Over the Rainbow

In this week's episode of Over the Rainbow, Sharon and Mark pay tribute to Tony Siragusa, Jason Ferguson and Hugh McElhenny, three different eras of the NFL; Robb Elementary will not reopen after 19 children and two teachers were shot to death; Roe v Wade comes to a jarring end; Bobby Flores a country/jazz artist dies at 52; and Drago, the german shepard and Red Sox member everyone could love pass...

This week on Over the Rainbow Sharon and Mark celebrate the passing of Mark Shields, political strategist and commentator; Lt. Shawn Williamson, Philadelphia firefighter; Tyler Sanders, teen actor; Tim Sale, comic book artist; Philip Baker Hall, the unforgettable Lt. Bookman of Seinfeld fame, and finally, Internet Explorer comes to an end (sort of)

On Over the Rainbow this week, Sharon and Mark pay tribute to Alan Such of Bon Jovi; Jim Seals of Seals and Croft; Paul Vance, who did way more than "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini; Andree Geulen, who rescued hundred of Jewish children from the Holocaust; and Ann Turner, the original Gerber Baby.

This week on "Over the Rainbow" Mark and Sharon tribute George Shapiro, a key producer for Seinfeld and one of the people behind the career of Andy Kaufman; Joanie Greggains, KGO Radio's Fitness Queen; Allen White of Yes; Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode; Marion Barber of the NFL; "Rompin" Ronnie Hawkins; the last HoJo is no more; and a story on school bullying with a happy ending

Over the Rainbow tributes to Rosmarie Von Trapp, the last of the Von Trapp family singers; Ranger Angell, to call him a baseball writer doesn't do him justice; Aaron Salter, a hero retired cop; Dr. John Cheng, another hero; Marnie Schulenberg, an LGBTQ activist who should have been more famous, and McDonalds makes a move in Moscow

Leave it to Beaver, The Brady Bunch, Family Ties, Father Knows Best, Everybody Loves Raymond, Reba and Home Improvement all provide snapshots of how the role of mothers has been portrayed through the decades on TV

Over the Rainbow April monthly Yarzheit edition. We celebrate the anniversaries of people ranging from Lucille Ball and Brother Theodore to Gil Hodges, Edward R. Murrow, Richard Nixon and a lot more.

Over the Rainbow celebrates Mickey Gilley, Urban Cowboy? Naomi Judd and others shed light on mental illness and suicide; George Perez and Neal Adams, two pioneers of the comic book universe; David Birney of Bridget Loves Bernie; Norm Mineta, a politician to strive for; and Sundance the Bear

This week on Over the Rainbow, we pay tribute to Orrin Hatch, one of the longest serving senators; Jim Hartz, newsman; Robert Morse, Broadway star; Pooh Clark of Hi-Five; Lauren Bennett, Softball star; Ralph Kiser of Survivor; and finally, will Twitter as we know it die when Elon Musk takes it private

This week on Over the Rainbow, we celebrate the lives of Liz Sheridan, Seinfeld's "Mom; Rio Hackford, Hollywood offspring; Wendy Rieger, journalist; Hockey superstars Mike Bossy and Guy Lafleur; Art Rupe, music producer; and Tim Feerick, of Dance Gavin Dance. We also look at the closing of Alioto's, Fisherman's Wharf landmark

In a very full episode, we pay tribute to Gilbert Gottfried, and the unusual connection with one of our co-howls; Mimi Reinhardt, Schindler's List typist; Nehemiah Persoff of Yentl fame; Jimmy Wang Yu, Martial Artist; NFL's Gary Brown, Rayfield Wright and Dwayne Haskins; Eric Boehlert, Media Critic; Ryan Allen, and his unexpected death; David McKee, children's author; and finally, performers Chris...

Over the Rainbow celebrates Bobby Rydell, pioneer of Philly rock; Estelle Harris, George Costanza's mom, and the "voice" of a generation?; Terry Wallis, survived 19 years, after coming out of a 19 year coma!; June Shagaloff Alexander, a leader in desegregation that should have been more famous; Tommy Davis, a long time ballplayer that was better than many think; and a reggae trio loses two of thre...

Over the Rainbow this week pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighter drummer; Dana Keyes, California radio personality known for her public battles with addiction; Keith Martin of R&B fame. We then move to Jeff Wilson, country singer who became a cop, Capt James Bellew who died too young in a chopper crash; noted character actor Scoey Mitchlll; Director Marvin Chomsky; Christopher Alexander, gro...

In this special monthly Over the Rainbow, we celebrate those that have passed during the month of March through the years. From Julius Caesar through Luke Perry, we talk about presidents and personalities, George Burns and Gary Shandling and more.

Over the Rainbow celebrates the life of Madeline Albright; Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky; Dr. Barrie Cassileth, cancer specialist; Boris Romenchenko, who survived numerous Nazi concentration camps, only to die in Ukraine bombing; Renny Cushing, passion death penalty foe; the end of the Maury Povitch show; and Domenico DeMarco, Brooklyn Pizza King passes away

The two sides of William Hurt; a man who lived two months the the heart of pig; Timmy Thomas, Why Can't we be Friends; The last of the Entemann brothers dies, but they didn't lose a customer; and Conrad Janis, best know as Mork's father-in-law, on Over the Rainbow this week

Over the Rainbow celebrates lives lost in the world of entertainment, from B&W film to Youtube celebrities. The sports world sees losses ranging from effects of lifetime physical to the emotional stress in sports. The impact of a beloved school principal. Be careful with caffeine. And a good news story from the Ukraine Zoo.

Over the Rainbow pays tribute to The Amazing Johnathan; Coach Dick Versace; Financier Richard Blum; gay icon Leo Bersani and the end of the Wendy Williams program

Sally Kellerman, the Original Hotlips Houlihan; Ned Eisenberg, character actor; Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, the 10th anniversary of the Trayvon Martin killing, and a heroic football player

We talk about the huge impact PJ O'Rourke had on generations of comedy and politics, the US military's own Candy Man, the guy behind the Five Dollar footlong, a Dr who lived life to the end, and and AGT Golden Buzzer winner who told us it would be OK

We celebrate the life of Ian McDonald, from King Crimson and Foreigner; Ivan Reitman, of Stripes, Ghostbusters and more; Luc Montagnier, Nobel prize winner, key in early AIDS research but not without flaws; Jim Angle, back when Fox actually delivered news; and Patricia Moreno, who bought a spiritual perspective to working out. There is also important developments in the Sandy Hook school massacre...

In this episode of Over the Rainbow, we celebrate the accomplishments of two legends of movie special effects, Douglas Trumbel and Robert Blalack; James Bidgood, an avant garde filmmaker and photographer, John Vinocur, a foreign correspondent who covered many keystone events all over the world; Kyle Mullen, the Navy SEAL who died just after completing Hell Week; Josh Neuman, who at 22 was a skateb...

In this episode of Over the Rainbow, we recall the life of Howard Hesseman, we discuss the tragedy of mental illness, Holocaust remembrance, NASA tragic anniversaries and losses in the world of music

A tribute to Louie Anderson, Meat Loaf, Firefighter/Author Dennis Smith, NYPD Officers Rivera and Mora and the "Shouting Back" theater closing