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Independent estimates put online radio listening at close to 80 million listeners in PPM markets

During an induction into the NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME in CHICAGO, BOB KEVOIAN, longtime co-host of the WESTWOOD ONE syndicated BOB & TOM SHOW, had jaws dropping as he announced his retirement, effective at the end of this year.

Happy Birthday to Sally Field, Emma Stone, Glen Frey, Bill Henderson of Chilliwack, Fred Penner and Maria Shriver. On this date Windsor’s legendary CKLW came into being when two previous stations were merged; the first commercial TV station WGY Schenectady went on the air; ‘Meet the Press’ debuted on NBC-TV; Phil Donahue’s TV talk show debuted in Dayton, Ohio; ‘The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour’ premiered on CBS-TV; Fox-TV debuted the action series ’24′; and New York’s WOR-TV paid a record $182,000 per episode for reruns of ‘The Cosby Show.” ALL the milestones for the date are INSIDE.

The Gabriola Radio Society’s request for a third one-year extension, until November of next year, to launch 98.7 CKGI-FM Gabriola Island (BC) has been denied.

Happy Birthday to Bryan Adams, Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Sam Shepherd and Sam Rockwell. The comic strip ‘The Gumps’ debuted as a series on CBS radio; ‘The Big Show’ debuted as a Sunday night 90-minute radio spectacular on NBC; Vancouver’s CKNW increased power from 1,000 watts to 5,000 at 1320 kc; the ‘Nat King Cole Show’ debuted on NBC-TV; the second Jackson 5 TV special aired on CBS; Tom Jones guested on the soundtrack of Fox-TV’s ‘The Simpsons’; and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition made their TV debut on CBS-TV’s ‘Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour.’ Those bowing off the world stage Nov. 5th include Fred MacMurray, Johnny Horton, Bobby Hadfield of the Righteous Bothers, Bobby Nunn and Billy Guy of ‘The Coasters’ (16 years apart); bandleader Guy Lombardo (pictured), and career Canadian broadcasters Norm Marshall and Sid Boyling. ALL the milestones for the date are found INSIDE.

Our friend Bob Saint recalls the old days of listening to am radio stations from across the nation during the late evening/early morning hours... AM Radio at its best...

“You will HAVE to work an 8 hour day.” What? “You will HAVE to work an 8 hour day.” The person telling me this was Marconi Award winner and legendary Detroit morning man, Dick Purtan. He was answering a question that I was kidding him about after his show.

“The Seattle Seahawks 12th man are growing increasingly tired of the negative remarks that are consistently made against our team by Fox Sports commentators Troy Aikman & Joe Buck."

“We’re happy to report the procedure went well and he is currently recuperating from the surgery,” the network said in a statement. “As a result, ‘The Daily Show’ will air an encore tonight. We expect him back with an original episode tomorrow.”

Mack hasn’t been in the Kamloops Broadcast Centre since those early years, but he’s returning this week as he comes to town twice on a tour promoting his book. He said he’s looking forward to the visit.