The singers retirement from the stage was announced via a
Facebook post on Wednesday (March 26), which notes that
all shows scheduled after June 2025 will be canceled, as his
final show will take place May 18 at the Bergan Performing
Arts Center in Englewood, NJ.

From the CBS News archives, legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite signs off for the final time on the "CBS Evening
News." Cronkite manned the anchor desk from April, 16,
1962 until March 6, 1981.

LOS ANGELES (TND) — Legendary actress, Kathy Bates, revealed
she just wants her life back.

Bates revealed her retirement plan during an interview with The
New York Times about her upcoming project.

The Oscar winner is ready to quit acting after filming "Matlock,"
which she called her "last dance."

The 76-year-old actress will play the role of Madeline Matlock in
the reboot that’s scheduled to debut September 22 on CBS.

Bates shared she was ready to leave the spotlight after an
unnamed movie shoot left her sobbing on a sofa.

"It becomes my life, Bates told The New York Times. "Sometimes
I get jealous of having this talent. Because I can’t hold it back, and
I just want my life."

In the 1990s Bates won a "best actress" Academy Award for her
role in the horror thriller “Misery.”

Kathy Bates as Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson (1875 – 1961)
who was governor of Texas from 1925 to 1927.
 

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A hall-of-famed, Emmy-winning sports broadcasting icon will be hanging up the microphone in 2025.

Charles Barkley, former basketball figure and TNT sports host,
revealed 2025 will be his last year as a broadcaster. Following
game four of the NBA Finals on Friday, Barkley told reporters
he would be retiring following the 2024-2025 NBA season. He
turned 61 in February.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to
Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering
the famous line, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade
away."

Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved
of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry
S. Truman — putting an end to his 52 year storied military
career.

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964)

President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur
at President Truman’s arrival at the Wake Island Conference (1950).