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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...

Ruby Dee  (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright,  screenwriter , journalist, and  civil rights  activist. [1]  She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of  A Raisin in the Sun  (1961). Her other notable film roles include  The Jackie Robinson Story  (1950) and  Do the Right Thing  (1989). Dee was married to  Ossie Dav...

WSKQ-FM  (97.9  MHz ), known on-air as "La Mega 97.9", is a  radio station   licensed  to  New York City  and is owned and operated by  Spanish Broadcasting System  (SBS). The station has a  tropical  format, which consists of such musical styles as  salsa ,  merengue ,  bachata , and  reggaeton . WSKQ-FM's transmitter is located at the  Empire State Building . PICTURE: By The logo m...

James Emil Coco  (March 21, 1930 – February 25, 1987) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the recipient of a  Primetime Emmy Award , a  Drama Desk Award  and three  Obie Awards , as well as nominations for a  Tony Award , an  Academy Award  and two  Golden Globe Awards . Coco is remembered for his supporting roles in the films  Man of La Mancha  (1972) and  Only When I Laugh  (1981). PI...

Richard Morea  (April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023), known professionally as  Burt Young , was an American actor, author, and painter. He played  Rocky Balboa 's brother-in-law and best friend  Paulie Pennino  in the  Rocky  film series, his performance in  the first installment  of which earned him a nomination for the  Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Young also appeared in such films...

William Windom  (September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012) was an American actor. He was known as a  character actor  of the stage and screen. He is well known for his recurring role as  Dr. Seth Hazlitt  alongside  Angela Lansbury  in the  CBS  mystery series  Murder, She Wrote . Windom made his television debut in 1949 in the  NBC   anthology series   The Philco Television Playhouse . He continued a...

Donald John Trump  (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th  president of the United States  from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a BS in economics from the  University of Pennsylvania  in 1968, and his father named him president of his real-estate business in 1971. Trump renamed it the  Trump Organization  and expanded its operations t...

WQHT  (97.1  FM ,  Hot 97 ) is a commercial  radio station , licensed to  New York City , which broadcasts an  urban contemporary music  format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding, a subsidiary of the  Standard General  hedge fund, and operated by  Emmis Communications  under a shared services agreement. WQHT's studios are located in the  Hudson Square  neighborhood of  lower Manhattan ,...

John Herbert Gleason  (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". [1] [2] [3]  He developed a style and characters from growing up in  Brooklyn , New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series  The Honey...

Bernard  " Buddy "  Rich  (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) [1]  was an American  jazz  drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. [2] Rich was born and raised in  Brooklyn ,  New York , United States. [1]  He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began play...

Sean Patrick Hannity [3]  (born December 30, 1961 [4] ) is an American  talk show  host,  conservative   political commentator , [5] [6] [7]  and author. He is the host of  The Sean Hannity Show , a  nationally syndicated  talk radio show, and has also hosted a commentary program,  Hannity , on  Fox News , since 2009. Hannity worked as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at  U...

Stephen Landesberg  (November 23, 1936 – December 20, 2010) was an American actor and comedian known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective  Arthur P. Dietrich  on the  ABC  sitcom  Barney Miller , for which he was nominated for three  Emmy Awards . [1] PICTURE: By photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1585549

Queens  is a  borough of New York City , coextensive with  Queens County , in the  U.S. state  of  New York . Located on  Long Island , it is the largest  New York City  borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of  Brooklyn  at the western tip of Long Island, [5]  with  Nassau County  to its east. Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of  Manhattan ,  the Bronx , and  Staten Island  ...

Queens  is a  borough of New York City , coextensive with  Queens County , in the  U.S. state  of  New York . Located on  Long Island , it is the largest  New York City  borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of  Brooklyn  at the western tip of Long Island, [5]  with  Nassau County  to its east. Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of  Manhattan ,  the Bronx , and  Staten Island ....

TONIGHT ON THIS SPECIAL EDITION WE TRIBUTE A WONDERFUL TEACHER OF 45 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HER BELOVED SMGH COMMUNITY IN OZONE PARK, QUEENS, CAMILLE FERRARO, AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO KNEW WHO AND LEADER OF GREAT TEACHING TO HER STUDENTS FROM 1ST-8TH GRADE! https://www.facebook.com/camille.ferraro.5/posts/5436961816364407 https://www.facebook.com/mark.ferraro.98/posts/pfbid0sMaqqM8VhJZEbNESRWyY1UeMo...

Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (April 10, 1929 – April 15, 2022) was an American actress. While best known for her roles as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Ochmonek, on the sitcom  ALF  (1986-1990), and  Jerry's  mother, Helen, in  Seinfeld  (1990-1998), her decades-long career was extensive and included work on the stage and on large and small screens. [1] PICTURE: By [1], Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/...

WPLJ (95.5  FM ) is a  non-commercial   Christian adult contemporary  music  radio station   licensed  to  New York City . It is owned by the  Educational Media Foundation  (EMF) and broadcasts EMF's flagship programming service,  K-Love . WPLJ's  transmitter  is located at the  Empire State Building  and broadcasts four  HD Radio   digital subchannels  in addition to its  analog transmiss...

WPLJ (95.5  FM ) is a  non-commercial   Christian adult contemporary  music  radio station   licensed  to  New York City . It is owned by the  Educational Media Foundation  (EMF) and broadcasts EMF's flagship programming service,  K-Love . WPLJ's  transmitter  is located at the  Empire State Building  and broadcasts four  HD Radio   digital subchannels  in addition to its  analog transmiss...