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(Readers of this blog know I prefer Harold Arlen over Rodgers and Hammerstein, hence the title of this post.)For two years I've blogged for the good people at AOL and ...100Mo Rocca2009-02-09T11:50:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/02/01/super-bowl-why-dont-steelers-have-cheerleaders/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/02/01/super-bowl-why-dont-steelers-have-cheerleaders/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/02/01/super-bowl-why-dont-steelers-have-cheerleaders/#comments News Bloggers: Congratulations to six-time Super Bowl winner (and seven-time nominee!) Pittsburgh Steelers. I had the good fortune of attending Super Bowl XL, when the Steelers last won. Media day was a blast:Then I reported on game day. It seems like only ...76Mo Rocca2009-02-01T02:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/some-dos-and-donts-for-your-oscar-speech/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/some-dos-and-donts-for-your-oscar-speech/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/some-dos-and-donts-for-your-oscar-speech/#comments News Bloggers: Howard Bragman, who's helped dozens of stars manage their publicity and career transitions, helped explain how O.J. might become a U. N. ambassador, and how Jim Belushi might win a Nobel Peace Prize. And now a 180 extra: Howard's dos and don'ts for ...10howard bragmanHowardBragmanoscarsoscars2009Mo Rocca2009-01-30T11:45:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/could-jim-belushi-win-the-nobel-peace-prize/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/could-jim-belushi-win-the-nobel-peace-prize/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/30/could-jim-belushi-win-the-nobel-peace-prize/#comments News Bloggers: Howard Bragman is a public relations expert and author of the bestseller Where's My Fifteen Minutes? He's worked with the leading lights of Hollywood, shaping - and in some cases, reshaping - images. But how radically can a celebrity reinvent him or ...16howard bragmanHowardBragmanjim belushiJimBelushiMo Rocca2009-01-30T10:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/26/spring-break-sexy-t-shirt-removal-training/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/26/spring-break-sexy-t-shirt-removal-training/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/26/spring-break-sexy-t-shirt-removal-training/#comments News Bloggers: Spring Break is just around the corner. You'll meet a lot of new friends on this trip, and it sure would be nice to get lucky. Your romantic fate could very well be decided on that first day at the pool or on the beach ... when you remove your ...32Mo Rocca2009-01-26T18:50:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/23/quest-for-the-crown-5-plastic-wrap-to-make-you-less-fat/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/23/quest-for-the-crown-5-plastic-wrap-to-make-you-less-fat/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/23/quest-for-the-crown-5-plastic-wrap-to-make-you-less-fat/#comments News Bloggers: What a whirlwind this last three days have been. When Pageant Consultant Justin Popovics came to our attention, we had no idea what we'd discovered. His beauty queen tips have rocked the web and inspired armies of future pageant contestants.First he ...18Mo Rocca2009-01-23T12:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-4-winning-swimsuit-pose/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-4-winning-swimsuit-pose/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-4-winning-swimsuit-pose/#comments News Bloggers: The acclaim for 180 Pageant Consultant Justin Popovics and his beauty queen tips has overwhelmed us. First he taught us all how to introduce ourselves at a pageant.Then he showed us how to make eye contact with the judges count big.Then he rallied us ...5Mo Rocca2009-01-22T17:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-part-3-the-worst-swimsuit-sin/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-part-3-the-worst-swimsuit-sin/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/22/quest-for-the-crown-part-3-the-worst-swimsuit-sin/#comments News Bloggers: 180 Pageant consultant Justin Popovics and his beauty contestant tips are burning up the web in anticipation of this Saturday's Miss America pageant on TLC. First he taught us all how to introduce ourselves at a pageant.Then he showed us how to make ...12Mo Rocca2009-01-22T09:30:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/quest-for-the-crown-part-2-how-to-look-at-the-judges/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/quest-for-the-crown-part-2-how-to-look-at-the-judges/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/quest-for-the-crown-part-2-how-to-look-at-the-judges/#comments News Bloggers: The reaction was so strong to our first pageant tip from pageant consultant Justin Popovics, we had to bring him back. Watch and learn! ...13Mo Rocca2009-01-21T18:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/americas-next-big-election-quest-for-the-crown/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/americas-next-big-election-quest-for-the-crown/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/21/americas-next-big-election-quest-for-the-crown/#comments News Bloggers: With yesterday's Inauguration, the presidential election is completely past us. Now it's time to look to the next big election, only three days ahead of us. That's when tens of millions will watch the next Miss America chosen on TLC.There are 52 ...17Mo Rocca2009-01-21T10:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/16/snacktime-with-chazz-palminteri/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/16/snacktime-with-chazz-palminteri/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/16/snacktime-with-chazz-palminteri/#comments