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	Talk Show Host Mike Douglas Dead at 81 - The Deadbolt
		Mike Douglas, the man whose genial personality and talent for singing afforded him 21 years as host of his own TV talk show, has died on his 81st birthday.
		Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr., briefly served in the Unites States Navy at the end of World War II.
		Douglas was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990.
	www.thedeadbolt.com /news/111568/mikedouglasobit.php (551 words)

	Access Hollywood
		Douglas did about 6,000 syndicated shows, most 90 minutes long, and estimated that at its peak the show was seen in about 230 cities.
		Douglas was among the "early settlers" in daytime talk shows, said Robert Thompson, a professor and director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
		Douglas was genial most of the time, but confided in his memoir that his composure was sorely tested one week in 1972 when former Beatle John Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, were his unlikely guest hosts.
	www.accesshollywood.com /news/ah1201.shtml (549 words)

	Mike Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mike Douglas poses at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, in this December 6, 1999 photograph.
		Douglas was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began singing as a choirboy.
		Guests for The Mike Douglas Show were often treated to a round trip limousine ride between New York City and Philadelphia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Douglas (871 words)

	The Mike Douglas Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike's band was the Ellie Frankel Trio, which consisted of a woman jazz pianist, stand-up bass, and drums.
		Mike's best idea was having guest hosts for an entire week, which he carried on as the show moved.
		Mike Douglas would blow bubbles if Lawrence Welk was a guest, and would wear a long, fl wig if he had the Beatles on.
	www.jumptheshark.com /m/mikedouglas.htm (2011 words)

	Cleveland Seniors \| Cleveland\| Mike Douglas
		Mike Douglas, an avid golfer himself, was the first to recognize the talent of Tiger Woods.
		Mike's show was in competition with Dorothy and Bill Gordon who were doing "The One O'clock Club" at the time.
		Mike has a lot to be proud of, but his proudest moment was when he was able to buy his parents their first and only house.
	www.clevelandseniors.com /people/mdouglas.htm (2010 words)

	Mike Douglas
		Douglas squirmed and his staff struggled to keep political discourse to a minimum, and Lennon was told he could not perform the song "Gimme Some Truth" because it included an unflattering allusion to President Richard Nixon.
		Backstage, though, producers and staff remember it as "a week everyone was very relieved to see end." The Mike Douglas Show was not normally a comfortable place for newfangled 1970s perspectives; its producer was a young Roger Ailes, who went on to craft Fox News as a right-wing TV beacon.
		Rosie O'Donnell was a big fan of The Mike Douglas Show, and has said that she admired and tried to emulate his warm and seemingly sincere attempt to make every guest feel truly welcome.
	www.nndb.com /people/014/000022945 (467 words)

	FOXNews.com - Mike Douglas, Former TV Show Host, Dies - Celebrity Gossip \| Entertainment News \| Arts And Entertainment
		Douglas became dehydrated on the golf course a few weeks ago and had been treated on and off since."He was coming along fine, we thought.
		Douglas was among the"early settlers"in daytime talk shows, said Robert Thompson, a professor and director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
		Three years later, Group W replaced Douglas with a younger singer, John Davidson."The Mike Douglas Show"continued in syndication under Douglas'control until he retired in 1982 to North Palm Beach, Fla. Douglas appeared as a guest on several talk shows but spent much of his leisure time on the golf course.
	www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Aug12/0,4670,ObitDouglas,00.html (1005 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mike Douglas, former TV show host, dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Douglas, who passed away Friday morning on his 81st birthday, ruled afternoon TV for 21 years as the singing host of The Mike Douglas Show.
		Douglas came across as one of TV's nicest guys, and his efforts to make guests comfortable were usually rewarded.
		One of the show's signatures was Douglas's use of co-hosts who would sit by his side for the entire week and help question the other quests.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-08-11-douglas-obit_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA (664 words)

	Beacon Journal \| 08/12/2006 \| Early TV host Mike Douglas dies on birthday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Douglas' show ran for more than 20 years, making the former Michael Delaney Dowd very popular; his show was distributed nationally beginning in 1963, and his fame helped make his recording of The Men in My Little Girl's Life a '60s hit.
		Douglas called the claim ``absolute garbage'' and contended he was too busy doing his own show -- which ran 90 minutes a day, five days a week -- to know what Anderson had been up to.
		Douglas was living the quiet life, dividing his year between Florida and Gates Mills, getting in a lot of golf, when O'Donnell began singing his praises.
	www.ohio.com /mld/ohio/15258747.htm (915 words)

