Outpouring of Love Floods Social Media in Rembrance of NBC10 Reporter Sheela Allen-Stephens
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Sheela Allen-Stephens, a former member of the NBC10 family, passed away last week. NBC10’s Erin Coleman spoke to some of her colleagues about the woman who made such an impression on our area.
This tribute video to Sheela Allen-Stephens that was put together in 2005 when she retired from NBC10 after nearly 30 years on the air. Sheela died last week at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Last week, beloved NBC10 family member, Sheela Allen-Stevens, passed away at Bryn Mawr hospital. Sheela was the entertainment and features reporter at our station for nearly 30 years.
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Sheela Allen-Stephens was our entertainment and features reporter at Channel 10 and NBC10 for three decades.
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Sheela Allen-Stephens was our entertainment and features reporter at NBC10 for nearly 30 years. She was one witty woman and left us all with a laugh and often a bellyache when she was on the air. Here she is as a go-go dancer!
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She'd don just about any costume or work outfit o try out someone's job for a day.
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Sheela passes away last Thursday , Oct. 20, 2016 at Bryn Mawr hospital. This is a picture of Sheela and Brian Williams when they worked together here at NBC10 years ago.
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And of course there was the show she did with Matt Lauer, Live on City Line.
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Sheela loved to parody people too. Here's her Dolly Parton outfit.
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And of course she dressed up like Marilyn Monroe (more than once!) to belt out a bit of Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend.
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From our archives, we collected some of the funny and memorable moments Sheela Allen-Stephens brought us all through the years.
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This is Lonnie Stephens, the love of Sheela's life. He also worked for NBC10, for 25 years as a photographer. Lonnie died in 2004 a short time after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Sheela and Lonnie were married 20 years.
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Sheela retired from NBC10 in 2005.
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NBC10's Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz and Sheela were dear friends. He wrote a tribute to her, which you can read here .
Our Chief Meteorologist, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz was a dear friend of Sheela's for years and shared a special tribute in rembrance of her life and her legacy of laughs. Along with his heartwarming piece, many shared their stories in remembrance of Sheela and the joy she brought to them-- both in person and through the screen.
