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At this point, Brian Williams knows he’s dead: He’s simply negotiating the terms of his burial.

IT WAS MAY 4th .... when radio station KNX Los Angeles, the longtime West Coast flagship of the Columbia Broadcasting System, signed on for the first time... When ABC-TV debuted the weekly "Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Revue," which was cancelled after 4 episodes... When Canada's Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (pictured) made their first of a record 67 appearances on CBS TV's Ed Sullivan Show... ..and when two long-running daytime TV dramas debuted on the same day. "Another World" on NBC, "As the World Turns" on CBS. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Twitter users streamed the $100 pay-per-view bout out for free and delivered body blow to carriers Time-Warner, Charter and DirecTV.

IT WAS MAY 3rd... when National Public Radio began operations in the US with 112 affiliates .... When President Ronald Reagan began a series of 5-minute Saturday morning radio broadcasts, which successive presidents have continued. They are now streamed worldwide on the internet... When the final episode of the original prime time TV soap opera "Dallas" aired on CBS... and when the British group Gerry & the Pacemakers made their US TV debut, performing "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show. ALL the milestones for May 3rd INSIDE.

73% of radio sales managers say it's getting more difficult to hire quality salespeople.

19-year old Dakota Leslie was a show host and DJ of The Generation Z show on CIVL.

IT WAS MAY 2nd ... when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of 'The Canada Dry Program' on NBC Blue ... When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40... When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show... and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on his popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

The sexual assault scandal surrounding embattled comedian Bill Cosby further widened on Friday, as two more women — including an actress who had appeared on “The Cosby Show” — came forward with new accusations against him.

Original member of the Drifters who also recorded “Spanish Harlem” and “Save the Last Dance for Me” died in New Jersey