Ron Raines 

Ron Raines, who graduated from Nacogdoches High School, was a soap opera villain.

 On this date in 2006, he was up for Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Awards as scheming Alan Spaulding on “Guiding Light.”  

 He was on the soap from 1994 until it ended in 2006. He has also had roles in Broadway musicals, operas, television shows and movies. 

In the Spotlight

— 2019: Congressman Louie Gohmert, a native of Tyler, is a guest on “Fox and Friends.”

— 2018: Jacksonville native Margo Martindale appears in a guest role on “The Good Fight.” 

— 2018: Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, a native of Tyler, is a guest on “Fox and Friends.”

— 2016: Journalist Bill Moyers, who grew up in Marshall, appears in the CNN special series “The Eighties.”

— 2015: Marshall native George Foreman is a guest on “The Chew.”

— 2014: Terrell native Jamie Foxx appears on “Entertainment Tonight.”

— 2011: Quitman native Sissy Spacek is a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

— 2009: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is a guest on “American Idol.”

— 2006: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack appears on an episode of “Biography” saluting Dolly Parton.

— 2006: At the Daytime Emmy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres, who attended Atlanta High School, wins Outstanding Talk Show Host (“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”)

— 2004: At the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, MercyMe, a vocal group once based in Greenville, wins Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year (“Word of God Speak”), Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Group of the Year.

— 2004: Marshall native George Foreman is featured on TV’s “Beyond the Glory.”

— 1998: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack’s “You’ve Got to Talk to Me” peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. 

— 1996: Marshall native George Foreman appears on the “Wide World of Sports 35th Anniversary Special.” 

— 1995: Navarro County native Anjanette Comer,and Groesbeck native Joe Don Baker have roles in “The Underneath” starring Peter Gallagher.

— 1994:  At the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, The Cathedrals, led by Glen Payne of Royse City, is a nominee for  Southern Gospel Album (“Worship His Glory In A Cappella Praise”) and Southern Gospel Song (“It’s Not What’s Over the Door”).

— 1994: Quitman native Sissy Spacek is a guest on “Late Show with David Letterman.”

— 1989: Groesbeck native Joe Don Baker appears in “Criminal Law” starring Gary Oldman.

— “Josh, the Logan Legend,” a documentary about the Hollywood and Broadway career of Texarkana native Joshua Logan, debuts.

— 1979: Wood County native Ray Price’s “There’s Always Me” peaks at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. 

— 1979: “The Last Time I Felt Like This” by Jane Oliver and Gilmer native Johnny Mathis peaks at No. 15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

— 1979: Richard Bradford, who was born in Tyler, has a guest role on “B.J. and the Bear.”

— 1973: Archie Bell & The Drells, a vocal group led by Henderson native Archie Bell, are guests on “Soul Train.”

— 1970: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on “Playboy After Dark.”

–1969: Mount Vernon native Don Meredith begins a week as celebrity panelist on “The Match Game.”