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Happy Birthday to Tom Petty, MASH's William Christopher, 'The Office's John Kranski, country music's Wanda Jackson, plus the late Jerry Ohrbach, Arlene Francis, Grandpa Jones, Dr. Joyce Brothers (pictured) and Will Rogers Jr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his major invention, the electric vacuum radio tube; radio's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' debuted on the NBC Red network; ironman news anchor Robert Trout joined CBS radio;'Break the Bank' debuted on Mutual radio; Walter Cronkite debuted the CBS-TV documentary series, 'The Twentieth Century', and Canada's first private TV station signed on in Sudbury Ontario. Signing off forever were actors Burt Lancaster and Jane Wyatt, plus country music's Merle Travis. See ALL the milestones for Oct. 20th INSIDE.

Finally, the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame got it right. And they did it in about an hour and 40 minutes, substantially shorter than previous inductions at which, say, Ralph Barbieri, former KNBR host, took 24 minutes for his acceptance. Come INSIDE or the juicy details.

The birthday of Jim Reeves, the Kingston Trio's Dave Guard, actors Robert Reed and John Lithgow, Canada's Tommy Ambrose, Nashville's Charlie Chase, and TV builder extraordinaire Ty Pennington. Arthur Godfrey fired singer Julius LaRosa (both pictured) live on CBS Radio; 'Big Town' starring Edward G. Robinson debuted on CBS radio; Henry Ford made his first speech on early radio; Florence Henderson joined NBC's Today Show, and CKEK signed on 570 kc. to give Cranbrook BC its own radio service. Obits Oct. 19th include Phillips H. Lord who created radio hits 'Gangbusters' and 'Mr. District Attorney'; plus Tom Bosley, Martha Raye, Phyllis Kirk, and Noel Harrison. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

I partnered Radio Ink with Jacobs Media and with connected-car consultant Valerie Shuman -- Come Inside and Read More...

Barry Macdonald returned to the airwaves with TSN 1040 this week for the first time in over a month. Come Inside and Read More...

Happy Birthday to sportscaster Keith Jackson, musician Wynton Marsalis, actors Joe Morton, Zac Efron, Pam Dawber, Erin Moran, and former broadcaster & BC Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo. 'Perry Mason' debuted on CBS radio daytime, the sitcom 'Roseanne' debuted on ABC-TV, the Jackson 5 made their TV debut on ABC-TV's ;Hollywood Palace,' Lloyd Robertson joined Harvey Kirck on CTV National News, and Pamela Martin joined Bill Good Jr. on the anchor desk at CTV Vancouver, Deaths this date include inventor Thomas Alva Edison, actresses Julie London and Gwen Verdon, NBC newswoman Nancy Dickerson, and singer Dee Dee Warwick. ALL the milestones for Oct. 18th INSIDE.

Bryn returns to radio and his 'Mighty Mouth' blog... Come Inside and Read More...

After months of hardball negotiations, Tribune Media has reached a deal with Fox to extend the affiliation of its Seattle station KCPQ-TV, which Fox had been eyeing as part of its campaign to secure O&Os in key NFL markets.

Happy Birthday to Canadians Rick Mercer, Margot Kidder and Norm Macdonald; to actor George Wendt, rapper Eminem and country music's Alan Jackson. It was Oct. 17th when the NBC Radio Hollywood studios opened at Sunset and Vine; when 'Captain Midnight' debuted on WGN Chicago, and live TV coverage of the Canadian parliament debuted on Canadian cable. 'Hollywood Squares' debuted on NBC daytime, a Barbra Streisand special 'Belle of 14th Street' aired on CBS-TV, and George W. Bush and Al Gore staged their 3rd televised debate, The music world took a hit this date with the deaths of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Teresa Brewer, Alberta Hunter, Billy Williams, Mark Warnow, plus composers Viz Mizzy and Jay Livingston. Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 17th INSIDE.

This California lawsuit in question was filed in September 2013 by Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Warner Music Group, and ABKCO. Come Inside and Read More...