Ask American Profile - 10/31/2004

Tom Snyder, Holly Evans, New Dick Van Dyke Show, Darryl Worley

What happened to Tom Snyder? He was great on The Late, Late Show and Tomorrow. I really miss seeing him on television.
—Larry W., Ohio

Snyder lives in California, spends a lot of time enjoying the company of his two grandchildren, plays with his Old English sheepdog, Trevor, and indulges his passion for model trains. "I’m not going back to television and I’m a very happy man," says Snyder, 68. One of the last of the talk show hosts to engage in real conversation rather than comedy routines or promotion, Snyder keeps in touch with his fans through his website, www.colortini.com, where he regularly posts his thoughts on current events and tells visitors what’s happening in his life.

I would like to know about Miss Holly from the Judge Joe Brown show.
—Zeke S., Texas

Bailiff Holly Evans started out as a sociology major at San Diego University, taking a criminal justice course as part of her curriculum. "My professor asked for a volunteer to help keep crime stats, down at the police station," she recalls. "As soon as he said it would be in lieu of a term paper, my hand shot in the air. Working at the station, I got hooked and soon applied to become a community service officer. I continued my schooling and as soon as I turned 21, I went to the police academy. The rest is history." Evans served as a police officer for four years before being appointed a deputy marshal and court bailiff in San Diego County, before joining Judge Joe Brown. She and her husband, a retired police officer, live in Palm Springs, Calif. (pop. 42,807).

 

I know that Hope Lange and Dick Van Dyke had a weekly show at one time, but I can’t remember what it was called or how long it lasted. Can you help me?
—Gilbert H., Iowa

The New Dick Van Dyke Show debuted in 1971 on CBS and lasted for three seasons. Van Dyke played Dick Preston, the host of a local TV talk show in Phoenix. Lange starred as his wife, Jenny, and they had a daughter, Annie, played by Angela Powell. In the third season, the family moved to Hollywood when Dick took a job on a soap opera. The show was created by Carl Reiner, the man behind the original Dick Van Dyke Show.

Darryl Worley Sings Small-Town Truths

Darryl Worley’s self-titled new CD, which hits stores later this week, is the album he was born to make. "We did a lot of things different this time," explains Worley, best known for his 2003 anthem, Have You Forgotten? and the No. 1 hit I Miss My Friend. "It’s more of a signature sound, with a honky-tonk edge. It could be our biggest album yet."

The 6-foot, 6-inch former research biologist lives in his boyhood town of Savannah, Tenn. (pop. 6,917), with his wife Beverly, an amazing cook who owns a local cafe. Although Worley travels frequently, he remains active in Hardin County, where he stages an annual concert to help needy residents.

He says his new songs are about real life: Wake Up, America addresses drug abuse in small communities. "It’s a little dark, but it needs to be said," insists Worley, who turns 40 this week. "That’s what we do. We haven’t worried about what was expected from us or been cautious. We are always moving slowly but surely toward more traditional music that rings true and is what I stand for."

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