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* Warren Buffett

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Feedback

* What TV Show Has the Best Theme Song?

* John Noble: The Addams Family

* Mike Wills: Deadliest Catch

* Rob Riehl: Airwolf

* Joel Harper: SWAT

* Doug Schulze: A-Team

* Jack Mangan: Doctor Who, Barney Miller, Knight Rider

* Tee Morris: Star Trek

* Dan Shaurette: Highlander

* Thomas Hausmann: Hawaii Five-O or Mission Impossible

* Jonathan Strickland: Peter Gunn

* Gary Lindros: A-Team

* Krazy Joe: WKRP

* Diana Lewis Mission Impossible was the best, but Andy Griffith was the catchiest.

* Justin Diehl: Night Court

* JT Shea: Bonanza or Lone Ranger

* Rob Riehl: Original Battlestar Galactica

* Martin DeFant Ground Forces from England featuring the Black Dyke Brass Band!

* Liisa Tomasi: The Andy Griffith Show

* CJ: Bosom Buddies

On This Day In History for January 17, 2018

This is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 348 days remaining in 2018.

* It was on this date in 1773, that Captain James Cook commands the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

* It was also this date in 1899 that The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

* It was on this date in 1912, that Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

* January 17, 1917, The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

* Also on January 17, 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.

* 21 years ago today, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* German physician and botanist, Leonhart Fuchs, born on this date in 1501.

* Robert Fludd, the English physician, astrologer, and mathematician was born 444 years ago today.

* Born January 17, 1706, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin.

* Polish mathematician and academic, Antoni Łomnicki, born on this date in 1881.

* Born January 17, 1886, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company Glenn L. Martin.

* Nevil Shute, English engineer and author was born on that same date in 1899.

* American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist, Betty White is 96 today.

* Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman was born on that same date in 1928.

* Also born on that same date in 1931,  American actor, James Earl Jones.

* American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host, Shari Lewis, born on this date in 1933.

* Born January 17, 1949, American actor and comedian Andy Kaufman.

* Also born on that same date in 1964,  American lawyer and activist, 46th First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

* Also turning 48 today is Russian-American animator, director, and producer Genndy Tartakovsky.

* American singer-songwriter and actress, Zooey Deschanel, born on this date in 1980.

Listener Birthdays

* 17 – fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) originally from Canada but now from Thailand

* 21 – Michael Rabalais – Stingray42

* 22 – TAW012294

* 23 – Kathie Luke, IL

* 23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat

* 23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks