Mike Wallace to Retire
March 14, 2006
Mike Wallace is going off the clock.
The award-winning "60 Minutes" journalist announced Tuesday he will be retiring his post as a fulltime correspondent at the end of the current television season. He has been a fixture on the pioneering newsmagazine hour since it premiered in 1968.
"I've often replied, when asked, 'I'll retire when my toes turn up,'" Wallace said in a statement. "Well, they're just beginning to curl a trifle, which means that, as I approach my 88th birthday [May 9], it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be. And the prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing."
Bolton, Sheridan Engaged
March 14, 2006
How is Michael Bolton supposed to live without Nicollette Sheridan? Apparently, he's not.
The "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer popped the question to the "Desperate Housewives" star over the weekend in the Bahamas, a rep for the couple confirmed to E! News.
Jack Black Elopes!
March 14, 2006
"King Kong's" Jack Black is one up on his hirsute co-star: In the end, he got the girl.
The big-screen funnyman has eloped with his girlfriend of less than a year, musician Tanya Haden, People reports. While there's no word on when exactly the duo tied the knot, one thing's for sure: Black's new father-in-law couldn't be happier.
Peter Tomarken Dead at 63
March 14, 2006
The brotherhood of game show hosts lost a key personality Monday when Peter Tomarken, ringmaster of the 1980s hit "Press Your Luck," was killed along with his wife and two others when a plane he was piloting went down off the coast of Los Angeles Monday.
Tomarken, 63, and his wife, Kathleen, 41, had volunteered their services for a medical flight that was picking up a patient in San Diego for transfer to UCLA Medical Center. Moments after its 9:36 a.m. takeoff from Santa Monica Municipal Airport, the 1973 Beechcraft 36 plunged into the Pacific Ocean.
A search party was on the lookout for an unidentified third passenger, who is presumed dead, authorities said.