Fmr. NFL running back Marcus Allen joins MSNBC'S Craig Melvin from New Orleans to discuss his efforts to raise awareness for prostate cancer. (msnbc)
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Music legend Dave Brubeck, best known for his ground-breaking hit "Take Five," is being remembered for bringing jazz to the people. He died just a day shy of his 92nd birthday in Connecticut. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)
For 20 years, Jimmy Savile's children's show was a highlight of Saturday night family TV on the BBC. But now, British police say 300 people have come forward with claims that Savile abused them during his 60-year broadcasting career. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports. (TODAY)
Phyllis Diller's punchy one-liners, and her success in what had been a male-dominated field, paved the way for other women comics. She died Monday at her home in California at the age of 95. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
The swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic games chats about his new role with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which gets young people in underserved neighborhoods involved in athletics. He also makes predictions about this summer's Olympics in London. (TODAY)
Tributes are pouring in for Dick Clark, the music legend and television icon who brought the country "American Bandstand" and rang in the New Year from Times Square for nearly 40 years. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (TODAY)
Bernie Madoff's wife, Ruth, and son, Andrew, talk to TODAY's Matt Lauer about the Ponzi scheme that destroyed their family and stole the dreams of thousands investors, maintaining they bought "the legend of Bernie Madoff" and never suspected that his billion-dollar financial firm was based on a scam. (TODAY)
Harry Belafonte sits down with TODAY's Ann Curry and discusses his new memoir "My Song," where he shares about being an entertainer and activist and discusses meeting people like John Kennedy, Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King. (TODAY)
Dawnie Walton of LIFE.com shows newly released photos of the late Lucille Ball to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday. (TODAY)
NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey has died at the age of 69. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)