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IT WAS MAY 1st ... when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal's CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts.... When Vancouver's CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410... When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King... and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

SARGENT is a NORTHWEST native and most recently served as OM for MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS/MEDFORD, OR and Regional Rock Programmer for MAPLETON.

Raj Shoan has launched legal action over allegations of harassment by e-mail and raising questions about the chairman’s authority.

IT WAS APRIL 30th ... when television was demonstrated for the first time in the US, as President Roosevelt spoke at the opening of the New York World's Fair .... When after 27 years, the final broadcast of 'Arthur Godfrey Time' aired on CBS Radio, a decade after most network entertainment radio had ended .... When host Jack Bailey (pictured) introduced the so-called daily agony show “Queen For a Day” on Mutual radio... and when the 208th & final episode of “The Cosby Show” was seen on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the last day of April INSIDE.

How could his fans not be riddled with angst, knowing that in a few weeks, Mr. Letterman would bid a heartfelt good night to all of this, after a run of more than 33 years in late-night television — even longer than the three-decade tenure of his mentor, Johnny Carson. After that last show, he will head home to his wife, Regina, and 11-year-old son, Harry, and try to figure out what comes next.

Sources familiar with the situation paint a picture of desperation inside the channel’s New York headquarters and pressure coming from the parent company in Doha, Qatar to improve the channel’s fortunes.

IT WAS APRIL 29th .... when Toronto radio station CFRB aired its first program from the Columbia Broadcasting System in the US .... When the enduring nighttime soap “One Man’s Family” debuted as a weekly 30-minute radio series in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle ... When the 15-minute daytime drama "Young Dr. Malone" began its 21-year run on CBS radio ... and when 'Wide World of Sports' began its remarkable 37-year long Saturday afternoon run on ABC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Taylor Jukes heads east to Toronto and Virgin Radio....