Today in Broadcast History

IT WAS AUG. 18th .. when Vancouver radio station CKNW moved from 1320 on the AM dial to 980, the spot vacated the previous year by CKWX. That same day, CKLG moved from 1070 to 730... When the ABC-TV music special 'The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show' featured The Carpenters, Merle Haggard and Dionne Warwick... When former L.A. TV reporter and news anchor John Tesh started a decade as Mary Hart’s co-host on the syndicated “Entertainment Tonight”... ..and when a PetroCan pump attendant Dick Assman of Regina made a cameo appearance on CBS’s Late Show With David Letterman (pictured), after months of 'Ass Man' jokes. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 17th ... when Norman Corwin’s first success debuted on CBS radio. It was 'Passport for Adams', starring Robert Young as a small town newspaper editor... When Italian pop vocalist Domenico Modugno appeared on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" singing his hit single "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)"... When a revolution in the world of music got underway, as the first audio CDs were manufactured... ..and when David Caruso (pictured) quit the cast of ABC's "NYPD Blue" to pursue a movie career, a move that didn't work out. ALL the milestones for Aug. 17th INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 16th .... when "Lights Out," Arch Oboler's "ultimate horror show," was heard for the last time on NBC Radio. It returned to the air three years later on CBS... When comedian Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of CBS-TV's "The Morning Show" .. at least for 14 months .... When radio station CFSL Weyburn, Saskatchewan, signed on with 250 watts on 1340 KHz... ..and when the sitcom "The Debbie Reynolds Show" premiered on CBS-TV. It lasted just one season. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 15th .. when CBS inaugurated the first nightly TV news broadcast, a 15-minute feature with anchorman Douglas Edwards reporting the day's events. At first it was seen only in five cities in the Eastern Time zone... When Peck's bad boy of Vancouver radio Jack Cullen (pictured) made the move from CKMO to CKNW, taking his Owl Prowl program with him... When Vancouver radio station CKWX moved from 980 to 1130 on the AM dial where it still resides as News 1130... ..and when the CBC locked out 5500 employees coast to coast, all members of the Canadian Media Guild. The labour dispute was not resolved until October. ALL the milestones for Aug. 15th INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 14th ... when Garry Moore (pictured) joined NBC radio with a new morning show in an attempt to knock off the dominant Arthur Godfrey on CBS ... When the end of WWII was marked on the CBS radio series, "Columbia Presents Corwin," as Orson Welles did a special reading about the fall of Japan titled, "Fourteen August"... When five UK pirate radio stations shut down, leaving only Radio Caroline to rock out for another nine months... ..and when radio's "Ma Perkins" began its 27 year run on the air as a local production of WLW Cincinnati. ALL the milestones for Aug. 14th INSIDE.

It WAS AUG 13th.... when the last new episode of "The Waltons" aired on CBS-TV... When US cable channel Comedy Central aired the first episode of the adult cartoon series "South Park"... When the Recording Industry Association of America bestowed its American Legend Award upon Fats Domino... ..and when Dean Martin recorded “That’s Amore,” Frank Sinatra recorded “All the Way,” The Guess Who recorded “American Woman,” and The Supremes recorded “Baby Love.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 12th ... when comedian Red Skelton (pictured) got his first national exposure as a guest on NBC's Rudy Vallee radio show .... When rock jock "Cousin Brucie" (Bruce Morrow) did his last show on WNBC-AM, New York City... When XM Satellite Radio began broadcasting in the US... ..and when disc jockey Jim Brady did his final show on radio station CFTR, Toronto. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 11th .. when New York's WCBS-TV became the first station to televise a baseball game in color..in fact, two games between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves.... When CBS-TV's Sunday night variety showcase, The Ed Sullivan Show featured Buddy Knox singing his two rockabilly hits 'Party Doll' and 'Hula Love'... When the folksinging Kingston Trio signed in as the "mystery guests" on CBS-TV's "What's My Line?"... ..and when Edmonton radio station CJAX-FM began operations on 92.5 MHz with 100,000 watts. The call letters are now CKNG FM, with a branding of 92.5 Fresh FM. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 10th ... when Allen Funt's "Candid Camera," a video version of his "Candid Microphone" radio show, debuted on ABC.... When Vancouver's CHQM-FM signed on for the first time at 103.5 MHz, initially as a straight mono simulcast of CHQM 1320 AM... When "Manhattan Transfer," the summer variety show starring the singing group of the same name, premiered on CBS-TV... .. and when 30-year-long CKNW sportscaster Al Davidson (pictured) died at age 66. ALL the milestones for Aug. 10th INSIDE.

IT WAS AUG. 9th ... when radio brought word of a 2nd atomic bomb explosion that would lead to Japan's surrender & the end of World War II... When the TV program "Ready Steady Go!" premiered on ITV in the UK. The show gave early exposure to such music luminaries as Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones... When two popular Toronto deejays John Spragge and Bob MacAdorey were fired from radio station CHUM... ..and when, following the enormous success of the "Motown 25" TV special two years earlier, NBC debuted the ill-fated "Motown Revue" variety series hosted by Smokey Robinson, which lasted only five weeks. ALL the milestones for Aug. 9th INSIDE.