Sunday September the 21st

ON THIS DAY in 1907  
supporting actor Lloyd Gough

was born in New York City. He played various TV roles from 1964-82, including Mike Axford on the Green Hornet series.  He died July 23 1984 at 76.

On this day in 1918, actor Rand Brooks

was born in Los Angeles. He played supporting roles on TV from 1950 to'74, including the part of Corporal Boone on the 1954 series Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin.  Brooks succumbed to cancer at the age of 84.

On this day in 1930, actor John Morgan of the Royal Canadian Air Force (CBC Radio & TV) was born in Wales.  He died in November 2004 at age 74.  

On this day in 1934, singer Tommy Common

was born in Toronto.  He was a regular performer on CBC TV's Country Hoedown from 1956 to 1965.  He made a comeback in the 70's, succeeding Charlie Chamberlain on Don Messer's Jubilee. Tommy Common committed suicide in 1985.

On this day in 1946, the daytime drama The Second Mrs. Burton was heard for the first time on the entire CBS radio network, after being tested regionally. The Second Mrs. Burton fared very well, having a relationship with the network for 14 years.

On this day in 1948, the Bing Crosby "Philco Radio Time" came to Vancouver & helped raise funds to build the Sunset Community Centre.   The Vancouver-taped program was aired on ABC Radio October 13th, three weeks later.

Also this day in 1948, the Texaco Star Theater on NBC-TV chose this night to make one of its oft-appearing hosts the permanent host. Milton Berle stayed on as the regular host until 1967. He was so much a part of The Texaco Star Theater that it was retitled The Milton Berle Show.

Also in 1948, the serial "Life With Luigi" debuted on CBS radio. Luigi Basko was played by J. Carroll Naish. Naish, an Irish-American, became typecast as an Italian immigrant, and went on to play the same role in the TV version in 1952.

On this day in 1951, the TV soap opera "Love of Life" debuted on CBS.  Its last episode was Feb. 1, 1980.

On this day in 1957, New Westminster's Raymond Burr

made his first appearance on TV as famed trial lawyer Perry Mason.  It had already been a successful CBS radio series (1943-1955).  Running 9 years in first run, Perry Mason became TV's longest-running lawyer series.

Also in 1957, Kelowna's CHBC TV went on the air as a CBC affiliate covering the central Okanagan valley from channel 2 with 3,700 watts. Repeater transmitters at Vernon (ch. 7 - 310 watts) and Penticton (ch. 13 - 300 watts) went into operation three weeks later. The station was owned by the three radio stations in the valley, CKOV Kelowna, CKOK Penticton and CJIB Vernon.

Still in 1957, Scotty Moore and Bill Black, from Elvis Presley's backup band, quit over a salary dispute with Colonel Tom Parker.

On this day in 1959, the instrumental "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny

topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
youTube presents from 1959, Santo and Johnny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk_0N85wNk

On this day in 1962, the "Jack Paar Show"

debuted in NBC TV prime time. This show followed Paar's stint as host of the "Tonight" show.

On this day in 1963, "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton topped the charts and remained on top for 3 weeks.

On this day in 1968, "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley topped the charts, but surprisingly stayed #1 for only a week.

Also in 1968, radio station CFKC AM 1340 Creston, B.C. signed on the air.

Still in 1968, the television show "Adam-12"

debuted on NBC.

On this day in 1970, ABC-TV debuted "Monday Night Football", with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Keith Jackson. (Frank Gifford replaced Jackson the following year.)

On this day in 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests of Dick Cavett on his late-night ABC TV talk show.

On this day in 1974, character actor Walter Brennan, died at age 80.  He wrapped a long big screen career on TV; best remembered for his role as Grandpa on The Real McCoys, as well as Top 30 recorded recitations, Old Rivers and Dutchman's Gold.

