‘Tonight’ in Atlantic City: Merv Griffin and other TV hosts on the Boardwalk
The list of television personalities who have had some success hosting late-night talk shows through the years is pretty short, especially since the concept of a late-night television talk show goes back to May of 1950, when comedian Jerry Lester hosted a program...
The unique beginnings of two Boardwalk hotel/casinos
Two Atlantic City hotel/casinos – one still standing, the other no longer with us – had rather unusual beginnings. The Brighton Hotel & Casino is barely remembered today, although it was actually the fourth hotel/casino to open in Atlantic City, and the resort’s...
The heart and soul of vocal artist Angela Burton
By Bruce Klauber Angela Burton is a vocal artist with a lot of soul. And a lot of heart. From her vantage point on the stage of Atlantic City’s famed Club Harlem, as well as on the stages of 35 countries all over the world, Burton has seen it all and has known most of...
When Hugh Hefner came to Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Hugh Hefner and Atlantic City were made for each other, so it seemed. As the founder of the Playboy empire, Hefner had been selling flesh, flash and glamour since he founded Playboy Magazine in December 1953. Seven years later, he founded the first...
