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Mike was a face very familiar to West Coast TV viewers in the 1970's.

Born this date were Helen Hayes, Peter Coyote, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ben Vereen, Tanya Tucker, Mario Lopez, David Lee Roth and Thelonious Monk. The first of 165 episodes of '77 Sunset Strip' aired on ABC-TV; 'Zorro' and later 'The Geena Davis Show' also had their premieres on ABC. Frank Sinatra recorded his iconic 'Come Fly With Me'; The Supremes appeared for the 1st time on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show'; Queen released 'Bohemian Rhapsody' as a single; Neil Diamond scored his first #1 hit with 'Cracklin' Rosie'; the BBC inexplicably banned the PG-rated 'Monster Mash'; and Victoria got country music back when CKXM AM1200 signed on, replacing CKDA. Obits Oct 10th include Redd Foxx, Eddie Cantor, Christopher Reeve, Alex Karras, Solomon Burke, and announcer Tony Marvin. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

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Jan Hooks, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, died on Thursday in New York at the age of 57, her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dale Smith, the morning news anchor at CFCW Camrose/Edmonton, is calling it quits –- after 47 and a-half years doing news at the station

“A strong and vibrant film industry is important to our cultural identity but more so, it’s a major job source for hundreds of Manitobans,” said Jobs and the Economy Minister Theresa Oswald.

Leno is close to a deal to host a new show for cable network CNBC, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The show will focus on Leno's longtime love of cars and will air in primetime, not late night.

Celebrating birthdays this date are Sharon Osbourne, Scott Bakula, John O'Hurley, Jackson Browne, and Fyvush Finkel. It was not only the late John Lennon's date of birth, it was the day he met Yoko, and the date she gave birth to his son Sean. Dupont's 'Cavalcade of America' debuted on CBS radio; it was the day the Vancouver Canucks debuted on Hockey Night in Canada, with Jim Robson at the mike; Howard Stern began his legendary morning show career at WCCC radio in Hartford Conn.; 'Topper' began its run on CBS-TV, Doc Severinsen took over leadership of NBC-TV's 'Tonight Show' band, and Joan Rivers started her ill-fated 'Late Show' on the Fox TV network. The regional sports network 'CTV Sportsnet' debuted on Canadian cable systems, and 'Hit the Road Jack' by Ray Charles was the #1 song. ALL the milestones for Oct. 9th are INSIDE.

The actor’s estranged wife, Faye Grant, wrote in a sworn court declaration last year that her husband had disclosed he molested at least three young girls.