	The Mike Douglas Show - TWoP Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I used to watch Mike Douglas in the afternoon when I got home from school (elementary school, that is) and he's still the prototype for what I think a daytime talk-show personality should be.
		Mike Douglas was a lite talk show that ran in the mid 60's to late 70's or there about.
		Mike was a gentleman and I can remember fantasizing about becoming a famous actress and being on his show.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=2924188 (1440 words)

	Legendary Talk Show Host Mike Douglas Dies - Entertainment - KTVU.com \| KTVU
		Douglas was born Aug. 11, 1925, in Chicago.
		But since the afternoon talk show had a limited budget and Cleveland was not a frequent destination for well-known potential guests, it moved to Philadelphia in 1965 and was based there for 13 years.
		Douglas' guests ranged from such athletes as boxing great Muhammad Ali, legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Capra, acting greats John Wayne and Bette Davis, acclaimed author Truman Capote, comedian Andy Kaufman and then-little-known comedians David Letterman and Jay Leno.
	www.ktvu.com /entertainment/9667033/detail.html (429 words)

	AP Wire \| 08/11/2006 \| Mike Douglas, former TV show host, dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Douglas became dehydrated on the golf course a few weeks ago and had been treated on and off since.
		In his memoir, Douglas fondly recalled when Tiger Woods, who as a toddler was already drawing attention, appeared on the same 1978 show as Bob Hope, an avid golfer.
		Pianist Roger Williams, who was a frequent guest on the show during its entire run, credited Douglas with helping make his recording of "Born Free" a hit after he debuted it on the show.
	www.sunherald.com /mld/sunherald/entertainment/gossip/15253358.htm (1020 words)

	Mike Douglas St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The show, which initially originated from Cleveland,; Ohio, and later moved to Philadelphia,; Pennsylvania, was a 90-minute syndicated program that dominated the ratings during the important weekday afternoon/early evening time slots.
		Unlike many daytime shows of the 1990s, which focused primarily on confrontations between outrageous and often vulgar guests, The Mike Douglas Show offered viewers a mixture of thoughtful conversation and wholesome entertainment.
		Douglas remained out of the spotlight until 1996 when he made a special guest appearance during the premiere week of The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200334 (855 words)

	NPR : A Final Word on Mike Douglas, Talk-Show Pioneer
		All Things Considered, August 11, 2006 · Mike Douglas, who moved from a singing career to a successful run as a TV talk show host, has died at 81.
		A 1972 studio portrait of Mike Douglas, taken about midway through the 21-year run of his TV talk show.
		In his memoir, Douglas fondly recalled when Tiger Woods, who as a preschooler was already drawing attention, appeared on the same 1978 show as Bob Hope, an avid golfer.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5638200 (1018 words)

	USATODAY.com - On Deadline \| Archives \| Talk show host Mike Douglas, 81, has died
		Mike Douglas, who was on the air with a daytime TV talk show from 1961 to 1982, died today, the Associated Press reports.
		I remember the teaser spots for his shows in the '70s said, "Mike makes your day." I had forgotten that he was also a singer--I only remember a few times that he sang on his show.
		Mike you had a great ride, may God continue to bless you and your family.
	blogs.usatoday.com /ondeadline/2006/08/talk_show_host_.html (818 words)

	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Its no wonder that his daily weekday afternoon talk show format lasted 21 years on television,and it set the standard for those to follow.
		It no wonder that some of the guest stars that were on the show were the best ever that made numerous appearances on his show,sometimes as co-hosts and onward to more greater responsibility.
		But the music MIKE DOUGLAS had....Yes,the great ones which consisted of some of the best musical acts out there and Mike Douglas had them on his daily variety talk show.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0170980 (381 words)

	Mike Douglas - Moviefone
		A venerable American icon for decades, the Chicagoan talk show host Mike Douglas skirted the pro-free speech bellicosity of his contemporary Phil...
		Guests for The Mike Douglas Show were often treated to a round trip...
		The Mike Douglas Show was a popular and long-running American daytime television...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/mike-douglas/136513/main (152 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Talk show legend Mike Douglas dies
		Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as a talk show host, died Friday.
		Douglas wrote in his 1999 memoir that he didn't really consider his long-running program a talk show.
		Douglas had a few hits with Kyser in the 1940s, but as rock 'n' roll songs began to take over the charts, he turned his talents to television as a means to re-energize his career.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/08/11/douglas-mike-obit.html?ref=rss (1456 words)

	The Mike Douglas Show TV Show - The Mike Douglas Show Television Show - TV.com
		The Mike Douglas Show was first broadcast live in 1961 from the studios of KYW-TV (owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) in CLEVELAND, Ohio as a local program (Mike Douglas's salary was $400 per week).
		The Mike Douglas Show was more than entertaining, it was full of sparkle.
		Mike Douglas, a great singer, a personable talk host and a truly nice person.
	www.tv.com /mike-douglas-show/show/1153/summary.html (325 words)

