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People spend billions of dollars on entertainment every year. Hart said she also appreciated the ability to cover the presidential election. And as even hard-news operations started covering more entertainment and pop culture, the field has gotten crowded.

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Column: Actor, storyteller Alyce Smith Cooper builds intergenerational bridges. Celebrity and entertainment coverage has changed markedly since she began anchoring the show in its first year in It was the first weekday syndicated show devoted solely to entertainment news when it began, and has remained at the top of the ratings as similar shows came along.

It makes me very emotional at times. According to the ADL, members of the anonymous website 4chan started a hoax campaign in to spread misinformation about the gesture saying it symbolized "white power. In a statement sent to The Desert Sun last year, Hart said she was unaware of any such connotations.

Are you kidding me? I would never use one and never knew that the 'okay' sign was anything but positive," Hart said. Does she have a right to do that? Palm Springs Mayor Geoff Kors, who serves on the board of the film festival, would not comment on behalf of the board, but did share a personal reflection with The Desert Sun last year. Hart did not make any political comments. Mary Hart, Augustana class of , is best known for interviewing thousands of actors during her 29 years as co-host of "Entertainment Tonight.

The following story chronicling Hart's life and career appears in the Thursday, May 19, issue of the Argus Leader :. End of era for Mary Hart: S.

Jan Grevlos and her older sister were playing with a friend one day in Sioux Falls when the trio began speculating on what the future might hold. More than 50 years later, Grevlos - now Jan Noer of Aberdeen - still remembers her 8-year-old friend's goals.

But today Mary Hart is better known for the thousands of actors she has interviewed during her 29 years as co-host of "Entertainment Tonight. Hart, who joined the show in as a correspondent, goes on air for the last time today.

Her show airs at p. The Argus Leader requested an interview with Hart, but her staff said she didn't have time in her schedule. Hart, 60, has worked with five male co-hosts, most notably John Tesh and currently Mark Steines. Nancy O'Dell will replace her.