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For starters, in the 1990s, President Bill Clinton famously “ended welfare as we know ... Equally important, although Sawhill fails to mention it, is the fact that Murphy Brown has been replaced as the pop icon for single-parent families.  

WaPo.com:On May 19, 1992, as the presidential campaign season was heating up, Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a family-values speech that came to define him nearly as much as his spelling talents. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy Brown — the fictional 40-something, divorced news anchor played by Candice Bergen on a CBS sitcom — for her decision to have a child outside of marriage. “Bearing babies...  

Sawhill: I agree. More vexing to readers was the problem of what we can or should do to help the single parents who already exist, by choice or by circumstance, now that “Murphy Brown” has gone off the air. Criticism is fine as far as it ...  

Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy Brown — the fictional 40-something, divorced news anchor played by Candice Bergen ... Quayle's words seem less controversial than prophetic. The number of single parents in America has ...  

On May 19, 1992, as the presidential campaign season was heating up, Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a family-values speech that came to define him nearly as much as his spelling talents. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy Brown — the fictional 40-something, divorced news anchor played by Candice Bergen on a CBS sitcom — for her decision to have a child outside of marriage.  Read full article...  

Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy Brown — the fictional 40-something, divorced news anchor played by Candice Bergen on a CBS sitcom — for her decision to have a child outside of marriage. “Bearing babies irresponsibly ...  

20 Years Later, It Turns Out Dan Quayle Was Right About Murphy Brown And Unmarried Moms Isabel Sawhill May 25. On May 19, 1992, as the presidential campaign season was heating up, Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a family-values speech that came to define him nearly as much as his spelling talents. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California, he chided Murphy Brown — the fictional 40-something, divorced news anchor played by Candice...  

Veteran actress Candice Bergen reunited with the cast of her hit sitcom Murphy Brown on U S TV on Friday 20Apr12 to reminisce about the show 14 years after it went off air Bergen who starred as the title character - a famous investigative reporter an...  

Candice Bergen has always been one of my style icons. Maybe I am biased (the husky-voiced model-turned-actress got her big break into Hollywood with an adaptation of Mary McCarthy's "The Group" in 1965 which was based on my alma mater Vassar ...  

Veteran actress Candice Bergen reunited with the cast of her hit sitcom "Murphy Brown" on on Friday to reminisce about the show, 14 years after it went off air. English recalled how CBS network bosses tried to convince her actress Heather Locklear was ...  

Murphy Brown creator Diane English tells TV Guide that she's been in discussion with CBS about reviving the newsroom satire that wasn't afraid to call Dan Quayle stupid, bringing that same fearlessness to modern-day easy targets in a handful of election-year specials. Those talks are entirely preliminary, of course, though English says she thinks "it's possible," adding that after Candice Bergen's current...  

Candice Bergen suffered a stroke in 2006, and she’s only now talking about it. The former “Murphy Brown” star told New York Magazine that she kept the stroke a secret because “I just don’t want it to be a liability.” While she only took two...  

Here's something a little unexpected: Murphy Brown creator Diane English tells TV Guide that she's been in talks with CBS to revive the Candice Bergen character for a handful of election-year specials. "We're having a little conversation with CBS about a few episodes, and I think it's possible," English said, adding, "Candice knows about it, and we're going to talk to her more in July once she wraps her Broadway play [The Best Man]." Fun facts...  

We can’t say we saw this coming. TV Guide‘s William Keck reports that the hit 1990′s comedy “Murphy Brown” may return from the grave. Specifically, creator Diane English says that The Eye may order a handful of “Murphy Brown” specials in advance of the upcoming election. “I’d love to have the show back on during this election year,” Diane told me at the TV Land Awards, where the series received the Impact Award. “We’re having a little...  

For 10 years, Murphy Brown was one of the most trusted names in news. The fact that she wasn’t real didn’t seem to matter. The “Murphy Brown” gang was beloved by fans. “Good Morning America” anchors Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott caught up with the...  

