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Owen Simon, Westinghouse and Group W PR Executive, Dies at 93 Cynthia Littleton, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Owen Simon, a longtime PR executive for Westinghouse and Group W Productions, died April 2 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Simon was known for his savvy promotional campaigns on behalf of such series as “The Mike Douglas Show” and “The Merv Griffin Show” and other productions from Westinghouse’s Group W Prods. syndication division. Simon was also well-loved in the industry for his kindness and wit. When Simon retired in 1997 after a 40-year career, he told Variety he was lo...

By Maegan Mar 9, 2021 Scrabble associations across the world are now compiling a new list of over 400 words that are to be barred from use in the game. The game’s makers say they will be outlawing “offensive” or “disparaging” terms. So far, it is rumored that the list will include "farting", “goolies', “arse”, “fatso”, “boffing” and “wrinklies". But the changes to the game have angered professional Scrabble players, saying its "ruining" their game! International games giant, Mattel made changes to reflect a more modern attitude. Vice-president Ray Adler said: “In ...

By @TobyChilliShow Mar 8, 2021 It looks like Scrabble is about to get a little more boring. According to a recent report, Mattel is about to get rid of certain “offensive” words from the UK version of the game, with plans to expand it worldwide in the future. According to “The Scottish Sun” the in-progress list of soon-to-be scrubbed words reaches about 400, and includes such fun words as “boobies,” “arses,” “wrinklies,” “boffing,” “farting” and “fatso.” “In Scrabble — as in life — the words we choose matter,” a Mattel exec insisted, with Brett Smither...

Thailand win international online youth scrabble championship Sports February 8, 2021 KARACHI: Thailand defeated Pakistan to clinch the first international online youth scrabble championship titled ‘Gladiators WESPA Youth Cup 2020’ on Sunday. They won 21 games against Pakistan’s 15. Sri Lanka, who lost to Pakistan in the semifinals, finished third. Thai player Napat Vajaranurthorn was declared ‘the player of the tournament’. Pakistan hosted this championship which had commenced on January 22. There were 96 players from 16 countries in this event. Pakistan squad comprised Syed Imaa...

Pakistan squad for world’s first online scrabble championship named Sports January 19, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) Monday announced the eight-member squad for the first international online youth scrabble championship and also unveiled the trophy of the mega tournament starting from Friday. Pakistan is hosting the first international online youth scrabble championship, titled Gladiators WESPA Youth Cup, in which 96 players from 16 countries of five continents will contest, the organisers said on Tuesday. Having national and international scrabble champions, the Pakis...