CHILD OF TELEVISION

I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Dolly Parton's appearance on 'The Cas Walker Show'

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We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. -Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026 Good Night Dol...
Monday, August 24, 2026

This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART IV

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July 24, 1956 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedy show together at New York's Copacabana Club.  Born Dino Paul Crocett...

Shelley Fabares

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One can't change one's life experience, but even if I could, I wouldn't change it because of all the wonderful things that have ...
Monday, August 17, 2026

This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART III

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   August 19, 1981 Charlie's Angels aired its final episode.  The detective series featured crime-solving beauties instructed by a myste...
Monday, August 10, 2026

This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART II

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   August 11, 1921 Alex Haley, author of Roots (1976), was born in Ithaca, New York.   After 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Haley retire...
Monday, August 03, 2026

This Week in Television History: August 2026 PART I

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  August 3, 1941 Martha Helen Stewart ( née Kostyra) was born.  Business magnate , television host , author and magazine publisher. As foun...
Monday, July 27, 2026

This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART IV

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August 1, 1971 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuts.  The popular variety show, featuring music, comedy routines and sarcastic banter be...
Monday, July 20, 2026

This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART III

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  July 24, 1956 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedy show together at New York's Copacabana Club.  Born Dino Paul Croce...
Monday, July 13, 2026

This Week in Television History: July 2026 PART II

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July 19, 1989 Rebecca Shaeffer (age 21) is murdered at her Los Angeles home by Robert John Bardo, a mentally unstable man who had been sta...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Randolph Mantooth

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People tell me this all the time...they come up to me and say, 'You're my hero,' I say no. I'm just the face. You're the...
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