Saturday in Broadcast History .. October 12th
Born this date were daytime radio star Jane Ace, Hugh Jackman, Nancy Kulp, Kirk Cameron, plus sportscasters Tony Kubek and Dan Russell.
After 15 years on radio ‘Burns and Allen’ made their debut on CBS-TV;
‘Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons’ began its 18 year run on network radio;
Walter Cronkite spent all 3 prime time hours on CBS-TV on the memoirs of Dwight Eisenhower;
the late singer Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
and Vancouver-based Nickelback scored their first #1 album.
Celebrities leaving us on Oct. 12th include announcers Joel Aldred and Johnny Olsen (pictured), musicians Ray Conniff, Carmen Cavallero, John Denver and Gene Vincent, Bullwinkle producer Jay Ward, and veteran actor Leon Ames.
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CTV News VP, Richard Gray tells parliamentary committee the broadcaster is losing 40 million a year and viewership is declining.
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Radio Mans fave with Harpers Bizarre
Harpers Bizarre was formed out of the Tikis, a band from Santa Cruz, California, which had some local successes with Beatlesque songs in the mid 1960s.
Friday in Broadcast History .. October 11th
Happy Birthday today to David Morse, Joan Cusack, Matt Bomer, Jane Krakowski and Daryl Hall.
The ‘American Album of Familiar Music’ began its long Sunday night run on NBC radio;
Hugh Downs (Pictured) left both ‘NBC-TV’s ‘Today show’ and ‘Concentration’ for a year off.
Canada’s first hockey telecast aired in French on Montreal’s CBFT;
Rod Stewart got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Elton John’s ‘Candle in the Wind’ began its 12-week run atop the charts;
and Bob Dylan played Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum.
Bowing out this date sadly were CBS newsman Douglas Edwards, ventriloquist Wayland Flowers, singers Connee Boswell, Tex Williams and Russ Hamilton, and actor/sportscaster Gil Stratton Jr.
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