Bill Henley Gets Adoration Previously Only Reserved For John Bolaris

Yes, those are homemade “I (Heart) Bill Henley” t-shirts.

Karaoke Will Never Get Old

The 10! show is holding a contest this week where you take a video of yourself singing along to Bon Jovi’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” You can win tickets to his show at Citizens Bank Park and a chance to sit on stage.

Apparently, the entries are rolling in. Here’s a clip from yesterday:

She totally deserves to win.

This Makes Us Want To Vote For Pedro

I tried to cut this down to the few seconds that best explains this segment on 10! yesterday, but I really couldn’t. So here’s a five-minute clip of Efren Ramirez (Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite) DJing for the crowd, consisting mainly of old white women.

If you don’t have the time, just let it load and scroll to the end to catch Bill Henley raising the roof.

Update, 1:04 p.m.: Oh, yeah. Ramirez is in town because he’s introducing Ashlee Simpson at her concert tonight. But of course.

Lilliputian Weatherforecasters Tell Us To Stock Up On Milk, Bread

This morning on 10!, the only local morning show without dancing mascots (as far as we all know), the crew had on a local third-grade class who sang a song about weather forecasting.

Apparently, the kids took really well to the job, as some of them even impersonated NBC 10 weatherpeople:

Can figure out which kid is impersonating Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz? Can you also figure out which kid is going to get beat up on the bus ride home? (Clearly, the answer to that second one is the cool kid wearing a tie with a polo shirt. What a fashion faux pas!)

Bill Henley Thinks He’s A Sex Symbol

It’s actually kind of more fun to watch this video — from 10! this morning — without the sound on. (Also, that hides the fact the audio and video aren’t synched up at the beginning.)

“She’s not used to working with a sex symbol.” Oh, Bill, just use eHarmony.

Oh, yeah, and ladies: Is he one? I don’t know these things.
Feb. 21: Video: Bill Henley’s Double Entendre

Credits, clearly, are more important

Russell Simmons — who was late, apparently — showed up on 10! this morning at the very end, and, well, he didn’t quite get to say everything he wanted to:

If you didn’t see that in the video, Simmons will be at The Net at 1216 Chestnut Street today at 4:30, for those of you in town. Hopefully he’ll get a chance to finish his speech that time.

Video: Bill Henley’s double entendre

The second video of today is a bit of an old one, but since I finally got everything set up, I figured I’d pass it on. A few weeks ago my friend and local quizmaster, Johnny Goodtimes, happened to co-host the NBC mid-morning talk show, 10! I recorded it, and as such caught this moment.

He and co-host Bill Henley interviewed Miss America Jennifer Berry. She was showing off her crown, and the box her crown came in…

If you listen closely, you can hear crew members laughing after Henley says his unintentional one-liner.

Blogger to co-host NBC 10 show, world to explode

Everyone knows blogging is so hot right now. Blogs have increased respectability, celebrities are blogging (poorly) and there are even professional bloggers.

Yeah, you say. So what? Ahh, my friend, I am getting to that. Fresh off Quizzo Bowl II, Philadelphia Quizzo maven Johnny Goodtimes — who doesn’t pay me for this publicity — will be co-hosting 10! on Wednesday, according to sources close to Mr. Goodtimes (i.e. him).

To be honest, I usually leave the house before 10! starts, since I like to be at my desk by 10 a.m. But since Lauren Hart left the show, host and meteorologist Bill Henley has been hosting with a variety of co-hosts, including a whole week when random viewers were selected to host.

Johnny Goodtimes immediately moves onto the “biggest celebrities to co-host 10!” list, somewhere in the A.D. Amorosi area (but below John DeBella and Pierre Robert). I’m sure Johnny will do a fine job as co-host, but you know what this means, right? 10! is down to hiring bloggers to co-host the show. Good luck with alllll that.

Side note: Bill Henley’s biography contained the greatest thing seen on NBC10.com, like, ever: Bill Henley wallpaper. Not only that, but almost all the anchors have desktop wallpaper: John Blunt! Tracy Davidson! Harry Hairston! Bill Baldini! Edie Huggins! Even Deanna Durante! Sadly, though, NBC 10’s Lauren Cohn doesn’t have any on her bio page, which is a shame — since that’s the only wallpaper I really wanted. Sigh.

A crowd pleasing Quizzo Bowl 2 [Johnny Goodtimes]
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Jan. 20: Just a little respect, B-L-O-G-S

Highlight of my week

Currently on 10!: John DeBella (who’s guest-hosting today) doing a taped report about how much he likes Nordstrom’s.

No, really.

Quickies: None of this is good news

• I don’t even know what to think of this. But it’s a little disappointing that a con man under investigation for posing as a death-penalty expert was able to successfully pose as a psychotherapist. Yikes. [DN]

• Speaking of scary things: Being allergic to wheat isn’t as rare as once thought. Yikes. [Inky]

• The kids in Jersey accused of beating up homeless people — the “Bum Hunters,” we’ve all dubbed them — say they’re not guilty. [KYW 3]

• Pierre Robert: Guest co-host of 10! today! Right now! Feel the magic, citizen!