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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 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

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 23rd 2012

Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly was born 100 years ago on this date—a Pittsburgh, PA native from the Highland Hills section of t

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 31st 2012

Singer-actor Tony Martin, who starred in such films as Ziegfeld Girl and Casbah, left this world for a better one on Friday,