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SJM_SouthernExposure_0319_SouthernExposure_11_08 2 / 28 / 19 3 : 19 PM Page 6 GETTING OUT Pop - Up Bridal Shop for Veterans , Pennsauken During Valentine’s Day week , brides - to - be were able to say yes to their dream wedding gown at an event put on solely for those who have served in the military . The dresses originally came from a bridal chain that abruptly closed and Camden County freeholders decided to donate the gowns to not only veterans but family members as well . ( Photos courtesy of Camden County ) Flavors of Moorestown The township held its second annual tasting event , which invited South Jersey foodies to indulge in a variety of signature dishes from the likes of Joe Italiano’s Maplewood , Akira 2 and Blue Fig Café . ( Photo courtesy of Moorestown Newcomers and Neighbors Club ) SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 13
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FTF - GettingPersonal - JimDonovan - FINAL_Profile ( Dept . ) 2 / 27 / 19 5 : 43 PM Page 1 F I R S TG T H I N ST F I R S GETTING PERSONAL CBS3 anchor Jim Donovan on moving to South Jersey , having more than 100 pairs of socks and why he goes to bed when most people are eating dinner . 1 . I passed out … during my 5 . Seeing double … I do not wear mas - first public speaking class cara , although it may look like I do . I at Seton Hall University . We actually have a double row of eyelashes . were assigned to read our It’s some sort of genetic mutation . Liz own eulogy . Thirty seconds Taylor had the same thing . into the speech I fell to the ground like a ton of bricks . 6 . People seem intrigued … by my hair . The next week I had to Yes , it’s all mine . It grows like a weed complete the assignment . and I get it cut every four weeks . I don’t I tweaked the speech and color it , but I do keep it in place using said I died from glasso - $ 2 gel . phobia — stage fright . I got an A + . 7 . Hello neighbor … Last summer I moved to South Jersey . I bought a house in Gloucester County that I am now 2 . Dear Jessica Savitch … renovating . So what was my welcome When I was 10 years old , I gift from the Garden State ? I was bitten wrote a letter to the news by a deer tick and caught Lyme disease anchor to tell her how working in my yard . much I wanted to be a reporter . She wrote back ! She was kind and enthusi - 8 . In my wallet … I keep a copy of the astic . Now I work at the First Amendment . It serves as a con - same TV station as she did . stant reminder to be accurate and fair in Cool , right ? all of my reporting . Over my 30 - year TV career I’ve always understood the responsibility that comes along with 3 . Fly like an Eagle … Before this job . working in TV news full - time I was a flight atten - dant . I started working for 9 . I have lots of … socks . Our eagle - eyed People Express in college , viewers noticed that I like to wear funky and after an airline merger continued socks and now they send me socks in with Continental Airlines for seven the mail . I have over 100 pairs . years . To date I’ve visited 48 countries . 10 . When do you … go to bed and what time do I wake up ? They’re the ques - 4 . Runway ready … For over 15 years tions most frequently asked by our I was the emcee for the Miss New Jersey viewers . The answers ? I go to bed at 5 : 15 USA pageant . My final show was this p.m . and wake up at 1 : 15 a.m . in order past fall . I decided to retire when I real - to arrive at the studio at 2 : 30 a.m . You ized I’d been hosting the show longer never get used to the schedule . It’s like than some of the contestants had n living with constant jetlag . been alive . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 14