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73% of radio sales managers say it's getting more difficult to hire quality salespeople.

19-year old Dakota Leslie was a show host and DJ of The Generation Z show on CIVL.

IT WAS MAY 2nd ... when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of 'The Canada Dry Program' on NBC Blue ... When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40... When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show... and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on his popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

The sexual assault scandal surrounding embattled comedian Bill Cosby further widened on Friday, as two more women — including an actress who had appeared on “The Cosby Show” — came forward with new accusations against him.

Original member of the Drifters who also recorded “Spanish Harlem” and “Save the Last Dance for Me” died in New Jersey

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.