Pat Collins is an American film critic and three-time

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winner for

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. Collins was an entertainment editor and film critic for ''

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'' and the ''

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'' and from 1972–1977, hosted the ''Pat Collins Show'' on

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, for which she won two local

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Personal life

Collins is married to William Sarnoff. She had previously been married to

Joe Raposo Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an American composer, songwriter, pianist, singer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', for which he wrote the theme ...

from January 1976 until his death in 1989. They had two children together, as well as two children from his previous marriage. In 1983, she authored a book, ''How to Be a Really Nice Person''. She announced her retirement from WWOR in November 2012.Retirement announcement
mediabistro.com; accessed July 8, 2014.

References

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