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It’s the date of birth of radio announcer Bill Goodwin and TV announcer Art Hannes, producer Dick Ebersol and 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. Judy Garland recorded her iconic ‘Over the Rainbow,’ Regina got Saskatchewan’s 1st TV station, Toronto’s Crew Cuts had their only #1 song hit, Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut, Kathie Lee Gifford (pictured) made her last appearance on TV’s ‘Live with Regis & Kathie Lee’, and Rosemary Clooney had a #1 hit with ‘Come On-a My House.’ Obits include radio announcing heavyweights Truman Bradley and Jackson Beck, actress Eileen Brennan and radio’s first Lone Ranger, George Seaton. Details of these and scores more milestones for July 28th INSIDE.

GONE are honest news people like Walter Cronkite and Chet Huntley. Some, if not many, of today's "news sources" are so blatantly biased, they don't even try to hide it anymore

This marks a return to KBKS where he spent the first several years of his career. He will be joined by his wife, ALEX FRESH, and additional hosts to be named at a later date. 

WLS-AM (890) - Larry Lujack's Last Show - Friday Night - August 28, 1987

Radio listeners on the mid island will wake up to a different voice after a legendary morning show DJ retired.

America is an American rock band that was formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley

Floyd was a pianist who played piano for a number of artists, like Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee and so many others. In 1958 he had a so-so hit in Flip, Flop & Bop. Floyd Cramer

IT WAS JULY 27th .. when Moose Jaw radio station CJRM signed on with 500 watts at 665 KHz. It was later moved to Regina and became CKRM …. When Okanagan Broadcasters Ltd. was incorporated, as Kelowna’s first radio station (CKOV) was moving from experimental to commercial status…. When Steve Allen (pictured) began a local late-night TV talk show in New York City that the following year went national on NBC-TV as ‘The Tonight Show’ …. When a summer replacement series “Dean Martin Presents The Bobby Darin Amusement Company” debuted on NBC-TV… .. and when NBC-TV removed the daily Dinah’s Place from its programming roster. The move brought Dinah Shore’s 23-year association with the Peacock Network to a close. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Morning hosts Carla Marie and Anthony have announced their departure from iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KBKS Tacoma/Seattle. The duo came to Seattle in January...

Dad didn’t believe in Father’s Day. Nor any of the ‘made-up’ holidays, including Mother’s Day, to which mum vehemently disagreed! Rather he believed every day should be Father’s or Mother’s Day. So we kids would always call up to say “Happy Sunday!” and he’d always reply, “Is it?!” with an incredulous tone.