The movie paved the way for later TV and general release films dealing with the topic of AIDS, including Go Toward The Light ( 1988 ), The Littlest Victims, The Ryan White Story ( both 1989 ), Longtime Companion ( 1990 ), and Philadelphia ( 1993 ), which won Tom Hanks, whose Andrew Beckett was similar in many ways to Michael Pierson, an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Longtime minor-league star Hank Robinson managed the Mavericks to a division title in 1973, their first season, and Steve " Cut " Collette managed them to a second division title in 1977, their last.

Longtime sponsor GlaxoSmithKline returned as race sponsor for the 2007 spring race with their new orange-flavored brand with the race title being Goody's Cool Orange 500 ; the Goody's 500 was originally the name of the fall race, which since 2008 has also been sponsored by the British pharmaceutical conglomerate, as the TUMS QuikPak 500.

Longtime observers of the Ghanaian political scene, however, identified two major issues at stake in the conflict between the government and its critics: the means by which political stability was to be achieved, and the problem of attaining sustained economic growth.

Longtime PFP activist C. T. Weber was one of 135 candidates who ran for governor in the October 2003 recall election, in which voters removed then-Gov.

Longtime Genesis producer Nick Davis completed a 5. 1 remix of this and other Genesis live albums which were released as a box set in September 2009.

Longtime sound man and Ohio University professor, John " Bear " Butler, maintains an active e-mail distribution list in which news about the members of WQED's community is updated regularly.

In 1990, Scott played a lead role in the ground-breaking film Longtime Companion, which chronicles the early years of the AIDS / HIV epidemic and its impact upon a group of American friends.

Longtime RCA / Elvis producer Felton Jarvis produced the recordings, which were done to 4-track multitrack.

Longtime Stampede announcer Ed Whalen reportedly became distraught during the riot, in which a woman was trampled, causing him to quit from the Stampede on air.

Longtime believed by Egyptologists to be " air shafts " for ventilation, this idea has now been widely abandoned in favor of the shafts serving a ritualistic purpose associated with the ascension of the king ’ s spirit to the heavens.

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

Longtime Spielberg collaborator John Williams, who composed the musical score for E. T., described the challenge of creating a score that would generate sympathy for such an odd-looking creature.

Longtime producer for the studio, Hal B. Wallis, took over as the studio's executive producer.

Longtime Catlettsburg lawyer and then the city's attorney James Adkins Sr. traveled to Washington D. C. where he went before Congress with a desperate plea for flood protection assistance.

Longtime resident Rex Jensen donated land to the city to be used for expanding the course towards the mountain.

Longtime Philadelphia director Eugene Ormandy expressed his appreciation for what Toscanini achieved with the orchestra.

Longtime Minardi sporting director John Walton died on the eve of the 2004 British Grand Prix ; the team ran a sponsor-free tribute livery for that race, but Wilux subsequently ended its sponsorship, stating that they would rather have been informed beforehand.

Longtime graphic artist for The Prime Movers, Bryant Fernandez, was brought in as conga-man Ed Zeppelin.

* Longtime actor William Woodson ( though not credited ) served as the announcer of the series ( imploring the audience to stay tuned for the tag scene, in the episodes that had one ) and did various voice-over roles during the run, including the pre-recorded announcer of the intro / outro to Les ' newscasts, and the narrator of the trial results in the first season episode " Hold Up ".

Longtime collaborator Roger Sargent directed a feature length documentary on the band's 2010 reunion, that is set for release in Spring 2012.

Longtime residents speak of " going to the mainland " when they travel to Edgartown and of " going to America " when ( for example ) they travel to Boston or Cape Cod.

Longtime morning news anchor Gary LaPierre, who anchored WBZ's morning newscasts for nearly 40 years, retired from WBZ at the end of 2006.

Longtime resident and writer for The Guardian A. Harry Griffin expressed this feeling: There are other mountain sheep on the Lakeland fells, notably Swaledales and Rough-Fells, but the hardy Herdwick is the sheep most likely to be seen in and around the Duddon valley, the Coniston fells, the Buttermere fells and, through Borrowdale or Wasdale, up to the highest land in England, the Scafells.

Longtime Banner sports editor Fred Russell wrote a weekly column for The Tennessean for one year after the Banner folded.

Longtime partnered with FSU & UF, Sun Sports produces all regular season football games for both schools and airs them statewide on a next-day delay basis.

Longtime mixed martial arts reporter Dave Meltzer wrote: " Impact Fighting Championship's pay-per-view show from Sydney was a sad reminder of what the future may hold for many of today ’ s top stars.

( Longtime Harvey creator Lennie Herman had created Royal Roy for Star Comics ; Herman died in 1983 before the first issue of Royal Roy was published.

Longtime General Hospital star John Beradino became a leading voice to have daytime talent honored with special recognition for their work.

Longtime Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno said of Jackson: " I don't think you could say that there is any one person who is not a coach, athletic director or administrator who has done more for college football than Keith Jackson ".

Longtime Companion chronicles the first years of the AIDS epidemic as seen through its impact on several gay men and the straight sister of one of them.

Longtime news director John Hoffland retired on February 2, 2007, having served in that position for 23 years ; he was replaced by Glenn Mabie.

Longtime employee and timekeeper, Kevin Mountain was given the task of lowering the Australian flag for the last time ending not only his career but 90 years of Western Australian railway history.

Longtime air personality Jim Merkel was released from 3WS on October 4, 2010 after more than 31 years on the staff.

Longtime fan favorite LB Jessie Tuggle retired following 14 seasons in Atlanta.

Longtime " Voice of the Tribe " Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus comprise the broadcast team.

Longtime infielder / manager Phil Cavarretta, who had been a key player during the ' 45 season, was fired during spring training in 1954 after admitting the team was unlikely to finish above fifth place.

Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985 – 1996.

Longtime friend Billy Ray Cyrus, singer of Brother Clyde, released their self-titled debut album on August 10, 2010.

Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason after a long contract dispute.

Longtime Red Wings Kris Draper and Chris Osgood also announced their retirement from hockey, with both soon taking positions within the club.

Longtime Vikings assistant coach Jerry Burns was named the 4th head coach in team history on January 7, 1986.

* 1989 – Longtime leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is an alumnus of NMU.

Longtime listeners to Dial-A-Song have counted at least 500 distinct songs and variations recorded by They Might Be Giants, making them one of the most prolific rock bands in history in terms of published material.

** Longtime radio music countdown show American Top 40 debuts on 5 U. S. stations with Casey Kasem as host.

Longtime hostess Christine McGlade (" Moose ") had departed the previous year, as had Alasdair Gillis ( who had been promoted to co-host with Moose in 1985 before leaving towards the end of the 1986 season ); Lisa Ruddy (" Motormouth "), Moose's longtime sidekick on the show, was also gone, having left at the end of the 1985 season.

Longtime Cleveland Browns running back Leroy Kelly signed with Chicago.

Longtime Paints ' Bench Coach Marty Dunn served as Interim Manager in 2000 following Hanners's heart attack late in the season.

Longtime friend and co-worker, Justin Timberlake helped produce a few songs on Chasez ' album, said " In my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us ... Out of all the boy bands, call ' em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us.

Longtime Assistant Coach, Scott Layden left Utah to be a part of the San Antonio Spurs front office.