Also in 1974, Winnipeg's Bachman-Turner Overdrive

released one of their big hits, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet."
YouTube presents: BTO, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJmBPCYt5LY

On this day in 1980, Canadian arranger and conductor Johnny Burt died at age 66. He was musical director for the Canadian Talent Library, which helped most radio stations fulfill its mandated Canadian content.

On this day in 1985, the song "Money forNothing" by Dire Straits topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.

On this day in 1992, 250 million households tuned in to "Murphy Brown" to see the show's rebuttal to Vice President Dan Quayle's family values speech. Quayle had criticized Murphy Brown for having a baby out of wedlock.

On this day in 1993, the first episode of "NYPD Blue" aired on ABC.

On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton's videotaped grand jury testimony was publicly broadcast. In it, Clinton sparred with prosecutors about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, at one point answering a question by saying, ''It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is.''

Also this day in 1998, the first episode of "Will & Grace" aired on NBC.

On this day in 2001, Nanaimo saw the launch of 2 new FM stations with test programming. CHLY FM 101.7 from Malaspina College was known as "The Beat of Nanaimo" with a variety of music formats.  The other was "The Wolf" at FM 106.9.
    
CKWF Nanaimo's Rock Authority  broadcast classic & modern rock music.  Both stations officially launched Friday night Sept. 28.  The Wolf was simulcast for the next 3 months on AM 1570.  

On this day in 2001, "America: A Tribute to Heroes" was shown on 35 seperate US broadcast and cable networks simultaneously. The telethon raised $150 million in pledges to benefit families of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks that occurred on September 11.

On this day in 2003, Duran Duran played a concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

On this day in 2004, an airplane carrying Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was diverted to Bangor, Maine, as it traveled from London to Washington. Federal authorities said Islam's name had appeared on a terrorist watch list.


Today's Birthdays:  

Actor Larry Hagman (Dallas, I Dream of Jeannie) is 77.

Montreal-born poet-songwriter Leonard Cohen is 74.

Actor-comedian Henry Gibson (Laugh-In) is 73.

Newsman Bill Kurtis (A&E's American Justice, Cold Case Files) is 68.

Author-comedian Fannie Flagg (Candid Camera, Match Game) is 64.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer(CSI, Amazing Race) is 62.

Guitarist Don Felder of The Eagles is 62.

Actor Bill Murray (Sat. Night Live) is 58.  

Actor-comedian Dave Coulier (Full House) is 49.

Toronto-born actor David James Elliott (JAG) is 48.

Actress Nancy Travis (Becker, Almost Perfect) is 47.

Actor Rob Morrow (Numbers, Northern Exposure) is 46.

Actress Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) is 43.

Country singer Faith Hill is 41.

Drummer Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies is 41.

Actress-talk show host Ricki Lake is 40.

Rapper Dave (formerly Trugoy the Dove) of De La Soul is 40.

Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Silver Spoons) is 37.

Actor James Lesure (Las Vegas, For Your Love) is 37.

Actor Luke Wilson is 37.

Ontario-born actor Paulo Costanzo (Joey) is 30.

TV personality Nicole Richie (The Simple Life) is 27.

Actress Maggie Grace (Lost, Oliver Beene) is 25.

Actor Joseph Mazzello ("Simon Birch") is 25.

Actors Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino (7th Heaven) are 10.


Chart Toppers Sept. 21

1946
To Each His Own - Eddy Howard
Five Minutes More - Frank Sinatra
Surrender - Perry Como
Wine, Women and Song - Al Dexter

1955
The Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller
Maybellene - Chuck Berry
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing - The Four Aces
I Don’t Care - Webb Pierce

1964
The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Bread and Butter - The Newbeats
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
I Guess I’m Crazy - Jim Reeves

1973
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
You’ve Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty

1982
Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
Jack & Diane - John Cougar
She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) - Jerry Reed

1991
I Adore Mi Amore - Color Me Badd
Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch/Loleatta Holloway
Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
Leap of Faith - Lionel Cartwright

2000
Music - Madonna
Jumpin’, Jumpin’ - Destiny’s Child
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
That’s the Way - Jo Dee Messina