Thursday, March 28, 2024

Today in Broadcast History

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 21st

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IT WAS MAY 21st ... when Kamloops B.C. got its first FM station as CFFM 98.3 signed on ... When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show aired from Montreal’s Expo 67, and featured Petula Clark and The Seekers, with comedian Alan King... When after a 5 year run, the final episode of 'Miami Vice' aired on NBC-TV... .. and when after 8 seasons the finale of the sitcom 'Newhart' was seen on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 20th

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IT WAS MAY 20th ... when the Canadian Marconi Company station X-W-A, later CFCF, in Montreal aired a musical concert, the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America, and possibly the world... When CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show featured Peggy Lee, The Brothers Four (from Seattle), and retired baseball great Jackie Robinson .... When the 25th Emmy Awards gave top honors to The Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore... ..and when the final episodes of 'Barney Miller' and "Roseanne" aired on ABC-TV... and the "Cheers" finale was seen on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 19th

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IT WAS MAY 19th ....when the 20th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honours to Get Smart, Mission Impossible & best actress Barbara Bain ... When NBC-TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater with the 2-hour special "Motown Returns To The Apollo"... When the final episode of LA Law aired on NBC, after a wildly successful 8 year run... ..and when the final episode of Angela Lansbury's "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS, after 12 seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. May 18th

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IT WAS MAY 18th ... when radio's espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run... When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV's Jackie Gleason Show... When the final episode of "Baretta" aired on ABC TV, and the last "Murphy Brown" ran on CBS ... ..and when 77-year old disk jockey Jack Cullen aired his final "Owl Prowl" on CKNW as the Vancouver station moved to a fulltime news/talk format ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. May 17th

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IT WAS MAY 17th ... when the quiz show for the intelligentsia "Information Please!" began its 10-year run on radio, the first 2.5 years on the NBC Blue Network... When the final episode of Groucho's radio/TV quiz show "You Bet Your Life" was taped ... When the Elton John TV special "Say Goodbye To Norma Jean And Other Things" aired on ABC... ..and when NBC-TV paid $5 million for the rights to air the 1939 movie blockbuster "Gone with the Wind" just one time. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. May 16th

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IT WAS MAY 16th ... when the first radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was heard via Louisville's WHAS ... When the popular radio thriller 'The Whistler' debuted on Columbia's West Coast network, sponsored by Signal Oil ... When 'Cross Canada Check Up,' the national open line show, debuted on CBC Radio. It has continued for 50 years so far... When the popular series 'In the Heat of the Night,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'Baywatch Nights' ended their first runs on national TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. May 15th

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IT WAS MAY 15th ... when Victoria radio station CJVI 1480 moved to AM 900 and doubled its power to 1,000 watts ... When singer Brenda Lee guested as struggling singer "Tina Davis" on an episode of the CBS-TV sitcom "Make Room For Daddy"... When the 91st and final episode of the original series"Starsky and Hutch"(pictured) aired on ABC-TV... ..and when one of Canada's most successful entertainment exports, "SCTV Network, " a 90-minute variety/comedy show debuted on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. May 14th

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IT WAS MAY 14th .. when the Ernie Kovacs Show, a highly innovative TV variety show, debuted on NBC...(Kovacs is pictured)... When CBC TV stations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto were linked for the first time, the first step in creating a national network ... When Victoria radio station CFAX was sold to Clare G. Copeland, who changed it from a daytime only station to 24/7 at 1070 KHz .. ..and when Paul McCartney and John Lennon were guests on NBC-TV's "Tonight Show" .. but with Joe Garagiola as guest host. ALL the milestones for May 14th INSIDE.

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 13th

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IT WAS MAY 13th ....when "Gene Autry's Melody Ranch" ended its 16 years as a Sunday afternoon staple on CBS Radio (Gene is pictured)... When the 'Kraft Music Hall,' now starring Milton Berle, ended a record 26 years on NBC radio & TV .... When the game-changing 'Pat Burns Hotline' debuted on AM 600 CJOR in Vancouver ... ..and when the CBC's flagship TV news shows The National and The Journal were moved from 10 pm to 9 pm. (The move was a failure & was soon reversed.) ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 12th

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IT WAS MAY 12th .. when syndicated gossip columnist Walter Winchell (pictured) made his radio debut on New York's WABC... When Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley (just back from his military service in Germany) appeared on the ABC TV special 'Welcome Back Elvis"... When CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show was headlined by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, along with comedians Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield ... ..and when the final episode of "The Incredible Hulk" was telecast on CBS. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.