Everybody had a blast at the tenth annual "TV Land Awards" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on TV Land). Host Kelly Ripa toook to the stage dressed as everyone from Sue Sylvester to Cher, and the house band was the always fabulous B-52s.Plus, the casts of several classic shows were reunited on-stage. Accepting the Fan Favorite award for "Laverne & Shirley," Cindy Williams paid tribute to the audience. When Whoopi Goldberg presented the Groundbreaking Award to...  

Before I roll up my sleeves and get talking about “Murphy Brown Lied To Us,” I thought it might be useful to give you all a sense of where I stand on 30 Rock these days. Despite the flaws that my colleague Nathan and many of the commenters here have pointed out, it remains one of my favorite shows on television, the very first thing I go to when I’m catching up on my DVR queue. Even when the 30 Rock is having an off...  

(CNN) - Actress Candace Bergen revealed to New York Magazine that she suffered a stroke in 2006. She said she tried to keep it out of the press at the time because she didn't want it to be a liability to her career. She says she only missed two weeks from ...  

Veteran actress CANDICE BERGEN reunited with the cast of her hit sitcom MURPHY BROWN on U.S. TV on Friday (20Apr12) to reminisce about the show, 14 years after it went off air. Bergen, who starred as the title character - a famous investigative reporter ...  

Candice Bergen reunited with the cast of her hit sitcom Murphy Brown on Friday to reminisce about the show 14 years after it went off air. Bergen, who starred as the title character - a famous investigative reporter and news anchor for fictional TV news ...  

The creator of CBS's situation comedy "Murphy Brown," Diane English, is in talks with CBS and Warner Bros. to resurrect the title character in a series of political-commentary specials, reports TV Guide. Candice Bergen, who is currently on Broadway in "The Best Man," would be back as Murphy.At the TV Land Awards, where the classic 1980s series received the Impact Award, English told TV Guide, "I'd love to have the show back on during this...  

80s and ’90′s TV sensation “Murphy Brown” may be returning to the air. CBS is in talks with creator Diane English and star Candice Bergen to resurrect the sitcom for a few episodes. English tells TV Guide, “I’d love to have the show back on dur ...  

Candice Bergen began acting when she was just 19 years old, but says she didn't love acting until she found her footing in comedy - at age 42. The show that finally won her over? Her starring role on the hit comedy, "Murphy Brown." It aired from ...  

Four years after trying to revive Murphy Brown as a platform to chime in on the heated 2008 Clinton/Obama/McCain presidential campaign, the sitcom's creator, Diane English, is again talking to CBS and Warner Bros. about a series of political-commentary specials with Candice Bergen back in character as the tough-talking TV journalist.  

It appears the resurrection of TV shows won't be limited to Fox bringing back animated series like Family Guy or Comedy Central breathing new life into Futurama. At least that will be the case of Murphy Brown creator Diane English has her way as the writer is currently talking with CBS about potentially bringing back the series for just a few episodes during this election year. While at the TV Land Awards, English told TV Guide that she's been...  

When a woman in the halls of NBC at '30 Rock' complained that "Murphy Brown lied to us!", she was talking about the "actual" newswoman and not about the TV sitcom. The same holds true for when Liz talked about the support system which helped Murphy in the raising of her baby. Her co-anchor Jim Dial, and reporters Corky Sherwood and Frank Fontana, Miles Silverberg the producer, and especially Eldon the painter.Never once was the TV show...  

The 90′s sitcom “Murphy Brown” was a groundbreaking series for a number of reasons. Among other things, in taking viewers behind the scenes of a dysfunctional TV newsroom, it humanized the people behind the news in a way no scripted TV series really had before. One of the stars of the show was Brown’s neurotic young executive producer Miles Silverberg. The actor who played Silverberg in the sitcom, Grant Shaud, spoke to FishbowlNY at the TV...  

Candice Bergen and Faith Ford starred in the timeless comedy with a social message.  The TV Land Awards show  “Impact” Award reflects the cutting edge topics of the show during the 80' and 90's. Focusing on the struggle for women rising ...  

