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IT WAS JUNE 7th ... when NBC radio presented The Lux Radio Theatre for the final time. For almost all of its 21 years it had brightened the CBS Radio schedule ... When children's puppet show stars Kukla, Fran Allison and Ollie (at right), along with the Boston Pops Orchestra, were stars of the first network TV broadcast shown in "compatible color"... When the "Johnny Cash Show" debuted as a summer series on ABC-TV ... ..and when bandleader Ricky Minor jumped from FOX-TV to NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," replacing Kevin Eubanks. ALL the milestones for June 7th INSIDE.

I believe that the dominant male factor orginated in broadcasting during the 40s and 50s and ever since then it has been a tough nut for women to crack in terms of the work culture.

They pooled their money, found other investors and convinced Canwest and its bondholders to hand over the station for a toonie, plus $2.5 million to cover operating losses while CHEK rebuilt its programming schedule from scratch.

IT WAS JUNE 6th ... in fact D-Day on the beaches of Normandy, when 44-year-old Toronto Star reporter Gordon Sinclair (pictured) began a daily series of popular broadcasts on CFRB Radio, that continued until his death... When CBC TV aired the first program in the long-running news-panel show "Front Page Challenge." It continued for 38 years... When after 23 years The Ed Sullivan Show left CBS-TV. Gladys Knight & The Pips and singer Jerry Vale appeared on the final show... ..and when CHUM 1050 Toronto, the station with North America's longest-running hit record chart, abandoned its Top-40 format for a mixture of soft rock and oldies. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Sean Hannity has emerged as a “conservative kingmaker” in the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.

Question: Daily Double, no less … The swan is a symbol of this Ontario city; each year white and black swans are released into its Avon River. Answer given: What is Edmonton? Oops! Stratford clearly needs a better publicity campaign.

Tim Hortons yanks Enbridge ads, sparks Alberta backlash with Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean Boycotting the coffee chain, as well as others.....

IT WAS JUNE 5th .. when after 22 years, Canada's longest running radio program, "The Happy Gang,'' was heard for the last time... When Toronto newsman Gordon Sinclair wrote and first broadcast one of the most popular spoken-word recordings of all time: "The Americans"... When CBS-TV premiered the summer replacement show "The Bobbie Gentry Happiness Hour".... ..and when Edmonton's CISN-FM signed on with 100,000 watts on 103.9 MHz as "Kissin' Country". ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5WDiHw6Wi8 Puget Sound Radio Congratulates our good friend Mark Tamagi and his crew for the latest launch of another TheOne, this time in Parkland County. The...