THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. July 31st

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It's the date of birth for Dallas Cowboy's' owner Mark Cuban, actors Don Murray and Dean Cain, singer Gary Lewis and sportscaster Curt Gowdy. 'Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy' debuted on the radio, Leeza Gibbons debuted on TV's Entertainment Tonight, Vancouver's AM 600 debuted a new Standards format, CBC Newsworld debuted on Canadian cablesystems, anchor Chet Huntley reitred from NBC-TV, and Alanis Morissette started a Canadian tour in Vancouver. Signing off for the last time were Mitch Miller, singers Jim Reeves and Anne Shelton, bandleader Enoch Light, and Bill Raisch, the one-armed man on TV's The Fugitive. See all the July 31st milestones INSIDE.

Kelsey Lehman Moves To Middays At Virgin 104.9

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Congrats to Kelsey who announced the move on her Facebook page. "Pumped to say I have a new home on 104.9 Virgin Radio! When I got into radio, I made a list of goals I...

Oberfeld: EVERYONE Who Truly Supports Democracy Should Back Israel Against Terrorists

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War IS hell ! It is brutal; it is ugly; it takes the greatest toll on civilians; but, sometimes it IS necessary Premier Christy Clark has publicly voiced her support for Israel in the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Andrew Chang Replacing Gloria Macarenko as CBC Vancouver TV News Anchor

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CBC Vancouver is making changes to its local TV newscast, announcing today that Andrew Chang, who recently left the anchor desk at CBC News Montreal, will become the anchor of the supper hour broadcasts, replacing longtime staple Gloria Macarenko.

Will There Ever Be Another ‘Seinfeld’?

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Even before the outgoing Fox network president, Kevin Reilly, tempted fate by calling the sitcom “the new Seinfeld,” John Mulaney's new show has come to be seen as the last hope of the traditional sitcom shot with multiple cameras in front of an audience, the test case for whether the format can still produce quality work.

86-yr old Dodgers’ Voice Vin Scully will Return for His 66th Season

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Published July 30, 2014 courtesy Fox News and Associated Press July 29, 2014: Broadcaster Vin Scully, left, embraces his wife, Sandi, at Dodger Stadium during a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves...

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 30th

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It's the date of birth for Paul Anka, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Lawrence Fishburne, Hillary Swank, and funny women Lisa Kudrow, Delta Burke and Jaime Pressley. Johnny Cash recorded his smash hit 'Folsom Prison Blues', The Shadow started a 24-year radio run, The Guiding Light moved to CBS-TV for an amazing 57 year commitment, and NBC's L.A. Law received 20 Emmy nominations. Obits this date include actress Claudette Colbert, Howdy Doody's Buffalo Bob Smith, Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, and Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Come INSIDE for all the July 30th milestones.