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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. A warm embrace of Margaret Whiting

    In her prolific career, singer Margaret Whiting recorded 500 songs, including such signature hits as "It Might as Well Be Spring," "That Old Black Magic" and "Baby It's Cold Outside."
    In her prolific career, singer Margaret Whiting recorded 500 songs, including such signature hits as "It Might as Well Be Spring," "That Old Black Magic" and "Baby It's Cold Outside." Along with such legends as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Whiting...

    Tags: Jack Jones, Music, Radio, Richard Nixon, The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program)

  2. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson

    <strong>Peter Meyerson</strong>
    Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...

    Tags: Johnny Carson, Alzheimer's Disease, Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Obituaries, Heart Problems

  4. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Gripping 'Cowsills Story' documentary coming to Showtime

    The new documentary &ldquo;Family Band: The Cowsills Story,&rdquo; premiering tonight on Showtime, opens with a compelling scene showing musician Bob Cowsill setting up single-handed for another thankless gig in the corner of a restaurant-bar of an Indian casino. As patrons chat, eat and drink, barely paying attention, he says, &ldquo;I had four hit records between the ages of 17 and 21&hellip; I did!&rdquo;
    The new documentary “Family Band: The Cowsills Story,” premiering tonight on Showtime, opens with a compelling scene showing musician Bob Cowsill setting up single-handed for another thankless gig in the corner of a restaurant-bar of an Indian...

    Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Johnny Carson, Music, The Osmonds (music group), ABC (tv network)

  6. Jun 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Actor Michael C. Hall lists Hollywood Hills home at $1.995 million

    <b>Michael C. Hall</b> of "Dexter" fame has listed his house in the Hollywood Hills at $1.995 million.
    Michael C. Hall of "Dexter" fame has listed his house in the Hollywood Hills at $1.995 million. Built in 1933 as a Spanish-style home with a red tile roof, the house was modernized by mid-century architect Hal Levitt, who used it as his personal...

    Tags: Celebrities, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones (fictional character), Architecture, Banking

  8. Aug 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Pasadena Pops' Marvin Hamlisch just wants to have fun

    In spite of a few shiny awards for his mantel &#8212; three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and a little prize named for some guy called Pulitzer &#8212; there's still plenty of ham in Marvin Hamlisch, who takes the stage at Pasadena Pops on Saturday for his second concert as the orchestra's new principal conductor.
    In spite of a few shiny awards for his mantel — three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and a little prize named for some guy called Pulitzer — there's still plenty of ham in Marvin Hamlisch, who takes the stage at Pasadena Pops on...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, The Sting (movie), Marvin Hamlisch, Talk Shows (genre), Scott Joplin

  10. May 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Bill Skiles dies at 79; half of the comedy team Skiles and Henderson

    Bill Skiles, the wacky half of the Skiles and Henderson comedy duo, who entertained audiences for five decades with his sound effects, mimicry and improvised musical instruments, died Monday at his home in St. Cloud, Fla. He was 79.
    Bill Skiles, the wacky half of the Skiles and Henderson comedy duo, who entertained audiences for five decades with his sound effects, mimicry and improvised musical instruments, died Monday at his home in St. Cloud, Fla. He was 79. The cause was...

    Tags: Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Music Theater, Amusement and Theme Parks, Music

  12. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  13. Magician Bill Chaudet dies at 91

    Variety
    Magician Louis William "Bill" Chaudet, a protege of Harry Blackstone Sr. and a technical adviser for film and television during the 1950s and 1960s, died in Folsom, Calif., on Jan. 5 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was 91. Chaudet, who was...

    Tags: Donald O'Connor, Charlie Chaplin, Alzheimer's Disease, Shirley Temple, Mary Pickford

  14. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| WGN-TV
  15. The Magic of Wizzo

    One of "Chicago's Very Own" is being honored tomorrow night for his role as a Chicago television pioneer. Marshall Brodien, Bozo's wacky wizard Wizzo, is being inducted into the National Television Academy's Silver Circle. And as WGN's Dean Richards reports, you may be amazed at the things he can still "Doo-dee-doo-dee-do!"
    WGN News
    One of "Chicago's Very Own" is being honored tomorrow night for his role as a Chicago television pioneer. Marshall Brodien, Bozo's wacky wizard Wizzo, is being inducted into the National Television Academy's Silver Circle. And as WGN's Dean Richards...

    Tags: Kendall Marshall, Bill Cosby, David Copperfield, Entertainment

  16. Dec 2, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
  17. St. Timothy’s in The Villages is looking for NPAs willing to switch to GOP

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    You'd hardly think that residents in The Villages — a Republican political hotbed that's a must-stop for GOP candidates — would need any encouragement to register and vote in the Jan. 31 Republican presidential primary. But the folks at St....
  18. Dec 2, 2011 | Chicago Tribune
  19. Radio rewind: My magazine profile of new WGN-AM morning host Jonathon Brandmeier

    Change of Subject
    In light of today's news that veteran radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier (left) is taking over morning drive at WGN AM 720, I am republishing the following extensive profile that came out almost exactly 25 years ago in the Tribune's Sunday......
  20. Oct 3, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant
  21. Up To The Minute Results From The Track

    The Hartford Courant
    Stafford Motor Speedway CarQuest Fall Final - Oct. 2, 2011 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified: 1. Eric Berrndt, Cromwell; 2. Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass.; 3. Ted Christopher, Plainville; 4. Tom Bolles, Ellington; 5. Keith Rocco,...

    Tags: Peyton Sellers, Nashua Corporation, International Speedway Corp., Scott Adams, Physiology

  22. Oct 18, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. Glenn H. Lahman

    Glenn H. Lahman, a pioneering television broadcast chief engineer who never lost his affection for old tube radios, died of cancer Oct. 10 at his Annapolis home. He was 86.
    Glenn H. Lahman, a pioneering television broadcast chief engineer who never lost his affection for old tube radios, died of cancer Oct. 10 at his Annapolis home. He was 86. Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, he left a farming community for the Valparaiso, Ind.,...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Comcast SportsNet (tv network), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Chesapeake Bay, Government

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