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Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies

By DAVID BAUDER
Jul 02, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game an...
Former West Indies cricketer Everton Weekes dies aged 95.

The Associated Press
Jul 01, 2020 7:00 am - BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - Everton Weekes, who formed one of the famous three 'œWs'ť of West Indian cricket as part of a formidable batting lineup for more than a decad...
Carl Reiner, comedy's rare untortured genius, dies at 98

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - No one in the world of comedy was more admired, and loved, than Carl Reiner. Reiner was the rare untortured genius of comedy, his career a story of laugh...
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies

By MIKE STEWART
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a 'œsecond banana'ť to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ran...
Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, son Rob pay tribute to Carl Reiner

The Associated Press
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'œI met him in 1950 when he joined Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows and we've been best friends ever since. I loved him. When we were doing The 2000 Y...
Rudolfo Anaya, '~godfather' of Chicano literature, dies at 82

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - Rudolfo Anaya, a writer who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel 'œBless Me, Ultima,'ť a book celebrated by Latinos...
Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, dies

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger and musician who worked on albums by Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and many others and whos...
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies

By MIKE STEWART
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a 'œsecond banana'ť to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ran...
Longtime Lake Zurich volunteer Robert "Bob" Dobson laid to rest Monday

By Rick West
Jun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A procession several dozen vehicles long, including South Lake County Regional Community Emergency Response Team and police cars, carried longtime Lake Zurich resident a...
Former NFL, college coach Krueger dies at 90; Bucs' 1st GM

The Associated Press
Jun 28, 2020 7:00 am - PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - Phil Krueger, who helped build a dominant defense as an assistant for 1967 national champion Southern California and later became part of the...

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