Saturday in Broadcast History .. February 22nd
One of the oldest three-letter call signs in the US, radio station WOR went on the air from studios in Newark N.J.
The first presidential address on radio from the White House was delivered by Calvin Coolidge.
Vancouver’s CKLG AM 730 dropped its experiment in talk radio and returned to contemporary hit music.
And Sportscaster Al Michaels (pictured) was at the mike as the USA scored its ‘Miracle on Ice,’ upsetting the USSR, enroute to Olympic hockey Gold. Bernie Pascall called the game live to Canada.
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PSR’s 6pm Friday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Full Swearing in of Kash Patel by AG Pam Bondi
Former CFAX owner, Mel Cooper, dies age 92
The former owner of Victoria radio station CFAX 1070, Mel Cooper, died on Thursday morning at the age of 92.
Mariners announce new radio, TV broadcast teams for 2025
The Seattle Mariners have new broadcast teams on both radio and television for the 2025 season, though all the voices will be familiar to fans.
Radio Mans fave with The Outsiders
The Outsiders were an American rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, that was founded and led by guitarist Tom King. The band released the hit single "Time Won't Let Me" in early 1966, which peaked at No. 5 in the US in April
Friday in Broadcast History .. February 21st
The first TV soap opera ‘A Woman to Remember’ debuted on the shortlived Dumont network.
The 200th episode of “Perry Mason” (starring New Westminster’s Raymond Burr) aired on CBS TV.
Neil Diamond’s first TV special aired on NBC-TV.
The 200th episode of the hit sitcom ‘The Jeffersons’ was seen on CBS-TV.
Montreal’s Leonard Cohen made a rare TV appearance guesting on NBC’s ‘Miami Vice.’
And David Letterman (pictured) returned to his CBS Late Show some five weeks after having emergency quintuple heart bypass surgery,
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PSR’s 6pm Thursday Night News with the News You Should Know…
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