Monday in Broadcast History .. October 21st
Happy Birthday to Kim Kardashian, Judge Judy, Manfred Mann, and the Honeymooner’s Joyce Randolph.
Also born this date were the late ROBERT CLOTHIER (pictured) of ‘The Beachcombers,’ Dizzy Gillespie and Hy Averbach.
The UK’s Cliff Richard appeared on CBS-TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan Show.’
Elton John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Johnny Mathis scored a #1 hit with ‘Chances Are,’
and Chuck Berry topped the charts with ‘My Ding-a-Ling.’
Bob Dylan finished his first album for Columbia,
Carl Perkins taped a special for US cable in London,
and the new owners of BC radio stations in Powell River and Courtenay changed formats.
Passing on this date were BC broadcasters Bob Hall and Daryl Duke, musicians Edmundo Ros and Bill Black, WWII pinup Marie McDonald, Fred Berry of ‘What’s Happening,’ and Canadian patent medicine radio pitchman Gilbert Templeton.
ALL the milestones for Oct. 21 INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Sunday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Trump:[KH] Should Be Thrown Off The Campaign,Trump Explains Who The Enemy From Within Is – X22 Report
Mitzi Gaynor, Star of ‘South Pacific,’ Dies at 93
Mitzi Gaynor, star of 1950s big-screen musicals including “South Pacific” and “Les Girls” and a series of beloved variety specials in the 1970s, died on Thursday. She was 93.
Radio Mans fave with The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders were an English beat group from Manchester.[1] Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana
Sunday in Broadcast History .. October 20th
Happy Birthday to actor Viggo Mortensen, 'The Waltons' Eric Scott, ‘The Office’s John Krasinski, country music’s Wanda Jackson, plus the late Tom Petty, Jerry Ohrbach, Arlene Francis, Grandpa Jones, Dr. Joyce Brothers (pictured) and Will Rogers Jr.
Lee DeForest demonstrated his major invention, the electric vacuum radio tube; radio’s ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ debuted on the NBC Red network; ironman news anchor Robert Trout joined CBS radio;’Break the Bank’ debuted on Mutual radio; Walter Cronkite debuted the CBS-TV documentary series, ‘The Twentieth Century’, and Canada’s first private TV station signed on in Sudbury Ontario.
Signing off forever were actors Burt Lancaster and Jane Wyatt, plus country music’s Merle Travis.
See ALL the milestones for Oct. 20th INSIDE.
Brian Wilson vs. Mike Love: The Story of the Beach Boys’ Many Conflicts
The Beach Boys saw conflicts, creative differences, and tragedy throughout the band’s career
Radio Mans fave is the ‘B’ Side of Tom Middleton’s record from yesterday…
Yesterday we featured Tom Middleton's song, 'I Need A Harbour For My Soul, today we flip the 45rpm over and play "I'll Comfort You"