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It was March 6th when the first US telecast from an airplane was aired from the skies over New York City... when NBC-TV aired the musical special "An Evening With Diana Ross" (pictured) .... when the 100th episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired on ABC-TV... and when Walter Cronkite signed off the CBS Evening News for the final time, to be replaced by Dan Rather. Specifics, and many more March 6th milestones INSIDE.

The 72 year old Ford reportedly walked away from the California crash, and was later attended to by two physicians who were on the scene. He suffered multiple lacerations from the accident.

Friends hereabouts were aware he was going to hospital .. but not the seriousness of it. Fred passed away at his retirement home in Scottsdale Ariz.

What some broadcasters are missing is that “the Internet of things” will yield “the audio of things.” More gadgets that function in part like radios – with or without AM/FM content – but aren’t.

A total of 2,002 persons were interviewed to explore Americans’ use of digital platforms and new media. Researchers conducted 900 cell phone interviews to reach people who don’t have a land line in a country where 71 per cent – 192 million Americans – own smart phones. Steve Kowch has much more to say Inside

It was a March 5th when Milton Berle was the mystery guest on CBS-TV's 'I've Got a Secret.' When Dionne Warwick, Gwen Verdon, Rodney Dangerfield and Alan King headlined the Ed Sullivan Show. When singer Smokey Robinson (pictured) appeared in a dramatic role on NBC-TV's 'Police Story.' And when US President Jimmy Carter took 42 questions on a radio call-in program moderated by Walter Cronkite. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The new national survey found that 53 percent of Americans ages 12 and older listen to online radio monthly and 44 percent, or 119 million people, listen on a weekly basis.

Andy Captain took residence at the country station in Bonnyville almost a year ago, and now he returns to the big smoke of Edmonton and a new gig...

Every month an advertiser is promised 12 30-second spots from 6 am to 12 midnight, and 13 spots between 5pm and 11 pm, for $12,600 annually.

Lowell Green is back on the air. So are Codi and Gonzo Changes in Ottawa Radio....