Gurvir Dhindsa returns March 28 as co-host of "Good Day Atlanta," a job she held from 1997 to 2000. She replaces Suchita Vadlamani, who left in December after eight years. "Coming back to Atlanta has crossed my mind many times over the years," Dhindsa said Tuesday from Washington, D.C., where she is a morning anchor at the Fox affiliate. "I've often said 'Good Day Atlanta' was the best job I ever had." She is married to meteorologist Tom Sater, who may be eying possibilities at The Weather Channel, which is based here. "I'm really excited about it," Dhindsa said. "It's like putting on my favorite pair of boots that have been re-soled!" "Good Day Atlanta" airs weekdays from 4:30 to 10 a.m. on WAGA-TV. She'll be on from 5 to 9 a.m.
Action! Celebs at movie screenings
Duncan Jones, the son of rocker David Bowie, will be here next week for a screening of his new movie, "Source Code," a thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan. The event is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, and you can go for free if you hustle. RSVP to Atlantascreeningrsvp@gmail.com and they'll tell you where to be....BronzeLens and the African American Film Festival Releasing Movement will present the Atlanta release of "I Will Follow," a powerful drama starring Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Blair Underwood and Beverly Todd that was written and directed by 2011 NAACP Image Award nominee Ava DuVernay. Its limited run at the AMC Phipps Plaza 14 begins at 11:15 a.m. Friday. Hardwick will attend a screening at 8:05 p.m. Friday. Tickets are available at the box office.
Overscene
Ludacris and Jermaine Dupri each dined at Coast Restaurant and Raw Bar in Buckhead Monday night. Seated with separate groups of friends, both guys dug into the "All You Can Eat" crab legs special... Gucci Mane may have an ice cream cone tattooed on his face but he eats his veggies. Spotted with a date at the downtown Morton's Saturday night, the rapper enjoyed filet mignon and sea bass with garlic mashed potatoes and creamed spinach....Athletes love Davio's in Phipps Plaza. Hawks player Zaza Pachulia is the one who most recently showed up, for lunch on Saturday...And it sounds like Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, who are here with their two girls while she films "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," are also here with a four-legged family member. They've been spotted recently at the Buckhead PetSmart.
Celebrity birthdays
Singer-actress Keely Smith is 79. Singer Lloyd Price is 78. Actress Joyce Van Patten is 77. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels is 75. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 75. Actress Trish Van Devere is 70. Singer Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders is 69. Guitarist Robin Trower (Procol Harum) is 66. Guitarist-harmonica player Jimmie Fadden of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 63. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 63. Actress Linda Fiorentino is 51. Guitarist Rusty Hendrix of Confederate Railroad is 51. Actress Juliette Binoche is 47. Bassist Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is 43. Rapper C-Miller (formerly C-Murder) is 40. Actor Emmanuel Lewis is 40. Actress Jean Louisa Kelly ("Yes, Dear," "Mr. Holland's Opus") is 39. Actor Kerr Smith is 39. Rapper Chingy is 31. Actress Brittany Snow is 25. Rapper Bow Wow is 24. Actor Luis Armand Garcia ("George Lopez") is 19.
Contributing: Rodney Ho, news services
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