Gary Neal Johnson plays Scrooge, the main character in Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s rendition of the iconic Charles Dickens story, “A Christmas Carol,” on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Johnson is retiring ...

NATIONALLY IN ROPING COMPETITIONS. WELL, IT IS THE END OF AN ERA AND THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER FOR ONE LEGENDARY ACTOR IN KANSAS CITY. GEARY NEIL JOHNSON, WHO MANY KNOW AS EBENEZER SCROOGE, IS ...

A legendary Kansas City actor is preparing to take his final bows in a role he has made his own. Gary Neal Johnson, long known to audiences as Ebenezer Scrooge, is set to complete his 25th year in the ...

After more than seven decades in music, you might think Willie Nelson has heard — and sung — it all. But even now, at 92, there are still a few songs that get to him every time. The country legend was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After more than 40 years in the show and 24 of them as Scrooge, Gary Neal Johnson is hanging up his top hat. Johnson has performed an estimated 1,100 times as Ebenezer ...

YouTube chief Neal Mohan has been named Time CEO of the Year for 2025. “The entire dynamics of the entire media industry are changing before our eyes,” Mohan said in an interview with Time published ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Give or take a day, Willie Nelson has ...

Willie Nelson, notorious outlaw, country-music icon and current champion of Not Being Dead, has once again had to reassure the internet that he is, in fact, still breathing. The 92-year-old Texan ...

The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Willie Green after four-plus seasons on Saturday, the team announced. Assistant coach James Borrego, who served as the Charlotte Hornets' head coach from 2018 ...

Ronald Wayne Johnson, 78, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025. Ron was born on March 29, 1947, in Marietta, Georgia to Grace and William Johnson. He attended Georgia Tech, where ...