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- ↑ "Notable Alumni of Emerson College" Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine - Emerson College
- ↑ "Emerson Alumni Anchor Most Boston Newscasts" [ permanent dead link ], Emersonians in the News, April 2007, Emerson College
- 1 2 3 Gene Lavanchy; boston.com