"We're hoping to present this to different places in Pennsylvania. "We try to support as many community events as we can," Kramer said. Kramer said Service Electric Cable Television sees the pageant as a community event and for several years aired the pageant live when it was in Altoona. The pageant has developed a more contemporary look to it, observed TV2 Production Manager Jim Kramer, who produces the state's pageant show for live broadcast. Although Express is not a sponsor of the pageant, Gillette is hoping they'll be inspired to sign on. Gillette told them to express themselves at Express - a city-style, reasonably priced boutique in many malls. New this year, the contestants will wear pants in the opening number, which will be set in a New York nightclub. "It will just move along at a fast pace." "What I think everybody will see in the show is an interesting rhythm and dance," Gillette said of the show she has put together. Last year, Gillette was associate producer under former producer Marla Wynne, Miss Pennsylvania 1990, to "learn the way of pageantry," she said.
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She also worked on the national talent search for Aaron Spelling's "Sunset Beach" TV show. Right out of college, she interned with and was eventually employed by Wickline Casting in Philadelphia.Īs an associate casting director, she has worked on feature films, including "The Florentine," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," and the yet to be released "Broadway Brawler," starring Bruce Willis. Gillette, 28, of Horsham, grew up in Northampton and was Miss Northampton County Junior Miss 1987. The contestants will have plenty to learn themselves under the direction of producer Ann Gillette and choreographer Karen Getz - who was the dance captain for the motion picture "Dirty Dancing." He plans to garner similar lessons from the Miss Pennsylvania contestants. In one morning show segment, he asked Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader candidates to teach him some dance moves. Monday to Friday show on Fox-TV Channel 29. In his role as a "Good Day Philadelphia" reporter, Silcox offers light feature reports during the 7 to 9 a.m.
His additional duties will include being the backstage correspondent and conducting the backstage interviews on the final night of competition. I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with it."Īlthough Silcox and Porazzo will have scripts to follow during the show, Silcox said he has some room - and permission - to deviate from the script. I mean, I've hosted lots of things, but never an award show.
"I thought it sounded pretty fun," Silcox said of the invitation to host the pageant. Having been named Best Philly Comedian by Philadelphia Magazine, Silcox has worked as a segment producer on "Evening Magazine" as well as a sidekick to John DeBella on WMMR-FM radio.