April 29: This Day in TV History

[FreddyE1977]

1955: Actress Kate Mulgrew (Mrs. Columbo/Kate Loves a Mystery, Ryan’s Hope, Star Trek: Voyager) is born in Dubuque, Iowa. DYK: On Voyager, she was a last-minute replacement for Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold, who was originally cast as Captain Janeway. Bujold dropped out after filming just a few scenes of the series' first episode, citing the demanding work schedule of a TV series. (Those involved with the show were not entirely unhappy as they felt, based on her work in those first few scenes, that Bujold had been miscast, and was not up to essaying the authoritative personality and gravitas of a starship captain.)

Ahh...but Miss Bujold would have fillled out that Star Fleet regulation issue leotard quite nicely! ;D

 

[Tim L]

1991: Announcer Jay Miltner dies of lung cancer in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, aged 73. For 4 decades, he was “The Voice of WKYC,” working from 1947 to 1986 on Cleveland’s NBC outlet WNBK/KYW-TV/WKYC-TV.

Here is a sign-off from Jay Miltner-1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjM18MDqswc

From about 1985-86-On Camera for an intro to "AM Cleveland" with Scott Newell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TWIYRAGOUU

A quick update: the 1st YT sample is gone now, but the 2nd is still there.

Here is a repost of the first YT Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeSVamBkhk