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Cyrus Dolph’s magnificent house could easily accommodate the growing need for studio space and his large sunroom became broadcast central. With his financial strength and a creative mind, Dolph’s six-year span of operating CKPC was a golden age in the development of Waterloo County radio.

The Alan Parsons Project were a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990,[1] whose core membership consisted of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vkdzBSuyUg Don't Pull Your Love Popular during the 1970’s the soft rock group consisted of Don Hamilton, Joe Frank and Tommy Reynolds. They were active at...

IT WAS JULY 7th .. when ‘Flashgun Casey’ debuted on CBS radio. It evolved into ‘Casey, Crime Photographer’ and ran for 12 years!.. When ‘Escape’ (pictured) was heard for the first time on CBS. The critically-acclaimed anthology series continued on an erratic and largely sponsorless schedule (18 different time slots!) through 1954… When Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet’ was first heard on NBC radio. The program was the first to dramatize cases from actual police files… ..and when a live summer replacement for Dinah Shore, “The Eddy Arnold Show” debuted on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

"We already didn’t use it to reference our Hip-Hop and R&B stations as 'Urban' on the air, but now we are also no longer using the term 'Urban' internally or when referencing the format within the music industry. This includes job titles, etc."

Daniels accumulated a slew of accolades and awards during his long career in music, including his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame and becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

IT WAS JULY 6th … when Canadian soprano Sarah Fischer sang 30 minutes of excerpts from Carmen in the first opera telecast by the BBC… When following on years in supporting radio roles with Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman and Edgar Bergen, Judy Canova (pictured) began her own weekly comedy-and-music show on CBS… When a hidden microphone eavesdropped on unsuspecting people for the first time, as Candid Microphone hit the ABC radio airwaves. Allen Funt was the host… When Garrison Keeler's 'A Prairie Home Companion' had its premiere on National Public Radio .... ..and when Karen & Richard Carpenter hosted the debut of their summer series, 'Make Your Own Kind of Music', on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

" I just turned 64 and my wife is 67. We’re in great health, but we’ve got some things happening in family that I want to be a part of. And we got enough acorns in the nest, so I just decided let’s back off for a while.”

The entertainment industry has always had close ties with law enforcement, but with talent calling for a clean break, those bonds are more fraught than ever: "It's just standing up for what we all know is not correct."