That baleful sound you heard Sunday night was that of a thousand hearts breaking. Channel 6 meteorologist-duathlete Cecily Tynan's getting hitched.
Anchor Rob Jennings broke the news during WPVI-TV's 11 o'clock report, when he coaxed the weather wonder to show everyone what was "lighting up the studio."
At that, Tynan hoisted her new engagement ring, which she announced she'd received that day from her beau, whose identity she did not divulge.
"It was a good day to get engaged," the strawberry-blond bicyclist/marathoner said.
In February, Tynan's divorce became final from Michael Badger, a middle-school Spanish teacher she'd known since their days at Washington & Lee University. They had been married more than eight years.
A station spokeswoman yesterday declined to further illuminate.
The Year's Least Important Media Events
* It's National Trivia Day, and you've come to the right place. Our observance begins with a list of The Top 10 Trivial Moments of the Year (Not another. Wasn't this our resolution?), brought by the makers of Trivial Pursuit, the board game that always causes fights in my family. (It's not me. It's never me.)
We won't list them all, just the Top 3, because they're not all that interesting, but we need the boldface items, so, here goes:
No. 3. Howard Dean's Scream. "He may not be president," the TP folks write, "but he's got our vote for lead role in Hulk 2."
No. 2. Bennifer Ends, Bennifer Two Begins. Ben Affleck nurses his split from J.Lo with heavy doses of new love Jennifer Garner.
No. 1. Ashlee Simpson Sings on Saturday Night Live. Using the verb ironically, I'm sure, the gamemakers give their top prize to the lip-synching, lovelorn little sister of What's-her-name.
I'll sign if you will
* Movie director Michael Mann, on working with Tom Cruise: "Impossible to blend him into a crowd. To prep for the role in Collateral, I had him walk into a liquor store and deliver a package dressed as a FedEx guy."
Are you ready for some gui-tar?
* Singer-songwriter Holly Williams, granddaughter of country legend Hank Williams, is proud of her roots but wants to be known for her music instead of her name.
"When I first played in Nashville, I never told people who I was because I wanted to know if they liked me for my music first," Williams, daughter of Hank Williams Jr. told the Los Angeles Times. "Even at my shows now, not many people know who I am unless I tell them - which I don't - or unless they've read up on my Web site."
Buckets of fun
