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MikeShannon914
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This happened about 4 months ago, but just found out about it yesterday. Eubanks co-hosted Ch 5's 5PM newscasts starting in Sept, 1977 (Russ Bloxom, Harold Taft and Frank Glieber were the others...of which Russ is the only one still with us.) Eubanks, whose real name was Ed Buggs, was only 23 when he got the promotion of a lifetime. In later years, he did TV and radio in Baton Rouge, LA.
Here's a link: http://www.wbrz.com/news/ed-buggs-update-autopsy-performed/ Picture a fairly poofy Afro on this photo, and that's exactly what he looked like in his Channel 5 days.
BTW, unfortunately, the autopsy results later showed that he died from a torn aorta from cocaine abuse. Very sad.
Here's a link: http://www.wbrz.com/news/ed-buggs-update-autopsy-performed/ Picture a fairly poofy Afro on this photo, and that's exactly what he looked like in his Channel 5 days.
BTW, unfortunately, the autopsy results later showed that he died from a torn aorta from cocaine abuse. Very sad.