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WABC-TV  (channel 7) is a television station in  New York City , serving as the  flagship  of the  ABC  network.  Owned and operated  by the network's  ABC Owned Television Stations  division, the station maintains studios in the  Lincoln Square  neighborhood of  Manhattan , adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters; its  transmitter  is located at the  Empire State Building . WABC-TV is be...

WNYW  (channel 5) is a  television station  in  New York City , serving as the  flagship  of the  Fox  network. It is  owned and operated  by the network's  Fox Television Stations  division alongside  Secaucus, New Jersey –licensed  MyNetworkTV  flagship  WWOR-TV  (channel 9). The two stations share studios at the Fox Television Center on East 67th Street in  Manhattan 's  Lenox Hill  nei...

Pat Cooper  (born  Pasquale Vito Caputo [1] , July 31, 1929 – June 6, 2023) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his appearances on  The Howard Stern Show ,  Imus in the Morning , and  Opie and Anthony . He also played Masiello in the film  Analyze This  (1999) and its sequel  Analyze That  (2002). Known for his short temper, he was nicknamed the "Comedian of Outrage". [2...

Robert John Downey Jr.  (born April 4, 1965) [1]  is an American actor. His career has been characterized by critical success in his youth, followed by a period of  substance abuse  and legal troubles, and a surge in popular and commercial success later in his career.  His films  as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the  highest-grossing actors of all time...

WNYW  (channel 5) is a  television station  in  New York City , serving as the  flagship  of the  Fox  network. It is  owned and operated  by the network's  Fox Television Stations  division alongside  Secaucus, New Jersey –licensed  MyNetworkTV  flagship  WWOR-TV  (channel 9). Both stations share studios at the Fox Television Center on East 67th Street in  Manhattan 's  Lenox Hill  neighb...

Viewership of early NBC broadcasts was tightly restricted to those authorized by the company, whose installed set base eventually reached about 200. Technical standards for television broadcasting were in flux as well. Between the time experimental transmissions began in 1935 and the beginning of commercial television service in 1941, picture definition increased from 343 to 441 lines, and finally...

Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller  (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors  Jerry Stiller  and  Anne Meara . [1]  Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the  Frat Pack . His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. [2]  Th...

What is now WNBC traces its history to experimental station W2XBS, founded by the  Radio Corporation of America  (RCA, a co-founder of the National Broadcasting Company), in 1928, just two years after NBC was founded as the first nationwide radio network. Originally a test bed for the experimental  RCA Photophone  theater television system, W2XBS used the low-definition  mechanical television  sca...

WNBC  (channel 4) is a  television station  in  New York City  that serves as the  flagship  of the  NBC  network. It is  owned and operated  by the network's  NBC Owned Television Stations  division alongside  Linden, New Jersey –licensed  Telemundo  station  WNJU  (channel 47). WNBC's studios and offices are co-located with NBC's corporate headquarters at  30 Rockefeller Plaza  in  M...

Peter Henry Fonda  (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He was the son of  Henry Fonda , younger brother of  Jane Fonda , and father of  Bridget Fonda . He was a prominent figure in the  counterculture of the 1960s . [1] [2]  Fonda was nominated for the  Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay  for  Easy Rider  (1969), and the  Academy Award for Best Actor  for  Ulee&#39...

WCBS-TV's history dates back to CBS' opening of experimental station W2XAB on July 21, 1931, using the  mechanical television  system that had been more-or-less perfected in the late 1920s. [2] [3]  Its first broadcast featured  New York Mayor   Jimmy Walker ,  Kate Smith , and  George Gershwin . [4]  The station had the first regular seven-day broadcasting schedule in American television,...

WCBS-TV  (channel 2) is a  television station  in  New York City , serving as the  flagship  of the  CBS  network. It is  owned and operated  by the network's  CBS News and Stations  division alongside  Riverhead, New York –licensed  independent  station  WLNY-TV  (channel 55). Both stations share studios within the  CBS Broadcast Center  on West 57th Street in  Midtown Manhattan , while WCBS-...

