Betty White and the Need for Older TV Stars

As America ages, isn’t it time we had more older stars on TV?

Betty White made history this weekend, becoming the first 88-year-old host of Saturday Night Live.  SNL attained its best ratings in almost two years.  Here’s to more talented older hosts in the future.  Kudos, Betty, for Changing Aging, and having a sense of humor in doing it.  (OK, Betty is a native of Illinois, but her Mary Tyler Moore role, which was set in Minneapolis, makes her an honorary Minnesotan.)

Marion Ross – native Minnesotan who starred in Happy Days was on Nurse Jackie, the Showtime hit, the other day.  She played a hospital patient who was neglected by her home health care aide.  Marion did a great job, but it would be nice to see her play other roles, too.