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The
traditional annual Rose Parade will ring
in 2026
PASADENA,
Calif.
--
Since 1890, the
Tournament of Roses has produced America's
New Year Celebration, bringing the
traditions of the Rose Parade and Rose
Bowl Game to Pasadena and the world for
over 130 years.
Earvin
Magic Johnson, the legendary athlete,
visionary entrepreneur and transformative
philanthropist, will ride the 5 1/2 miles
along Colorado Blvd, as the Grand Marshal
of the 2026 Rose Parade themed 'The Magic
in Team Work' on January 1st.
Tournament
of Roses® President Mark Levens in
announcing this year's theme said "The
theme celebrates the sense of
accomplishment in knowing that by working
together we can collectively achieve
outcomes so much richer than we can ever
experience as individuals." With teamwork
anything, in fact everything is
possible.
Rose Parade
float winners are scoredare based on
criteria such as creative design, floral
craftsmanship, artistic merit,
computerized animation, thematic
interpretation, floral and color
presentation, and dramatic
impact.
The 112th
Rose Bowl Game will be held on January 1,
2026 and will serve as a College Football
Playoff Quarterfinal. The game will
feature two of the top-12 teams in college
football. The #1 Indiana Hoosiers and the
#9 Alabama Crimson Tide with Indiana
coming in undefeated and Alabama having
advance from the first round. Indiana, led
by Heisman-winning QB Fernando Mendoza, is
looking for its first bowl win since
1991.
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PASADENA,
Calif. --
America
clebrates the New Year with the 137th Rose
Parade, presented by
Honda
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Rose
Parade® Theme History in the 21st
Century
Colorado Boulevard,
Pasadena, California circa
1883
The
Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029,
leaving longtime home of
ABC
Los Angeles,
(November 17, 2025) - The Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced
that the Academy Awards will depart ABC
and begin streaming on YouTube beginning
in 2029.
ABC will
continue to broadcast the annual ceremony
through 2028. That year will mark the
100th Oscars.
Starting in
2029, YouTube will retain global rights to
streaming the Oscars through 2033 and will
effectively be the home to all things
Oscars, including red-carpet coverage, the
Governors Awards and the Oscar nominations
announcement.
Major award
shows have added streaming partnerships,
but the YouTube deal marks the first of
the big four - the Oscars, Grammys,
Emmys and Tonys - to completely shift
broadcast. It puts one of the most watched
non-NFL broadcasts in the hands of Google.
YouTube boasts some 2 billion
viewers.
The Academy
Awards will stream for free on YouTube, in
addition to YouTube TV subscribers. It
will be available with audio tracks in
many languages, in addition to closed
captioning.
The network
has been the broadcast home to the Oscars
for almost its entire history. NBC first
televised the Oscars in 1953, but ABC
picked up the rights in 1961. Aside from a
period between 1971 and 1975, when NBC
again aired the show, the Oscars have been
on ABC.
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Hollywood Party of the Year at the Golden
Globe
Awards
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The 83d annual
Golden Globes® will will take place on
Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the iconic
Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Golden
Globes®, often referred to as
"Hollywood's Party of the Year®," is
the largest awards show in the world to
celebrate the best of both film and
television. Stars from across Hollywood
will converge in Los Angeles, where the
best in movies and television will be
honored for their work.
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The Annual Golden
Globes will air live on Sunday, Jan. 11 at
5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS, streaming live
on
Paramount+.
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Los Angeles
- November 1, 2025 - NATPE Global is
scheduled to take place Feb. 4 - 6, 2026
at the Intercontinental Miami. It welcomed
over 1000 companies in
2025.
I will bring
together key buyers and decision-makers
from the entire media ecosystem with a
concentration across the key regions of
North America, LatAm and
Europe.
Spanning
development to catalog programming, the
marketplace provides access to
distribution decision-makers from leading
connected TV device manufacturers and
MVPDs as well as super-indie, boutique and
independent distributors and
producers.
The stakes
are high for primetime drama. As market
complexity makes break-through
storytelling even more critical, NATPE is
debuting a Scripted strand, diving into
what's working now.
This
Scripted track, featuring briefings with
buyers such as Ryan Sharkey from The CW
Network and Sergio Mendoza of Telemundo,
offer the chance to hear directly from
in-demand scripted programming execs about
their strategies and priorities in an
intimate, interactive, and off-the-record
setting.
