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IT WAS JULY 3rd … when “Hawaii Calls” began its 60 years of radio broadcasts from the Moana Hotel on the beach at Waikiki. At its peak it aired on 600 radio stations around the world… When the comic strip character, Blondie was first heard on CBS radio, starring Penny Singleton & Arthur Lake … When Pamela Martin announced her departure from BCTV to join Bill Good as co-anchor of CTV Vancouver’s 6 pm news… When the legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted their own network radio show on NBC… ..and when “The Andy Williams Show” debuted as a summer replacement series on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Downs’ historic career lasted over 60 years, with memorable work on "20/20,” “Today” and "The Tonight Show." He famously co-anchored "20/20" alongside Barbara Walters where the duo became beloved by millions

Steve Keister lived in Walla Walla Washington, (possibly Aberdeen, Washington), San Diego, California, Portland, Oregon and finally Salem, Oregon.

JUNE audio numbers indicate that PPM market quarter hour listening is recovering across all demographics and dayparts, and diary markets are showing similar recovery signs.

Tears for Fears is an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears was initially associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s.

It was the date the 1st million-dollar prizefight (Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier) aired on US radio. “The Aldrich Family,” “The Adventures of the Thin Man” and the satire of “Bob and Ray” had their premieres on NBC radio. Morning radio star Arthur Godfrey (pictured) signed to host a weekly prime time CBS show. Lawrence Welk debuted his new dance show on ABC-TV. Elvis recorded “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel,” Dean Martin recorded “Houston,” and Andy Williams recorded “Canadian Sunset.” Obits on July 2nd include James Stewart, Betty Grable, Lee Remick, Fred Gwynne and Jan Murray. Details of all the anniversaries for this date INSIDE.

Former WFAN middayers ED COLEMAN and DAVE SIMS will help celebrate 3-7p on Saturday, and 3-6pm Sunday.

Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday that Masur will take over the radio playbyplay role from the late Ed Farmer, during the shortened 2020 season that is set to begin either July 23 or 24.

"We received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employees’s attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago”

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his first major hit and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001.