Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)
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TELEVISION JOURNALIST HAS DIED AT 82
Bernard Shaw (May 22, 1940 – September 7, 2022)
Shaw was an journalist and news anchor for CNN from 1980 until
his retirement in March 2001. Prior to his time at CNN, he was a
reporter and anchor for WNUS, Westinghouse Broadcasting, CBS
News, and ABC News.
Bernard Shaw died at a hospital in Washington, D.C. after
contracting pneumonia.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
William (Billy) Martin Joel is 73 years old today.
Billy Joel, nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his first single and
signature song of the same name as well as the similarly named
1973 album, he has led a commercially successful career as a
solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 studio albums
from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001.
He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as
the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-
selling solo artist in the U.S.with over 160 million records sold
worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2,
is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.
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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum)
(January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)
George Burns has three stars on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame: a motion pictures star at 1639 Vine
Street, a television star at 6510 Hollywood Boulevard,
and a live performance star. Burns is also a member
of the Television Hall of Fame, where he and Gracie
Allen were both inducted in 1988.
The Famous comedy duo of George Burns and Gracie Allen.
George Burns & Gracie Allen were not only
married in real life, their work from the
mid-1930s through the mid-1950s made them
one of the biggest comedy duos in Hollywood.
LONGTIME FOX NEWS ANCHOR IS LEAVING
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran anchor Chris Wallace signed off his
"Fox News Sunday" show after 18 years to join CNN’s new
streaming service, dealing a blow to Fox’s news operation at a
time its opinion side has become preeminent.
CNN’s announcement that Wallace will join CNN+ as an anchor
came within two hours of his last Fox show. The streaming
service is expected to debut in early 2022.
Chris Wallace signs off news show for the last time.
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