How much do you know about life in the Elgin area in the 1950s? It was a decade remembered by some as the “good old days.” It was, after all, a time of unprecedented growth and prosperity following ...

Albert Z. Freedman, the man who was at the center of the 1950s quiz show scandal that was made into a 1990s movie, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 95. Former producer of “Twenty-One,” ...

Charles Van Doren, the 1950s quiz show contestant who infamously cheated his way to stardom by using answers he received in advance, has died at the age of 93. His son John told The New York Times ...

Herbert Stempel, at one time the most famous Army veteran in America, died at age 93 on April 7. His death was confirmed this weekend by his former stepdaughter, Bobra Fyne. Back in 1956, Stempel was ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Charles Van Doren, the dashing young academic whose meteoric rise and fall as a corrupt game show contestant in the 1950s inspired the movie “Quiz Show” and served as a cautionary ...

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Before quiz shows hit prime time on television, they were already a staple on television’s ubiquitous precursor, radio. Quiz shows, popular for their informal feel and their inclusion of everyday ...

If you're a woman in Western society, chances are you've been asked countless times whether you'll go for love or a career. Although the plethora of thinkpieces devoted to dissecting this dichotomy ...

NEW YORK – Herbert Stempel, a fall guy and whistleblower of early television whose confession to deliberately losing on a 1950s quiz show helped drive a national scandal and join his name in history ...

Gov. Jesse Ventura signed autographs during his tour through the Farmland Foods plant in Albert Lea. Tickets went on sale for Bill Cosby’s appearance at the Mayo Civic Center on March 5. Ticket prices ...

Herbert Stempel, who helped expose rigged television quiz shows during the 1950s, has died, his former stepdaughter told The New York Times. He was 93. Bobra Fyne told the newspaper that Stempel died ...