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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WWII veteran takes Honor Flight to D.C. after surprise offer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It's not every day you get to thank a veteran with a trip to the nation's capital, but that's exactly what happened after U.S. Navy veteran Will Barbeau was featured on 12 News. Barbeau, who served in World War II, celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year and was spotlighted for his service and musical talents on a February edition of Street Stories. STREET STORIES: WWII veteran surprised with Honor Flight trip for 100th birthday 12 News asked his daughter, Laura Choiniere, a life-changing question: Would her father be interested in an Honor Flight? 'Wow, I think he would,' she responded. Shortly after, the family received a surprise visit from Chief George Farrell, chairman of the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. 'We have a flight scheduled and we would be happy if you let us take you on your Honor Flight,' Farrell told the Barrington resident during the visit. Barbeau was surprised by the offer but quickly accepted, saying it sounded like fun. Fast forward to Sunday, March 31, and he was ready to board a plane from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to Washington, D.C., along with 31 other veterans. The group received a hero's sendoff—complete with bagpipers and emotional goodbyes—as they embarked on a journey to visit the memorials built in their honor. 'All the organization it takes to pull this off … and I kept biting my tongue so that I wouldn't cry. I was so moved,' Choiniere said. Before takeoff, Barbeau and fellow veteran Rasauro Tentoco were presented with quilts representing their branches of service, handmade by Michele Krakowski. Barbeau, who has played the clarinet since he was 12 years old, even joined in with the bagpipers, adding his own notes to the moment. 'He cradles his clarinet like a baby,' Choiniere said with a smile. 'And I wonder—did you ever cradle us like that?' And that was only the beginning of Honor Flight Charlie—the trip included a full itinerary in D.C., with stops at various war memorials. Among those who joined the veterans on the trip were 12 News Military Analyst Lt. General Reginald Centracchio and Rhode Island Veterans Affairs Director Kasim Yarn. 'I tell you, it just makes me feel wonderful knowing you're an American and what it took from him to give us the ability to do what we're doing,' Centracchio said. 'Just a tremendous guy, and he's a musician too.' Barbeau even had a chance to reunite with an old friend, discovering that Tom Hetherington, who he had taught to fish years ago, was also on that same plane. While the Honor Flight only lasted one day, the experience created memories—and music—that will last a lifetime. NEXT | 'Happy to be here': WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
U.S. TV's longest-serving female anchor announces exit live on air after 30 years
Longtime Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville has announced she's exiting the show after 30 years. 66-year-old Norville has hosted CBS 's investigative news series since 1995, making her the longest-serving female anchor on U.S. television. During Wednesday's episode of the show, Norville took a moment to share the news of her departure and thank her colleagues and viewers. 'It has been an honor and a privilege to be at Inside for all these years. A milestone like this is a time for reflection, and on reflection, I've decided that now's the time for me to move on from Inside Edition,' she said. 'They made me a lovely offer to stay, but there are things I'd like to do and places I wanna do them that continuing here don't permit. So at the end of this season, I will be moving on,' she added, teasing: 'I've got some exciting things in the work, and I'll talk about that later.' She concluded: 'But what I want to say right now is what a privilege it has been to lead Inside Edition for all of these years, to work with the incredibly talented team here, and to be invited into your homes every day. It's an honor I don't take lightly.' Norville has been with CBS since 1992, when she first joined the network as a correspondent for its two programs, Street Stories and 48 Hours. Her coverage of the 1993 Mississippi floods for the latter earned her her second Emmy. She won her first award during her tenure on NBC's Today show for her contribution to the network's extensive coverage of the Romanian Revolution. After taking over presenting duties on Inside Edition from former Fox News mainstay Bill O'Reilly in 1995, the show saw a 15 percent jump in ratings and has remained high ever since, according to CBS. The show, which is currently airing its 37th season, is popular for its mix of breaking news, investigations, and true crime stories. Throughout her time on Inside Edition, Norville has reported from all across the globe on many of history's biggest events, including 9/11 and the royal weddings between Prince William and Kate Middleton and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Norville was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2016 and, in 2024, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America. She is also the author of the best-selling book Thank You Power: Making the SCIENCE of Gratitude Work for YOU (2007) and many others.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rita Braver will retire from 'CBS Sunday Morning' after 50 years at the network
After 50 years on CBS News, where she "grew up" as a journalist, Rita Braver is heading into retirement. The award-winning "CBS Sunday Morning" national correspondent will retire at the end of March, per a memo that Rand Morrison, the program's executive producer, sent to staff Wednesday. "It's time to share some news that most of us already know but are reluctant to accept. Our beloved, longtime Sunday Morning colleague… national correspondent Rita Braver will retire at the end of this month," Morrison's memo, which was obtained by USA TODAY, began. "Those who know Rita and Sunday Morning realize how essential she's been to our work. ... To call it this end of an era barely does justice to the challenges we'll face now that we can no longer pick up the phone and call on Rita," the note continued. Braver embarked on her broadcast journalism career at the New Orleans CBS affiliate WWL-TV and was hired as a news desk editor at CBS News' Washington bureau in 1972. She worked her way up to chief White House correspondent in 1993, then was named a national correspondent in 1997 During her tenure, she worked on programs such as "48 Hours," "Street Stories," "Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel," "Face the Nation" and "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather." She contributed "Eye on America" segments for "CBS Evening News," where she also served as chief law correspondent from 1983 to 1993. 'God-like days' are over: Why Norah O'Donnell, Hoda Kotb, Lester Holt and more have exited Braver, who has interviewed big names from former Presidents Bill Clinton to Gloria Steinem, U.S. Rep John Lewis, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor and Sheryl Crow, celebrated a half century with the broadcaster in 2022. "Over the years, I got to cover some of the biggest events of my lifetime, starting – when I was just an apprentice on the news desk – with Watergate," she said in a "CBS Sunday Morning" segment that aired May 15, 2022. "When I started, we shot our stories on 16 millimeter film. If we needed to call in from the field, we had to find a pay phone. There were no computers, much less internet. Yet, we got our stories in every day." TV news exodus: All the anchors exiting their roles, including Lester Holt and Joy Reid She concluded the segment by saying, "That first day was really the beginning of my 50-year love-affair with CBS News. Like my marriage, which started about the same time, it's had its highs and lows, some exasperating moments, and some too magical to ever forget. "Yet, I count myself lucky, after all these years, to have the kind of job I always dreamed about." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Rita Braver to retire from CBS News after 50 years
