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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2012
Dec
22
1975: ARCHIE BUNKER'S GRANDSON IS BORN By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1975, Archie Bunker's "little girl" Gloria gave birth to a son, Joseph Michael Stivic, on CBS's All in the Family...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
21
1983: GERALD AND BETTY FORD APPEAR ON 'DYNASTY' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1983, former president Gerald R. Ford and his wife, Betty Ford, appeared as themselves on an episode of ABC's Dynasty...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
20
1979: CBS DEBUTS THE 'DALLAS' SPINOFF, 'KNOTS LANDING' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1979 marked the debut of the Dallas spinoff, Knots Landing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
19
1987: NBC AIRS SPECIAL 'JACK PAAR IS ALIVE AND WELL!' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1987, NBC recognized Johnny Carson's Tonight Show predecessor with the one-hour special, Jack Paar is Alive and Well!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
18
1966: DR. SEUSS' 'HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS' DEBUTS By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1966, CBS introduced the animated version of Dr. Seuss' children's story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
17
1984: CBS PRESENTS 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1984, CBS presented an adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol, starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
16
1975: CBS DEBUTS 'ONE DAY AT A TIME' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1975 marked the premiere of CBS's One Day at a Time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
14
1976: ABC DEBUTS THE FIRST 'BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1976 marked the first broadcast of an occasional special ABC presentation, The Barbara Walters Special...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
13
1992: ABC PRESENTS 'CHARLES AND DIANA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
This day in 1992 marked the premiere of the telemovie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After, a mere four days after Prime Minister John Major announced the "amicable separation" of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the British House of Commons...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
12
1993: BETTE MIDLER HEADLINES TV'S 'GYPSY' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1993, CBS presented a telefilm version of the Broadway musical, Gypsy, starring Cynthia Gibb in the title role, and Bette Midler as her domineering mother, Mama Rose...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Christy Slewinski

Managing Editor
Our TVWW managing editor, Christy Slewinski, passed away August 23rd, 2013, suddenly and unexpectedly. Earlier in her career, Christy covered the TV beat at the Tribune-Review and the New York Daily News, and also served as the lifestyles/specialty sections editor at the Orlando Sentinel. She also oversaw social media management and Internet projects for various clients nationwide.

She was as great a friend as she was an editor, and she was a terrific editor.

We still grieve the news, and the loss. To her family, whose losses are infinitely greater, our TVWW love and sympathy.
 
 
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