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Steven Guilbeault on Monday walked back his comments aired on Sunday, stating that the government had “no intention to impose licensing requirements on news organizations,” nor will the government “regulate news content.”

Baseball’s Jackie Robinson (pictured) signed a contract with NBC’s New York radio & TV stations as Director of Community Activities, thus becoming the first black broadcast executive. Elvis Presley made his second appearance on CBS-TV’s ‘Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.’ ABC-TV aired a 25th anniversary salute to Dick Clark’s ‘American Bandstand.’ And Katie Couric’s “All Access Grammy Special” aired on CBS-TV, featuring interviews with Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift. ALL the milestones for Feb. 4th INSIDE.

For broadcasters looking to cash in on the exploding cannabis industry, there was a breakthrough in 2018 when the Farm Bill was adopted. It legalized and regulated certain hemp derivative products, including CBD oil, removing them from the blanket prohibition of the Controlled Substances Act. That essentially created two camps: marijuana (still illegal under the Act) and derivative CBD products unshackled by federal law. But accepting CBD oil ads without putting your station at legal risk involves a litany of steps and precautions that must be taken.

The 69-year-old conservative talk pioneer closed his broadcast with the grim news, saying he will be leaving his golden EIB microphone for treatment, but hopes to return later this week.

The third of WXYZ Detroit’s kids radio adventure shows ‘Challenge of the Yukon’ debuted… for a Michigan audience only. The comedy team of Abbott and Costello (pictured) joined the cast of CBS radio’s ‘Kate Smith Hour.’ The mischievous chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs became a regular on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’ And Vancouver radio station C-ISL got the okay to move down the AM dial from 940 to 650 KHz and increase power to 10,000 watts. ALL the milestones for Feb. 3rd INSIDE.

Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault suggested news media in Canada should be regulated, requiring news outlets in Canada to be licenced.

Twelve days after tying the knot in a hush-hush marriage ceremony in Malibu, the Baywatch actress and movie mogul Jon Peters have decided to uncouple.

The parlour game ‘Twenty Questions’ began its 8-year run on the Mutual radio network. