Today in Broadcast History

ON THIS DAY in 1911, longtime playbyplay announcer for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 'Cactus' Jack Wells was born in Moose Jaw. His radio career began in 1936 when...

ON THIS DAY in 1907 author Leslie Charteris, who created the crime fighting character of The Saint which had successful runs on both radio & TV,...

Comedians Phil Silvers and Foster Brooks were born on this day is just part of this Mother's day package of events

ON THIS DAY in 1909 .. country musician Mother Maybelle Carter was born Maybelle Addington in Nicklesville Virginia. A member of The Carter Family, the first commercial...

ON THIS DAY in 1909, down East fiddler/leader Don Messer was born at Tweedside, New Brunswick. In 1929 he started his own radio show on CFBO Saint John....

ON THIS DAY in 1880 the first telephone service in British Columbia was established as the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company. In 1895, Archbishop/broadcaster Fulton J. Sheen was born in Fulton...

ON THIS DAY in 1885   grizzled character actor(George) Gabby Hayes was born in Wellsville New York. He was sidekick to both Hopalong Cassidy & Roy Rogers in...

ON THIS DAY in 1912 actor Bill Quinn was born in New York City.  He is best remembered as barfly Mr. Van Ranseleer on TV's All in the...

It's CINCO DE MAYO! ON THIS DAY in 1899, radio actor Freeman Gosden (pictured, left) was born in Richmond, Virginia. He was "Amos" on the famed, longrunning "Amos 'n'...