Producer Diane English, actors Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough and Grant Shaud joined onstage to receive the award. Even today Murphy Brown is remembered for the introduction of single motherhood as a deliberate choice ...  

TV Land announced today that the cast and show creator behind the cutting-edge and witty CBS series, MURPHY BROWN - Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough, Grant Shaud and Diane English - will be honored with the Impact Award at the ...  

The revolutionary show starred Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R) Award-winning actress Candice Bergen as title character Murphy Brown, a reporter for successful primetime news show "FYI." With the help of her friends and co-workers - Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto ...  

The cast members get together every few years, but said it's always a thrill to see one another. "It's a great feeling," said Charles Kimbrough, who portrayed Jim Dial on the Candice Bergen-series. "You feel like you're back in it again for the moment."  

Accepting the Impact Award, "Murphy Brown" star Candice Bergen joked about former Vice President Dan Quayle's dislike of the show. Read what the cast and creators of "Murphy Brown" told HuffPost TV on the red carpet at the TV Land Awards. TV Replay scours ...  

Award-winning actress Candice Bergen -- "Starting Over," "Murphy Brown," "Boston Legal" -- talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about her role as a presidential candidate's wife in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man."  

The Emmy-winning star of an iconic sitcom revealed a health crisis that was kept quiet when it happened several years ago.Candice Bergen revealed that in 2006 she suffered a minor stroke, reports New York Magazine. Bergen starred on the CBS comedy series “Murphy Brown” from 1988-1998.Although she missed only two weeks of work on ABC's "Boston Legal," her show at the time of the stroke, Bergen said she is still feeling the effects of the...  

Veteran actress Candice Bergen reunited with the cast of her hit sitcom Murphy Brown on TV on Friday to reminisce about the show, 14 years after it went off air. Bergen, who starred as the title ...  

New York, NY – April 10, 2012 – TV Land announced today that the cast and show creator behind the cutting-edge and witty CBS series, “Murphy Brown” – Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough, Grant Shaud and Diane ...  

Getty ImagesCandice Bergen and 'Murphy Brown' creator/executive producer Diane English speak onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards. LOS ANGELES -- "Murphy Brown," the sitcom about a no-nonsense investigative journalist, could be slated to return to CBS for a series of specials in time for the US presidential...  

Award-winning actress Candice Bergen -- "Starting Over," "Murphy Brown," "Boston Legal" -- talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about her role as a presidential candidate's wife in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man."  

Candice Bergen began acting when she was just 19 years old, but says she didn't love acting until she found her footing in comedy - at age 42. The show that finally won her over? Her starring ...  

Four years after trying to revive Murphy Brown as a platform to chime in on the heated 2008 Clinton/Obama/McCain presidential campaign, the sitcom's creator, Diane English, is again talking to CBS and Warner Bros. about a series of political-commentary ...  

"Murphy Brown" ended 14 years ago after 10 seasons on the air, but the iconic sitcom still lives on in hearts of fans and the cast alike ... and on TV, as well. Take the April 19 episode of NBC's "30 Rock," titled "Murphy Brown Lied To Us," for example. The episode followed Liz Lemon's (Tina Fey) desire to have a child post-40 years old. In its heyday, "Murphy Brown" tackled everything from rehab to single motherhood, creating headlines and...  

The Jenna-Paul dynamic wasn’t the focus of this episode ... Still, for a mostly  ho-hum episode, “Murphy Brown Lied to Us” has some pretty good moments. Liz’s Princess Leia costume for a baby is a fun device to learn more about her bully-stricken ...  

(CNN) -- When series creator Diane English pitched "Murphy Brown" to CBS back in 1988 ... who portrayed unflappable news anchor Jim Dial; Joe Regalbuto, who played ladies man Frank Fontana, who remained the consummate reporter despite severe neuroses ...  

... d love to have the show back on during this election year,” English told TV Guide over the weekend at the TV Land Awards, where the sitcom received the Impact Award. “We’re having a little conversation with CBS about a few episodes ...  

