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It’s the birthday of CBS president Les Moonves, actors Jeremy Sisto and Ioan Gruffudd, plus the late Robert Mitchum, Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden, and early Vancouver broadcaster Gerry Wilmot. Both 'Show Boat' and the human interest radio show ‘Hobby Lobby’ debuted on NBC, which also introduced Frank Sinatra as 'Rocky Fortune': ‘The Ed Wynn Show’ became the first regular live TV origination from the West Coast; Pat Boone guested on Rod Serling’s NBC-TV show ‘Night Gallery’; 21-yr old Barbra Streisand guested on CBS-TV’s ‘Judy Garland Show’; ‘Dear John’ starring Judd Hirsch (pictured) debuted on NBC-TV; the TV special ‘Ray Charles:50 Years of Music’ aired on FOX; and Howard Stern announced he would soon be moving to satellite radio. ALL the milestones for Oct. 6th can be found INSIDE.

After 39 years with 680 CJOB, veteran broadcaster Brian Barkley will be retiring at the end of the month. He's spent the last 25 years giving Winnipeggers the most trusted traffic advice. Congratulations, Brian!

Another week of challenge for BC’s television news programming ...as viewership shifts and rating declines are no doubt causing alarm bells to ring at some ...

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Cumulus Radio’s biggest shareholder, Chairman Jeffrey Marcus made a tough call last week swapping out longtime CEO Lew Dickey for magazine industry honcho Mary Berner, who famously took Reader’s Digest Association through bankruptcy. That has led to a swirl of gossip that bankruptcy court is the next stop for the No. 2 US radio station owner.

It’s the birthday of Kate Winslet, Bob Geldof, Daniel Baldwin, Steve Miller, and the late Bernie Mac, Allen Ludden (pictured) and Godfrey announcer Tony Marvin. CBS radio’s ‘Hollywood Hotel’ became the first major national show to originate from Hollywood;’The Honeymooners’ were seen for the first time on the old Dumont Network; ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ aired for the final time on ABC Radio, while ‘Gilmour’s Albums’ began its 40 year run on CBC radio, and Danny Finkleman began his 20 year run with ‘Finkleman’s 45′s’ Saturday night on the CBC. ‘Meet the Press’, still with us 70 years later, aired for the 1st time on Mutual radio, Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 5th INSIDE.

It’s the date when Victoria’s 2nd TV station, ‘The New VI’ signed on; when Bob Hope made his radio debut, when Gordon MacRae hosted and sang on radio’s very first ‘Railroad Hour’; and when two East Coast US radio stations aired game one of the first complete World Series to be broadcast. Bryant Gumbel began his run as co-host of NBC-TV’s Today Show; Barbara Walters became the first woman to co-anchor a network newscast (ABC); CBS premiered the TV shows December Bride, Playhouse 90 and Leave It To Beaver. CBC Vancouver broadcast its first live hockey game, and CBC News aired the first show in the ‘This Hour Has Seven Days’ series. Louis Armstrong and Pat Boone were headliners on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show; and Blondie starring Penny Singleton made the move from comic strips and radio to the TV screen. ALL the milestones for Oct. 4th can be found INSIDE.

Oct. 3rd gave birth to musicians Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Lee, Chubby Checker, Eddie Cochrane and Gwen Stefani. Some legendary family TV fare first aired this date, including the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, The Real McCoys and the Mickey Mouse Club (ABC); Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show, Captain Kangaroo and The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS). Desperate Housewives and According to Jim also premiered (ABC), as did Quincy ME (NBC). Among the legendary broadcasters and entertainers who died Oct. 3rd were Charles Collingwood, Woody Guthrie, Del Wood, Janet Leigh, Ronnie Barker and Zachary Scott. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

So Jimmy’s shadow is seen everywhere, from fish-canning lines to the parts department at the John Deere dealer. But what happens to the Pattison Group when Jimmy’s no longer calling the shots?

“He was a selfless man who loved life – and lived it to the max. There will never be anyone like Max Keeping ever again.“