Westinghouse Broadcasting introduced "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1965 on syndicated TV. Griffin never underestimated the intelligence of his audience, offering such figures as philosopher Bertrand ...

LOS ANGELES -- Merv Griffin is being remembered as both a visionary and a good friend by those who knew him best. Griffin, a successful entertainer and businessman, died of prostate cancer today at ...

While Merv Griffin, who died Sunday at age 82, might seem as Hollywood as Tom Cruise, at least for a brief period in his life he called Ironwood, Mich., home. Beyond his exploits in Hollywood, Griffin ...

Merv Griffin, the onetime big-band singer who leveraged his career as a popular TV talk show host into a business empire whose foundations included the creation of the wildly successful syndicated ...

Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 78. Hanna ...

He helped create “Good Morning America” and “20/20” and had a role in the early careers of the Smothers Brothers, Barbra Streisand and many others. By Neil Genzlinger Comedy and tragedy: Judd Apatow ...

Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.Griffin died of prostate cancer, ...

Just a few musical notes can help explain the very career of Merv Griffin. (Soundbite of "Jeopardy" theme music) INSKEEP: That's the theme from the game show "Jeopardy." It's one of two long-running ...