“Murphy Brown was wrong.”  Criss seems unconvinced and nervous about the prospect.   Meanwhile, actor Stacy Keach (playing himself) does his best Clint Eastwood-impression for the commercial for Jack’s new American made couch company, KouchTown.  

Lara Spencer and Josh Elliot t spoke with the cast of the long-running CBS comedy, MURPHY BROWN at the taping of the TV Land Awards in New York City. The interview aired today, April 20 on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, on the ABC Television Network. The "TV Land ...  

How well do you remember “Murphy Brown?” 1. What was the name of her TV news-magazine series? 2. Name Corky Sherwood's first husband. 3. Who was Sherwood's second husband? 4. Who portrayed Brown's parents? 5. Murphy Brown's pregnancy caused ...  

When series creator Diane English pitched "Murphy Brown" to CBS back in 1988, the network was concerned the character wasn't likable enough. Executives wanted her age to be 30 - or better yet, 25 - rather than 40, and they didn't like that, in ...  

The show achieved a level of political notoriety in the 1992 presidential election when Dan Quayle mentioned the show in a campaign speech, afterwards known as the "Murphy Brown speech". The show began in the Monday 9/8PM timeslot and remained there until ...  

E! OnlineIn Living Color! Laverne & Shirley! Murphy Brown! Casts Reunite at TV Land ...E! OnlineCasts Reunite at TV Land Awards—See Them Then & Now It was a blast from the past at the 10th annual TV Land Awards Saturday in New York City, as many of television's top casts reunited for a nostalgic flash of star power and boob-tube mania.and more »  

“Murphy Brown lied to us,” she explains ... But Liz’s breakthough is almost upstaged by Jenna who, in a bid to win back Paul’s affections, stages a very public celebrity meltdown à la Demi or Britney (rock bottom: making out with Paz de la ...  

So when her old flames come to visit, including (not really) David Blaine floating in on a skateboard, Frank, her old gym teacher whose wife Jenna shot, and Tracy with a bug-infested array of flowers, she’s disappointed that Paul isn’t among them.  

If you watched the 2012 TV Land Awards last Saturday, you saw the cast and creator of “Murphy Brown” reunite to receive the Impact Award, an honor which is presented to a TV show “that offered both entertainment and enlightenment, with ...  

In the fictional "60 Minutes"-style "FYI" newsroom, Murphy didn't suffer fools gladly, which is why English described her as "Mike Wallace in a dress." English even took the time out to dedicate the Impact Award to the real-life "60 Minutes ...  

Siblings: Bria Murphy, 22, Christian Murphy, 21, Eric Murphy, Myles Murphy, 19, Shayne Murphy, 17, Phoenix Gulzar Brown, 13, Zola Murphy, 12, Bella Murphy, 10, Giselle Belafonte, 6, and 6-month-old Madison Brown Belafonte "The baby is completely ...  

The Murphy Brown star, now 65, was reported to have been hospitalized for an apparent stroke, but her representative dismissed the claims, insisting she was receiving treatment for high blood pressure. Bergen has now opened up about the incident ...  

At the time, the Murphy Brown star was filming Boston Legal with costars James Spader, William Shatner, and Julie Bowen, the ABC comedy which wrapped in 2008. Despite her illness, Bergen only missed two weeks of work. Nearly six years later, Bergen admits ...  

Candice Bergen of 'Murphy Brown' and 'Boston Legal' confirms 2006 stroke after initially denying it happened.  

The former “Murphy Brown” star told New York Magazine that she kept the stroke a secret because “I just don’t want it to be a liability.” While she only took two weeks off her job on ABC’s “Boston Legal” to recover, now, six years later ...  

Vice President Dan Quayle sparked controversy by criticizing the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character, played by Candice Bergen, decide to have a child out of wedlock. In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New ...  

After Tyler Murphy got a series, Driskel came on and completed all five ... He led one touchdown drive, which was capped by Mack Brown's touchdown run. Brissett completed 9-of-16 passes for 201 yards. Most of his passing yards came on two plays, a 43 ...  

