People from Richmond

Chris_Bearde

Chris Bearde (18 June 1936 – 23 April 2017) was a British-born comedy writer, producer and director best known for his work as a writer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and for co-writing and producing television specials for Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Sonny & Cher, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Andy Williams, The Jackson 5, The Osmonds, Dinah Shore, Diana Ross, and Lucille Ball. He also created the format for the original Gong Show and a number of network and pay-cable comedy series including That's My Mama and Sherman Oaks.

Sarah_Purcell

Sarah Purcell (born Sarah Pentecost on October 8, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) is an American former talk show host, game show host, and panelist.
She was co-host of The Better Sex (1977–1978), Real People (1979–1984), America (1985–1986), and ABC's Home (1992–1994) and made guest appearances on several TV dramas. She also co-starred in the 1981 TV movie Terror Among Us with Don Meredith and Tracy Reed. She has appeared in a number of infomercials for health foods, appliances, and skin care products. She appeared in advertisements for the Tomy Tutor home computer in 1983.From 1975 to 1978, she co-hosted A.M. Los Angeles on KABC-TV with Regis Philbin. In the early 1990s, Purcell was also a panelist on the game show To Tell the Truth.