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Jerry Blavat, WCAU-FM Solid Gold 98 Philadelphia |1972

  In 1960 when starting his broadcast career at WCAM in Camden N.J., across the river from Philadelphia, Jerry Blavat was already a local celebrity. Blavat was one of the teenage dancers on the WFIL TV show “Bandstand”— the local Philadelphia precursor to Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.” This skinny little kid from South Philly, who uses the nickname “The Geater with the Heater,” has managed to…

Consumer sentiment index rises to 98.3 in final December reading

The University of Michigan’s consumer-sentiment gauge registered a final December reading of 98.3 vs. a preliminary reading of 97.5, reports said Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a final December reading of 97.2. The sentiment indicator covers how consumers view their personal finances as well as business and buying conditions. “While the plunge in stock prices has recently…