[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERVIEW - MEN IN SUITS #3

Date unknown, location unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH MEN IN SUITS #2

Once again, date unknown, location unknown, everyone else unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND MEN IN SUITS #1

That's Bob Walsh again. Others unknown. Date unknown. Location unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND KATHY CRONKITE [INTIMATE SERIES]

Kathy Cronkite (born September 5, 1950) is an American actress and mental health professional. She is also a daughter of former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite.



Cronkite is a public speaker on issues related to mental health, especially depression. She is the author of the books On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations on Conquering Depression and On the Edge of the Spotlight: Celebrities' Children Speak Out About Their Lives.


In 1979 she co-starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Hizzonner.

She also had roles in the movies Network, "Billy Jack", The Trial of Billy Jack, "Billy Jack Goes to Washington" and Which Way Is Up.

Cronkite was previously married to William F. Ikard. They have two sons, Will Ikard and John Ikard. She currently lives in Austin, TX.

Photographs by Peter C. Borsari.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND POSTMASTER LESLIE N. SHAW

KABC Radio presentation to Leslie N. Shaw. Bob Walsh on left. Guy with closed eyes unknown. November 1970.

Leslie N. Shaw Dies; First Black Postmaster of a Major U.S. City

March 10, 1985

 

Funeral services for former Los Angeles Postmaster Leslie N. Shaw, chairman of the Private Industry Council of the City of Los Angeles, will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral in Los Angeles.

The 62-year-old savings and loan executive was the first black to be appointed postmaster of a major U.S. city. He died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. For the last 10 years, he was a vice president of Great Western Financial Corp.

Shaw was named Los Angeles postmaster in 1963 and held that post until 1969, when he became president of First City Savings. Mayor Tom Bradley selected Shaw to be president of the Private Industry Council in 1981.

In that position, Shaw joined with fellow industry council members and city officials in directing a $35-million job-training program for about 16,000 lower-income participants in more than 60 programs.

He also served on the board of several organizations, including the Rotary Club, the Braille Institute, Los Angeles and National Urban League, public television station KCET and Lockheed Corp.
Shaw was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree. He went on to graduate studies at UCLA. During World War II, he fought in Italy and was decorated with a Bronze Star.

He leaves his wife, Ann M., and their four children, Dan, Valerie Lynne, Leslie Jr. and Rebecca; two brothers, John and Andre, and a sister, Mrs. Preston Carmichael of Columbus. The family has suggested contributions to the Golden State Minority Foundation of Los Angeles, in lieu of flowers.

 

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND ROSIE GRIER

With Selma Bates. No date, no location.

Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American actor, singer, Christian minister, and former professional American football player. He was a notable college football player for The Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. As a professional player, Grier was a member of the New York Giants and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the Pro Bowl twice.

After Grier's professional sports career he worked as a bodyguard for Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential campaign and was guarding the senator's wife, Ethel Kennedy, during the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. Although unable to prevent that killing, Grier took control of the gun and subdued the shooter, Sirhan Sirhan.

Grier's other activities have been colorful and varied. He hosted his own Los Angeles television show and made approximately 70 guest appearances on various shows during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1979 Grier appeared on season three/episode 14 of "The Love Boat."

As a singer, Grier first released singles on the A label in 1960, and over the following 25 years he continued to record on various labels including Liberty, Ric, MGM and A&M. His recording of a tribute to Robert Kennedy, "People Make The World" (written by Bobby Womack) was his only chart single, peaking at #128 in 1968.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND THE KABC STAFF

At some event dinner. No date, no location. Don't recognize anyone else here, but some old radio aficionados are sure to know.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH LESLIE UGGAMS AND CHEETAH

Of course, it may be a leopard :) Apparently at some art gallery. That handler looks wary. Location unknown, date unknown.

Leslie Uggams (born May 25, 1943 in New York City, New York) is an American actress and singer, known for her work in Hallelujah, Baby! and as Kizzy Reynolds in the 1977 television miniseries Roots.

She appeared in her own television variety show, The Leslie Uggams Show in 1969. This was the "first network variety show to feature an African-American host since the mid-1950s Nat "King" Cole Show." She had a lead role in the 1977 miniseries Roots, for which she received an Emmy nomination, as Kizzy. In 1979, she starred as Lillian Rogers Parks in Backstairs at the White House, a miniseries for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress. She also made guest appearances on such television programs as Hollywood Squares, Fantasy, The Muppet Show, and Magnum, P.I.. In 1996, Uggams played the role of Rose Keefer on All My Children. Uggams starred in the 1975 film Poor Pretty Eddie, in which she played a popular singer who, upon being stranded in the deep South, is abused and humiliated by the perverse denizens of a backwoods town.

