Jerry Lewis Telethon Ends On Channel 2 After 60 Years
A reader recounts the 60 year Telethon tradition on Channel 2 ending after this year’s event. Jerry Lewis was removed from the national Muscular Dystrophy Association role while hosts cited retirement. The piece recalls volunteers, broadcasts, and the enduring Fill the Boot campaign.
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Jerry Lewis
Channel 2
Jerry
The
Telethon
Channel 8
Bruce Bryant
Houston
Ron Stone
Stoney
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston’ Public Works Department
Chris
Today in History and Birthdays for 2011
Today marks 250 days of 2011 and the 79th day of summer. Brazil declares independence in 1822, Farnsworth transmits first electronic image in 1927, ESPN launches in 1979 with SportsCenter. Queen Elizabeth I and notable figures born this day are listed. Population figures for Brazil and Portugal given. Moon phase notes included.
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Brazil
Portugal
Philo T. Farnsworth
ESPN
Elizabeth I
Grandma
Anna Mary) Moses
Elia Kazan
Jacob Lawrence
Buddy Holly
Gloria Gaynor
Chrissie Hynde
Julie Kavner
Evan Rachel Wood
Canton
Ohio
Vladimir Zworykin
Westinghouse
Kingdom
England
Queen Elizabeth
Hog Island tales reveal Baytown’s early oil era and ship channel history
Wanda Orton, retired managing editor of The Sun, surveys Hog Island in the Houston Ship Channel, tracing its transformation from a steamboat landing to a pivotal site in early Texas oil. The piece recalls Ashbel Smith, John Gaillard, Goose Creek oil, Royal Matthews, and the rise of Baytown’s industrial era through tidal sands and pipelines.
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Lee Gordon
Lee
Channel 2
Hog Island
Houston Ship Channel
Texas
Jim Hogg
Ashbel Smith
Baytown
Evergreen Road
Smitty
Fred Hartman
Morgan’s Point
Baytown-La Porte
Houston
Galveston
John Gaillard
Tables Bay
Gaillard
Royal Matthews
la Porte
Goose Creek
Ross Sterling
Carla
Tables Bay Causeway
Wanda Orton
the Sun
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Janie Gray
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Adam Vanelli
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Jim Finley
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Jay Eshbach
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