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 By Lucas Shaw, TheWrap.com   July 21, 2014 @ 1:08 pm The streaming service added more subscribers than it previously projected .Netflix now possesses more than 50...

It's the date that gave us Marshall McLuhan, Don Knotts, Robins Williams and Kay Starr. The CRTC gave approval to the Global TV network, "I Walk the Line" started 8 weeks atop the Country Music chart, Queen played the Montreal Frum, and Mary Hart insured her legs for $2 million. Leaving us on July 21st were actors Basil Rathbone and Robert Young, broadcaster Dave Garroway, singer Dorothy Collins, and musician Long John Baldry. Scores more milestones for the date INSIDE.

The head of a Washington state funeral home that had initial responsibility for radio personality Casey Kasem says he personally made sure his remains were put on a flight to Montreal last Monday. The president of the Gaffney Funeral Home of Tacoma says he confirmed the remains arrived in Montreal and media reports suggesting they have disappeared are not true.

James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western 'Maverick' led to a stellar career in TV and films such as The Rockford Files and his Oscar-nominated Murphy’s Romance, has died. There was no immediate word on a specific cause of death. Garner had suffered a stroke in May 2008, just weeks after his 80th birthday.

Edward Bear on radio: a beauty or a beast by Ben Fong-Torres, Radio Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, July 20, 2014 At the KSAN reunion: Richard Gossett...

It's the date of birth for singers Buddy Knox and Kim Carnes, and actresses Diana Rigg and Natalie Wood. Bllboard published its first comprehensive hit singles list, the first astronauts walked on the moon, Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' was released, and The Carpenters' summer variety series debuted on NBC-TV. Ending their lives were news anchor Frank Reynolds and sportscaster Bill Flemming, Star Trek's James Doohan, Morty Nevins of The Three Suns, and wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi. These and scores more milestones detailed INSIDE.

In this interview, the Group in question opposes billboard advertising in Chinese even in places like Richmond with over 90% of the population being of chinese descent. The Group also has contempt towards the likes of Jim Pattison and the Free Enterprise System.... Come inside, read and listen to the clip...

courtesy RadioInsight.com    Last Updated on July 18, 2014 at 4:06 pm A change is on the horizon at Clear Channel Classic Rock 95.7 KJR-FM...

Singer Vikki Carr, musician Commander Cody, and TV stars Anthony Edwards and George Dzunda were born on this date. Vancouver's AM 730 changed to another format doomed to failure, Regina's legendary CKCK Radio signed on, Marilyn Monroe's first screen test was filmed, Our Miss Brooks debuted on CBS radio, and William Shatner started filming the second pilot for the TV series Star Trek. Leaving the stage for the final time were McHale's Navy's Joe Flynn, Hawaiian Eye's Poncie Ponce, and country star Lefty Frizzell. These and scores more milestones for July 19th INSIDE.

There’s a not-so-secret trick for Canadian Netflix subscribers to access movies and TV shows that are supposed to be available only south of the border.