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The Riverbreaks at DC9
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Double trouble and Trios on Dancing With the Stars Monday, 8 p.m. ET
We’re glad to see Trio dances are back; the six remaining couples dance twice in Week 8. Published 11:40 p.m. May 5, 2013 - Comments
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LIVE CHAT HBO’s Game of Thrones: “The Climb,” Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
Last week’s episode was all about fire. This week, it’s all about ice. Published 1:56 a.m. May 5, 2013 - Comments
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No joke: who went home from Dancing With The Stars Tuesday?
Lots of drama, lots of buildup, a few tears, but in the end no big surprise with the results. Published 7:19 p.m. April 30, 2013 - Comments
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Latin Night scores highs, lows for Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)
One couple has immunity; and one has fallen far behind the others. Will the fans save them with their votes? Published 8:28 p.m. April 29, 2013 - Comments
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Latin Week or Survivor on Dancing With the Stars Monday, 8 p.m. ET
Latin Week seemed like a gimmick free zone, until the producers introduced immunity and dance challenges. What is this, DWTS or Survivor? Published 7:09 p.m. April 28, 2013 - Comments
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LIVE CHAT HBO’s Game of Thrones: “Kissed by Fire,” Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
To be "kissed by fire" is considered to be blessed with good luck. Will that luck befall any of our favorite character on GOT this week? Published 12:18 a.m. April 28, 2013 - Comments
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Why “The Voice” is beating “American Idol” in TV ratings
Voice is hot, but Idol isn’t beyond fixing. It must figure out a way to become fresh again, and the viewers will return, dawg. Published 9:53 p.m. April 24, 2013 - Comments
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Who got KOd and went home from Dancing With The Stars Tuesday?
Who would go home in week 6 – the comedian, or the boxer, or even The Bachelor? Published 7:22 p.m. April 23, 2013 - Comments
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Dancing With The Stars: Perfect scores including a ten from Len VIDEO
Two couples received perfect scores, including one ten from hard to get Len Goodman for a sparkling Quickstep. Published 7:38 p.m. April 22, 2013 - Comments
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Stevie Wonder-ful week on Dancing With The Stars, Monday 8 p.m. ET
Fans once again get a say via Twitter on the first team dances to help their favorite competitors stick around for another week Published 11:18 p.m. April 21, 2013 - Comments
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Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, is President of the Falcon Valley Group, a San Diego based public relations consulting firm. Falkenthal worked as an award winning broadcast editor, producer and talk host before launching a second career as a communications consultant ...
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Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, is President of the Falcon Valley Group, a San Diego based public relations consulting firm. Falkenthal worked as an award winning broadcast editor, producer and talk host before launching a second career as a communications consultant and business owner. Falkenthal continues to work both sides of the communications aisle as an award winning columnist for several media outlets including the political blog San Diego Rostra and Communities Digital News at Washington Times.
The San Diego Press Club presented Falkenthal with its Andy Mace Award for Career Excellence in Public Relations, one of just 33 individuals with this achievement. She holds Accreditation in Public Relations, which represents the top two percent of all public relations professionals in the United States. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-Television and Linguistics and a Master of Science degree in Mass Communication from San Diego State University. She is an instructor at National University, San Diego, and previously taught in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at SDSU.
Falkenthal is a card-carrying Libertarian, servant to a rescued Boxer dog with his own Twitter account, and is proudly obsessed with Dancing With the Stars. She firmly believes what goes around, comes around, and you should go hard or go home.
