For decades, listeners knew the voice before they knew the face. Warm. Smooth. Elegant. Impossible to mistake. Angela Stribling had the kind of voice that could make late-night radio feel personal, almost intimate. And over the years, that voice became woven into the history of BET, jazz television, Washington radio, and the legendary Quiet Storm format. Read more:She Was Told She Wasn’t Enough — Then … Continue reading The Voice Millions Knew, but Few Truly Knew — Her Final Battle Was Kept Quiet Until the End

Another piece of old Hollywood has quietly disappeared. Eva Marie Saint, the elegant actress whose career linked live television, black-and-white drama, Hitchcock suspense, and modern blockbuster cinema, has died at the age of 102. A family spokesman said she died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. For generations of movie lovers, Saint represented a kind of screen presence that feels increasingly rare. … Continue reading Hollywood’s Golden Age Loses One of Its Last Great Stars — Eva Marie Saint Dies at 102