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![Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24232493504689.jpg?w=132)
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household...
![Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63. Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Obit_Jack_Russell_47014.jpg?w=128)
Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific ’03 concert fire, dies
Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits...
![Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98. Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Obit_Peter_Marshall_29862.jpg?w=132)
‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to...
![Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as […] Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as […]](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-design-10.jpg?w=140)
Cookie empire creator Wally Amos has died at 88. He lost Famous Amos but found other success.
Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made...
![Known to many as the Boss Hog, William R. "Big Billy" Malbon Jr., the patriarch of the Malbon family in Virginia Beach, died at 98. Known to many as the Boss Hog, William R. "Big Billy" Malbon Jr., the patriarch of the Malbon family in Virginia Beach, died at 98.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TVI-L-MALBON-OBIT-04.jpg?w=108)
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Renowned hog farmer and family patriarch William R. “Big Billy” Malbon Jr. left his mark on Virginia Beach
Known to many as the Boss Hog, William R. "Big Billy" Malbon Jr., the patriarch...
![Roxane Gilmore, the wife of former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, died on Wednesday after a long battle with an illness. Roxane Gilmore, the wife of former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, died on Wednesday after a long battle with an illness.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TVP-FILE-Roxane-Gilmore-2024-001-.jpg?w=133)
Former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore has died, family says
Roxane Gilmore, the wife of former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, died on Wednesday after a...
![Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-OBIT-OBRIEN200604594-e1722204191630.jpg?w=108)
Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut...
![Carnevale won the 1992 Chattanooga Classic and was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year. Carnevale won the 1992 Chattanooga Classic and was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TVP-Carnevale.jpg?w=110)
JMU alum and PGA Tour winner Mark Carnevale dies at age 64
Carnevale won the 1992 Chattanooga Classic and was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year.
![Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Obit_Bob_Newhart_18410.jpg?w=132)
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of...
![Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24198592820048.jpg?w=112)
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has...