hamm for Lunch

A lunch with “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is being auctioned online on eBay as part of a benefit for a foundation that supports female filmmakers, the Associated Press reports. Other celebrities on the block for the Adrienne Shelly Foundation…

WPIX-TV Remake Has Kinks

The new format of WPIX-TV’s 8 a.m. newshour may alienate New York-area viewers with its less-newsy programming, the New York Daily News reports. The changes include funny yet distracting gags, such as Dr. Steve Salvatore delivering a piece in the…

Philly Sportscaster Vargus Out

Longtime sportscaster at Philadelphia Fox station WTFX-TV Bill Vargus’ contract was not renewed, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. His wife, Sue Serio, remains at the station where she does the weather on the morning show, the paper says. —Jon Lafayette

Tribune Joins TV, Print for Show in Florida

Tribune’s WSFL-TV in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and its Sun-Sentinel newspaper will debut a morning program Monday called “South Florida.com/Live,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show will air from 5 a.m. until 9 a.m. and incorporate Twitter, Facebook and other ways…

Phillips Trades Front Office For ESPN Booth

Former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips is making himself comfortable in ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” booth, USA Today reports. Phillips is figuring out how to work with play by play man Jon Miller and analyst Joe Morgan, who…

‘Whatever’ Stewart Pays $1 Mil to IRS

Alexis Stewart, whose “Whatever, Martha!” was renewed for a second season on Fine Living Network, has had to pay about $900,000 in back taxes and a $110,000 fine to the IRS, the New York Post reports. The daughter of Martha…

‘Real Housewife’ Shocked by Breakup

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps from Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York” was surprised by an E-mail from her husband breaking up with her after 16 years of marriage, the Associated Press reports. Distance caused the couple to grow apart….

Former Soap Star Becomes Show Writer

Martha Byrne, who ended her 23-year role as Lily Snyder on “As the World Turns” in 2008, has become a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful,” the New York Daily News reports. She tells the newspaper she sent the…

Kanye Responds to ‘South Park’

Kanye West, spoofed on an episode of Comedy Central’s “South Park,” responded on his blog, Entertainment Weekly reports. The rapper didn’t seem too angry, calling the show “PRETTY FUNNY,” and admitting there’s a reason why people think he has a…

Ullman Returns to Showtime

American citizen Tracey Ullman returns with her Showtime sketch comedy show “State of the Union” with an unflinching look at her adopted country, USA Today says. “I feel like I can say anything now; I feel so much a part…