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In a memo to staff announcing the arrival of new Interim PD Larry Gifford, Corus Vancouver GM Brad Phillips perhaps mistakenly refers to the station as "CKNW/AM 730".

Lionel Hampton is one of my heroes…not just because of his incredible abilities as a musician but also because he along with Benny Goodman’s piano player helped to break the colour barrier way back in the 1940s when they became half of Benny’s quartet along with Gene Krupa

IT WAS AUG. 18th .. when Vancouver radio station CKNW moved from 1320 on the AM dial to 980, the spot vacated the previous year by CKWX. That same day, CKLG moved from 1070 to 730... When the ABC-TV music special 'The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show' featured The Carpenters, Merle Haggard and Dionne Warwick... When former L.A. TV reporter and news anchor John Tesh started a decade as Mary Hart’s co-host on the syndicated “Entertainment Tonight”... ..and when a PetroCan pump attendant Dick Assman of Regina made a cameo appearance on CBS’s Late Show With David Letterman (pictured), after months of 'Ass Man' jokes. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Cory Kimm and Ami Amato will return to Edmonton, this Fall, to host an all-new Morning Show on up!99.3.

IT WAS AUG. 17th ... when Norman Corwin’s first success debuted on CBS radio. It was 'Passport for Adams', starring Robert Young as a small town newspaper editor... When Italian pop vocalist Domenico Modugno appeared on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" singing his hit single "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)"... When a revolution in the world of music got underway, as the first audio CDs were manufactured... ..and when David Caruso (pictured) quit the cast of ABC's "NYPD Blue" to pursue a movie career, a move that didn't work out. ALL the milestones for Aug. 17th INSIDE.

sports anchor drops cringe-worthy space joke on air...

In the two months since Trump announced his candidacy, pundits have twisted themselves in knots trying to understand and explain his appeal; he is a Rorschach blot in a bad hairpiece.

IT WAS AUG. 16th .... when "Lights Out," Arch Oboler's "ultimate horror show," was heard for the last time on NBC Radio. It returned to the air three years later on CBS... When comedian Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of CBS-TV's "The Morning Show" .. at least for 14 months .... When radio station CFSL Weyburn, Saskatchewan, signed on with 250 watts on 1340 KHz... ..and when the sitcom "The Debbie Reynolds Show" premiered on CBS-TV. It lasted just one season. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.