Puget Sound Radio

KMPS flipped to AC today (12/4), branding as "THE NEW 94.1, THE SOUND," launching with "10,000 in a row, guaranteed."Concurrently, HUBBARD has flipped crosstown Rock station KVRQ Country, as "COUNTRY 98.9," with a slogan, "Nobody Plays More New Country."

It’s the birth date of actors Jeff Bridges, Donnelly Rhodes, Marisa Tomei, Patricia Wettig and Victor French; of the music world’s Dennis Wilson, Deanna Durbin, Chris Hillman, Freddy Cannon and Eddie Heywood; and of broadcasters Wink Martindale and Alan Jackson. ‘The Eveready Hour’ began its pioneering radio variety show run on New York’s WEAF; Walter Winchell began his longrunning Sunday night news and gossip radio show on NBC Blue; the iconic radio soap ‘Ma Perkins’ moved from Cincinnati’s WLW to the NBC Red network; Frank Reynolds co-anchored his final ABC-TV evening newscast; and ‘Falcon Crest’ began its 9-year prime time run on CBS-TV. It’s also the date we lost iconic Calgary sportscaster Ed Whalen (pictured). Details and ALL the Dec 4th milestones INSIDE.

It will be held next Sunday from 2 - 5 at the Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. Everyone is welcome.

"New York is where the power is and this is fundamentally a scandal about power and the abuse of power in sexual ways."

Sheila Coles will host her last broadcast of The Morning Edition Dec. 15.

Born this date were Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Connee Boswell, Jaye P Morgan, Daryl Hannah and Ozzie Osbourne, ‘The Voice of Firestone’ started a 35 year run on radio; Paul Harvey News & Comment began a 58 year run on ABC Radio; CTV’s Harvey Kirck (pictured) became the frst 20-year man anchoring a Canadian network newscast; the late New York disk jockey Alan Freed was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and CBS-TV aired the 200th episode of ‘Knots Landing.’ Fraser Valley transmitters on the AM band fell silent, as the original stations in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope completed their transfer to the FM band, Details and ALL the milestones for Dec. 3rd INSIDE.

Late Saturday, ABC News announced it was suspending network investigative reporter Brian Ross (Pictured) four weeks without pay for an inaccurate report that aired Friday