Nerene Virgin, Actress on the Kids TV Show ‘Today’s Special,’ Dies at 77. The teacher, news presenter and social justice advocate also was a mainstay on the CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster.

Today's Special was a simpler time of magic hats and rhyming couplets, and while there was no shortage of killer kids' TV content in the 1980s, this Canadian show was a different breed.

Today’s Special: “This was the big one and my favourite.” The kids’ show, which ran from 1981 to 1987, was set in a department store and was sometimes shot at the downtown location of the ...

TV; News Shows; Snoop Dogg Hilariously Assists Al Roker in 'Special' Today Show Weather Report Featuring 'Snoop Cities' "That's the best one we've ever had!" Roker exclaimed at the end. By.