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It's been reported by several facebook friends of Legendary broadcaster and concert promoter Dick Curtis, died in his Seattle home this morning.

Before Jerry Falwell, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Joel Osteen, Archbishop Fulton Sheen and famous radio evangelists such as Father Charles Coughlin and Aimee Semple McPherson, there was Edwin Van Etten.

Many Happy Returns of the Day Mr. Robinson!

Part of the chart-topping group famed for their sweet harmonies and identical outfits, she was also known for her affair with Chicago mobster Sam Giancana.

"I am here to thank you, the listener of the ‘Andy & Tj’ show; the advertisers who trusted their brand during our time slot and the numerous local charities who counted on us as their voice over the last 18 years," Andy James wrote in a post to Facebook.

Dawn Wells, who famously played Mary Ann Summers, has died. She was 82.

Bell Media has flipped 10 stations across Canada to AC "MOVE RADIO". Surprising that they would kill some heritage brandings such as QM in Vancouver

Happy Birthday to Tracey Ullman, Meredith Vieira, Sean Hannity and sitcom guru James Burrows. Also born this day were Bert Parks, Jack Lord, Dennis Morgan and Jeannette Nolan. Canada’s first radio network hooking up Montreal with Ottawa broadcast the CNR’s Anniversary Show; the famous Jack Benny feud with Fred Allen kicked off on NBC radio; the first black and white TV sets sold for $1,175 US; James Arness, soon to be Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke, made his TV acting debut on the Lux Video Theatre; ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ with Winnipeg’s Monty Hall (pictured) debuted on NBC-TV; and the same network, after 25 years, cancelled ‘The Wonderful World of Disney.’ Among the obits for Dec. 30th were composer Richard Rodgers, bandleader Ralph Flanagan, and ’60/’70’s Seattle radio DJ Lan Roberts. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

During his final broadcast of the year, Premiere Networks-syndicated conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh thanked his listeners for the support shown to him as he battles Stage 4 lung cancer.

There was a bitter irony to what befell Canada’s local television and radio broadcasters when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Just as the need for local news and information rose, the advertising revenue that broadcasters rely on plunged as large sections of the economy were shut down to prevent transmission of the coronavirus.