As the new
conference track explores the plot shifts
fueling trends, the market is welcoming
key international buyers - spanning all
genres of scripted
entertainment.
Sergio
Mendoza
VP,
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The CW
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Rob
Reiner and wife found dead in their
Brentwood
home
SAG-AFTRA President Sean
Astin Statement on the Passing of Rob
Reiner
LOS ANGELES,
CA (December 14, 2025) - SAG-AFTRA
today honors the legacy of filmmaster,
actor and SAG-AFTRA member Rob Reiner, who
died today at the age of 78.
Sean Astin
said, "Rob Reiner is one of the most
significant figures in the history of film
and television. The impact he made on
American culture simply can't be
overstated. Tributes will pour in and the
impossibly long list of genre defining
films and indelible performances will play
in our minds and hearts. Rob Reiner was a
member of our union for nearly 60 years.
We send love and warmth to Rob Reiner and
Michele Singer Reiners's families, friends
and colleagues. Our entertainment
community and audiences around the world
will mourn deeply. On a personal note, so
many of Mr. Reiner's films and
performances made me think, made me
emotional and especially they made me
laugh really hard. That's how I will
remember
him.
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Reiner's death led to an
outpouring of grief from Hollywood
 Los
Angeles, (December 15, 2025) -
Reiner, the son of comedy legend Carl
Reiner, had long been one of the most
prolific directors in Hollywood whose
work included some of the most memorable
movies of the 1980s and '90s, This Is
Spinal Tap," "A Few Good Men," "When Harry
Met Sally" and "The Princess
Bride."
Reiner's
death led to an outpouring of grief from
Hollywood and beyond, including
former presidents Barack Obama and Joe
Biden, James Woods, Billy Chrystal, and
more.
Trump in a
disgraceful social media post blames
Reiner's death on his politics: In a
social media post, President Donald Trump
without evidence attributed that Reiner's
death was due to his opposition to
the president and his policies -- in
Trump's words, "the anger he caused others
through his massive, unyielding, and
incurable affliction with a mind crippling
disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT
SYNDROME." The comment drew
censure from some
Republicans.
Speaking
to reporters on Capital Hill Monday,
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson
called the murders of Rob Reiner and his
wife Michele an "unspeakable family
tragedy", and "another reminder of just
the senseless violence and evil that is so
rampant in our society".
"We
see evil all around us and during the
holiday season, as we enter the holy
season, we've begun Hanukkah, we're coming
up upon Christmas, we have to appeal to
our better angels, and we have to, I think
we've got to amplify those voices and
those sentiments. So that's my position on
it," Johnson added.
Johnson
did not provide comment when asked about
President Trump's Truth Social post about
the murders.
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Nick
Reiner co-wrote the screenplay for the
2016 film "Being Charlie"
which
his father directed. Credit: Getty Images
Rob
Reiner's son Nick arrrested and booked for
murder in stabbings of director-actor and
wife
LOS
ANGELES, CA (December 15, 2025) -
The Los Angeles Police Department 's
robery and homicide division are handling
the investigation in the death of Rob
Reiner and his wife Michele as a homocide.
One of their children, 32-year old Nick,
has been booked for murder and is being
held on a $4 million bail in connection
with the death of his parents. Nick Reiner
has spoken publicly of his struggles with
additcion and homelessness. He and his
father collaborated on a
sim-autobiographical 2016 film "Being
Charlie" that includeds elements of their
relationship.
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SAG-AFTRA
statement regarding the proposed
Netflix/Warner Bros
transaction
LOS
ANGELES, CA (Dec. 5, 2025) -- "The
potential Netflix/Warner Bros transaction
is a consolidation that may serve the
financial interests of shareholders of
both companies, but which raises many
serious questions about its impact on the
future of the entertainment industry, and
especially the human creative talent whose
livelihoods and careers depend on
it.
"This $82B
transaction reaffirms the true value of
legacy media companies and the long term
economic prosperity they create due in
large part to the contribution of the
creative talent who are at the core
of their success.
"A deal that
is in the interest of SAG-AFTRA members
and all other workers in the entertainment
industry must result in more creation and
more production, not less. It must do so
in an environment of respect for the
talent involved.
