For immediate release
July 5, 2010
L.A.'s favorite blogging grandparents The OGs go national Tuesday on The TODAY Show
LINK: http://www.the-ogs.com
LOS ANGELES- Two years after launching The OGs blog, and after amassing thousands of passionate fans who treasure them as their own internet grandparents, sassy 90-something bloggers Barbara and Harry Cooper, aka "Cutie" and "Pop Pop" are about to go national in a big way, as The TODAY Show features them in a long segment in the 8am hour on Tuesday, July 6.
TODAY reporter Lee Cowan spent the day at Hollenbeck Palms retirement home in Boyle Heights with Barbara and Harry, getting the skinny on their touching story of 72 years of marriage and unexpected internet celebrity, which has recently seen them on the front page of the Los Angeles Times (Column One) and the front of the Toronto Star Living section.
In addition to revealing interviews with the OGs and their granddaughters Kim and Chinta Cooper, creators of the OGs blog, the segment is slated to include greatest hits moments from their charming videos, and a chance to follow Cutie and Pop Pop on their adventures around Los Angeles -- including a hot fudge sundae date at their favorite retro diner (Twohey's in Alhambra) and a return to West Hollywood's Poinsettia Park, site of the tennis courts where they first laid eyes on each other in 1937.
Tune in to TODAY to watch the OGs on Tuesday morning, or check out their segment on the TODAY website later at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/
And for a feel-good family story with a an original twist, check out Barbara and Harry Cooper on The OGs blog. After 72 years of marriage, and at 98 and 93 they're still going strong, enjoying Los Angeles, good eats and good adventures with their family and friends.
LINKS (OGs blog and grandma Barbara's popular Yelp restaurant review page)
http://www.the-ogs.com/
http://barbaracooper.yelp.com/
For more information about The OGs, Barbara and Harry Cooper, contact their granddaughter/publicist Kim at amscrayATgmailDOTcom, 323-223-2767.
