PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, September 6, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, September 6, 2006

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USC Study: Celebrities Really Are More Narcissistic Than the General Public

Celebrities have more narcissistic personality traits than the general population, and people with narcissistic tendencies seem to be attracted to the entertainment industry rather than the industry creating narcissists. This is according to a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers Drew Pinsky of the Keck School of Medicine of U-S-C and S. Mark Young of the U-S-C Marshall School of Business and the U-S-C Annenberg School for Communication. The study, which will be published in the Journal of Research in Personality, is the first systematic, empirical scholarly study of celebrity personality and was based on a standardized test of narcissistic personality traits administered to two hundred celebrities.

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Glenn Close Announced as EIF Ambassador to Saks Fifth Avenue's 2006 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign

Saks Fifth Avenue and the Entertainment Industry Foundation have announced that award winning actress Glenn Close has been named Entertainment Industry Foundation ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue's 2006 Key to the Cure initiative. Key to the Cure is a women's cancer initiative founded in partnership with E- I-F's Women's Cancer Research Fund. The program will also receive ongoing support from Mercedes-Benz U-S-A.

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Music Giant Pat Boone Returns to His Soulful Roots Flashing His R&B Credentials With His Latest Music Offering 'Pat Boone R&B Classics' Set to Drop September 19th, 2006

Legendary Music Icon Pat Boone, a true music giant in the industry, will release his new C-D "Pat Boone R&B Classics" with his family of music friends. Boone will flash his R&B credentials on this new music offering with a pantheon of R&B luminaries, which includes Smokey Robinson, Ray Parker Jr., Earth Wind & Fire, Joni Sledge, Sam Moore, K-C & The Sunshine Band, The Four Tops, Kool & The Gang, Gerald Albright, Kool Moe Dee and James Brown. The C-D is set to drop in stores nation- wide, September 19th, 2006.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3285490

New World Record Set At The 2006 Waffle House World Waffle-Eating Championships

It was a historic event and a site to see as Joey Chestnut broke his own world record at the 2006 Waffle House World Waffle-Eating Championships. On Sunday, Joey Chestnut consumed 23 Waffle House waffles in 10 minutes to claim the title of World Waffle Eating Champion and broke his record of 18 point 5 waffles set from last year's competition.

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PRNewswire -- Sept. 6

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