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Radio Mans fave with Clint Holmes
Clint Holmes (born 9 May 1946)[1] is a British-born singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer, and TV announcer.
Saturday in Broadcast History .. September 30th
It’s the birthdate of Johnny Mathis, Angie Dickinson, Fran Drescher, Eric Stolz, Jenna Elfman, DJ Chuck Chandler and country music’s Marty Stuart.
The BBC finally started its own pop music station, and yet exactly five years later Radio Caroline resumed broadcasting its pirate radio servce.
Vancouver’s 1410 AM radio station resumed using the C-FUN call sign it had given up for an ill conceived all-news service.
The first World Series telecast was seen on the US East Coast, ‘Cheers’ and Red Skelton debuted on NBC-TV, ‘The Rifleman’, ‘The Flintstones’ and ‘Alias’ got started on ABC-TV; and ‘The Friendly Giant’ began its long run on CBC-TV.
Obits for Sept. 30th include James Dean, Edgar Bergen, Mary Ford, Freddy Martin, Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins, Monty Hall and Barbara Ann Scott.
Come inside for the details and ALL the milestones for this date.
PSR’s 6pm Friday Night News with the News You Should Know…
[DF], How Do You Attempt Sneak One In? First Marker Verifies, Military Is The Only Way – X22 Report
Not great news coming from the Farr household.
Here we go again! I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer
Gord Lansdell of NW Broadcasters calls it a day….
Our friend Gord Lansdell, founder and publisher of NW Broadcasters after serving the broadcast community for the last 25 years has decided to retire..
BCIT has established the Roy Hennessy Achievement Award for Excellence in Broadcasting
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has established the Roy Hennessy Achievement Award for Excellence in Broadcasting
Sportsnet will send Blue Jays’ radio crew on road for playoffs
Canadian media conglomerate Sportsnet has come under a lot of fire in recent years for their limiting travel for radio announcers
Jeremy Enns: Creative Wayfinding on the Sound Off Podcast
The title to this episode was going to be "Cut the Bullshit" which was the name of the Facebook group Jeremy founded a number of years back.
Radio Mans fave with Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock.
Friday 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.
PSR’s 6pm Thursday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Trump Has Preparing His Entire Life For This Battle, Did Trump Just Admit He Is The CIC? – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967
Thursday 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.
PSR’s 6pm Wednesday Night News with the News You Should Know…
We Are Close To The Precipice, Swamp Fighting Back, Ready To Finish What Was Started – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991.
Wednesday in Broadcast History .. September 27th
Celebrities born this date include Randy Bachman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jayne Meadows, William Conrad, Greg Morris, Wilford Brimley, and Meat Loaf.
John Palmer replaced Chris Wallace as news anchor of NBC’s Today Show;
Steve Allen (pictured) started his run as first host of NBC’s Tonight Show;
Dolly Parton’s short-lived variety show debuted on ABC-TV;
Patti Page had the #1 song with ‘I Went to Your Wedding’;
the Beach Boys performed on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show;
and Bob Dylan had a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Taking their final curtain call Sept. 27th were actors Lloyd Nolan and Robert Montgomery, song and dance man Donald O’Connor, British entertainer Gracie Fields, and John Facenda, the mellifluous original voice of NFL films.
Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Tuesday Night News with the News You Should Know…
The Pause Was Needed To Do Things That Traditionally Couldn’t Be Done, War Crimes – X22 Report
Radio Mans fave with Robert Palmer
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter.
Tuesday in Broadcast History .. September 26th
This date gave us Marty Robbins, Julie London, Olivia Newton John, Kent McCord, and Linda Hamilton.
Vancouver’s CKWX opened a newly-built state-of-the-art radio facility on Burrard Street (pictured);
Paul Anka and Roseanne Barr had their stars unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.;
the first Nixon-Kennedy Presidential Debate was staged;
‘Beverly Hillbillies’, ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Jake and the Fatman’ and the original ‘Hawaii Five-Oh’ began their runs on CBS;
’The Brady Bunch’ debuted on ABC-TV. and ‘Knight Rider’ began its run on NBC.
Obits Sept. 26th include actors Richard Mulligan (of ‘Empty Nest’) and Charles Correll (of radio’s ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’), bandleader Billy Vaughn, singer Robert Palmer, and the boop-boop-a-doop girl Helen Kane.
Specifics of ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Monday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Fake News Needs To Be Investigated For Treason, Free & Fair Elections Most Important Issue – X22 Report
David McCallum, Star of ‘NCIS,’ ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90
David McCallum, who starred as Illya Kuryakin alongside Robert Vaughn’s Napoleon Solo in the 1960s hit spy drama “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and had a supporting role as pathologist Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard on the top-rated series “NCIS” decades later
Terry Kirkman, Founding Member of the Association, Dead at 83
TERRY KIRKMAN, A founding member of the Association who penned the band’s Sixties classics “Cherish” and “Everything That Touches You,” died on Saturday. He was 83.
Radio Mans fave with Santana
Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.
Monday in Broadcast History .. September 25th
It’s the birthday of Barbara Walters (she’s 90!), Michael Douglas (& his wife), Ian Tyson, Mark Hamill and Heather Locklear.
It’s the date XM satellite radio was launched, and saw the debut of Veronica’s Closet on NBC-TV.
Rosemary Clooney had a #1 hit in ‘Hey There;’
The Partridge Family (pictured) and a Beatles cartoon series debuted on ABC;
Queen was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live; and Elvis Presley performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
A host of celebrities left us on Sept. 25th, including Andy Williams, Don Adams, Walter Pidgeon, announcer Art Gilmore, and Seattle radio icon Jerry Kay.
Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Sunday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Did Trump Form A Panel To Investigate The Elections? Space Force, Why Is Trump 5 Steps Ahead – X22 Report
Long time Vancouver broadcaster and later video and film producer Jim Morrison passed away...
Long time Vancouver broadcaster and later video and film producer Jim Morrison passed away yesterday (Saturday) at age 80
Radio Mans fave with Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger (/ˈsiːɡər/ SEE-gər; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician
Sunday in Broadcast History .. September 24th
It’a the date of birth for Seattle radio legend Pat O’Day (pictured), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Canadian Phil Hartman, Fox Business anchor Lou Dobbs, sportscaster Jim McKay, and Three’s Company’s Audra Lindley.
Making their series debut on ABC were The Odd Couple, The Donna Reed Show, The Mod Squad, Growing Pains and The Love Boat.
Judy Garland made her TV debut in a Ford special on CBS; 60 Minutes, The Munsters and Petticoat Junction also had their premieres on CBS;
and in Canada the CTV National News debuted in a late night quarter hour format.
Elvis Presley appeared on the televised Louisiana Hayride on KRKH Shreveport;
…and one of the great announcers of bigtime US radio, Harlow Wilcox, took his final breath.
ALL the milestones for Sept. 24th INSIDE.
Kari Lake on The Roseanne Barr Podcast
Roseanne sits down with the rightful Governor of Arizona, Kari Lake! Kari is one of the most free-spoken fiercest defenders of America
PSR’s Saturday Weekend News with the News You Should Know…
[DS] Tries To Reverse Public Opinion, Evil Is Knocking, Will You Answer, Will You Fight – X22 Report