MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 24th
Happy Birthday to Katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks, Sarah Hyland, Billy Connolly, Pete Best, and the late Howard Duff.
It was the day JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald himself was shot dead by Jack Ruby; radio station KVI started serving Tacoma with 50 watts at 1280 KHz; CBC Vancouver opened its new radio-TV headquarters on Hamilton Street; the private eye show 'Simon & Simon' debuted on CBS-TV; Dusty Springfield and The Muppetts were featured on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; and Frank Sinatra ended 2 years in retirement with the NBC-TV special 'Old Blue Eyes is Back'.
The music world lost Freddie Mercury, Big Joe Turner, and Kiss drummer Eric Carr, and actors Richard Carlson and Pat Morita also passed.
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SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 23rd
It's the date that gave birth to Miley Cyrus, Robin Roberts, John Dehner, Ruth Etting and Boris Karloff.
The forerunner to Vancouver's CKWX radio was licensed as CFDC in Nanaimo; already a hit on TV, 'Have Gun Will Travel' debuted on CBS Radio; Bob Hope's final TV special aired on NBC-TV; 'Doctor Who' had its premiere on BBC-TV; Ronald and Nancy Reagan co-starred in a 30-minute 'GE Theatre' on CBS-TV; and Bon Jovi played three numbers on NBC-TV's 'Today Show.'
Passing away were Larry Hagman, Gloria Gordon ('Our Miss Brooks'), Marie Wilson ('My Friend Irma')(pictured), Western Swing's Spade Cooley, and country music's Roy Acuff.
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 22nd
Happy Birthday to Scarlett Johansson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mariel Hemingway, Robert Vaughn, Terry Gilliam, Richard Kind and Steve Van Zandt.
President Kennedy was assassinated, and broadcasters went to wall-to-wall coverage for 4 days; the first televised interracial kiss occurred on NBC's Star Trek; Woody Allen was the subject of a 60 Minutes interview about his affair with Mia Farrow's adoptive daughter; Ted Koppel anchored his final 'Nightline' on ABC-TV; and the same network aired the 100th episode of 'Who's the Boss.'
Obits include Parley Baer, Michael Conrad, Jazz's Norman Granz, and down east musician John Allan Cameron.
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FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 21st
It's the date of birth of Goldie Hawn, Marlo Thomas, Lorna Luft, Harold Ramis, Carly Rae Jepsen, and (pictured) the late Foster Hewitt.
Albertans first heard the call letters CKUA, as the University of Alberta took over radio station CFCK.
Vancouver got its first FM station as CBR-FM debuted at 105.7; The 'Roy Rogers Show' was first heard on the Mutual radio network; CKO-FM came to Vancouver with All News at 96.1 MHz; TV cameras began covering the UK House of Commons; 82 million saw the season opener on CBS-TV's 'Dallas';
Aerosmith guested on Fox-TV's 'The Simpsons'; and Sherry Stringfield left the cast of NBC-TV's 'ER' for the first time.
Leaving this mortal coil on Nov. 21st were Bruno Gerussi, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Bill Bixby,Gardner McKay, Bill Black and Deborah Raffin.
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THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 20th
Happy Birthday to Dick Smothers, Judy Woodruff, Kaye Ballard, Estelle Parsons, Richard Masur, Sean Young and Joe Walsh of The Eagles.
On this date 'Meet the Press' made its TV debut on NBC; Victoria got its own CBC Radio station at 90.5 MHz; George Harrison and Paul Simon sang as a duet on NBC's Saturday Night Live, and a few years later, 7-year old Drew Barrymore hosted the show.
CBS-TV aired the 100th episode of 'Green Acres'; 12 years later it broadcast 'MASH' episode #200.
'The Ed Sullivan Show' featured headliners the Dave Clark Five, Bobby Vinton and Dick Cavett, and U2 was profiled on '60 Minutes.'
Obits include Canadian broadcasters Chuck Davis and Tom Rivers, and the 'first lady' of radio, Cathy Lewis (pictured).
