Holiday TV: Ruth Lyons, Mr. Magoo, Festivus
If you weren’t around Cincinnati in the 1950s and ’60s, and wondered why they called Ruth Lyons the “First Lady of Television” then watch the Emmy-winning documentary 8-10 p.m. today on Channel 5....
View ArticleJohnny Bench’s 1970 USO tour with Bob Hope
I spent my birthday last night watching Johnny Bench on Bob Hope’s 1970 USO tour entertaining troops at Christmas. It was from my birthday gift - a DVD box set of “Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years...
View ArticleRIP: Dante DiPaolo, Rosemary Clooney’s husband
Actor-dancer Dante DiPaolo, the widower of singer Rosemary Clooney, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 87. • All about Rosemary Clooney Clooney married DiPaolo at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in her...
View ArticleNBC’s Rick Ludwin at Miami tonight
One of my favorite people, former NBC Vice President Rick Ludwin, returns tonight to Miami University, his alma mater, for his 32nd annual presentation to students about network television shows....
View ArticleRemembering TV star Ruth Lyons
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for “50-50 Club” host Ruth Lyons, the most influential star in Cincinnati TV history. So it was fun to write and assemble the photo gallery above. (Click on...
View ArticleSpend an afternoon with Ruth Lyons
Cincinnati’s biggest TV star in the 1950s and ’60s returns to WLWT-TV on Thanksgiving afternoon, when Channel 5 airs three hours devoted to Ruth Lyons. Lyons’ hosted the nation’s top-rated local...
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