	NPR : Mike Douglas
		The Mike Douglas Show ran in syndication from 1961 to 1983, first from Cleveland, then Philadelphia, and finally Los Angeles.
		The show was famous for its variety of guests.
		Douglas writes about his life in television in a recently published memoir, I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show (Written with Thomas Kelly and Michael Heaton/Simon & Schuster, 2000).
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1124866 (151 words)

	Mike Douglas: 1925-2006: Talk show was an 'oasis of politeness'
		Mike Douglas: 1925-2006: Talk show was an 'oasis of politeness'
		WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mike Douglas, whose affable personality and singing talent earned him 21 years as a television talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday.
		Three years later, Douglas was replaced by singer John Davidson, but "The Mike Douglas Show" continued in syndication under his control until he retired in 1982 to North Palm Beach, Fla.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /tv/280980_douglas12.html?source=rss (954 words)

	Mike Douglas Show
		OK, there are five dates listed for the same TV show within three weeks, and something tells me Zappa didn't appear on all five dates.
		Mike Douglas 1976: At the 10/29 concert talks about being on the show "yesterday".
		And, in a Hollywood segment direct from the lawn of the Century Plaza Hotel, Donny and Marie, who are all of 16, talk about their hit television show, gold records, feelings about marriage and plans for the future.
	globalia.net /donlope/fz/videography/Mike_Douglas.html (449 words)

	Talk Show Pioneer Mike Douglas Dies on Birthday, Age 81.
		Mike Douglas, born August 11, 1925, has died, according to his family.
		Douglas was a pioneer in the TV talk show format.
		Douglas passed away on his 81st birthday, August 11, 2006 in North Palm Beach, Florida.
	www.chatmag.com /news/081106_mike_douglas.html (471 words)

	The Mike Douglas Show
		The show was taped outdoors, and frequently their conversation was interrupted by planes going overhead.
		MIKE: Yeah, but can I tell...I want to let them in on something: This is one of the nicest young gentlemen...
		Last time you were on the show, we talked a great deal about...because my associate producer got a stack of magazines, this high (demonstrates), all current, and he(pointing to Bobby) was on practically every cover.
	www.bobbysherman.com /mike.htm (1475 words)

	kyw.com - The Mike Douglas Show Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Many were on the Mike Douglas show which aired for more than a decade right here in our CBS 3 studios.
		Viewers were blessed to have Douglas and the talent he showcased.
		His show was the forerunner for all future talk shows and was synonymous with televsion entertainment in America.
	cbs3.com /seenon/local_story_144224235.html (429 words)

	WFMU's Beware of the Blog: A Week Imagined
		However, the world was a much different place 33 and a third years ago, and letting a former member of the fab four and his avant-garde wife take over your popular TV show must have seemed like a pretty good idea at the time.
		Friends,” and Lennon performs a few from his latest album, “Imagine.” Although the music is more "adult contemporary" than most of the music in the Lennon catalog, the lyrics of the song "Imagine" are about as radical as anything that ever broke the top 10.
		The sixties were over, and Roger Ailes had already met Richard Nixon on the set of the Douglas show, which would soon make him a Republican media superpower.
	blog.wfmu.org /freeform/2005/07/a_week_imagined.html (1527 words)

	YouTube - John Lennon - Imagine (Live Mike Douglas Show
		Mike Douglas died, today, at 81 years old.
		Douglas was very kind and nice to John (Douglas was disgusted at President Nixon putting John on Nixon's enemies list), and John appreciated being interviewed by Douglas (the two of them really respected each other).
		And if hadn't been for Douglas, this and other performances out of John, we might not have been able to see.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=45AGY1FHXwY (285 words)

	Ex-talk show host Mike Douglas dead at 81 - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
		Douglas, whose affable personality and singing talent earned him 21 years in the host seat, died Friday on his 81st birthday at a Palm Beach Gardens hospital, said his wife, Genevieve Douglas.
		“The Mike Douglas Show” aired from 1961 to 1982.
		It featured Douglas’ ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, sports figures and political personalities, including seven former, sitting or future presidents.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/14304394 (619 words)

	The Mike Douglas Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1968, Joe Harnell, an accomplished musician, composer, and band leader took the position of musical director.
		In 1978, production of the show moved to Los Angeles, where it remained until the end of the show's run in 1982.
		Among the musical performers featured on the show were KISS, Jefferson Airplane, Cher, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Genesis, Linda Ronstadt, The Rolling Stones, The Bee Gees, Herman's Hermits, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and The Turtles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Mike_Douglas_Show (621 words)

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