"Any
decision about SAG-AFTRA's position on
this transaction will be made with the
best interests of SAG-AFTRA members as the
standard and following a complete and
thorough analysis of the details of the
deal, with particular focus on jobs and
production commitments."
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American
Masters Celebrates Dick Van Dyke's 100th
Birthday with Star-Studded Documentary on
December 12 on
PBS
The documentary
starring Dick Van Dyke explores how
the prolific performer became a star on
stage, television and film for many
decades. It premieres a day ahead of Van
Dyke's 100th birthday on December
13.
It
chronicles the star's career over eight
decades, beginning with his stint as a
radio DJ and slapstick nightclub act and
through his breakthrough television gigs
and movie roles. In addition to his
memorable work, the documentary features
rare and never-before-seen footage and
performance clips, as well as new,
exclusive interviews with Julie
Andrews, Carol Burnett, Jim
Carrey, Ted Danson, Steve
Martin, Conan O'Brien, Martin
Short and more. Also featured are
archival interviews with Van Dyke's former
costars and colleagues,
including Walter
Cronkite, Sheldon Leonard, Rose
Marie, Mary Tyler
Moore and Carl
Reiner.
Van Dyke was
born in 1925 in West Plains, Missouri and
grew up in Danville, Illinois, where he
participated in choir and drama club as a
high school student. While he was a local
radio DJ in Danville, Van Dyke formed a
comedy duo with Phil Erickson called The
Merry Mutes. They toured the nightclub
circuit across America until Van Dyke
launched his television career with
various gigs around the country,
including The CBS Morning
Show, which he co-anchored with
revered journalist Walter
Cronkite.
During those
early days, Van Dyke experienced both high
and low points, but finally hit the big
time with a successful run as Albert
Peterson in the Broadway production
of Bye Bye
Birdie. However, believing that
he wouldn't be able to support his growing
family with a career on the stage, Van
Dyke kept searching for the ideal
television vehicle to utilize his
talents. In 1961, he landed his own
sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show, which
also starred comedy legend Mary Tyler
Moore. He continued his Hollywood success
in beloved classics such as the film
adaptation of Bye Bye
Birdie, Mary
Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang.
Since then,
Van Dyke has continued to reinvent himself
in countless film and television roles, in
both comedy and drama, including the lead
role in the mystery series Diagnosis:
Murder. He has won 6 Emmys (the most
recent in 2024), one Grammy and one Tony
Award.
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SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS ARE NOW CALLED
THE
ACTOR AWARDS
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Timotée
Chalamet won Sag Award for role as Bob
Dylan in "A Complete Unknown"
Los Angeles
(Nov 14, 2025) - The SAG Awards,
which were first presented in 1995, are
changing their name to "The Actor Awards."
The move also brings AFTRA, which merged
with the Screen Actors Guild in 2012, into
the name of the award. The name change
decision was overseen by SAG-AFTRA's
awards committee.
Jon
Brockett, the showrunner and executive
producer of the award show's telecast, and
JoBeth Williams, the actress and chair of
SAG-AFTRA's Awards Committee, announced
the news today.
In a joint
statement, Brockett and Williams, said:
"The show's name is now The Actor Awards
presented by SAG-AFTRA, but the foundation
remains the same: it's actors honoring
actors.
"After the
merger between SAG and AFTRA, we continued
to refer to the show as the SAG
Awards. Now, with the new name of the show
-- The Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA
-- we're finally able to fully recognize
that merger and align it with the name of
our statuette, The Actor.
"We
understand there will be a period of
transition where people -- past winners
and audiences included -- will still refer
to their award and the show as the SAG
Awards, and that's OK," the org said in
its FAQ. "We know it'll take time to
adjust to the change."
"To help
ease the transition for reps at studio and
network, FYC campaign materials will
continue using Screen Actors Guild Awards
through this season's pre-nomination
voting period ending on Jan. 5, 2026.
Moving forward, post-nominations, we will
be advising everyone to use The Actor
Awards."
The SAG
Awards aired on NBC from 1995-97, but then
moved to basic cable for many years, where
they aired on TNT and TBS before moving to
Netflix in 2023. The show's 32nd edition
is set for March 1.
