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    Comedian Bob Saget has died
    WRIL-FM
    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    Comedian Bob Saget has died

    From Variety - Bob Saget, a stand-up comedian and actor beloved for his role as Danny Tanner on the 1990’s sitcom “Full House,” died on...
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    Award-winning actress and comedian Betty white has died at 99
    WRIL-FM
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    Award-winning actress and comedian Betty white has died at 99

    From ABC News - Betty White, the award-winning actress and comedian famed for her roles on The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore...
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    Willie Garson, 57, of “Sex and the City” and "Mozzie" has died
    WRIL-FM
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Willie Garson, 57, of “Sex and the City” and "Mozzie" has died

    From Variety A family member of Garson’s confirmed his death to Variety. The cause was not immediately disclosed. In HBO’s wildly popular...
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    Hip-hop legend Biz Markie, best known for his 1989 single "Just a Friend," has died at age 57
    WRIL-FM
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hip-hop legend Biz Markie, best known for his 1989 single "Just a Friend," has died at age 57

    From ABC News - "It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie...
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    Two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland dies at 104
    WRIL-FM
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland dies at 104

    From the Hollywood Reporter - The two-time Oscar winner, so memorable in 'Gone With the Wind,' 'The Adventures of Robin Hood,' 'The Snake...
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    Actor John Saxon dies at 83
    WRIL-FM
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Actor John Saxon dies at 83

    From The Hollywood Reporter - The Brooklyn tough guy also starred in 'The Appaloosa,' 'The Unguarded Moment' and 'Black Christmas.' John...
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    Regis Philbin dies at 88
    WRIL-FM
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Regis Philbin dies at 88

    From People Magazine - Regis Philbin has died. The beloved star was 88. The longtime television host died on July 24, PEOPLE confirms....
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    Joe Diffie, nineties country’s ‘Pickup Man,’ dead at 61 from Coronavirus
    WRIL-FM
    • Mar 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Joe Diffie, nineties country’s ‘Pickup Man,’ dead at 61 from Coronavirus

    From Rolling Stone magazine - Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications...
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    Kobe Bryant Dead at 41 in Helicopter Crash in California
    WRIL-FM
    • Jan 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Kobe Bryant Dead at 41 in Helicopter Crash in California

    From US Weekly/TMZ - NBA superstar Kobe Bryant died at 41 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, January 26, TMZ is...
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    René Auberjonois, ‘Star Trek’ 'Benson' and ‘Boston Legal’ Actor, Dies at 79
    WRIL-FM
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    René Auberjonois, ‘Star Trek’ 'Benson' and ‘Boston Legal’ Actor, Dies at 79

    From ABC NEWS NOW - René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows “Benson” and “Star Trek: Deep...
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    Man who played Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street dies at 85
    WRIL-FM
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Man who played Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street dies at 85

    From ABC NEWS NOW - The longtime puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney, has...
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    Cars lead singer Rik Ocasek dies
    WRIL-FM
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Cars lead singer Rik Ocasek dies

    From NBC New York - Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band The Cars, died Sunday in New York at age 75....
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    Singer Eddie Money dies at 70.
    WRIL-FM
    • Sep 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Singer Eddie Money dies at 70.

    From Variety - Eddie Money, the prolific singer and songwriter whose songs “Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin'” and “Take...
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    LaShawn Daniels, Songwriter for Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child, Dead at 41
    WRIL-FM
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    LaShawn Daniels, Songwriter for Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child, Dead at 41

    From Rolling Stone - LaShawn Daniels, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, died Tuesday as a result of injuries from a car accident at the...
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    Actress Valerie Harper dies
    WRIL-FM
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    Actress Valerie Harper dies

    From ABC News - Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on...
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    Rutger Hauer dies
    WRIL-FM
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    Rutger Hauer dies

    From MSN - Rutger Hauer, the versatile Dutch leading man of the ’70s who went on star in the 1982 “Blade Runner” as Roy Batty, died July...
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    Star from MTM and Everybody Love Raymond dies
    WRIL-FM
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Star from MTM and Everybody Love Raymond dies

    From Yahoo - Comedic actress Georgia Engel, a five-time Emmy nominee from her years on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Everybody Loves...
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    'Young and the Restless' star Kristoff St. John dead at 52
    WRIL-FM
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    'Young and the Restless' star Kristoff St. John dead at 52

    From MSN His attorney Mark Geragos confirmed the actor's death, saying in an email: "Sadly we can confirm." The LA County Department of...
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    'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Green Book' take prizes at Golden Globes
    WRIL-FM
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Green Book' take prizes at Golden Globes

    From NBC News The rollicking Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the race-relations comedy "Green Book" won top movie honors...
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    ’70s Duo Captain & Tennille, Daryl Dragon - Dies at 76
    WRIL-FM
    • Jan 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    ’70s Duo Captain & Tennille, Daryl Dragon - Dies at 76

    From Variety Daryl Dragon, the hat-wearing musician familiar to 1970s music fans as half of the bestselling duo the Captain & Tennille,...
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