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07-30-2007, 07:17 PM
Broadcast Pioneer Tom Snyder Dies
(CBS) SAN FRANCISCO Talk show host Tom Snyder, whose smoke-filled interviews were a staple of late night television, has died after a struggle with leukemia. He was 71.
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco from complications associated with leukemia, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told The Associated Press on Monday.
"Tom was a fighter," Horowicz said. "I know he had tried many different treatments."
Known for his improvised, casual style and robust laughter, Snyder conducted a number of memorable interviews as host of NBC's "The Tomorrow Show." Among his guests were John Lennon, Charles Manson and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.
Snyder began his career as a radio reporter in Milwaukee in the 1960s, then moved into local television news. He anchored newscasts in Philadelphia and Los Angeles before moving to late night.
"He loved the broadcast business," said Marciarose Shestack, who co-anchored a noontime newscast with Snyder at KYW-TV in Philadelphia in the 1960s. "He was very surprising and very irreverent and not at all a typical newscaster."
In 1972, Snyder left news to host "The Tomorrow Show," which followed "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
His catch phrase for the show was: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Snyder smoked throughout his show, the cigarette cloud swirling around him during interviews.
He gained more fame when Dan Aykroyd lampooned him in the early days of Saturday Night Live.
In 1995, he returned to late night television as the host of "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" on CBS. The program followed David Letterman's "Late Show" until 1998, when Snyder was replaced by Craig Kilborn.
Snyder announced on his Web site in 2005 that he had chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
"When I was a kid leukemia was a death sentence," he wrote then. "Now, my doctors say it's treatable!"
Horowicz met Snyder in 1982 and worked with him at WABC in New York before producing the "Tom Snyder" television show. Snyder's curiosity, Horowicz said, allowed him to navigate between local news and talk shows with ease.
"He asked the type of questions you and I would ask," said Horowicz. "He asked the producers to come up with new information. Tom didn't like covering over old ground."
Snyder is survived by his daughter and longtime girlfriend, who live in the Bay Area.
source: http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_211082405.html
Former 49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies Of Leukemia
(CBS13) SAN FRANCISCO William Ernest Walsh, 75, the Hall of Fame coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl wins in the 1980s, died at home Monday of leukemia.
Born November 30, 1931, Walsh will be remembered as creator of the West Coast Offense, and one of the most brilliant minds ever to coach football.
Walsh began his football career began at Chatham Glenwood High School. He attended San Jose State University, where he was a boxer and wide receiver.
His first coaching job was at Washington High School in Fremont. Walsh progressed to college coaching, first at the University of California in Berkeley and then at Stanford.
In 1966 Walsh started his professional football coaching career as an assistant with the Oakland Raiders. He also worked with Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers before becoming head football coach at Stanford.
In 1979 Walsh was appointed head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. During Walsh’s decade-long stay as 49ers coach, the team won three Super Bowls and became the NFL’s flag bearer. It was during his time with the 49ers that Walsh and his coaching staff perfected the style of play now known as the West Coast Offense. In 1988 he left as coach, but acted as adviser and general manager of the 49ers.
In 1993 Walsh was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
Walsh first went public with the news of his illness in November of 2006. In 2002 Walsh suffered a loss to leukemia when his son, ABC journalist Steve Walsh, died from the disease at age 46.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells and bone marrow in which blood cells are produced. Each year 9,000 Americans die of the disease.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
source: http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_211144518.html
RIP to the both of them
(CBS) SAN FRANCISCO Talk show host Tom Snyder, whose smoke-filled interviews were a staple of late night television, has died after a struggle with leukemia. He was 71.
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco from complications associated with leukemia, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told The Associated Press on Monday.
"Tom was a fighter," Horowicz said. "I know he had tried many different treatments."
Known for his improvised, casual style and robust laughter, Snyder conducted a number of memorable interviews as host of NBC's "The Tomorrow Show." Among his guests were John Lennon, Charles Manson and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.
Snyder began his career as a radio reporter in Milwaukee in the 1960s, then moved into local television news. He anchored newscasts in Philadelphia and Los Angeles before moving to late night.
"He loved the broadcast business," said Marciarose Shestack, who co-anchored a noontime newscast with Snyder at KYW-TV in Philadelphia in the 1960s. "He was very surprising and very irreverent and not at all a typical newscaster."
In 1972, Snyder left news to host "The Tomorrow Show," which followed "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
His catch phrase for the show was: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Snyder smoked throughout his show, the cigarette cloud swirling around him during interviews.
He gained more fame when Dan Aykroyd lampooned him in the early days of Saturday Night Live.
In 1995, he returned to late night television as the host of "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" on CBS. The program followed David Letterman's "Late Show" until 1998, when Snyder was replaced by Craig Kilborn.
Snyder announced on his Web site in 2005 that he had chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
"When I was a kid leukemia was a death sentence," he wrote then. "Now, my doctors say it's treatable!"
Horowicz met Snyder in 1982 and worked with him at WABC in New York before producing the "Tom Snyder" television show. Snyder's curiosity, Horowicz said, allowed him to navigate between local news and talk shows with ease.
"He asked the type of questions you and I would ask," said Horowicz. "He asked the producers to come up with new information. Tom didn't like covering over old ground."
Snyder is survived by his daughter and longtime girlfriend, who live in the Bay Area.
source: http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_211082405.html
Former 49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies Of Leukemia
(CBS13) SAN FRANCISCO William Ernest Walsh, 75, the Hall of Fame coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl wins in the 1980s, died at home Monday of leukemia.
Born November 30, 1931, Walsh will be remembered as creator of the West Coast Offense, and one of the most brilliant minds ever to coach football.
Walsh began his football career began at Chatham Glenwood High School. He attended San Jose State University, where he was a boxer and wide receiver.
His first coaching job was at Washington High School in Fremont. Walsh progressed to college coaching, first at the University of California in Berkeley and then at Stanford.
In 1966 Walsh started his professional football coaching career as an assistant with the Oakland Raiders. He also worked with Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers before becoming head football coach at Stanford.
In 1979 Walsh was appointed head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. During Walsh’s decade-long stay as 49ers coach, the team won three Super Bowls and became the NFL’s flag bearer. It was during his time with the 49ers that Walsh and his coaching staff perfected the style of play now known as the West Coast Offense. In 1988 he left as coach, but acted as adviser and general manager of the 49ers.
In 1993 Walsh was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
Walsh first went public with the news of his illness in November of 2006. In 2002 Walsh suffered a loss to leukemia when his son, ABC journalist Steve Walsh, died from the disease at age 46.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells and bone marrow in which blood cells are produced. Each year 9,000 Americans die of the disease.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
source: http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_211144518.html
RIP to the both of them