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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has its 2020 opening day Tuesday and ESPN will begin its coverage by carrying six games a week.

THOMAS is replacing MOVIN 92.5 PD RICKY VILLA and KRWM Brand & Content Director RON HARRELL.

IT WAS MAY 4th …. when radio station KNX Los Angeles, the longtime West Coast flagship of the Columbia Broadcasting System, signed on for the first time… When ABC-TV debuted the weekly “Alan Freed’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue,” which was cancelled after 4 episodes… When Canada’s Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (pictured) made their first of a record 67 appearances on CBS TV’s Ed Sullivan Show… When the 100th episode of the syndicated TV musicfest ‘Soul Train’ aired … ..and when two long-running daytime TV dramas debuted on the same day. “Another World” on NBC, “As the World Turns” on CBS. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

As radio celebrates its 100th birthday, it’s worth looking back on how Canada played a major part in its invention. Yes, Americans will have us believe that the invention of commercial radio was their thing, but I beg to differ on a few counts.

7 members make up the Connells from North Carolina in the U.S. They play mostly guitar-oriented rock music. In 1995 they had a hit with ’74 - ’75 that only reached #14 on the U.K. charts.

IT WAS MAY 3rd… when National Public Radio began operations in the US with 112 affiliates …. When President Ronald Reagan began a series of 5-minute Saturday morning radio broadcasts, which most successive presidents have continued .... When the final episode of the original prime time TV soap opera “Dallas” aired on CBS… and when the British group Gerry & the Pacemakers made their US TV debut, performing “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. ALL the milestones for May 3rd INSIDE.

Australia and France have both announced plans to make sure Google and Facebook pay their fair share, instead of exploiting tax loopholes while making billions of dollars off the back of original content producers.

He died last week at age 74, and his many fans have been recalling his glory days on KJR.  The Seattle Times carried a lengthy feature story in 1991 when his 15 years at AM 950 ended.

"Rest In Peace to one of the funniest actors I’ve ever had the joy of working with. Sam Lloyd made me crack up and break character every single time we did a scene together."

IT WAS MAY 2nd … when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of ‘The Canada Dry Program’ on NBC Blue … When Calgary's heritage radio station CFAC (now Sportsnet 960) first aired as CQCA with 10 watts of power ... When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40… When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show… and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on Sullivan’s popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.