The org has
already launched a new website for the
renamed ceremony, actorawards.org,
and has updated its social media handles
as well.
SAG-AFTRA is
the world's largest acting union, with
160,000
members.
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2025 Legacy vs.
Disruption
- The Global Stage for Content and
Technology
Oct.
22 - 23, Las Vegas, NV.
From
generative AI to steraming breakthrough,
the entire content ecosystem vonverges to
explore, experience and shape what's next.
Creators and AI
disruptors are fusing together to shape
the next era of modern media. This is
where the old guard meets the new blood --
and the rules are being rewritten in real
time.
Past
NAB Shows proved that it's not just a
Trade Show but a global launchpad for
ideas tools and deals to drive the media
and entertainment economy
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Amy Goodman covering
the Standing Rock oil pipeline protest,
October
2016
(courtesy of
Reed Brody)
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"Steal This Story, Please!": Documentary
on Democracy Now! Premieres at Telluride
Film
Festival
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Magazine, August 29, 2025
AugustA new
documentary, Steal This Story, Please!,
tells the personal story of Amy Goodman
and her decadeslong career as an
independent journalist, is premiering this
Sunday at the Telluride Film Festival in
Telluride, Colorado. The film highlights
some of the monumental stories Democracy
Now! has covered throughout the years and
the importance of independent
journalism.
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Documentary
on 'Democracy Now's' Amy Goodman Shines a
Light on Independent Journalism presented
at the Telluride Film
Festival
TVI
Magazine - August
31, 2025
Telluride,
CO -- The art of boots-on-the-ground
mission journalism -- going to where a
story is happening, talking to people
despite the physical and emotional risk
and reporting the facts -- is in decline,
a victim of pod-casting, opinionated
opining, shrinking news budgets and
government intimidation.
Telling the
truth as controversial and hard as it
always was, it's harder than ever
today.
Documentarians
and longtime partners Carl Deal and Tia
Lessin ("Citizen Koch," "Fahrenheit 9/11")
confessed that they made the film about
Goodman, a friend and colleague, in part
to cope with their concern about the
decline of press freedom in general and
independent journalism in
particular.
"We were
looking for ways to deal with the insanity
in the world," said Deal from Telluride,
where he and Lessin are showing the film.
"We were drawn to Amy's story. The way
she's been working over the last three
decades is validated in the way that the
media is capitulating to
power."
Lessin, Deal
and Goodman are fellow travelers in the
rough and tumble world of independent
journalism and documentaries. Deal
and Lessin worked closely with firebrand
Michael Moore on "Bowling for Columbine"
and "Fahrenheit 11/9," films that stand
the test of time in highlighting critical
social issues, from gun control to climate
change.
Goodman's
broadcast "Democracy Now" has been on the
air for 29 years, but she has been a
fierce advocate for the poor, the
powerless, the marginalized, the forgotten
people in distant war zones for even
longer.
She is one of
the few or maybe the only one that keeps
audiences informed with visual evidence
about the inhumanities in Gaza and the war
in Ukraine on a daily
basis.
But the more
significant distinction is her willingness
to fearlessly s go out and expose the
facts, convenient or otherwise. She
is one of the few or maybe the only one
that keeps audiences informed about the of
inhumanities in Gaza and Ukraine on a
daily basis..
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Goodman, "Steal This Deal,
Please!"
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Proclamation
by Wallace G.
Wilkinson,
former Governor of
Kentucky
•
1992
proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield
year and
• Murray
Kentucky, Birthplace of
Radio
•
Nathan
B. Stubblefield's patented the wireless
telephone in
1908
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May
will mark the 115th Anniversary of
the
Wireless Telephone
Patent
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Nathan
B. Stubblefield, the Man History
Overheard
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Who
are the SMART Inventors of Radio
WiTel?
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Scott
Bryan Stubblefield great-grand son of
inventor,
Nathan B. Stubblefield died Sept. 18,
2022
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Nathan
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Proof
of Connection 1902 when voice was
introduced to wireless transmission -
Wi-Fi
1902
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106- Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson,
former Governor of
Kentucky
• 1992
proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield
year and
• Murray, Kentucky 'Birthplace of
radio'
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Wireless
Telephone inventor Nathan
Stubblefield
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30Min
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Anniversary of the N.B. Stubblefield's
Wireless Telephone
Patent
1908
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Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose
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What
other event occurred in 1902, the year of
Stubblefields's public demonstration in
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A:
The founding of J.C. Penney stores by
James Cash.
