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BUD NAMECK, a voice ubiquitous with Washington State basketball and football for close to three decades, is out as play-by-play man of both sports and will be replaced by Matt Chazanow.

'Dear Rouge' band members Andrew McTaggart and Danielle McTaggart will receive a $10,000 cash prize, along with a Martin D-16GT acoustic guitar, a Yamaha PSR-S950 keyboard, and a $500 Gift Card from Long & McQuade.

IT WAS JULY 9th ... when 26-year old Dick Clark debuted as host of the daily "Bandstand'' on Philadelphia T-V station WFIL... When Calgary's CKRY-FM signed on at 105.1 MHz with 100,000 watts as "Country 105"... When NBC-TV aired the sitcom "A Different World" for the final time, concluding its 6 year run... ..and when ABC aired a rare interview with CBS' late night star David Letterman on the premiere of their new magazine show "Up Close." ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

MOVIN' 92.5 continues atop the 6+ chart. Country's 100.7 The Wolf jumps up into 2nd.

"We ultimately made a business decision to move in another direction. We wish Keith nothing but the best and trust that his skill and ability will lead him to another promising endeavor.”

IT WAS JULY 8th ... when Storer Broadcasting Company purchased WINS radio in New York City for $10 million, the highest price paid for a radio station to that time... When "The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series, replacing Johnny Cash... When the final episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC TV... ...and when the televised Iran-Contra hearings made Lt. Col. Oliver North (pictured) a daytime TV star, outrating the serials and the game shows. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Rosie Perez's departure comes as no big surprise. There have been rumblings since January when several false reports had her leaving at the halfway point of the season.

Media analyst Gordon Borrell predicts that half of all AM/FM stations will disappear by 2024. “The stronger ones will survive,” he said. “But they’ve got to do some work to survive.”

It's got massive scale because Apple is behind it -- it broadcasts live to 100 countries. Numbers have not been released, but there's no question that it's by far the most widely listened-to streaming radio station ever.