Today in Broadcast History

It;s the date of birth for actors Dick Powell, McLean Stevenson (pictured), josh Duhamel, Betsy Brandt, Rosemary DeCamp, and Brian Keith, and singers Martha Tilton, Morton Downey and Johnny Desmond. Chicago radio station KYW was the first to air a professional opera as it was being staged; the BBC began domestic radio service; the Go-Go's made their national TV debut as guests on NBC's Saturday Night Live; and the Dave Clark Five performed 'Over & Over' on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show. It's the day Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra recorded their legendary 'Opus #1'; and Eddie Fisher recorded his 3rd #1 hit 'Oh My Pa-Pa.' And the date we lost the first anchorman who did yeoman work on both radio & TV, Robert Trout of CBS News. ALL the milestones for Nov. 14th INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Peter Arnett and Madeline Sherwood. Arturo Toscannini led the NBC Symphony in its first radio broadcast; the North West Territories got its first radio station as CJCD Yellowknife debuted; Izzy Asper's Canwest Global launched a $636-million takeover bid for Vancouver's Western International Communications; the 200th episode of 'Frasier' ran on NBC-TV; Rick Nelson and the Righteous Bros. guested on ABC-TV's 'Shindig'; and Canadian impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon (pictured) guested with Johnny Carson on NBC's 'Tonight Show.' The New Vaudeville Band performed their hit 'Winchester Cathedral on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show, while Sonny & Cher reunited to perform 'I Got You Babe' on David Letterman's late night NBC show. ALL the milestones for Nov. 13th INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Neil Young, Al Michaels, Ryan Gosling and Megan Mullally. It's the day Vancouver's Red Robinson began his 60-year radio career at CJOR AM600; San Francisco's clear channel KPO became KNBC (now KNBR); Winnipeg got the city's first private TV station; the BBC aired TV's first gardening show; ABC-TV aired the 100th episode of 'Full House'; and Bon Jovi performed on NBC-TV's Today Show. Brenda Lee was on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show' to sing 'Fool #1'; and Foo Fighters made their 4th appearance on 'Saturday Night Live.' Bowing out this date were Eve Arden (pictured) of 'Our Miss Brooks', Penny Singleton of 'Blondie,' and Dave Willock of scores of light comedy supporting roles, ALL the milestones for Nov. 12th INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Demi Moore, Calista Flockhart and Adam Beach. Also born Nov. 11th were Jonathan Winters, LaVern Baker and Robert Ryan. This was the day that radio star Kate Smith first sang 'God Bless America'; the juvenile adventure 'Mandrake the Magician' debuted on New York's WOR Radio; NBC-TV aired the first movie with an AIDS theme, 'An Early Frost'; the first video recorder was demonstrated in Los Angeles and Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees guested on NBC-TV's 'Boy Meets World'. 'Rocky and his Friends' debuted as a TV cartoon show, and Courtenay's CFCP Radio flipped to FM to become 'Magic FM.' Obits include Shirley Mitchell, Jane Ace, Dayton Allen, and the voice of the Cleveland Indians Herb Score. Details INSIDE.

It's the day of birth for Miranda Lambert, Tracy Morgan, Mackenzie Phillips, plus the late Richard Burton, Jane Froman, Billy May, and (pictured) announcer George Fenneman. 'The Magnificent Montague' debuted on NBC as the last original sitcom of the network radio era; Canada's Board of Broadcast Governors was created to replace the CBC as the industry regulator; 'Sesame Street' debuted on the predecessor to PBS in the US; Canada's national 10-station radio news network closed down, bankrupt; and singer Jose Feliciano appeared in a dramatic role on NBC-TV's 'MacMillan and Wife.' Leaving this mortal coil were Seattle's voice of baseball Dave Niehaus , actors Jack Palance, Laraine Day and Chuck Connors, and BC broadcaster and station owner Joe Chesney, Details INSIDE.

Born on this date were Ed Wynn, Hedy Lamarr, Tommy Dorsey (pictured), Mary Travers, Nick Lachey and Tom Fogerty. 'This is Your Life' debuted on NBC radio; Soundgarden played on Conan's late night TV show, the same nght that Bon Jovi were guests on David Letterman; John amd Yoko met for the first time, BriaN Epstein saw The Beatles play for the first time; David Bowie sang on Cher's prime time CBS-TV hour; and Donna Reid joined the cast of the CBS-TV show 'Dallas'. Obits for Nov. 9th include '60 Minutes' Ed Bradley, Art Carney of 'The Honeymooners,' and deep voiced radio leading man Gerald Mohr. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Mary Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Alfre Woodard, Rickie Lee Jones and Canadian-born journalists Morley Safer and Craig Oliver. Red Robinson reitred from daily broadcasting on C-ISL 650; Vancouver's CBU-FM began programming separately from its AM counterpart; Kelowna got a new radio station as CKIQ 1150 signed on; 'Days of Our Lives' debuted on NBC-TV; and the late night talk show 'Conan' had iits premiere on TBS and CTV. Glenn Miller's Orchestra recorded the big band classic 'String of Pearls', Johnny Mathis appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show singing 'Misty', and singer Ricky Nelson (pictured) appeared in a dramatic role on CBS-TV daytime. ALL the milestones for Nov. 8th INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Billy Graham Joni Mitchell, Buck Martinez and New Zealand's talented Lorde. Also born Nov. 7th were musicians Al Hirt, Joe Bushkin, Red Ingle and Phil Spitalny. Vancouver's CKLG began airing a syndicated 'History of Rock & Roll' which won them a ratings book; radio's first sci-fi show 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' debuted on CBS; the weekly medical melodrama 'Dr. Christian' began its 17-year run on CBS radio; the Righteous Brothers, Peggy Lee, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass were performing guests on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; NBC-TV began the first airing of 'Gone With the Wind' over two nights; and Studio One began its decade-long run featuring anthology drama weekly on CBS-TV. Leaving us this date were Steve McQueen, Maverick's Jack Kelly, Northern Exposure's Peg Phillips, and Clyde Gilmour of the CBC's Gilmour's Albums. Details and ALL the milestones for Nov. 7th are found INSIDE.

Happy Birthday to Sally Field, Emma Stone, Mike Nichols, Glen Frey, Fred Penner and Maria Shriver. On this date Windsor's legendary CKLW came into being when two previous stations were merged; the first commercial TV station WGY Schenectady went on the air; 'Meet the Press' debuted on NBC-TV; Phil Donahue's TV talk show debuted in Dayton, Ohio; 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour' premiered on CBS-TV; Fox-TV debuted the action series '24'; and New York's WOR-TV paid a record $182,000 per episode for reruns of 'The Cosby Show." ALL the milestones for the date are INSIDE.