Born in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 1901, Sullivan started out as a sports journalist in the 1920s and pivoted to TV host with The Ed Sullivan Show. He died in 1974 at age 73, three ...

But beyond the buzz, Sullivan’s most enduring impact was found in the risks he took in disrupting the status quo when the rules of television were still being written. It’s a well-known fact ...

On July 21, Netflix debuted Sunday Best, a documentary about The Ed Sullivan Show —the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history—and how it featured Black American performers at a ...

Vince Calandra, ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ Talent Booker Who Helped Bring on The Beatles, Dies at 91 After working as a cue-card guy, he spent nearly 14 years on the CBS program, where he told Jim ...

Vince Calandra Sr., who as a longtime booker for CBS juggernaut The Ed Sullivan Show helped introduce The Beatles to America’s TV audience, has died. He was 91.

Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran from 1948 to ...

The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran from 1948 to 1971, famously helped launch Elvis Presley and the Beatles to stardom in the '50s and '60s. It was also one of the first programs to champion Black ...