O'Connell was born in  Buffalo, New York  and attended  Buffalo State College . His father is George O'Connell, the City Comptroller who led to effort to save the  Shea's Performing Arts Center  after it had fallen prey to taxes. His sister is  Mary Kate O'Connell , a stage actress and  WBBZ-TV  host. His son Kevin Jr. is a chef who has operated restaurants and food trucks in Buffa...

WFAN-FM  (101.9  FM ), is a commercial  radio station  licensed to  New York, New York . Owned by  Audacy, Inc. , the station  simulcasts  a  sports radio   format  known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM", or "The FAN", along with co-owned  WFAN   660 AM . Its  studios  are in the Audacy facility in the  Hudson Square  neighborhood of  Lower Manhattan . WFAN-FM has an  effec...

Richard Pierce Havens  (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. [1]  His music encompassed elements of  folk ,  soul  (both of which he frequently  covered ), and  rhythm and blues . He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in  open tunings ). He was the opening act at  Woodstock , sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the ...

Carl Reiner  (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the  recipient of many awards and honors , including 11  Primetime Emmy Awards , [1]  a  Grammy Award , [2]  and the  Mark Twain Prize for American Humor . [3]  He was inducted into the  Television Hall of Fame  in 1999. [1] During th...

WZRC , known on-air as "AM1480" ( simplified Chinese : 中文广播电台;  traditional Chinese : 中文廣播電臺;  pinyin :  Zhōngwén Guǎngbò Diàntái ;  Jyutping :  Zung1 Man4 Gwong2 Bo3 Din6 Toi4 ), is a  radio station   licensed  to  New York City . The station is owned by  Multicultural Broadcasting  and airs  Cantonese  programming. It is one of two Cantonese radio stations serving the  New...

Marvin Neil Simon  (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received three  Tony Awards , and a  Golden Globe Award  as well as nominations for four  Academy Awards  and four  Primetime Emmy Awards . He was awarded a  Special Tony Aw...

ON THIS SECOND PART I INTERVIEW JIM PERRY'S DAUGHTER ERIN PERRY AND WE LOOK BACK AT THE GREAT MEMORIES SHE SHARED WITH HER FATHER AND FAMILY. PICTURE: By NBC, via Everett Collection - Original publication: The New York TimesImmediate source: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/arts/television/jim-perry-82-bustling-host-of-a-range-of-game-shows.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.ph...

Jim Perry  (November 9, 1933 – November 20, 2015) was an American-Canadian television game show host, [1]  singer, announcer, and performer in the 1970s and 1980s. Perry enjoyed success on both Canadian and American television. He was the host of the American game shows  Card Sharks  and  $ale of the Century , as well as the Canadian game shows  Definition  and  Headline Hunters . Perry was also t...

WXNY-FM  (96.3  FM   La X 96.3 ) is a commercial  radio station  that broadcasts an  Hispanic rhythmic   format . It is  licensed  to  New York City , and serves the  New York metropolitan area . WXNY is owned by  Uforia Audio Network  and its transmitter is located at the  Empire State Building  in  Midtown Manhattan . The station first came on the air on 105.9 FM in 1964 as WHBI. The  call lette...

PART 2 OF THE FOLK SINGER AND SONGWRITER PETE SEEGER!!!!!! PICTURE: By Warner/Reprise - Original publicity photo (Back of photo is blank), PD-US, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41940214

WWRL  (1600  AM ) is a  commercial   radio station   licensed  to New York City. WWRL airs an  all-news radio  format as an  affiliate  of the  Black Information Network  (BIN). The station is owned by  iHeartMedia, Inc. By day, WWRL broadcasts at 25,000  watts ; at night, to protect other stations on  1600 AM , it reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a  directional antenna  at all times. Its  tr...

Peter Seeger  (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American  folk  singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of  the Weavers , notably their recording of  Lead Belly 's " Goodnight, Irene ," which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were  blacklisted...

WWPR-FM  (105.1  FM ) is an  urban contemporary music   radio station   licensed  to  New York City . WWPR-FM is owned by  iHeartMedia  and broadcasts from studios in the former  AT&T Building  in the  Tribeca  neighborhood of  Manhattan ; its transmitter is located at the  Empire State Building . The station is the flagship station of the nationally syndicated morning show,  The Breakfast Clu...