Just a few random TV related events that happened on October 28. Discuss or comment as you please……
1756: The fictional birthdate (on the Lower East Side of Melmac) of ALF.
1917: Actor Jack Soo (Barney Miller) is born (as Goro Suzuki) in Oakland, California.
1940: Writer/producer Susan Harris (Soap, Benson, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses) is born in Mount Vernon, New York.
1944: Actor Dennis Franz (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) is born in Chicago.
1948: Actress/singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn, Gimme a Break, Family Matters, Half & Half) is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1952: Actress Annie Potts (Designing Women) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1956: Televisión Española signs on, bringing television to Spain for the first time. They would retain a monopoly on nationwide transmission until 1989 (although some small regional public networks had launched in the 80’s).
1962: Actress Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place) is born in Berkeley, California.
1963: Actress Lauren Holly (Picket Fences, NCIS) is born in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
1966: Actor/comedian Andy Richter (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter Controls the Universe) is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2002: In England and Wales, ITV drops regional identification from most programs and adopts a unified branding of just “ITV1.”
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)
1756: The fictional birthdate (on the Lower East Side of Melmac) of ALF.
1917: Actor Jack Soo (Barney Miller) is born (as Goro Suzuki) in Oakland, California.
1940: Writer/producer Susan Harris (Soap, Benson, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses) is born in Mount Vernon, New York.
1944: Actor Dennis Franz (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) is born in Chicago.
1948: Actress/singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn, Gimme a Break, Family Matters, Half & Half) is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1952: Actress Annie Potts (Designing Women) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1956: Televisión Española signs on, bringing television to Spain for the first time. They would retain a monopoly on nationwide transmission until 1989 (although some small regional public networks had launched in the 80’s).
1962: Actress Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place) is born in Berkeley, California.
1963: Actress Lauren Holly (Picket Fences, NCIS) is born in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
1966: Actor/comedian Andy Richter (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter Controls the Universe) is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2002: In England and Wales, ITV drops regional identification from most programs and adopts a unified branding of just “ITV1.”
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)
