Andre Braugher was the two-time Emmy-winning star of series including Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Ryan O'Neal was the actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1970 romance Love Story.

Norman Lear was  the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms.

Chad Allan was the founding member and original lead singer of The Guess Who. The Chad Allan & the Expressions single "Shakin' All Over", a cover of the Johnny Kidd song, went all the way to #22 in the US charts.

Sandra Day O’Connor served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Shane MacGowan fronted The Pogues from 1982 until their break-up in 2014. I play The Pogues often, everything from Dirty Old Town to The Irish Rover and The Body of an American, a song I fell in love with because they'd play it during wakes at Kavanagh's Irish Pub in

Norris McDonald is the former Editor of Toronto Star Wheels whose columns, blogs and feature stories, particularly about motorsport, were industry-leading. He received awards and citations for his newspaper work. In 2014, he became the first journalist to be inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Norris McDonald on

Willie Hernández is one of 11 MLB pitchers in history to win both the MVP and Cy Young award in the same season. In that 1984 season, he appeared in 80 games out of the bullpen, going 9-3 with 32 saves in 33 chances. He had a 1.92 ERA

Rosalynn Carter was US First Lady from 1977 to 1981 while her husband Jimmy Carter was President. The longest-married first couple marked their 77th wedding anniversary in July.

Roman Čechmánek was the NHL goaltender who had three solid years out of the gate with the Philadelphia Flyers, playing in the 2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game.

Donald Shebib was the director of Goin' Down the Road, the 1970 best picture winner at the Canadian Film Awards. I love this film and spoke with Jane Eastwood, one of the film's stars, about making Goin' Down the Road with Donald Shebib. Donald Shebib's follow-up film wasn't as critically

Cody Dorman has passed away. Here's a statement from his family. We are heartbroken to share the news that our beloved Cody suffered a medical event on our trip home to Kentucky yesterday and he has passed away.Peter Gross, host of Ontario's definitive horse racing podcast Down the Stretch,

Bob Knight was the basketball coach who won more than 900 combined games with Army, Indiana and Texas Tech -- and captured three national championships at Indiana in 1976, 1981 and 1987.

Frank Howard was a four-time All-Star who slugged 382 home runs during a lengthy major league career that included a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963.

Matthew Perry was the actor most famous for playing Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends. I first remember seeing Matthew Perry as Carol Seaver's boyfriend Sandy who dies in the hospital after a drunk-driving crash on Growing Pains in 1989. Fun fact: Matthew Perry was a diehard Toronto Blue Jays

Richard Moll was the character actor best known for portraying Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon on Night Court from 1984-1992.

Elizabeth Gray was the reporter who hosted CBC Radio's As It Happens and Cross Country Checkup.

Richard Roundtree was the actor best known for playing detective John Shaft in Shaft and its sequels, Shaft’s Big Score! and Shaft in Africa as well as the short-lived 1973 Shaft TV series.

Burt Young was the Oscar nominated actor best known for his role as the brother-in-law and friend to Sylvester Stallone's prize-fighting protagonist in the Rocky films has died at age 83. He also played Bobby Baccalieri's father on The Sopranos.

Suazanne Somers was the actress best known for playing the role of Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step, Somers also starred as Sheriff Hildy Granger in She's the Sheriff. I will confess to watching an awful lot of Three's Company in syndication after

Piper Laurie was the three-time Oscar nominee best known for her roles in Carrie, Twin Peaks, and The Hustler.

Dick Butkus was one of the greatest and most feared middle linebackers in NFL history. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound Chicago Bears linebacker was a vicious and punishing hitter who made eight Pro Bowls in his nine NFL seasons.