Dan Gross: No longer Late Late, Kilborn premieres at 7

June 28, 2010|By Dan Gross

COMEDIAN Craig Kilborn just visited Philadelphia for the first time, but he spent his childhood rooting for the Sixers.

The Minnesota-raised Kilborn, whose new talk-show "The Kilborn File," premieres at 7 tonight on Fox 29, says he grew up "obsessed with Dr. J."

In addition to Julius Erving, Kilborn says he was a huge fan of late, great Sixers announcer Dave Zinkoff and used to do a Zinkoff impression. Kilborn says his new show will "be the first comedic topical show at dinnertime. We have the first jokes of the day," he said of the program that will tape about 9 a.m. weekdays in Los Angeles.

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The talk host, a veteran of ESPN's "SportsCenter" and CBS' "Late Late Show," was also seen in the movie "Old School."

He and sidekick actress Christine Lakin will have a panel of guests whom Kilborn expects to include friends from his "Late Late Show" days, celebrities and musicians

as guests but not performing.

Colleagues dish, Platt dines

While some of Larry Platt's former Philadelphia magazine employees told us Friday they were surprised his ill-mannered jesting, tackling people in the hallways, and other un-bosslike behavior didn't lead to his ouster sooner, the former editor celebrated his Philly mag career and his future over dinner at Franco's Osteria (3900 City Ave.).

With him were his spouse, Bet, and pals Charles Barkley and Fred Lavner, of RetroPhilly.com, their wives Maureen and Elyse, and the Lavners' son Richie.

Platt, who oversaw the mag for eight years, and its parent company, Metrocorp, both announced Friday that he resigned. We reported Friday on PhillyGossip.com and in Saturday's Daily News that sources said the decision was made by Metrocorp not to renew Platt's contract, which was up in August, and based more on his antics and methods as a boss and less for his editorial judgment.

'Sunny' stars still here

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" stars Rob McElhenney and his pregnant bride Kaitlin Olson caught the USA vs. Ghana World Cup match at Mac's Tavern (226 Market), the new bar in which they are partners with several others. South Philly-raised McElhenney and Olson, who are expecting a boy in August, also dined with friends at Melograno (2012 Sansom) a few nights back.

Out and about

* Former Flyers coach John Stevens and assistant Jack McIlhargey, a former Broad Street Bully himself, and their wives dined at Joe Pesce (833 Haddon) in Collingswood Thursday, the night before Stevens was named assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings.

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