THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Birthdays:

Macy Gray-40

Rosie Perez-43

Michael Winslow-49

Jeff Foxworthy-49

Jane Curtin-60

Jo Anne Worley-70

On this day:

1909-Explorer Robert Peary sent word that he had reached the North Pole 5 months earlier

1959-The first Barbie doll was sold by Mattel. Barbie's full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts

1986-Bananarama has the #1 song with "Venus"

1995-Mark Fuhrman used his 5th Amendment at the OJ trial

Battle of the Sexes-The women won today and now lead by a lot. If they win just 18 more games this year, the season is over!

Tammy Pescatelli-You remember her from NBC's "Last Comic Standing." She is at the Improv tonight and all weekend. She stopped by the studio this morning to say hi to her buddies, Scott, Jay, and Zack. If you missed her, you can hear her again Saturday morning between 6-10 on the Best of Scott and Erica. For ticket and show info, go to http://www.orlandoimprov.com/

$25 Pyramid-Scott played this morning and got 2 out of 5. The jackpot tomorrow is $60!

Joey Bartolomeo-Here's a sneak peek into tomorrow's issue of Us Weekly from the Senior Writer:

Cover: Secrets From The Grave-Explosive Anna Nicole Smith tell-all book written by journalist Rita Cosby. Larry Birkhead tells Us the book is fiction. One of the main sources in the book is a very sketchy woman who hates Howard K. Stern. The book claims... Larry and Howard K. Stern were lovers. Larry and Howard struck a deal for Dannielynn. Larry gave Anna Nicole drugs, Larry and that Anna's love wasn't real.

Owen Wilson Goes Home-His parents are looking after him. Plus: Steve Coogan is striking back at Courtney Love for saying bad things about him.

Brad and Angelina: Plans for a fifth child Also: Brad talks to V magazine about his decision to leave Jennifer Aniston. Says he stifled his attraction to Jolie until after they agreed the marriage was over. Says he was guided by the notion that "you don't know how many days you have."

Secrets of TV's Fall Favorites-Scoop on Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, House, Ugly Betty,The Office, CSI

Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity? -- funny charts and quiz.

Who has the higher education? Clooney vs. McConaughey, Lauren Conrad vs. Scarlett Johansson, Ashton Kutcher vs. Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington vs. Tom Cruise.

Guess their majors:

1. Reese Witherspoon

2. Halle Berry

3. Mira Sorvino

A. East Asian studies (3)

B. Broadcast journalism (2)

C. English literature (1)

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams: Secrets of their split. They had been on-and-off since their daughter was born.

Paul McCartney and Renee Zellweger have been spending time together

Tomorrow morning-Mandy Moore joins us at 8:45 and she's bringing concert tickets!