01/25 UBER FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE, MARIAH CAREY ENGAGED, TINA FEY AS SARAH PALIN

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UBER LAUNCHES FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE

MARIAH CAREY IS ENGAGED

TINA FEY RETURNS TO SNL AS SARAH PALIN

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01/22 PLAYBOY MANSION, LARRY FLYNT, JENNIFER LOPEZ, STACEY DASH, OSCARS CONTROVERSY

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LARRY FLYNT TRIES TO HUSTLE HEF WITH LOW OFFER ON PLAYBOY MANSION 

JENNIFER LOPEZ VEGAS OPENER

STACEY DASH ON OSCARS CONTROVERSY 

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01/15 ADAM LAMBERT, ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE, KENDRICK LAMAR, 2016 OSCAR NOMINATIONS

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ADAM LAMBERT JOINS FOX'S 'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW' LIVE PRODUCTION

DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE TICKETS GOING FOR ASTRONOMICAL PRICES

KENDRICK LAMAR TO BE HONORED WITH THE KEY TO THE CITY OF COMPTON!

THE 2016 OSCAR NOMINATIONS ARE IN!

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01/11 BRIAN KILMEADE, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES: THE FORGOTTEN WAR THAT CHANGED AMERICAN HISTORY

FOX NEWS PERSONALITY AND BEST SELLING AUTHOR BRIAN KILMEADE JOINS THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES: THE FORGOTTEN WAR THAT CHANGED AMERICAN HISTORY

Two hundred and thirty years ago, Barbary pirates raided an American merchant ship sailing off the coast of Portugal. The captured crew had three choices: convert to Islam, attempt to escape, or wait for their country—which had not yet elected its first President—to ransom their release. Over the next ten years, hundreds of American men, women, and children traveling across the Mediterranean would suffer this same fate while their Founding Fathers decided what to do about it: pay for peace or, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, America’s then Minister to France, “obtain it by war.”

And thus begins the action-packed romp of THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (Sentinel/Penguin Random House; November 3, 2015; $27.95) by Fox News Channel’s Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger, the author team behind the New York Times bestseller George Washington’s Secret Six. A dramatic story of bravery, diplomacy, and battle, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES brings to life the stories of the soldiers who sailed America’s colors against the ruthless Barbary pirates to end centuries-old practices of kidnapping, theft, and terror. Quickly escalating to an all-out war, Jefferson’s battle on the high seas would forever change America’s approach to foreign policy and its role in an increasingly borderless world.

In the vein of their acclaimed bestseller George Washington’s Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger bring to life a fascinating historical narrative about the American President who, only weeks after his inauguration, decided to confront the Tripoli pirates to establish America’s sovereignty on the high seas. They shed new light on a vitally important episode in American history, including:

• The root cause of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams' near 50 year rift over how to confront terrorism abroad.
• The widespread practice of kidnapping for ransom in the Islamic world.
• The tiny flotilla that would go on to inspire the creation of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, including the epic tale of USS Philadelphia and the tide-changing battle between the USS Enterprize and the enemy ship Tripoli.
• The fascinating cast of characters, Patriots and pirates alike, whose heroism and treachery on the high seas forever changed the nature of American warfare and diplomacy in the nineteenth century and beyond.

For anyone interested in the true stories behind the wise precedents the Founding Fathers set for America's future, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES is a well-timed and well-told tale with useful application to the challenges the United States faces today.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:  BRIAN KILMEADE and DON YAEGER are the coauthors of George Washington’s Secret Six, a New York Times bestseller for more than five months. Kilmeade cohosts Fox News Channel’s morning show Fox & Friends and hosts the daily national radio show Kilmeade & Friends. Yaeger has written or co-written twenty-four books. For more information, please visit www.briankilmeade.com.

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01/08 THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, 2016

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THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS RECAP

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01/04 2015 IN REVIEW, ELLEN DEGENERES, STEVEN AVERY, MAKING A MURDERER

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW – TOP MOVIES, TV SHOWS, NEWS STORIES AND SCANDALS 

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MORE THAN 170,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PETITION TO PARDON STEVEN AVERY

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01/01 ROBERT BLAKE TELLS ALL

Blake was born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi in Nutley, New Jersey, to Giacomo (James) Gubitosi (1906–1956) and Elizabeth Cafone (b. 1910). His brother was James Gubitosi (1930–1995) and his sister was Giovanna Gubitosi (1932–1985).