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Nathan B. Stubblefield, the Man History
Overheard
By
Harvey
Geller
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In Life's current Bicentennial
issue, radio checks in, at #86 on the hot
"100 Events That Shaped America," 19
buttons behind Bell's telephone.
Erroneously, Life lists Guglielmo Marcon's
dots and dashes as the first wireless
broadcast, a fable echoed by the World
Almanac and Encyclopedia Britannica. It's
a forgivable mumpsimus, since the evidence
offered on the following pages has not,
until now, appeared in any national
publication.
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The birth of broadcasting is a bizarre
soap opera saga, a lacrymal legend of
mystery, machination, ephemeral
enshrinement, decline, disillusionment and
disaster. It's denouncement dissolves six
miles north of Murray, Kentucky, in a
two-room shanty constructed of pine and
cornstalks, where radio's uncelebrated
architect is discovered 48 hours after his
death, his records scattered, his
equipment destroyed, his brain partly
eaten by rats. Even local radio fails to
mention his demise. He is Nathan Beverly
Stubblefield, the man history over-heard
and then overlooked.
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SMART90
SMART90 stands for Stubblefield
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Ambrose Fleming, Reginald
Fessenden, Tesla Nicola,
DeForest Lee, Armstrong
Edwin Howard, Alexanderson Ernst
Fredrik Werner, Farnsworth Philo,
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SMART-DAAF
Boys,
Vol I, 'The Inventors of Radio
& Televison & The Life Style of
Nathan B. Stubblefield," by Troy
Cory-Stubblefield and Josie Cory, Library
of Congress Number 93060451. (ISBN)
1-883644-003, pgs.
580.
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© 1993
SMART-DAAF stands for
Stubblefield,
Marconi, Ambrose,
Reginald Fessenden, Tesla,
DeForest, Armstrong,
Alexanderson, Farnsworth
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The 26th Shanghai TV Festival with focus
on story's quality &
energy
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On the morning of
August 5, the meeting of judges for
Magnolia Award of the 26th Shanghai TV
Festival (STVF) was held, including
Chinese judges for Dramas, Documentaries
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Troy Cory, First American to perform on
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Troy Cory was among the first
international entertainers and the first
American entertainer to perform in the
People's Republic of China, beginning in
1988. In itself a notable
culture-historical feat, in view of
China's closed door policies of the late
70s and well into the 80s. The PRC's
administrative climate in comparison is
much less restrictive now and China's open
door policy enables many entertainers to
introduce themselves to the populace
Chinese audiences.
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Cory Meets Jiang Zemin, former President
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Back in the 80s, as a
goodwill ambassador representing the
U.S.A., Troy Cory and his back-up dancers
and singers, "The Brooke Sisters," were
the first entertainers from the United
States to appear in a full staged program
in the People's Republic of China during
the Shanghai TV Festival, and televised on
China's National Television (CCTV), viewed
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It was there Cory met Jiang Zemin, then
mayor of Shanghai, and who later became
the 5th President of the People's Republic
of
China.•
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The '88 Shanghai Concert was the
beginnings of Troy's concert tours in
China for the next two decades. The
concerts, just to name a few, included the
following cities: Shanghai, Beijing,
Anshan, Harbin,
Fuzhou and and Tsingtao
(Qingdao)
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114- Ron
Rice, Hawaiian Tropic founder in 2004
accompanied the Troy Cory Show on a
concert tour through China. -
Rice
died May 19, 2022 at the age of 81 in
Daytona Beach,
Florida
•••
He grew up in the mountains of North
Carolina, and fell in love with the
beaches of Florida on a childhood visit.
He made his home in Daytona Beach, where
he worked as a high school chemistry
teacher and part-time lifeguard.
•••
It was at his part-time job that Rice was
inspired by seeing people all over the
beach using Coppertone suntan lotion. He
became determined to create a unique
competitor, using his chemistry knowledge
to experiment with a suntan lotion
formula, scented with coconut and
fruit.
