SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. March 7th
It was a March 7th when radio station KARI 550 signed on the air from Blaine, Washington with a Christian-spoken word format...
..when the "Beatles" made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio in England.
..when"Peter Pan", with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, was presented as a live TV special on NBC's Producer's Showcase.
..and when Vancouver's CKWX 1130 dropped its adult contemporary music and became a country music station.
Specifics, and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Local News Matters “Deeply” To People
Its as if some strange light finally came on.
Most People like to know what's going on, especially in their communities
Andrew Lack Back Atop NBC News in Wake of Brian Williams Scandal
Lack returns to his chief post at a tumultuous time for NBC News.
TV, Film Production Booming in Victoria
“We have never seen numbers like this,” said Victoria film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. March 6th
It was March 6th when the first US telecast from an airplane was aired from the skies over New York City...
when NBC-TV aired the musical special "An Evening With Diana Ross" (pictured) ....
when the 100th episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired on ABC-TV...
and when Walter Cronkite signed off the CBS Evening News for the final time, to be replaced by Dan Rather.
Specifics, and many more March 6th milestones INSIDE.
Harrison Ford in ‘Fair’ Condition After Plane Crash
The 72 year old Ford reportedly walked away from the California crash, and was later attended to by two physicians who were on the scene. He suffered multiple lacerations from the accident.
Fred Latremouille Dead due to liver disease at 69
Friends hereabouts were aware he was going to hospital .. but not the seriousness of it. Fred passed away at his retirement home in Scottsdale Ariz.