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It's the date of birth for Paul Anka, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Lawrence Fishburne, Hillary Swank, and funny women Lisa Kudrow, Delta Burke and Jaime Pressley. Johnny Cash recorded his smash hit 'Folsom Prison Blues', The Shadow started a 24-year radio run, The Guiding Light moved to CBS-TV for an amazing 57 year commitment, and NBC's L.A. Law received 20 Emmy nominations. Obits this date include actress Claudette Colbert, Howdy Doody's Buffalo Bob Smith, Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, and Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Come INSIDE for all the July 30th milestones.

ESPN announced today that Stephen A. Smith will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week. He will return to ESPN next Wednesday. Smith had previously apologized for the remarks on Monday, saying that it was "the most egregious error of my career."

Calgary's KOOL FM Tarzan Dan not only excels behind the mic, but behind the camera lense

Rod Booth became BC Regional Director of Broadcasting for the United Church of Canada in 1967. He took over church responsibility for the Sunday morning programs on CKWX Vancouver, and was the United Church liaison with BC media in general. Along with his Anglican Church counterpart, the Rev. Art Hives and various Catholic Church colleagues, he formed Interchurch Broadcasting. Their weekly newsmagazine show Dateline was broadcast throughout BC and eventually across Canada for more than 10 years.

Last year, Time Warner Cable entered into a 25-year agreement valued at more than $8 billion with the Dodgers to distribute SportsNet LA, but their inability to reach carriage agreements with other multichannel distributors has left about 70% of the region unable to access the games.

Clear Sky moves into British Columbia's Kootenays!

By Staff Reporter, The (Vancouver) Province July 28, 2014 Kid Carson, host of the SONIC 104.9 FM show named after him, married Hanan Arabatlian in...

Celebrating birthdays are 100-year old Professor Irwin Corey, singer Martina McBride and documentary maker Ken Burns. Also born July 29th were late Canadians Lloyd Bochner and Peter Jennings. Jack Paar debuted as host of The Tonight Show, the Grateful Dead played Vancouver's PNE Auditorium, Friday Night Videos began a 19-year run on NBC, and Duffy's Tavern was heard for the first time on CBS radio. , Leaving us this date were a much-too-young Mama Cass Elliot (32), late night host Tom Snyder, plus actors David Niven and Raymond Massey. All the July 29th milestones are INSIDE.

Shortly after graduation from Assiniboine Community College, Jessica Jackson secured a two-month practicum and based on her performance, turned it into her first full-time job in Cranbrook, B.C. Come Inside for More...

LG 1043 Announces Larry Hennessey as New Morning Man!