Personalities

Chuck Yeager, 1st to Break Sound Barrier, Dies at 97

December 8, 2020

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97. Yeager died Mond...

Volleyball’s Beard Bros Go From Beach to ‘Amazing Race’

AP News

October 11, 2020

Riley and Maddison McKibbin traveled enough to circle the globe three times while playing on the international beach and snow volleyball tours last year. As professional athletes, they also know a little bit ab...

Country Star and Hit Elvis Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78

AP News

September 30, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died. H...

Image of Tony Hawk at other skateboarders shot at an apartment complex in Lemooore, California

Tony Hawk Gets His Skateboard Kicks in Empty Lemoore Pool

Bill McEwen

May 28, 2020

Having just celebrated his 52nd birthday earlier this month, Tony "Birdman" Hawk is still doing what skateboarders do. On Memorial Day, Hawk and his family turned up at a Lemoore apartment complex with a drained swimming pool. Understand: an empty sw...

Photo of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex

Royal Farewell: Harry, Meghan on Final Duty Before New Life

AP News

March 9, 2020

LONDON — It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, fulfilled their final royal commitment when they appeared Monday at the annual Commonwealth...

Confetti-Throwing, Game-Show Comic Rip Taylor, 88, Dies

AP News

October 7, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 88. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills...

Remembering Ray O’Canto, Fresno Media Personality and Bulldog Booster

gvwire

September 16, 2019

Ray O'Canto, former Fresno State baseball radio commentator and local media personality, died this past Saturday at the age of 60, according to numerous media reports. He battled cancer for the last few months, spending his final weeks in hospice care. ...

Ray O’Canto ‘Overwhelmed’ by Support As He Battles Cancer

Jody Murray

August 5, 2019

Ray O'Canto, a man never at a loss for words, has two to share with everyone: "Thank you." The Fresno media personality known for his “Get Dirty!” call after Fresno State won the 2008 NCAA baseball champions...

‘Face of Cancer’ Founder Holly Carter, 50, Has Died

gvwire

May 28, 2019

Holly Carter, whose battle with cancer inspired a Fresno charity helping women like her, died Tuesday. “Every woman battling cancer wants to be seen as a beautiful valiant warrior." — Holly Carter She was...

RIP, Bill Manders. He Took on Everyone From Liberals to Nunes.

David Taub

May 28, 2019

Bill Manders held to his conservative ideals on the airwaves while holding our public officials accountable. Off the air, he valued his family most. Opinion David Taub The talk radio host, whose resume reads like an American atlas, pass...

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Chuck Yeager, 1st to Break Sound Barrier, Dies at 97

Volleyball’s Beard Bros Go From Beach to ‘Amazing Race’

Country Star and Hit Elvis Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78

Tony Hawk Gets His Skateboard Kicks in Empty Lemoore Pool

Royal Farewell: Harry, Meghan on Final Duty Before New Life

Confetti-Throwing, Game-Show Comic Rip Taylor, 88, Dies

Remembering Ray O’Canto, Fresno Media Personality and Bulldog Booster

Ray O’Canto ‘Overwhelmed’ by Support As He Battles Cancer

‘Face of Cancer’ Founder Holly Carter, 50, Has Died

RIP, Bill Manders. He Took on Everyone From Liberals to Nunes.