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E.G. Marshall

Name at birth: Everett Gunnar MarshallPlaying doctors, lawyers and politicians, E.G. Marshall was active in film and on stage from the 1940s until his death five decades later. After a start in…

Irwin (Winn) Elliot 1998 Deaths

Irwin (Winn) ElliotAge: 83 longtime play-by-play man for the New York Rangers; also the voice of “Sports Central USA” on the CBS Radio Network where over a 50-year career he covered every…

Jack Buck

Jack BuckBorn: Aug. 21, 1924Radio-TV broadcast baseball games for St. Louis Cardinals from 1954-2001; CBS Radio voice for Monday Night Football (1978-96) and announcer for 1st televised AFL…

Ed Sullivan

Host Ed Sullivan showcased talent on The Ed Sullivan Show, one of America's most popular television shows from 1948 until 1971. A newspaper reporter and columnist in New York during the 1920s,…

Liz Smith Biography

Liz Smithgossip columnistBirthplace: Ft. Worth, Tex. Smith worked as a reporter, typist, and proofreader. In the 1950s. Smith broke into New York media as a news producer for Mike Wallace at…

Cawood Ledford 2001 Deaths

Cawood LedfordAge: 75 voice of University of Kentucky football and basketball for nearly four decades; called UK games for various radio stations from 1953-79 then formed a production company…

Jack Buck 2002 Deaths

Jack BuckAge: 77 , radio voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost 50 years; considered one of the game's best storytellers, his body of work includes almost every sport; recognized in 11…

Don Imus

Name at birth: John Donald Imus, Jr.Don Imus was the grumpy and controversial host of the nationally-syndicated Imus in the Morning radio show. The show, which ran in various incarnations for more…

Best American Journalism of the 20th Century

The following works were chosen as the 20th century's best American journalism by a panel of experts assembled by New York University's journalism department.John Hersey: “Hiroshima,” The…