A diehard fan of Shark Week, I have watched the ominous creatures for about eight hours a week every year for God knows how many years. I watched before all the hype and educated myself on sharks and their behavior. Now, Shark Week is bigger than ever with tons of promotional advertising, celebrity hosts and back-to-back episodes to give you even more hours of shark time. Yet when I tuned in last night to see what I thought would be a new episode, I was highly disappointed to see a repeat. A repeat already? The same episode that aired Sunday night aired again last night. I know that redundancy seems to be the new trend with the networks, but I’ve always considered Shark Week to be above the network rage and a more educated hour of television. Et tu, Shark Week? Et tu?


 

About the Author

Rachel A. Pugh, a graduate of Penn State University with a B.A. in communications and a minor in theatre, came to the Weekender in 2000 as a Marketing/Promotions Associate. She was then made an Advertising Sales Account Executive and went on later to become Senior Advertising Sales Account Executive, Advertising Sales Team Leader, Sales and Marketing Manager, and the position she holds currently, Weekender General Manager and fashion columnist.

Rachel also serves as the Vice President of Marketing for the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, overseeing the marketing of company initiatives and events.

A graduate of Leadership Lackawanna, class of 2005, some of her community involvement includes: Board for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind, Executive Board for the Domestic Violence Service Center, committee member for The American Cancer Society’s Endure for a Cure, a board member of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA and a member of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Wyoming Valley.

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