Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS AUG. 31st .. when the first news program on radio was aired in Detroit, when election returns were broadcast on 8MK, (later to become WWJ), owned by the Detroit Evening News. Only some 30 homes in the city were equipped with radio receivers… When “The Great Gildersleeve”, a spin-off of radio's longtime laughfest “Fibber McGee and Molly,” began its two-decade run on NBC’s Red Network… When “The Adventures of Superman” started on network radio on the Mutual Broadcasting System, quickly becoming one of the era’s most iconic series… ..and when “The Partridge Family” TV show aired its last episode, leaving David Cassidy free to pursue a solo music career. ALL the milestones for the last day of August INSIDE.

The program will air on all BELL MEDIA News-Talk stations as of SEPTEMBER 5th 2-5 pm ET as "THE EVAN SOLOMON SHOW."

Tony Castricone, the play-by-play voice of Clemson Tigers basketball, has been hired to succeed Bob Rondeau as Huskies’ play-by-play voice.

IT WAS AUG. 30th .. when, as the TV era kicked into high gear, “Screen Directors Playhouse” ended its 2.5 year run on NBC Radio… When “American Bandstand” aired for the final time as a daily show on ABC-TV, becoming a weekly hour on Saturdays for another 26 years… When 'Northern Exposure' and ' Murphy Brown' were big CBS winners at the Emmy Awards... When, after five years, ABC-TV’s “The Brady Bunch” came to an end … ..and when the “Late Show with David Letterman” debuted on CBS-TV, with guests Bill Murray (pictured) & Billy Joel. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Jody “Teddy” Tedford (pictured) previously worked at Kamloops' Newcaps other fm station, The River, then last March moved to Country Congratulations "Teddy"!

CBC news is produced with public dollars for public benefit and should therefore be available without copyright protection within Canada’s borders.

Who doesn’t love watching movies! Watching a movie, for me, is pure escapism. I get drawn in by the multi-dimensional characters and quickly lost in the intricacies of the narrative.  I am moved by powerful stories and movies are just that