Sinatra Stories-3 by Seattle Radio Icon/Promotor Dick Curtis
Seattle radio icon and heavy duty promoter Dick Curtis presents the 3rd of 3 articles detailing his life as Frank Sinatra's road manager.... his next assignment is Bob Dylan...
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. June 29th
IT WAS JUNE 29th ... when just the second daytime serial on network radio, 'Vic & Sade' made its debut on NBC Blue. Paul Rhymer's scripted sly humour made the series unique for almost 20 years ...
When radio's "show with a heart" made its debut. "Strike It Rich" became a weekly Sunday night favorite on CBS radio...
When the radio version of "The Life of Riley," starring William Bendix, ended its 7-year run on NBC Radio...
..and when Neil Diamond made his TV debut on ABC's "American Bandstand," performing his first Top Ten hit "Cherry, Cherry."
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Penticton’s Community Radio Station Wins National Recognition
The National Campus and Community Radio Association showed its recognition for the efforts volunteers and staff put forward at member radio stations across Canada, with Peach City Radio being recognized for the second year in a row.
UBC’s Student Radio Station CiTR Moves into New Studios
The brown brick walls and their patina of graffiti and glued-on comics have been replaced by an open plan that includes accordion glass doors that open to a concourse designed as a meeting and gathering space for students.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. June 28th
IT WAS JUNE 28th ... when an old favorite of radio audiences 'Amos 'n' Andy' made the switch to TV. Two years later, criticism from the NAACP about ‘stereotyping’ forced CBS-TV to drop the show...
When 'The Quiz Kids' began a 13-year run on radio as a summer replacement for the blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton...
When 'The Alan Young Show' debuted on NBC radio featuring the Vancouver-raised comedian. He would later be the human star of the talking horse TV show, 'Mr. Ed'...
..and when "The Helen Reddy Show" debuted as an eight-week summer replacement series on NBC-TV, with Flip Wilson, The Pointer Sisters, and Seals & Croft as guests.
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Joni Mitchell Health Update: ‘She is Not Speaking Yet’
“And she’s going to have to struggle back from it the way you struggle back from a traumatic brain injury,” says singer David Crosby
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. June 27th
It’s the birthdate of Captain Kangaroo and Khloe Kardashian, and also gave birth to an ABC-TV soap called “Loving.”
Red Robinson held his first rock concert at the Kerrisdale Arena starring Bill Haley, Elvis began taping his first TV special, and Billy J. Kramer guested on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Hugh Grant was arrested for ‘lewd behaviour’ with an L.A. prostitute, and John Lennon was finally granted his Green Card.
Gale Storm and Don Grady and Canadian teen idol Terry Black breathed their last, as did the TV shows Miami Vice, The Flip Wilson Show, and the NBC Matinee Theatre.
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Jimmy Fallon Hospitalized with Hand Injury
Although the network will be airing a repeat while Fallon recovers, an NBC spokesman assured that the comedian is fine, otherwise.
Where have you been Barry Bowman?
PSR recently heard from our long time radio pal Barry Bowman. Barry was very much a part of the make up of CFAX 1070...
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. June 26th
IT WAS JUNE 26th ... when Ted Rogers Sr. invented the alternating-current tube which facilitated plug-in batteryless radios. Until then, all radios had been battery operated...
When comedian Fred Allen ended his 17-year run as host of his own radio show. Allen was (unsuccessfully) attempting a transition to TV...
When Canadian folksinger/songwriter Joni Mitchell guested on ABC's Mama Cass TV special from Los Angeles...
..and when CKNW 's Bill Hughes qualified for the Guiness Book of World Records as he broadcast the 12,000th edition of "Roving Mike."
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