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IT WAS JULY 29th ... when the CBC's prairie powerhouse CBK-540 signed on with 50,000 watts from Watrous, Saskatchewan, as the only CBC radio outlet between Winnipeg and Vancouver... When Jack Paar (pictured) began his five-year run as host of NBC-TV's "Tonight Show"... When Jim Hartz was named to join Barbara Walters as co-host of the Today show on NBC.... ...and when millions around the world watched on television as Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were wed in London. ALL the milestones for July 29th INSIDE.

Corus made cuts all over. Jeff Woods, Dominik Diamond, Nails Mahoney and more

A listener who noticed there was no sports as usual at 12:15 this noon hour on CKNW, called the station, and was informed by...

Since Nielsen came out with its client webinar and stated that it does not support the Voltair, the controversy has only been amplified. Stations and broadcasters want to know if it really works. A Message from Eric Rhoads (pictured) of Radioink

Ms. Lynch, who wrote nearly 11,000 scripts for radio and television without the benefit of a writer’s room committee (or even a co-writer), might be said to have created the mold that decades later produced the likes of Tina Fey and Amy Schumer.

LANDECKER has been hosting 8-11p (CT) since joining the latest incarnation of WLS in 2012 and had been without a contract throughout his latest stint on the station. For the first time he is leaving a station without having a new gig lined up.

It's the date of birth of radio announcer Bill Goodwin and TV announcer Art Hannes, producer Dick Ebersol and CBS anchorman Scott Pelley. Judy Garland recorded her iconic 'Over the Rainbow,' Regina got Saskatchewan's 1st TV station, Toronto's Crew Cuts had their only #1 song hit, Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut, Kathie Lee Gifford (pictured) made her last appearance on TV's 'Live with Regis & Kathie Lee', and Rosemary Clooney had a #1 hit with 'Come On-a My House.' Obits include radio announcing heavyweights Truman Bradley and Jackson Beck, actress Eileen Brennan and radio's first Lone Ranger, George Seaton. Details of these and scores more milestones for July 28th INSIDE.

“Yahoo News Live will provide perspective on the stories that are trending around the nation, and often the world,” Yahoo said in a statement.

Tune in KUOW 94.9 at 11pm for a panel discussion about the future of radio that Feliks Banel moderated for The Northwest Hall of Radio History.

"People want facts. People want data. I am still dumbfounded how many continue to believe there are 'magic beans' that can increase your ratings. - Randy Kabrich (Pictured)