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IT WAS AUG. 27th ... when CBLT Toronto moved down the dial from Channel 9 to Channel 6... When the country program that had first showcased the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and Lefty Frizell, 'Louisiana Hayride,' aired for the last time on KWKH/1130 AM in Shreveport... When singer Connie Francis signed in as the celebrity mystery guest on CBS-TV's panel show 'What's My Line?'... ..and when Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on the top-rated TV newsmagazine, '60 Minutes,' alongside (pictured) Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Police in Moneta, Va.,are searching for a suspect who opened fire on reporter Alison Parker,24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27.

IT WAS AUG. 26th ... when pioneer Calgary radio station CHCQ became CFAC, its third set of new call letters in three months... When Ted Rogers Sr. manufactured the world's first commercial AC (alternating current) known tube... When the radio program "Arch Oboler's Plays" featured the NBC Symphony as the musical backdrop for the drama, "This Lonely Heart".... ..and when Red Barber (pictured) announced the first televised baseball games -- on experimental TV station W2XBS in New York, the predecessor to WNBC. Brooklyn Dodgers hosted Cincinnati Reds in a doubleheader. ALL the milestones for Aug. 26th INSIDE!

Described as “a lifetime Washingtonian who co-founded the first Internet radio network, theDial, helped start the MSN Video business unit at Microsoft

Lennox will oversee all of Bell Media's English independent and in-house entertainment productions for conventional, specialty, pay television, and digital media,

Since 2010, Mr. King had been president of CTV and sports programming for Bell, one of the most prominent jobs in Canadian media.

Personal reasons takes Troy Scott out of CRUZ/HOT 107 I really wish I could've made Edmonton my home, but the truth is, the air-quality, and the pollution made it impossible for me to stay..... And now we know why!? Is there more to this story?

IT WAS AUG. 25th .. when 'Father Knows Best' starring Robert Young began its 4-year run on NBC Radio... When the TV game show "Concentration" with Hugh Downs (pictured) aired for the first time on NBC... When the 43rd Emmy Awards gave their top trophies to LA Law, Cheers, Kirstie Alley and Patricia Wettig... ..and when the CRTC approved CHUB Nanaimo to move from 1570 KHz to 102.3 MHz, CHPQ Parksville from 1370 KHz to 99.9 MHz, and CKEG Nanaimo from 1350 KHz to 1570 KHz. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Nielsen estimates that the 90-minute debut of “Fear the Walking Dead” became the No. 1-rated cable series launch on record with 10.1 million viewers, including 6.3 million adults 18-49.