His father was born in Italy, arriving in the United States in 1907, and his mother was an Italian-American born in New Jersey. They married in 1929. In 1930, James worked as a die setter for a can manufacturer. Eventually, James and Elizabeth began a song-and-dance act. In 1936, the three children began performing, billed as "The Three Little Hillbillies." They moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1938, where the children began working as movie extras.
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Robert Blake in 1944

Then known as Mickey Gubitosi, Blake began his acting career when he appeared as Toto in the MGM movie Bridal Suite (1939) starring Annabella and Robert Young. Gubitosi then began appearing in MGM's Our Gang short subjects under his real name, replacing Eugene "Porky" Lee. He appeared in 40 of the shorts between 1939 and 1944, eventually becoming the series' final lead character. James and Jovanni Gubitosi also made appearances in the series as extras.

During his early Our Gang period, Gubitosi's character, Mickey, was often called upon to cry, and the young actor has been criticized for being unsubtle and unconvincing. He was also criticized for being obnoxious and whiny.[1] In 1942, he acquired the stage name Bobby Blake and his character in the series was renamed "Mickey Blake." In 1944, MGM discontinued Our Gang, releasing the final short in the series Dancing Romeo on April 29.

To date, Gubitosi is one of the few living Our Gang actors from the original series. Other notable surviving members are Dickie Moore, Jean Darling, Sidney Kibrick, Jerry Tucker, and Jackie Lynn Taylor.
Blake as Little Beaver.

In 1944, Blake began playing an Indian boy, "Little Beaver," in the Red Ryder Western series at Republic Pictures, appearing in twenty-three of the movies until 1947. He also had roles in one of Laurel and Hardy's later films The Big Noise (1944), and the Warner Bros. movies Humoresque (1946), playing John Garfield's character as a child, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), playing the Mexican boy who sells Humphrey Bogart a winning lottery ticket and getting a glass of water thrown in his face in the process.

According to Blake, he had an unhappy childhood with a miserable home life and was abused by his alcoholic father. When he entered public school at age ten, he could not understand why the other children were hostile to him. He had fights, which led to his expulsion. When he was fourteen, he ran away from home. The next few years were a reportedly difficult period in his life.

In 1950, Blake joined the Army. After returning to Southern California, he entered Jeff Corey's acting class and began working on improving both his personal and professional lives. He eventually became a seasoned Hollywood actor, playing notable dramatic roles in movies and on television. In 1956, he was billed as Robert Blake for the first time.

In 1959, he turned down the role of Little Joe Cartwright, a character ultimately portrayed by Michael Landon, in NBC's western television series Bonanza. Blake did appear that year as Tobe Hackett in the episode "Trade Me Deadly" of the syndicated western series 26 Men, which dramatized true stories of the Arizona Rangers. Blake also appeared twice as "Alfredo" in the syndicated western The Cisco Kid and starred in "The White Hat" episode of Men of Annapolis, another syndicated series. Blake appeared in various roles in the series Have Gun Will Travel and also guest starred on John Payne's NBC western The Restless Gun.

Blake performed in numerous motion pictures as an adult, including the starring role in The Purple Gang (1960), a gangster movie, and featured roles in Pork Chop Hill in 1959 and Town Without Pity in 1961 as well as Ensign Pulver (1964), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and other films. In 1967, he played real-life murderer Perry Smith in In Cold Blood; Richard Brooks directed, adapting Truman Capote's non-fiction book for the film.
As Baretta with Fred.

Blake played an Indian fugitive in Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), a TV movie adaptation of Of Mice and Men (1981), and a motorcycle highway patrolman in Electra Glide in Blue (1973). He played a small-town stock car driver with ambitions to join the NASCAR circuit in Corky, which MGM produced in 1972. The film featured real NASCAR drivers, including Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.

Blake may be best known for his Emmy Award-winning role of Tony Baretta in the popular television series Baretta (1975 to 1978), playing an undercover police detective who specialized in disguises. The show's trademarks included Baretta's pet cockatoo "Fred," his signature phrases — notably "That's the name of that tune" and "You can take that to the bank" — and a memorable theme song, "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow," written by Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames and performed by Sammy Davis, Jr.

He continued to act through the 1980s and 1990s, mostly in television, in such roles as Jimmy Hoffa in the miniseries Blood Feud (1983) and as John List in the murder drama Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993), which earned him a third Emmy nomination. He also had character parts in the theatrical movies Money Train (1995) and Lost Highway (1997). In addition, Blake starred in the television series Hell Town, playing a priest working in a tough neighborhood.