Sunday in Broadcast History .. September 29th
Born this date were Gene Autry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bryant Gumbel, Gwen Ifill, Madeline Kahn and MASH’s Larry Linville.
The daytime radio game show Double or Nothing got its start on Mutual; Lowell Thomas (pictured) began his 46-year career of nightly radio news broadcasts; and the Adventures of Sam Spade began its Sunday night run on CBS Radio.
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, a radio hit, got its start on CBS-TV. Also premiering on the Tiffany network were the TV hits Designing Women, My Favorite Martian, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Alice, and The Judy Garland Show.
Sept. 29th was also the date a number of ABC-TV hits debuted, including Love American Style, My Three Sons, Make Room for Daddy, thirtysomething, Macgyver and Grace Under Fire.
And CBR-FM signed on for the first time at 102.1 on Calgary’s radio dial.
ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.nions” by Booker T & MG’s at #3. On this day in 2012, KZOK Seattle radio personality Donny Bonaduce received a painful bite on the cheek from a female fan who had asked for a kiss.
Another casualty of Stingray, Gruff Gushnowski
Courtesy of Gruff's facebook page...
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Last week I was let go from Stingray Radio (Edmonton). First off...this happens in any industry...so this isn't something that is specific to radio or to...
Mini ‘630’ tribute – pranks, with Marty Forbes
Wes Montgomery was notorious for bringing a mickey in to the broadcast booth when he was the EE announcer at Clarke Stadium. He was warned not to...and somebody reported him...and yup. another police visit.
Ringo Starr on How He Joined The Beatles – with Dan Rather
Ringo Starr talks about how ended up joining John, Paul, and George as a member of the Fab Four, if he was reluctant to leave his spot as drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes to join The Beatles, why he initially felt insecure when forming Ringo Starr and his All Star Band, and more on
Radio Mans fave with The Friends Of Distintion
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Saturday in Broadcast History .. September 28th
William S. Paley (pictured), the founder of CBS was born this date, as was Ed Sullivan, the awkward host of early TV’s Sunday night variety blockbuster on CBS.
Sept. 28th saw the first color telecast of a World Series game;
The Giselle Mackenzie Show, Miami Vice, Hazel, and Dr. Kildare all made their debuts on NBC-TV, while the same network aired the finale of The Shari Lewis Show (with Lambchop.)
CBS-TV aired M*A*S*H episode 100, and John Lennon was a guest deejay on New York’s WNEW-FM.
Foster Hewitt described Paul Henderson’s summit-clinching goal against the Soviets,
and The Beatles were heard for the first time in North America on the Murray the K radio show.
Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
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