Roundhouse Radio’s Reprieve At Least “For a Day or Two”
“We’re still on the air,” G.M. Don Shafer said over the phone. “There is a prospective buyer and we have a commitment from the board to stay on the air until it closes.”
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 1st
IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts….
When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410…
When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King…
When C-ISL signed on as Richmond BC’s first radio station at 940 on the AM dial ..
When Kamloops radio's CHNL debuted, as did Seattle's KQMV (Movin' 92.5)...
and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life.
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Don Shafer Leaves Roundhouse Radio …
The Good News is Roundhouse Radio WILL see the light of day tomorrow!!!
Broadcast Journalist Sean Eckford joins Joseph Planta on The Commentary
The journalist Sean Eckford discusses his work at the Coast Reporter newspaper, covering British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, journalism, and more, with Joseph Planta
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. April 30th
IT WAS APRIL 30th … when television was demonstrated for the first time in the US, as President Roosevelt spoke at the opening of the New York World’s Fair ….
When after 27 years, the final broadcast of ‘Arthur Godfrey Time’ aired on CBS Radio, a decade after most network entertainment radio had ended ….
When host Jack Bailey (pictured) introduced the so-called daily agony show “Queen For a Day” on Mutual radio…
and when the 208th & final episode of “The Cosby Show” was seen on NBC-TV.
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SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. April 29th
IT WAS APRIL 29th …. when Toronto radio station CFRB aired its first program from the Columbia Broadcasting System in the US ….
When the enduring nighttime soap “One Man’s Family” debuted as a weekly 30-minute radio series in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle …
When the 15-minute daytime drama “Young Dr. Malone” began its 21-year run on CBS radio …
When Canada's Fletcher Markle debuted his drama anthology Studio One on CBS radio ..
and when ‘Wide World of Sports’ began its remarkable 37-year long Saturday afternoon run on ABC-TV.
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