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WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 19th
Happy Birthday to Larry King, Dick Cavett, Ted Turner, Alan Young, Allison Janney, Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster.
On this date the first mass market transistor pocket radio was introduced; the cartoon series 'Rocky & his Friends' debuted on ABC-TV; Linda Ronstadt appeared as herself on FOX-TV's 'The Simpsons'; a six-hour Beatles Anthology began airing on North American radio; NBC aired the 100th episode of their hit drama 'ER'; Vancouvers X-FM 104.9 switched to All Christmas music, and a year later Victoria's CHBE107.3 did the same.
Ending their stay with us Nov. 19th were US sportscaster Bill Stern, songwriter Bobby Russell, producer Terry Melcher, Dick Wilson of Charmin toilet tissue ad fame, and Toronto-based classical actor John Neville.
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TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 18th
It's the date that brought us Linda Evans, Elizabeth Perkins, Owen Wilson, Imogene Coca, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Collins, and Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly.
Edward R. Murrow's acclaimed documentary series 'See It Now' debuted on CBS-TV; 'As It Happens' started it's nearly 50 year run on CBC Radio; the first CanCon rules for TV were announced; CKNW Radio boosted its power to 5,000 watts at 1320 KHz; ABC-TV aired Britney Spears' first TV concert; and Fats Domino sang 'Blueberry Hill' on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
Nov. 18th claimed the lives of bandleaders Ted Heath and Cab Calloway, singers Dorothy Kirsten and Hal Dickenson (The Modernaires), composer Cy Coleman and actor Harold J. Stone.
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MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 17th
Happy Birthday to Canadians Gordon Lightfoot, Lorne Michaels and Rachel McAdams. Also born this date were the late Rock Hudson, Archie Campbell and Jack Lescoulie.
Calgary's CHQR began broadcasting at 810 KHz with 10,000 watts; Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy became overnight sensations after guesting on NBC radio's 'Rudy Vallee Show'; Rush Limbaugh returned to the airwaves after a month in drug rehab;FOX-TV aired the US' first condom ad; longtime CBS newsman Roger Mudd (pictured) began working for NBC News; and Elton John recorded his next album live on New York's WABC-FM.
Passing away Nov. 17th were Chicago radio children's favorite Ireene Wicker, big band singer Bob Eberly, announcer Bill Baldwin, and country music's Don Gibson.
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SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 16th
It's the date of birth for Burgess Meredith, Daws Butler, Eddie Condon, Mary Margaret McBride, Guy Stockwell and Jim Jordan (of 'Fibber McGee' fame).
NBC began a two night showiing of 'The Godfather,' for which it paid $10 million; Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jerry Lee Lewis performed on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; the 100th episode of 'The X-Files' aired on FOX; Walter Cronkite hosted 'Sinatra: an American Original' on CBS-TV; and David Bowie's first TV special aired on NBC's 'Midnight Special.'
Tennessee Ernie Ford's 'Sixteen Tons' began an 8 week run as the #1 song; Patsy Cline recorded her next Top 10 hit 'I Fall to Pieces'; and The Beatles recorded their second performance for Radio Luxembourg.
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SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Nov. 15th
Happy Birthday to Ed Asner, Judge Wapner, Sam Waterston, C.W. McCall, Kevin Eubanks, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, newsman John Roberts, Shalene Woodley and Jack Burns.
The National Broadcasting Company started operations with 24 radio stations; Bellingham's KVOS AM 1200 fired up with 100 watts; TV's first remote occurred when the cameras of NBC New York's W2XBT covered a fire; Edmonton's CKRA-FM ('Capital FM') signed on to 96.3 MHz; 'Dallas' episode 100 was seen on CBS-TV; the Rolling Stones made their first appearance on NBC-TV's primetime 'Hullabaloo'; and the Bay Area got its third TV station when KRON 2 signed on.
Obits this date i nclude Lionel Barrymore, Enid Markey, Dennis Cole, former CBS owner Larry Tisch, Cincinnati baseball broadcaster Joe Nuxhall, and John Morgan of the Royal Canadian Air Farce.
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