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Tom Brokaw says he’s retiring from NBC News after 55 years

NEW YORK – NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw said Friday that he is retiring from the network after 55 years. Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation,” was NBC’s lead anchorman at “N...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19

LOS ANGELES – Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person clos...

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Trebek’s last new ‘Jeopardy!’ episodes airing with a tribute

LOS ANGELES – The final new “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable. The first of the five episodes will air Mo...

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Joe and Jill Biden to appear on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

NEW YORK – Ryan Seacrest will have a special pair of guests alongside the music stars at this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration on ABC – the president-elect and the future first lady. ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dawn Wells, wholesome castaway on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies of COVID-19 at 82

Dawn Wells, an actress best known as the pigtailed Kansas farm girl turned castaway on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Dec. 30 at an assisted-living facility in Woodland Hills, Ca...

DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

NEW YORK – Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

DeGeneres: Positive test for coronavirus but ‘feeling fine’

LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres said she has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine right now.” Production on her daytime talk show has been paused until January, produce...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

David Lander, ‘Squiggy’ on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73

LOS ANGELES – Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy “Laverne & Shirley,” has died after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis, his wife...

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jennings to be 1st fill-in ‘Jeopardy!’ host

Longtime host Alex Trebek died from cancer Nov. 8

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Carol Burnett puts variety, music back in show

All the music cut out when show went into syndication years ago

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Contestant dies after completing ‘Wipeout’ obstacle course

LOS ANGELES – A contestant on “Wipeout” has died after completing the game show’s obstacle course, authorities and sources close to the production said Friday. The man in his 30s ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal

NEW YORK – The “Great Pumpkin” never showed on broadcast television this year, but after a deal with PBS, the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas specials will return to the air. ...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment