Foreman Laces Up for Primetime Ad

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NEW YORK — George Foreman, boxer-cum-talk-show-guest-cum-author-cum-salesman, is taking his line of George Foreman Grills back to primetime network TV with a new 30-second national spot that will break on Monday.

The 57-year-old ex-champ turned his name and grill into an infomercial icon via six years worth of 30-minute late-late night spots in which the good-natured Foreman hawked the cooker. Following a primetime spot earlier this year comes the second-round of network TV, but the first holiday-themed ad from appliance marketer Salton Inc.,

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