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THE BREAKFAST CLUB -- CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD, ANGELA YEE, and DJ ENVY -- exchanged viewpoints with RUSH LIMBAUGH in a half-hour taped conversation airing at 2p (ET) on iHEARTMEDIA Urban and Top 40/Rhythmic stations, in the wake of the GEORGE FLOYD killing and this weekend's protests and looting.

There was nothing wrong with these TV ads at the time. But they wouldn't air in these "Oh, wait, I'm offended" days.

The Commission stated that “we find that the public interest would not be served by prohibiting foreign ownership of Cumulus in excess of the 25 percent benchmark.”

IT WAS JUNE 1st .. when the first seeds of the CBC were sown as Canadian National Railways formed the CNR Radio Department under W.D. Robb.. When the soon-to-become-legendary Lux Radio Theater moved from New York City to Hollywood… When “The Mask of Medusa,” on ABC-TV’s Twilight Theater, featured the US network-TV acting debut of New Westminster’s Raymond Burr (pictured), soon-to-be TV’s ‘Perry Mason’… When CNN first began presenting it's all-news format via US cable systems … ..and when the CBS/CBC Sunday night TV showcase which drew families together for 22 years, the Ed Sullivan Show aired for its final time. ALL the milestones for June 1st HERE.

“I am heartbroken to have to share the news of the passing of my brother Bob Kulick. His love of music, and his talent as a musician and producer should always be celebrated. Please respect the Kulick Family’s privacy during this sad time. RIP.”

“I was in Iraq several times and Afghanistan once or twice and last night, for different reasons, it was as intense or as scary as a lot of the situations I had in Iraq."

Don Lemon said he had been receiving texts and tweets from famous faces who were afraid to "hurt [their] business" by speaking up.

IT WAS MAY 31st … when the first Canadian TV signal on the prairies took to the air as CBWT Winnipeg signed on… When the weekly Odessa Texas TV show featuring Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings boasted Elvis Presley as their singing guest… When Bobby Darin appeared on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show singing his two top pop singles “Mack the Knife” and “Dream Lover.” And Canada’s Wayne & Schuster did a takeoff on TV crime shows… ..and when Mel Cooper (pictured) received approval to acquire 71% of Victoria’s CFAX 1070 from Clare Copeland. Cooper kept CFAX at the top of the Victoria radio ratings for the next 30 years, before selling to CHUM in 2004. ALL the milestones for May 31st INSIDE.

The COVID-19 pandemic led the TV Academy to push back the first-round voting period to July and the nominations announcement by two weeks, to July 28. But the actual Primetime Emmy awards remained scheduled for Sept. 20 — and the event is still moving forward, as planned.

This week, Keean Bexte was detained by the RCMP and physically manhandled after reporting in Ottawa. A couple days later, a CNN reporter was arrested in Minneapolis.