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Norman Pattiz

Norman Pattiz, media entrepreneur who founded radio network Westwood One, dies at 79

Pattiz created a radio empire in the 1980s. He also served on the University of California’s Board of Regents.

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Jan Gaye, second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, is dead at 66

FILE - Boxing referee Mills Lane, pumps his fist while being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame during the annual induction ceremony in Canastota, N.Y., June 9, 2013. Lane, the Hall of Fame boxing referee who was the third man in the ring when Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. He was 85. Lane had suffered a stroke in 2002 and son Tommy said his father had taken a significant turn for the worse recently before entering hospice care on Friday. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth, File)

Mills Lane, Hall of Fame boxing referee, dies at 85

From left: Otis Redding, Jim Stewart, Rufus Thomas, Booker T. Jones and Carla Thomas in 1967.

Jim Stewart, co-founder of Memphis’ famed Stax Records, dies at 92

Kirstie Alley poses for a portrait in October 1983 in Los Angeles, California.

Actor Kirstie Alley dies at 71 of cancer that was ‘only recently discovered’

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(L-R) - Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson in a scene from "Cheers." Credit: Paramount Pictures

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How ‘Cheers’ stars Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson made one of TV’s most iconic pairings

How ‘Cheers’ stars Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson made one of TV’s most iconic pairings

Fleetwood Mac pose for a portrait in circa 1977.

Christine McVie’s greatness proved that shy girl power had a place in rock ‘n’ roll

Singer Irene Cara, with the help of 44 dancers, performs the song, "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the movie, "Flashdance", which won her an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 56th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., April 9, 1984. (AP Photo)

The late Irene Cara and ‘Fame’ were so much more than a fad

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2006 file photo, comedian Gallagher smashes strawberry syrup and flour at the end of his performance at the Five Flags Theater in Dubuque, Iowa. The comedian known for smashing fruit and vegetables with giant wooden hammers says he was escorted out of Idaho's Statehouse in Boise by security when he entered the building carrying two of the hammers. Gallagher, whose full name is Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., told the Idaho Statesman in a story on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 that he was looking for the state's film office on Monday for a possible project. The state doesn't have a film office. (Jeremy Portje/Telegraph Herald via AP, File)

Late comedian Gallagher had a good reason for destroying those watermelons onstage

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