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IT WAS APRIL 10th .. when Art Baker hosted 'People Are Funny' in its debut on NBC radio ... When 16-year-old Ricky Nelson sang for the first time on his family's radio show 'The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet' .. When legendary Toronto newsman Dick Smythe ended an 18-year run at CHUM-FM and walked across the street to CFTR-FM... and when Charles Kuralt (pictured) hosted his last broadcast of CBS-TV's 'Sunday Morning.' ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

HBO will be filming a miniseries based on the life of American explorers Lewis & Clark in Vancouver later this year and is looking for local First Nations actors to fill speaking parts and extra roles.

"We are confident that, by expanding the hot adult contemporary format, we can build a highly successful women-targeted radio network."

As Global BC's station manager and news director, Jill Krop is now one of B.C.'s most powerful news executives.

The production of the late-night and weekend newscasts east of Alberta, as well as Kelowna, will be moved to Toronto.

"The independence of Bell Media's news operations is of paramount importance to our company and to all Canadians."

The recent debate over Indiana’s so-called ‘Religious Freedom’ law is the latest media firestorm to grab the public’s attention, and 51% of respondents told Rasmussen they believe the media and activist groups make such laws seem more discriminatory than they really are.

The council says that on at least two occasions during the Sept. 10, 2014, interview Tyson used extremely coarse language.

IT WAS APRIL 9th ... when Bob Hope made his network TV debut, hosting the 90-minute "Star-Spangled Review" on NBC... When the Ed Sullivan Show's eclectic playbill on CBS-TV included Zippy the Chimp rollerskating and riding a bike, a comedy routine by vaudeville veterans Smith & Dale, ventriloquist Ricky Layne & Velvel, singers Julie Wilson, Oscar Brown Jr. and Jan Peerce... When The Rolling Stones made their first live TV appearance on ITV's Friday night music showcase "Ready Steady Go!"... and when CBS radio & MSNBC shock jock Don Imus was suspended (and later fired) after he called members of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos". ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The journalist, who has worked in the industry for over fifty years — 46 of which with CBS — will say goodbye to the newsroom this summer.