Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dies at age 46

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On Twitter Monday, The Cranberries said that O'Riordan's family members are "devastated" by the news and have requested privacy

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 15th

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CKNW moved its studios from downtown New Westminster to a former Safeway location at 815 McBride Boulevard. Saskatchewan-born Art Linkletter (pictured) introduced his longrunning (22 years) daytime hit ‘House Party’ on CBS radio. Ed Sullivan insisted that the Rolling Stones change the lyrics of their hit ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ or they’d be banned from his CBS-TV Sunday night showcase. The retro sitcom ‘Happy Days’ started its memorable 11 year run on ABC-TV. And Gene Shalit started his 37-year career as movie critic on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’ ALL the milestones for Jan. 15th INSIDE.

After 42 Years as Talk Host, KGO’s Ronn Owens Moves to Commentator Role

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Owens announced on Friday that he will move to a commentator role effective immediately. He will host a daily commentary airing from 12:50 to 1:00pm starting on Tuesday,

Coast to Coast AM Officially Launches On Roundhouse Radio Monday at 10PM

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Roundhouse Radio CEO Don Shafer told Puget Sound Radio,  George Noory's Coast to Coast will be Officially Launched this coming Monday January 15th, 2018 at 10 PM on Roundhouse Radio 98.3

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 14th

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66 years ago today, NBC-TV aired the premiere ediition of the longrunning ‘Today Show,’ hosted by the legendary Dave Garroway (pictured). ‘The Bionic Woman’ starring Lindsay Wagner debuted on ABC-TV, while ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ started its run on CBS. One billion viewers worldwide watched the live TV special, ‘Elvis – Aloha from Hawaii.’ David Letterman announced his pending departure from NBC, and then 7 years later to the date underwent emergency open heart surgery. ALL the milestones for Jan. 14th INSIDE.

Sportscaster Keith Jackson, Legendary Voice of US College Football, Dead at 89

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Before he became a national treasure, Jackson was Sports Director at KOMO TV Seattle, and did radio playbyplay of the Seattle Rainiers minor league baseball team.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 13th

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After more than 13 years on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule ‘Ryan’s Hope’ aired its final episode. The Canadian band Rush headlined a “Canada for Asia” tsunami-relief CBC telethon in Toronto. The ‘made-in Canada’ action series ‘La Femme Nikita’ debuted on the USA cable channel. The 100th episode of NYPD Blue aired on ABC. Samantha (Eliz. Montgomery) gave birth to baby Tabitha on ABC-TV’s ‘Bewitched.’ And we lost two luminaries of early CBC television as comedian Frank Shuster and news anchor Earl Cameron died. ALL the milestones for Jan. 13th INSIDE.