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Article: Reality TV chef has W.Va. town on edge
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Weary of being stuck with what they call the
false label of America's unhealthiest city, Huntington residents are
offering a wary welcome to a celebrity TV chef who hopes to help
them shape up.
Jamie Oliver is starring in a reality TV show slated to be
broadcast next year on ABC. In his native Britain, Oliver has done
shows focused on improving school lunch meals and other dietary
matters with an aim toward getting people eating healthier and
living better.
Oliver came to Huntington last month and the show is taping in
West Virginia's second-largest city throughout the fall.
Last year, an Associated Press story used data from the federal
Centers for Disease Control and ...