MONDAY in Broadcast History .. March 19th
IT WAS MARCH 19th … when the first televised prize fight aired in ‘living color’ saw Joey Giardello knock out Willie Troy on NBC ….
When Vancouver’s C-FUN AM 1410 flipped to a Top 40 format ….
When singer Lesley Gore guest-starred on the last episode of the ABC-TV sitcom “The Donna Reed Show”…
And when the final episode of the iconic “Mary Tyler Moore Show” (pictured) aired on CBS-TV.
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Veteran Canadian Stand-Up Comic Mike MacDonald Dies at 63
His brother told CTV News that Mike died Saturday at the Ottawa Heart Institute due to heart complications.
East Coast Teen Starts his Own Radio Station
"I love audio,” Adam MacLean says. “I started it in elementary school doing Christmas concerts in grade five and I’ve loved it ever since."
CKNW Adds Global News Morning Simulcast at 5 am
This in addition to already simulcasting the evening 6 p.m. Global TV News Hour.
Raina Douris joins Matt Cundill on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
Raina Douris has spent her entire career working in Toronto, and it has served her well. When you love music, Toronto is a great place to live work and breathe your passion
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. March 18th
IT WAS MARCH 18th when a daytime drama based on the Bible “Light of the World” was first heard on NBC radio….
When Joan Rivers made the first of some 62 guest appearances with Johnny Carson on NBC-TV’s ‘Tonight Show’…
When the debut episode of “The Greatest American Hero” aired on ABC-TV…
When a KOMO-TV news helicopter crashed near the Space Needle, killing the pilot and a photographer..
and when Pat Cashman (pictured) left KJR-FM after 12 years doing morning drive at various Seattle stations.
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The Ventures’ Lead Guitarist Nokie Edwards, Dead at 82
The Ventures used the reverb-soaked 1960 recording of 'Walk Don't Run' as a launch pad to become the most successful instrumental group in rock history.