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IT WAS MAY 26th ... when Canadian radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden was granted a patent for the liquid barretter microphone... When Carl Perkins finally appeared on NBC-TV's "The Perry Como Show" singing his milion-selling version of "Blue Suede Shoes," two months after he was injured in an MVA enroute to the show .... When the Rolling Stones were guests on ABC-TV's weekly music showcase "Shindig!" along with Sonny & Cher, Jackie De Shannon, and Jimmy Rodgers .. ..and when Fantasia Barrino (pictured) was named winner of the third edition of Fox TV's "American Idol," edging out Diana DeGarmo. ALL the milestones for May 26th INSIDE.

Fiona Forbes welcomes Terry Jacks to her studios and talks about how 'Seasons in the Sun' came to be and what he's now doing...

Consumers lodged hundreds of complaints against telecom companies between January and August of 2013. Here are six of the more unusual complaints, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request

IT WAS MAY 25th ... when the 16th Annual Emmy Awards saw top honors go to The Dick Van Dyke Show and its stars, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore... When "The Brady Bunch Hour" aired for the final time on ABC-TV... When Jay Leno took over NBC-TV's "Tonight Show," replacing Johnny Carson as regular host. Leno's first guest was Billy Crystal... ..and when Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman." ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller "were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long.”

IT WAS MAY 24th .. when the Canadian Parliament passed a bill establishing the CBC as a national broadcasting system ... When Nanaimo BC got its own 250 watt radio station, CHUB 1570, with the first day featuring live coverage of the Empire Day Parade ... When Randy Bachman and his Canadian band the Guess Who made their U.S. television debut on ABC's "American Bandstand"... ..and when Dean Martin concluded his 9-year run as star of a weekly variety show on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for May 24th INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 23rd .. when pioneering Seattle radio station KOL first signed on .... When CBS gave Johnny Carson a summer TV game show called 'Earn Your Vacation'... When 'Star Trek: the Next Generation,' 'Star Trek: Voyager,' and the ABC-TV sitcom 'Full House' aired their final episodes ... ,,and when Jordin Sparks (pictured), at age 17, became the youngest-ever winner of FOX-TV's American Idol on its season-ending telecast. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

What most of us will miss the most, of course, is not Dave the Symbol but Dave the Funny Guy. This is a debt that cannot be repaid, though many a recent guest has tried.

NW's 'Drex' talks with the Georgia Straights Adrian Mack about an article he wrote regarding The British police and intelligence agencies have monitored 'fans' of shows like Star Trek and The X-Files in the run-up to the Millennium “amid fears that British fans would go mad and kill themselves, turn against society or start a weird cult.”

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