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IT WAS AUG. 3rd ... when 36-year-old announcer Frank Blair became news anchor of the NBC-TV Today Show, a job he would keep for the next 22 years!... When CBS-TV war correspondent Morley Safer sent out a Vietnam report showing American troops using their Zippo lighters to set fire to thatched huts in a Vietnamese village ... When 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson graced the cover of the Burbank telephone directory... ..and when the ABC-TV news magazine Primetime Live debuted, with Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer headlining. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the entertainer, remembering her as "a huge talent who made a significant contribution to public life".

Eric Francis and Matt O’Neill have been both friends and competitors of mine but that never got in the way of our friendship

Long time comin... 2008 On November 14, the CRTC approved the change of frequency for CFCW - from 790 kHz to 840 kHz. The proposed change would restore night time coverage to listeners in north-central Alberta, which has been reduced by noise and interference over time.

Every one of these multiple complaints (you’d think there was a campaign against Levant or something) has been dismissed. Until now.

IT WAS AUG. 2nd .. when the TV station now known as KCPQ (FOX 13) in Tacoma-Seattle, began broadcasting as KMO-TV Tacoma... When Canadian-born CBS correspondent Morley Safer (pictured) sent the first TV report from Vietnam indicating the US was losing the war... When CHUM-owned TV stations in Victoria, London, Barrie, Wingham, Windsor and Ottawa became A-Channels... ...and when radio station WHTZ-FM, Newark, New Jersey (serving New York City and environs) - signed on as "Z100" with Scott Shannon and the "Morning Zoo". It went from "worst to first" in just a few months. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

While most of the curious and fascinating people in radio spend their time in the studio on the air, some are on the periphery of the business, defying categorization, following their own path, and carving out a unique niche for themselves in the industry.

IT WAS AUG. 1st ...when CKWX signed on from studios in Vancouver's Belmont Hotel, after being known previously as CFDC Nanaimo ... When Mutual radio debuted "The Goodwill Hour", with its familiar phrase, "You have a friend and advisor in John J. Anthony"... When Victoria radio station CKDA 1340 moved to AM 1280 and increased its power from 250 watts to 5000 watts... ..and when "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'' launched on CBS-TV with a short summer run followed by three successful regular seasons. ALL the milestones for Aug. 1st INSIDE.

Piper died of cardiac arrest in his Hollywood home, according to TMZ.