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Radio legend Paul Harvey has passed away. From his web site.



Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Harvey began his radio career in 1933 at KVOO-AM, Tulsa, while he was still in high school. Later, while attending the University of Tulsa, he continued working at KVOO as an announcer, then as a program director.



Paul Harvey reached audiences way beyond the windy city in 1951, when he began his coast-to-coast “News and Comment” on the ABC Radio Networks. On May 10, 1976, Mr. Harvey began another series of programs on the ABC Radio Networks entitled “The Rest of the Story”, which delve into the forgotten or little known facts behind stories of famous people and events.



Today, Paul Harvey “News and Comment” and “The Rest of the Story” can be heard every Monday through Saturday. Paul Harvey News is the largest one-man network in the world, consisting of over 1200 radio stations, 400 Armed Forces Network stations that broadcast around the world, and 300 newspapers.Paul Harvey’s reach continues to broaden in the 21st Century, as “News and Comment” is streamed on the world wide web twice a day.Mr. Harvey is married to the former Lynne Cooper of St. Louis. They have one son, Paul Jr.One of the great voices of an age almost forgotten. He shall most certainly be missed. Good day, Sir.



Actress Wendy Richard dies at 68 Former EastEnders actress Wendy Richard has died aged 68, her agent has confirmed. The star, who played Pauline Fowler in the BBC One soap opera, had been suffering from cancer. Her agent Kevin Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end." Last October, Richard revealed she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. Soon after that she married her long-term partner John Burns.

Actor Judd dies aged 77

9 March 2009 by Patrick Newley The Stage

Leading British screen and television actor Edward Judd has died at the age of 77. Judd won international fame in the sixties when he starred in a series of classic sci-fi films including The Day the Earth Caught Fire, First Men in the Moon and Island of Terror.

Later, he became a highly-respected character actor and memorably appeared in films such as Lindsay Anderson’s O Lucky Man, The Incredible Sarah and The House on Garibaldi Street. On television, he had guest star roles in Flambards, The New Avengers, Van der Valk and Casualty. During the eighties, he was a prolific voice-over artist in radio and TV commercials. He often appeared on the West End stage notably in Tennessee Williams’ Small Craft Warnings in which he co-starred with Elaine Stitch. He died on February 24. A full obituary will appear in The Stage newspaper. http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/23723/actor-judd-dies-ag...