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RIP Barry ZeVan

Minneapolis–Barry ZeVan, whose witty, energetic “peek-a-boo” forecasting style at KARE-TV and KSTP-TV endeared him to area weather watchers in the 1970s and 1980s, died here Jan. 1.

Longtime MSTies will recall his brief appearance in a host segment in episode K17- TIME OF THE APES.

The Star Trib has the story.

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In Memoriam 2019

Our annual tribute. As I was finishing this up, I noticed that I accidentally left out Tim Conway and John Llewellyn Moxey. My bad.

RIP Allee Willis

LOS ANGELES — Allee Willis, best known for penning the iconic theme song to the TV show “Friends,” and who also co-wrote the Earth, Wind & Fire classics “September” and “Boogie Wonderland,” died here Dec. 24. She was 72.

MSTies will recall that she co-wrote the music in the movie in episode […]

RIP Tatsuo Umemiya

Japanese actor Tatsuo Umemiya died Dec. 12. He had been being treated for several different cancers. He was 81.

MSTies will remember his performance in the title role of the movie in episode 816- PRINCE OF SPACE.

UPDATE: He died of kidney failure at a hospital near Tokyo.

The only news story […]

RIP Carroll Spinney

Connecticut–Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Dec. 8 at his home here according to the Sesame Workshop. He was 85. MSTies will recall that Big Bird was mentioned in a host segment in episode 318- STAR […]