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Dead Thread 2021 -- If you're reading this, it isn't you.

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It was a few days ago, but Bob Edwards, longtime news host at NPR died. He was 76.

In my opinion his termination from Morning Edition 20 years ago started the downward slide of NPR from legitimate news organization to just another faux "liberal" broadcaster. Though often lost in the glare from the big broadcast and cable news outlets, NPRs political coverage in the wake of trump's rise has been some of the most damaging and cowardly. While the right says organizations like CNN and MSNBC have fallen victim to trump derangement syndrome, NPRs political coverage has often resembled a sitcom, looking at trump and the MAGAt movement the same way people discuss the latest episode of their favorite comedy. Edwards and some of the other other NPR old-guard had to be wondering what happened there.
 
Actor Kenneth Mitchell, aged 49, from ALS. Portrayed UHN's most famous hockey alumnus Ralph Cox in the film Miracle.

Always liked him as an actor even before that, when I'd see him in bit parts here and there. He was one of "those" guys, the ones you'd always recognize when he popped up on screen.
 
rufus said:
Actor Kenneth Mitchell, aged 49, from ALS. Portrayed UHN's most famous hockey alumnus Ralph Cox in the film Miracle.

Always liked him as an actor even before that, when I'd see him in bit parts here and there. He was one of "those" guys, the ones you'd always recognize when he popped up on screen.
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That means he was around 29 when the film was created - I guess not a crazy age to play Cox.

As I was looking into it I discovered that Michael Mantenuto who played O'Callahan committed suicide in 2017, and the story behind it could be a movie in itself. He joined the Army after his acting career stalled including going into Special Forces. He fought substance abuse for years and became a 'self-help guru' sanctioned by the Army, but this was considered highly questionable by many.
 
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That means he was around 29 when the film was created - I guess not a crazy age to play Cox.

As I was looking into it I discovered that Michael Mantenuto who played O'Callahan committed suicide in 2017, and the story behind it could be a movie in itself. He joined the Army after his acting career stalled including going into Special Forces. He fought substance abuse for years and became a 'self-help guru' sanctioned by the Army, but this was considered highly questionable by many.
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Ex UMaine boy. Last I saw him was in the concourse of the TD Garden at the final four, must have been 2004 shortly before or after the movie came out.
 
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