•••
He famously mixed his first formula in a
garbage can, bottling it at home in his
garage with a $500 loan from his father to
launch his business. He named it Hawaiian
Tropic to evoke an exotic beach
locale.
•••
His experiment was a hit making him a
multi-millionaire, with his Hawaiian
Tropic suncare brand creating sales of
$110 million per year.
•••
Ricewith his Hawaiian Tropic brand became
known for sponsoring beauty pageants and
NASCAR racecars.
•••
In 2004 he accompanied Troy Cory to a
concert tour through China.
•••After
selling Hawaiian Tropic to Playtex in
2007, Rice returned to the industry in
recent years with the suncare brand Habana
Brisa.
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Scott B. Whitenack-Stubblefield Esq.,
great-grand son of wireless telephone
inventor, Nathan B. Stubblefield,
died
- By Troy
Cory
Scott Bryan Whitenack passed away
untimely on September 18, in Los Angeles,
CA.
••••
Scott, aka Scott
Stubblefield, was one of four children
with siblings, Alden, Keith, and
Priscilla. (His brother Keith pre-ceded
him in death at the age of 32). His
parents were Troy Cory Stubblefield, an
entertainer and author and Dorothy
Swafford, owner of a furniture and
antiques retail store. Scott's children
are Steven, David and grand-children,
William, Bruce, Cora and Max, borne to
Steven and Skylark. Scott's
great-grandfather is Nathan B.
Stubblefield, the inventor of Radio, in
1882, and patent holder of the wireless
telephone (1908) and his great-great-great
.... grandparents were - John and
Priscilla Alden who were part of the
pilgrimage who sailed on the Mayflower to
Plymouth Rock from England in
1620.
(The
Stubblefield story is incorporated within
several photographs and denotes of and
about S Scott to show how their personal
ambitions and dreams parallel each other -
both died - before their dreams and
ambitions were
fulfilled)
 During
the time he studied for the State Bar,
Scott lived with Josie and myself on our
family estate in Pasadena. He passed the
State Bar the first time and was among
only 33% to do so.
The balance of time was spent doing
cinematography for my TV shows, which he
considered an artistic outlet besides his
major life's work, in the field of law.
After he passed the State Bar he handled
numerous legal cases and ended up working
as an associate lawyer with Melvin Belli
with whom he engaged in several cases and
won a lawsuit that became precedent case
law. Whitenack was committed to his legal
profession for over three
decades.•
r•••
If
you needed legal advice or help with a
motion filing, Scott was there with his
trusty law books. He was very intelligent,
outspoken and an independent thinker.
••••
He
also was a family man, who loved hiking
and scuba diving, a good game of tennis
and enjoyed bringing his sons to Paramount
Ranch for regular family outings and
Father's Day get-togethers.
••••
As
to his love for cinematography he
videotaped additional segments for the
movie "Christmas around the World." Scott
later became my producer and
cinematographer for "To Catch a Dream"
filmed in Europe. The video project
brought him and the production team to
Paris, Venice, Cannes, Munich and
Salzburg. Said footage with perfect
picture-book pans of the Eiffel Tower, the
Seine River, the leaning Tower of Pisa and
the Venice Bridge of Sigh, is a legacy he
left behind for us.
••••
In the early 90s
during the writing of our 4-volume set of
books entitled "the SMART-DAAF Boys" about
the invention of radio and the the
wireless telephone, Scott lent a helpful
hand in giving his legal aspect of his
great-grandfather Nathan Stubblefield's
copyrighted and patented invention. He
also was the co-author of "Bank America,
the Tortfeasor."
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Scott
as a teenager with John Wayne
at LA Herald-Express columnist Harrison
Carroll's Cinema Reporting Prize press
conference.
••••
His
favorite poem is found on a card he
prepared for one of my Father's Days
titled "The Force That Through The Green
Fuse Drives The Flower."
•••••
He
leaves behind his father, Troy
Cory-Stubblefield, his mother Dorothy
Steele, sister Priscilla Stubblefield
Cory, brother and sister-in-law Alden and
Sara Stubblefield, step mother Josie
Cory-Stubblefield, sons David and Steven,
daughter-in law Skylar, and
great-grandchildren, William, Bruce, Cora
and Max; Nephew
Ryan White, and niece Jenny Wharton. His
brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at
the age of 32.
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