FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 9th
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....
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 8th
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...
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 7th
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...
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 6th
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...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 5th
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'...
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 4th
ON THIS DAY in 1903
actor Luther Adler was born in New York city. He played on many of the live drama shows of early...
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 3rd
ON THIS DAY in 1928
soul singer James Brown was born in Augusta, Ga.
Billboard ranked Brown as the most successful R&B performer of all time with 17...
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 2nd
ON THIS DAY in 1902
actor Brian Aherne was born in Worcester England.
In 1945, he played sleuth Simon Templar in the CBS radio series, The Saint. He...
THURSDAY in Broadcast History… May 1st
ON THIS DAY in 1892,
conductor Howard Barlow was born in Plain City Ohio. After 15 years as conductor of the Columbia Symphony Orchestra (CBS) he joined the...
Wednesday In Broadcast History .. April 30th
It's Wednesday
ON THIS DAY in 1908
actress Eve Arden was born Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley Calif.
She won an Emmy for her star-making turn as "Our Miss Brooks",...
