McNabb Not Just A Chunky Soup Pitchman

Take it away, Keith Russell, with our lead of the week:

June 18, 2008 (WPVI) — Donovan McNabb is always focused on football, but today he was focused on hypertension.

Did McNabb take his focus away from football to focus on hypertension yesterday? That slacker!

McNabb focuses on high-blood pressure [6 ABC]

Anatomy Of A News Story

My alarm woke me up on Saturday morning, and all I heard over the radio (tuned to KYW 1060, natch) was:

“A former Philadelphia 76er speaks out about high blood pressure.”

I repeated in my head: “Please be somebody funny, please be somebody funny, pleasebesomebodyfunny!”

Former 76er standout Darryl Dawkins was back in Philadelphia recently to promote awareness about the problems associated with high blood pressure.

Yes! Chocolate Thunder!

Former 76er Speaks Out About High Blood Pressure [KYW 1060]