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It's the birthday of Kathie Lee Gifford and her husband Frank, Angela Bassett. Ketty Lester, Julie Newmar, Steve Carrell, Laura Innes and Madonna. "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?" debuted on ABC-TV, "Lights Out" ended its first early run on NBC Radio, Weyburn Sask. got its own radio station, and Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of the CBS-TV 'Morning Show.' Obits include actors Phil Leeds, William Windom, and Gunsmoke's Amanda Blake. ALL the milestones for Aug. 16th INSIDE.

CBS' exiting personality books a non-late-night gig with a new syndicated series for Tribune stations.

TV | By Tim Molloy, TheWrap.com on August 15, 2014  Compton was first woman assigned to cover the White House full-time for a TV network Ann Compton,...

It's the birthdate of actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Debra Messing and Rose Marie; actors Ben Affleck and Mike Connors, plus music makers Hugo Winterhalter, Jimmy Webb and Oscar Peterson. Vancouver radio badboy Jack Cullen moved up the dial from CKMO to CKNW, the CBC locked out 5500 union members, CBS began nightly 15-minute TV newscasts, New York's WNEW-FM broadcast a live Bruce Springsteen concert, and the A & E network cancelled Gene Simmon's TV series Family Jewels. Obits for Aug. 15th include NBC newsmen John Cameron Swayze and Roy Neal, satirist Will Rogers, the early radio thriller Inner Sanctum's first host Ramond Edward Johnson, and That 70's Show's Lisa Robin Kelly ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

RadioInk's Eric Rhoads past concerns come to fruition... Yesterday Disney, one of the worlds most respected media companies sent a signal to the media and advertising world, which could be devastating to radio

Actions by police authorities this week resulted in the arrest and detainment of two news reporters

Gregory is expected to leave NBC News.

As Said Robin Williams, found hanged at his home near San Francisco on Monday, resented having to agree to appear in a sequel to his hit film Mrs. Doubtfire, but felt he had no choice because he needed the money. He felt that acting in films “brought out his demons” because he invested so much energy in them and left him “drained” and vulnerable to depression.

Born this date were Steve Martin, Halle Berry, Marcia Gay Harden and singers David Crosby and Buddy Greco. Sun Records in Memphis was declared a Historic Landmark, the daytime soap Ma Perkins began its 27 year run on radio, Norman Corwin's radio special onn the fall of Japan aired on CBS, five UK Pirate Radio Stations were silenced, and Rod Stewart's first solo hit 'Maggie Mae' was released. Signing off forever were Elvis' mother Gladys Presley, Oscar Levant, shortstop/baserball color guy Pee Wee Reese, NBC newsman Douglas Kiker, and actors Bruno Kirby & Ron Pallilo. ALL the Aug 14th milestones INSIDE.