The network is filling its schedule with podcasts as its longest-serving anchor departs.
MS NOW Revamps Weekend Lineup, Bids Farewell to Longtime Anchor MS NOW is set to revamp its weekend programming, shifting its focus more towards podcasts, recorded content, and partnerships. As part of this significant change, longtime anchor Alex Witt will be leaving the station after nearly 30 years. In a memo to staff, MS NOW […]
Philippines’ Longest-Serving ‘Jesus’ Actor Steps Down After 37 Crucifixions
Retirement Announcement from Crucifixion Reenactor Ruben Enahe, a carpenter and sign maker from the Philippines, shared on Friday that he will retire from his long-standing role as Jesus in the well-known reenactment of the crucifixion, marking his 37th year in this intense tradition. San Pedro Cutud, located in Pampanga province, has gained international attention for […]
South Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate Fred Singleton passes away at 81
Death of Longest Serving Inmate on South Carolina’s Death Row This week, authorities reported that Fred Singleton, an 81-year-old inmate, passed away from natural causes. He was recognized as the longest-serving prisoner on South Carolina’s death row. The South Carolina Department of Corrections revealed on Friday that Singleton died on Monday at the Kirkland Correctional […]
Cliff Drysdale, ESPN’s longest-serving analyst, receives a heartfelt farewell at the US Open.
Tribute to Cliff Drisdale at the US Open It was quite emotional Wednesday afternoon at Flushing Meadows as ESPN celebrated Cliff Drisdale, who is preparing to retire after this Grand Slam. During the match, host Chris McKendry highlighted that 84-year-old Drisdale is the longest-serving analyst at ESPN, having joined the network on September 14, 1979. […]
Longest-serving inmate on death row Richard Gerald Jordan expresses gratitude for ‘humane’ execution
Execution of Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate in Mississippi On Wednesday, Mississippi executed Richard Gerald Jordan, who had been on death row for nearly 50 years. His crime—a violent kidnapping and murder—was rooted in a ransom scheme against the wife of a bank loan officer. Jordan, a 79-year-old veteran who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, had […]
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history sentenced to 7.5 years for federal corruption
Michael Madigan Sentenced for Corruption Michael Madigan, former Illinois House Speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has been sentenced to a total of 7.5 years in prison and fined $2.5 million following his conviction for corrupt practices that benefited his friends and allies. The sentencing took place in Chicago, where Judge John […]
How Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader was toppled by student protests – podcast | News
This summer Prapti Taposhi She took to the streets along with thousands of her classmates in Bangladesh, outraged by the injustice of a quota system that reserves 30 percent of jobs for the children of freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. The government jobs were good-paying and stable, and […]