said he was still holding out for her, waiting for her to giving up her crush on robert redford for him. she was beloved and only weeks away from her 100th buried january 17th. let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white! reporter: may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88, becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live, this after half a million people on facebook petitions to show to give her a shot at hosting. when i heard about the campaign to get he to host saturday night live, i didn t know what facebook was. now that i do know what it is, i have to say it sounds like a huge waste of time. [ laughter ] born in oak park, illinois, she
ready for betty white to give up her crush on robert redford for him. she was beloved and only weeks away from her 100th birthday. which was on january 17th. so let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here is nbc s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white. reporter: may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88 becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live. this after half a million people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting. the campaign to get me to host saturday night live , i didn t know what facebook was. [ laughter ] and now that i do know what it is, i have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.
was so much more than television. she began her career on the radio in the 1940s, then tv in the 1950s, starring in more shows than i have fingers on my hands. her most famous, rose on golden girls. then there were the movies, so many movies. just the other day her proposal co-star ryan reynolds was still holding out for her. she was beloved. only weeks ago from her 100th birthday, which was on january 17th. so let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here s nbc s miguel almaguer. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, betty white. reporter: may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88, becoming the
redford, for him. she was beloved, and only weeks away from her 100th birthday, which was on january 17th. so let us take a moment to celebrate the remarkable life and career of betty white. here s nbc s miguel almaguer. ladies and gentlemen, betty white! may 8th, 2010, betty white making history at the age of 88, becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live, this after half a million people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting. i heard about the campaign to get me to host saturday night live. i didn t know what facebook was. and now that i do know what it is, i have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. [ laughter ] betty white, born in the chicago suburb of oak park,
trout was politically pretty well connected. according to the new york times she, quote, led an association of county law enforcement officials that backed the candidacy of chris christie and his running mate, lieutenant governor kim gua d s guadagno. according to the new york times, sheriff trout and lieutenant governor were friendly. they exchanged chatty e-mails including the lieutenant governor thanking the sheriff for having dispatched deputies to help on the campaign trail. according to the local hunterdon paper at the time, as the prosecutors were building their case in 2009 and 2010 against sheriff trout, and michael russo and the other staff members in that sheriffs office, michael russo, the guy from the spca, told a reporter that, to his mind, he was pretty sure governor christie was going to step in and, quote, have this whole thing thrown out. and then guess what happened next? well, on may 8th, 2010, a grand jury did issue a 41-count indictment against sheriff trout a