Lee Fixatall (above) was the host of an evening call-
in talk show in the late 1950’s on KVAN (910) radio
in Vancouver, Washington. (Washington State Historical Society)
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A PART OF LOCAL RADIO HISTORY
VETERAN ACTOR/COMEDIAN HAS DIED AT 91
Orson Bean (Dallas Frederick Burrows)
(July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020)
Orson Bean was a film, television, and stage actor, and a comedian, writer,
and producer. He appeared frequently on televised game shows from the
1960s through the 1980s and was a long-time panelist on the television
game show To Tell the Truth. He was a favorite of Johnny Carson,
appearing on The Tonight Show over 200 times. On February 7, 2020,
while walking near Venice Boulevard and Shell Avenue, in Venice, Los
Angeles, Bean was struck by two drivers, with the second vehicle striking
him fatally.
TELEVISION JOURNALIST TURNED 49 TODAY
Megyn Marie Kelly
Journalist and former corporate defense attorney Megyn Kelly was a anchor
at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, and a talk show host and news correspondent
with NBC News from 2017 to 2018.
Fox News host Megyn Kelly is known for her work on America Live and
America’s Newsroom. She hosted The Kelly File from 9 to 10 p.m. EST on weekdays. She began hosting Megyn Kelly Today on NBC in 2017.
Kelly played field hockey, basketball, and was a cheerleader in high school.
She practiced law for nearly a decade before finding success in broadcast journalism.
February, 2016
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1962, Johnny Carson began hosting the “Tonight”
show on NBC television. He was introduced by Groucho Marx
(left) who warmed up the audience with a 15-minute monologue.
Jack Paar was the previous host of the show. Carson stayed with
the late night talk show for nearly 30 years.
Johnny Carson with second banana Ed McMahon (left).
Talk show host Johnny Carson wipes his eye after
watching a series of clips from earlier shows during
the last taping of the "Tonight Show" in 1992.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
Comedian James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is 69 today.
Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show on NBC from May 25, 1992, to
May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010 until ending
on February 6, 2014.
Jay Leno Gets the Last Laugh With Jimmy Fallon on his ‘Tonight
Show’ Exit Week.
Jay leno’s car collection.
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