Uggams was picked to star in Hallelujah, Baby! after Lena Horne declined the role of Georgina. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1967 and "created a new star" in Uggams. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a musical (in a tie with Patricia Routledge). She appeared on Broadway in the revue Blues in the Night in 1982 and in the musical revue of the works of Jerry Herman, Jerry's Girls in 1985. Uggams replaced Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney in the Lincoln Center revival of Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes on Broadway in March 1989. She had played Reno in a US tour in 1988-1989. Later Broadway roles include Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003 - 2004) and Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond at the Kennedy Center in 2004 and on Broadway at the Cort Theatre in 2005. In 2001 she appeared in the August Wilson play King Hedley II, receiving a nomination for the Tony Award, Best Actress in a Play. In January 2009, Uggams played Lena Horne in a production of the stage musical Stormy Weather at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. In June 2012, Uggams played Muzzy in a production of "Thorougly Modern Millie" at The Muny in Saint Louis, Missouri.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH ALAN HALE AND MICHAEL MUSTO AT THE LOBSTER BARREL

Hal and Gilligan's Island skipper Alan Hale, Jr. making a Man of the Year Award presentation from the Independent Film Producers Association to Michael Musto. Shot at Hale's Lobster Barrel Restaurant, 826 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. Early '70s.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF PASADENA

A dinner event at the now-defunct service organizations, the Exchange Club of Pasadena. Sitting next to Hal is Bob Walsh of KABC. But all the others are still unknown. Date unknown, location unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES PLAYING PINBALL AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION

Located at 10236 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles. Date unknown.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES WITH JURRAL C. P. RHEE AND FRANK KWAN

Presentation in May 1970 to Jurral C.P. Rhee, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner (May 1966-Dec 1970) by Hal Bates and Bob Walsh of KABC (left), with Frank Kwan (right).

Frank Kwan is a veteran communications professional. He was with NBC-Channel 4 in Los Angeles for 18 years before joining the Los Angeles County Office of Education as Communications Director in 1993. He was an executive producer, director and on-air host for news and documentaries. He also held positions at KCOP-TV, KABC radio and KFWB radio.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES IN SERIOUS DISCUSSION

With (unknown). Unknown location, unknown date.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND THE LAUGHING MAN

Unknown location, unknown date. Who?

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT KCSN-FM

Hal Bates was program director and disc jockey for classical music for KCSN "Valley Public Radio" out of Cal State Northridge in the 1980s/1990s. Here he is with unknown guests.

[NEW SERIES] HAL AND SELMA BATES AT GALA BANQUET

Date unknown, location unknown. Late '60s?

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AT GALA EVENT

Event, location, date unknown, though Hal looks a lot younger than other pictures. (He's just to the left of the central balloons.) Notated "Aly Sav" on back in pencil.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND PHYLLIS DILLER

Photography by Peter C. Borsari.

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND JOE SOUTH

Hal Bates with Joe South and Sal Iannucci, president of Capitol Records.

Joe South (February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden".

[NEW SERIES] HAL BATES AND EDY WILLIAMS

Hal Bates with Edy Williams at promotional event for the Sunset Steak n Stein Restaurant.

Throughout the 1960s, Williams appeared in several television series and films including roles in The Beverly Hillbillies, Batman, Adam-12, Lost in Space, The Naked Kiss, and the Sonny & Cher film, Good Times.

In 1970, she appeared as Ashley St. Ives in Russ Meyer's first mainstream film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, followed by his second mainstream film The Seven Minutes (1971). Meyer and Williams married in 1970, shortly after the release of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

In March 1973, she was photographed for Playboy in a full color photo spread by then-husband Russ Russ Meyer. After her divorce from Meyer in 1977, Williams continued acting, mainly appearing in films, many of which involved nudity.

In 1982, she appeared on an episode of The People's Court as a defendant in a case titled "The Star Who Wouldn't Pay". She was sued for payment for publicity work the plaintiff had done for her. She counter-sued for half of the retainer she'd paid him. After this, she was sporadically active in films during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Since the 1990s, she has traditionally appeared at both the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival in revealing and flamboyant outfits.