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The first CNR radio station, CNRO was opened in Ottawa. The CNR network would eventually turn into the CBC. The Rolling Stones’ rise to fame was underway as they appeared for the 2nd time on the BBC-TV’s ‘Top of the Pops’ (pictured). The Supremes (with Diana Ross) were the mystery guests on CBS-TV’s ‘What’s My Line?’ And ABC aired Part One of their “The Beach Boys: An American Family” TV movie. Details and many more Milestones for Feb 27th INSIDE.

A Cosby spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt, said that Ensa's death was the result of kidney disease.

Future TV stars Jackie Gleason, William Frawley and Tony Randall were born on this date. The 100th episode of the original hit TV series ‘Macgyver’ aired on ABC. Drew Lachey was declared winner of ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ And the CHUM group announced their intention to acquire Vancouver radio station ‘The Beat.’ Details and many MORE broadcast milestones INSIDE.

The 24 year old Ottawa woman says she decided to share her story with CBC after drawing courage from the dozens of mainly anonymous women who have spoken out on social media about alleged negative experiences with the B.C. band.

Glenn was the retail sales manager in Vancouver for both CFOX and CKLG and the uber yappy pitcher for the Vancouver ball team contingent. He drove us all crazy with his constant repartee and barrage of good natured and poignant insults. He was very good at getting under our collective skins when he was, as he called it, “putting some shit on the ball”

The US Federal Radio Commission issued the very first television license to an experimental laboratory in Washington D.C. Still before WWII, in TV’s infancy, the first hockey game was televised in New York City, 12 years ahead of Canada’s first hockey telecast. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca (pictured) starred in the first ever ‘Your Show of Shows,’ which became a Saturday night sensation for NBC-TV. A Led Zeppelin concert at the Paris Theatre in France was broadcast live on UK television. And Frank Sinatra’s guest appearance as a retired detective gave CBS-TV’s ‘Magnum PI’ its highest rating ever. Details and many more milestones for Feb. 25th INSIDE.

It is addressed to Randy Lennox of Bell Media, Doug Murphy of Corus Entertainment and Hubert T. Lacroix of CBC Radio Canada, asking the companies to remove a ban on the band's music following recent sexual misconduct allegations.