Today in Broadcast History

in 1964, the original Broadway cast album of "Hello Dolly!" starring Carol Channing was certified as a Gold Record. In 1972, the '50s group Dion & the Belmonts reunited for a show at Madison Square Garden in New York. The concert was captured on the L-P ''Reunion.''

IT WAS MAY 30th … when America’s Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener… When the first major league network baseball telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2… When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray (pictured) signed a contract with C-B-C-TV’s “Singalong Jubilee.’ She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show … ..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 “The Drive” with a classic rock format. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 29th … when the soon-to-be-popular daytime soap ‘When a Girl Marries’ debuted on CBS Radio. It moved to NBC in 1941 and to ABC in 1951 for a total run of 18 years…. When Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” which began on radio as “Candid Microphone,” debuted on NBC TV…. When 20-year-old Barbra Streisand made an appearance on CBS TV’s “The Garry Moore Show”… ..and when 16-year-old Michael J. Fox (pictured) made his professional acting debut in the CBC TV series “Leo and Me.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 28th … when The Temptations headlined CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, along with pop singers Robert Goulet and Jane Morgan … When The Association made their TV debut on CBS’s ‘Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ … When NBC announced that Brian Williams would succeed Tom Nrokaw as anchor of the network’s ‘Nightly News’ … When Vancouver’s NW 2 AM 730 gave up its 15-months-long All-News radio battle with News 1130 .. ..and when bandleader Kevin Eubanks (pictured) left NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ after 16 years of supporting Jay Leno. ALL the milestones for May 28th INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 27th … when Frank Sinatra (pictured) made his TV debut as he guested on NBC’s “Star-Spangled Review,” hosted by another show biz legend, Bob Hope… When Toronto’s CHUM AM 1050 became the first Canadian fulltime top-40 radio station and published its first hit record chart… When the final episodes of the sitcoms “Mork and Mindy,” “Punky Brewster” & “Bosom Buddies” aired on ABC-TV… ..and when Jim & Tammy Bakker appeared on ABC’s “Nightline” following their evangelical TV scandal. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 26th … when Canadian radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden was granted a patent for the liquid barretter microphone… When Carl Perkins finally appeared on NBC-TV’s “The Perry Como Show” singing his milion-selling version of “Blue Suede Shoes,” two months after he was injured in an MVA enroute to the show …. When the Rolling Stones were guests on ABC-TV’s weekly music showcase “Shindig!” along with Sonny & Cher, Jackie De Shannon, and Jimmy Rodgers .. ..and when Fantasia Barrino (pictured) was named winner of the third edition of Fox TV’s “American Idol,” edging out Diana DeGarmo. ALL the milestones for May 26th INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 25th … when the 16th Annual Emmy Awards saw top honors go to “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and its stars, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore… When “The Brady Bunch Hour” aired for the final time on ABC-TV… When Jay Leno took over NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show,” replacing Johnny Carson as regular host. Leno’s first guest was Billy Crystal… ..and when Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs “Late Show With David Letterman.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 24th .. when the Canadian Parliament passed a bill establishing the CBC as a national broadcasting system … When Nanaimo BC got its own 250 watt radio station, CHUB 1570, with the first day featuring live coverage of the Empire Day Parade … When Randy Bachman and his Canadian band the Guess Who made their U.S. television debut on ABC’s “American Bandstand”… ..and when Dean Martin concluded his 9-year run as star of a weekly variety show on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for May 24th INSIDE.