In an FN exclusive, Johnston & Murphy, which has been crafting shoes for U.S. presidents since Millard Filmore in 1850, has cast its vote on the shoes that best reflect each candidate’s fashion sense.  Mitt Romney: Hutchins wingtip in brown The Hutchins ...  

Vice President Dan Quayle sparked controversy by criticizing the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character, played by Candice Bergen, decide to have a child out of wedlock. In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New ...  

Murphy was there representing his team, for what is now regarded as his last official act with the Argos. For seven days, Murph was mostly at poolside, a rum punch in hand, as CFL player reps and fantasy campers relaxed and co-mingled. Doug Brown ...  

Sedita would not do an on-camera interview about Daniels' claim, but told 2 On Your Side's Scott Brown, "I did not comment [in the Buffalo ... questioning of Amherst Police Investigator Kevin Murphy. He began his testimony Friday when Corasanti's vehicle ...  

Feinberg, a 28-year-old former staffer to conservative members of Congress, says Murphy isn't conservative enough. The contest got dirty the last week before the primary when Feinberg accused his rival of being a Cleveland Browns fan _ a taboo ...  

"Living in America" would be Brown's last Top 40 hit, and he was awarded the Grammy Award the following year for Best Male R Vocal Performance. Oh, at the end of the song, you'll hear, "Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out." That's a nod to Murphy ...  

‘Murphy Brown” could be back on the airwaves again. With Election 2012 fast approaching, there’s no time like the present to revive the long-running CBS newsroom sitcom, says its creator Diane English. “I’d love to have the show back on during ...  

Supporting Pau Gasol's 4-for-4 shooting, McRoberts made both of his shots and Troy Murphy made his only attempt. Brown said he "jumped back and forth" before the game between starting McRoberts and Murphy, who played more Sunday night after ...  

is the 20th anniversary edition of Rita Mae Brown and feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown's Mrs. Murphy Mystery series. As usual, they have a murder to solve. Mary Minor Haristeen, known as Harry, and her veterinarian husband, Fair, enjoy the ...  

Now that was meta. So was the previous episode, in which Tina Fey as Liz Lemon compared herself to Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, her predecessor as a single woman on a television show about a television show. Oh, and if I’m talking about ...  

Now that was meta. So was the previous episode, in which Tina Fey as Liz Lemon compared herself to Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, her predecessor as a single woman on a television show about a television show. Oh, and if I’m talking about ...  

Now that was meta. So was the previous episode, in which Tina Fey as Liz Lemon compared herself to Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, her predecessor as a single woman on a television show about a television show. Oh, and if I’m talking about ...  

"We're having a little conversation with CBS about a few episodes, and I think it's possible," English told TV Guide on the red carpet of the 2012 TV Land Awards.  

May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) announced that shareholders at the company's annual meeting earlier today: Elected nine directors (Edward Bonach, Ellyn Brown, Robert Greving, Keith Long, Charles Murphy, Neal ...  

Murphy has been married twice, first to Nicole Mitchell, with whom he has 5 children. They married in 1993 and divorced in 2006. He then was involved in a “blink and you’ll miss it” romp with Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown and a daughter ...  

TURBAN ALERT: Estee Lauder's turban is on display at the Bard Graduate Center until April 15, along with other milliner delights like FDR's inaugural top hat and the bunny ears Candace Bergen wore to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball.  

Brown was one of survivors; Smith did not survive. “Guests were able to learn about the lives of the survivors following the sinking of the Titanic,” Murphy said. “Margaret Brown has been known ever since as the unsinkable Molly Brown.”  

"It's very rare, indeed," said Monsignor James Murphy of Immaculate Conception Parish in Sacramento ... "The services were wonderful," said Donna Brown. "It's a remembrance of our faith and religion and how we should live our lives."  

“Barry Manilow” has become shorthand for wimpy, lame and boring music in comedy and for music writers. On the show “Murphy Brown,” the titular character had a vocal disdain for Manilow’s music that carried on for years, and on ...  

Is it too early to campaign for a full-time role for Kevin’s daughter, Catherine? The young girl—who was essentially a