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TERRENCE HOWARD IS 42 TODAY
Terrence Dashon Howard had his first major film role in the 1995 filmed in
Portland movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles
in films. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed TV
and film roles between 2004 and 2006. His roles in other movies includes Ray in
2004, the 2005 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash, and The Brave One in 2007. He
also co-starred in the mega hit Iron Man in 2008. In 20010 Howard joined the cast
of the new Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC.
Richard Dreyfuss, left, and Terrence Howard in Mr. Holland’s Opus
ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN DJ’s IN NORTH AMERICA ONCE WORKED IN PORTLAND
Broadcast icon and former KGW radio afternoon DJ Red Robinson (far right) is shown
with unidentified record promoters in the KGW studio. Red was with KGW from 1959
to about 1961. He helped with the birth of Rock and Roll in Canada before coming
to Portland. Red Robinson is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the
Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. He retired from full-time radio in 2001, but still
does a Sunday rock show on Vancouver, Canada’s radio 1049funfm called Red
Rock Diner from 8am to 2pm (Pacific time).
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