Penny Marshall
Garry Marshall, creator and then part-time writer for "Happy Days", cast Marshall and Cindy Williams to guest on an episode of the show. The installment, titled "A Date with Fonzie", aired on November 11, 1975 and introduced the characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney (played by Marshall and Williams, respectively). In that episode, Laverne and Shirley were a pair of wisecracking brewery workers who were dates for Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and Richie (Ron Howard). The pair were such a hit with the studio audience that Garry Marshall decided to co-create and star them in a successful spinoff, "Laverne & Shirley" (1976–1983). The characters of Laverne and Shirley appeared in five more episodes of "Happy Days". In 1982 at the beginning of "Laverne & Shirley"s eighth season, Williams left the show due to her pregnancy. Marshall continued with the show, but it was canceled after the season's final episode aired in May 1983.
Social Diary Daily
"Social Diary Daily" was founded by Melissa Russell. Prior to creating the print issue, Melissa Russell, created and produced Social Diary Daily as an online radio talk show. The show ran online for 4 seasons before Russell decided to discontinue the show and create the print magazine.
Social Diary Daily began in 2007 as an online network between friends. Established and operated by Melissa Russell, the Daily Diary connected with over 15,000 online participants on a daily basis. Fill in the blank questions, comments or thoughts were e-mailed for daily responses. From this daily questionnaire, a yearly calendar was formed and distributed to all of the online participants. In 2009, the Daily Diary became Social Diary Daily Online Radio Talk Show and began broadcasting twice a week on the online radio station Artist First. The one-hour show would discuss all types of social issues, inviting the 1.2 million listeners to interact with the show by calling in during its broadcast. Special guests would co-host the show with Mrs. Russell. The show traveled to three major cities. Miami, Florida resulted in the largest participation.
After 4 seasons, Melissa Russell, the Executive Producer of the show, decided to bring the show to the printed pages of a magazine. The first issue was published in December 2010.