News Bloggers: Chazz Palminteri stopped by the Mo Rocca 180 offices last week to promote his new movie Yonkers Joe and sample some fresh cannoli. (And yes, I know that "Cannoli" is plural. Mea culpa for calling them "Cannolis.") Check out the video below: ...9canolichazz palminteriChazzPalminterimo roccaMoRoccayonkers joeYonkersJoeMo Rocca2009-01-16T17:10:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/15/could-o-j-simpson-become-a-goodwill-ambassador/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/15/could-o-j-simpson-become-a-goodwill-ambassador/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/15/could-o-j-simpson-become-a-goodwill-ambassador/#comments News Bloggers: Howard Bragman is one of Hollywood's smartest and most successful publicists and crisis counselors. (Among his clients, the Lewinsky family). His new book Where's My Fifteen Minutes? is fast, fun and insightful. The book lays out simple and sensible ...27Mo Rocca2009-01-15T09:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/14/live-blogging-american-idol-tonight/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/14/live-blogging-american-idol-tonight/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/14/live-blogging-american-idol-tonight/#comments News Bloggers: 7:58pm ETI'm at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza in Frankfort, KY and it is a really great city. But which channel is Fox?!! (Found it! It's Channel 5. Phew...)8:00pm ETOkay, we're in Kansas City, David Cook's hometown. I love KC's steaks, jazz and ...48Mo Rocca2009-01-14T18:15:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/13/live-blogging-american-idol/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/13/live-blogging-american-idol/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/13/live-blogging-american-idol/#comments News Bloggers: 8:00 ETOkay, here we go: the new kinder gentler AI is starting.The open is quite nice: Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World. I love the shot of Fantasia crying. Even the shot of the jungle creature kid seemed sweet. Ooh, there's Elliott Yamin's ...20Mo Rocca2009-01-13T19:59:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/12/can-obama-do-it-alone/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/12/can-obama-do-it-alone/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/12/can-obama-do-it-alone/#comments News Bloggers: Last week's Living Presidents Lunch was at the very least an amazing photo op: Five presidents all together. We don't know what was said at lunch or what was served. (Any thoughts?) But it seems like a good idea for Obama to consult his predecessors ...26Mo Rocca2009-01-12T12:25:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/09/when-politician-cant-shut-up/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/09/when-politician-cant-shut-up/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/09/when-politician-cant-shut-up/#comments News Bloggers: I've been remiss in posting over the last couple days. (I was in Chicago taping this weekend's episode of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!) New material forthcoming, I promise. In the meantime, a cautionary tale for politicians and pundits who don't know ...16Mo Rocca2009-01-09T14:10:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/07/guptas-final-triumph-who-else-from-cnn-is-headed-to-dc/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/07/guptas-final-triumph-who-else-from-cnn-is-headed-to-dc/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/07/guptas-final-triumph-who-else-from-cnn-is-headed-to-dc/#comments News Bloggers: The Gupta is In. And Oz is Out.The appointment of Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Surgeon General is a wise one. The role is largely about communication: he will be the leading spokesperson on matters of public health. Gupta is a master communicator -- clear, ...23barack obamaBarackObamacnnsanjay guptaSanjayGuptaMo Rocca2009-01-07T09:39:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/06/do-illegal-aliens-deserve-extra-nookie/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/06/do-illegal-aliens-deserve-extra-nookie/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/06/do-illegal-aliens-deserve-extra-nookie/#comments News Bloggers: They mop our floors, bus our tables, take care of our kids and pick our apples. Illegal aliens' lives are about working hard, and in the shadows. It's a lonely existence: far from home, putting in 15 back-breaking hours a day, before returning each ...41Mo Rocca2009-01-06T00:50:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/05/im-a-mommy-make-me-senator/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/05/im-a-mommy-make-me-senator/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/05/im-a-mommy-make-me-senator/#comments News Bloggers: You may have not have noticed when it happened (there was no announcement, no fanfare, no constitutional amendment I know of), but the qualifications for women seeking higher office have changed: motherhood is now considered experience on par with, ...38Mo Rocca2009-01-05T00:00:00+00:00http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/02/my-sarah-palin-tiara-is-the-best/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/02/my-sarah-palin-tiara-is-the-best/http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2009/01/02/my-sarah-palin-tiara-is-the-best/#comments News Bloggers: Readers of this blog know of the torment I survived (barely) in creating a Sarah Palin tiara for a Princess Diaries-themed literacy fundraiser. I journeyed to a place in myself that I didn't know existed:So many times I wanted to quit. But my better ...24Mo Rocca2009-01-02T11:30:00+00:00