(FOX NEWS) – "We are saddened to share that our friend and
beloved member of The HISTORY Channel and ‘American
Pickers’ family, Frank Fritz, passed away Monday, September
30, following health battles. 

The History Channel and Cineflex Productions shared  in a
statement with Fox News Digital. "Frank filmed ‘American
Pickers’ for over a decade.

We will always remember ‘the bearded charmer’ and his never-
ending search for vintage motorcycles and bikes. Our thoughts
are with Frank’s loved ones during this difficult time. He will be
deeply missed."

His former co-star Mike Wolfe also posted about the "American
Pickers" star’s death on Instagram. He wrote, "It’s with a
broken heart that I share with all of you that Frank passed
away last night."

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz.

KFLI RADIO 1240 IN MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO

1962

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in "The
Wizard of Oz," is raising money to purchase the prized footwear
after it was stolen from a local museum and then later turned
over to an auction company.

Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where the late actress was born in
1922, is fundraising at its annual Judy Garland festival, which
kicks off Thursday. The north Minnesota town is soliciting
donations to bring the slippers back after an auction company
takes them on an international tour before offering them up to prospective buyers in December.

Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)

Shure model SM33 ribbon microphone.

The microphone was saved from a trash bin by "The Tonight
Show" chief boom operator Stan Sweeney.

An anonymous bidder in 2005 snatched a piece of TV history,
offering $50,787 for the microphone that sat prominently on
the desk of late-night king Johnny Carson until the 1980s.

The offer was about twice that expected at auction.