PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN-TV) — Mike Donahue, who became one
of the most trusted journalists ever in Portland during a 44-
year career with KOIN 6 News, has died following a lengthy
battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77.

Emmy-winning meteorologist Elise Finch has died, according
to WCBS New York, the station she worked at for 16 years.

According to a statement issued by the TV station, Finch died
at a local hospital, and her cause of death remains unknown.

On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened in New
York City. The opening ceremony, which featured speeches
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (below) and New York
Governor Herbert Lehman, ushered in the first day of
television broadcasting by RCA in New York.

 A TV camera (right) at the New York World’s Fair.

Danny Thomas  (January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991)

Remember this TV commercial showing senior citizen Clara Peller, right, ordering a burger?

Peller was a Russian-born American manicurist and
television personality.