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A birthday valentine to Jack Benny

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 14th 2013

Today is Valentine’s Day. You’ve been seeing TV commercials for weeks now, and I’ll bet dollars to donuts most of the stor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 4th 2013

One of old-time radio’s true blue veterans—not to mention one of the preeminent voice artists of any generation—celebrates

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 31st 2013

Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion for justice…and you only need to look back on this date in

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 22nd 2013

Before actor Raymond Burr stepped into his first courtroom in the fall of 1957 as TV’s Perry Mason, he was known primarily

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 12th 2012

Francis Albert Sinatra—Oscar-winning actor, Grammy-winning recording artist, and star of the Emmy Award-winning television

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 7th 2012

My introduction to the man born on this date in 1909 goes all the way back to 1982. In listening to a local public radio s