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Old Time Radio hosts Jack Bailey, Jimmy Wallington and John Conte were born on this date, along with Penny Singleton, Hoagy Carmichael, Tom Conway, josh Charles and Cannonball Adderly. Several popular TV shows aired for the first time on Sept. 15, including NBC's' L.A.Law', 'Columbo', 'Lost in Space' and 'The Martin Short Show'; 'Green Acres' and 'Bachelor Father' on CBS-TV, and 'The Lone Ranger' on ABC-TV. 'L.A.Law' and 'Murphy Brown' were big winners at the Emmys, Elvis Presley's 'Don't Be Cruel' began a 5-week run as the #1 song, and Barbra Streisand's 'Happening in Central Park' aired on CBS-TV. Obits this date include 'Match Game's Brett Somers, announcer Andre Baruch, pianist Bill Evans, Canadian Tv journalist Warner Troyer, prolific radio & TV actress Virginia Gregg, and broadcast evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong. Come INSIDE for all the milestones.

Our good friend Harvey Oberfeld was recently put in a somewhat awkward position when fellow former broadcasters invited him to a lunch gathering of Webster Lifetime Achievement Award winners which didn't include Harv. Anyone with a brain knew what a talent, and gifted reporter/journalist and contributor this man gave to the industry. Puget Sound Radio believes this lack of recognition for one of the best, Harvey Oberfeld should be set right, and now... Read Harvey comments Inside....

The TV Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, actor Sam Neill, actress Joey Heatherton and baseball announcer Jerry Coleman were born this date. 'Mork & Mindy', 'F- Troop', and the third season of 'The Flintstones' debuted on ABC-TV; Richard Boone's 'Have Gun Will Travel' and 'The Waltons' got started on CBS-TV; the radio soap opera 'Big Sister' debuted on CBS, while 'Ironside', 'The Golden Girls' and the short-lived 'My Mother the Car' debuted on NBC-TV. 'Entertainment Tonight' started its 30 year run in syndication, and Chubby Checkers' 'The Twist' was song #1. Signing out and taking their final bows Sept. 14th were Patrick Swayze, Laugh In's Henry Gibson, Vancouver's Winston Reckart, Barbara Jo Allen of 'Vera Vague' fame, Latin bandleader Prez Prado, and Gertrude Berg of 'The Goldbergs.' ALL the milestones for the date are found INSIDE.

Born this date were actresses Jean Smart, Nell Carter and Barbara Bain, singers Dick Haymes, David Clayton Thomas and Mel Torme, and broadcast insiders Fred Silverman, Tyler Perry and Tavis Smiley. Vaudevillian Eddie Cantor made his first national broadcast on NBC radio, 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien,' 'Law and Order', and 'Car 54 Where Are You' debuted on NBC-TV, 'Everybody Loves Raymond' began its nine year run on CBS-TV, 'The Rockford Files' and 'Police Woman' debuted the same night on NBC-TV, and Canada's Guess Who played their final gig together at the Montreal Forum. Frank Sinatra recorded 'The Tender Trap', Jo Stafford had a #1 hit with 'You Belong to Me', and Abba opened their first North American tour in Edmonton. ALL the radio & TV milestones for Sept. 13th INSIDE.

Stars born on this date include Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard, Maria Muldaur, Peter Scolari, Barry White and Louis C. K. It's a day when many many TV series debuted, including Lassie, Family Affair and Maude on CBS; Bonanza, The Monkees and Punky Brewster on NBC; and Taxi, Lois & Clark, and the Jeff Foxworthy Show on ABC. Party of Five was seen for the first time on Fox. and Vancouver radio station AM 1040 signed on with an adult contemporary music format. Obits this date include Johnny Cash, Frank Nelson, Raymond Burr, Lewis Stone, broadcast newsmen John Holliman ans George Putnam, and western star William Boyd, played Hopalong Cassidy. ALL the radio & TV milestones for Sept. 12th INSIDE.

It's the thirteenth anniversary of the single greatest act of terrorism ever carried out on US soil. It's also a date that claimed the lives of a great number of stars, including Lorne Greene, Jessica Tandy, Chester Morris, Paul Douglas, Kim Hunter, John Ritter,

Last week Andrew began hosting the 5.00pm and 6.00pm newscasts on CBC Television Vancouver Come Inside and listen to this interview...

Born on this date were Michael Buble, Hugh Grant, Tom Wopat, Adam Sandler and Cliff Robertson. NBC radio began operations with 26 stations, Calgary's CFCN-TV began programming, 'Welcome Back Kotter' aired for the first time on ABC-TV, 'Love of Life' began its nearly 3 decades of daytime storytelling on CBS-TV, 82% of US viewers watched Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show, and NBC-TV's 'Huntley-Brinkley Report' expanded to 30 minutes nightly. Leaving us on Sept. 9th were actors Burgess Meredith and John McGinley, musicians Bill Monroe and Norrie Paramor, and big band singer Helen O'Connell. Find ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

Rafe Mair, the writer, broadcaster, and former cabinet minister, talks with Joseph Planta about his health, talk radio, CKNW, politics and More Inside...