Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Silverman, the only TV executive
who steered programming for each of the Big Three broadcast
networks and who brought "All in the Family," "Roots," "Hawaii
Five-O" and other hit series and miniseries to television during
his more than three-decade career, died Thursday from cancer
at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los
Angeles .
September 5, 1977
John Donald Imus Jr. (July 23, 1940 – December 27, 2019)
Don Imus was a radio personality, television show host, recording
artist, and author. He was known for his radio show Imus in the
Morning which aired on various stations and digital platforms
nationwide until his retirement in March of 2018.
In March 2009, Imus was diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer. He
was hospitalized at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College
Station, Texas, on December 24, 2019. The exact cause of his death
was not immediately reported.
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
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1935 – October 6, 2019)
(FoxNews) – Rip Taylor, the zany comedian who was a television and
nightclub mainstay for over six decades, has died.
Publicist Harlan Boll said Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills. The
cause of death was unclear.
Taylor first worked as a congressional page before serving in the
Army during the Korean War. His showbiz ascent started with
spots on "The Ed Sullivan Show," where he was known as the
"crying comedian." 
TIM MAGUIRE
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.
