Music
Archie Bleyer, the successful musical director and arranger who became the subject of controversy when he and singer Julius LaRosa were fired by Arthur Godfrey from Godfrey’s national television program 35 years ago, has died.
March 22, 1989
Archives
Jack Sterling, 75, a longtime New York morning radio host who succeeded Arthur Godfrey.
Nov. 7, 1990
Business
Daniel E.
Oct. 22, 1997
Obituaries
Julius La Rosa, a pop singer known for hits including “Eh, Cumpari,” whose firing live on the air by Arthur Godfrey in 1953 overshadowed his successes that followed, has died at age 86.
May 15, 2016
Television
It was Friday night, the end of another frustrating week on the television beat, and to get my head together, I had a chat with Edward R.
July 1, 1996
Olympics
Runner won Olympic gold
July 4, 2009
We are inundated by images of so many instant celebrities--what scientists call the Andrew Dice Clay Effect--that it’s sometimes helpful to recall Arthur Godfrey.
April 21, 1991
Did I miss something or is it really possible that Arthur Godfrey was not mentioned on the CBS retrospective “Fifty Years of Television”?
Dec. 17, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
Singer Julius La Rosa, whose career dates back to the early days of television, is appearing at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow & Stars in New York City, winning a new generation of fans.
July 13, 1989
July 11, 1989