Bob Hynes first came to Detroit in 1966 to host a morning show for WXYZ-TV. In 1997, Hynes co-launched WYUR-AM, a talk radio station aimed as an alternative to WJR-AM ...

When The Bob Newhart Show premiered on CBS in 1972, it quickly became one of the most innovative and most beloved sitcoms of the decade. The series followed psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley, played by ...

It’s been more than 50 years since The Bob Newhart Show brought Bob Newhart's wry wit into homes every week. In the series, Newhart played psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley, whose comedic foil is his ...

It's been more than a year since Chicago lost comedy legend Bob Newhart. His career spanned more than six decades, and he starred in two hugely successful sitcoms that aired on CBS. On Friday, Chicago ...

Bob Newhart's birthday was marked with a special honor in his hometown of Chicago. A street near the comedy legend's fictional home on the North Side was renamed in his honor on Friday, Sept. 5, which ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A national television-comedy legend with ties to the Chicago area received a city honor Friday on the North Side near a condominium he once called “home.” Earlier in the year, the ...

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean talk about the renaming of a city street after Bob Newhart, why Francis Ford ...

He started out in improv in San Francisco with The Committee, then appeared in ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘The Bob Newhart Show,’ two ‘Police Academy’ movies and lots more. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor ...

Records show the beloved star and his wife Ginnie, who passed away in 2023, quietly purchased the abode in an off-market deal for around $6.7 million. Nestled in the exclusive guard-gated Enclave at ...

The comedians Bob Newhart and Don Rickles—along with their wives, Ginnie Newhart and Barbara Rickles—were close friends for decades. So when the Newharts wanted to downsize from their longtime home in ...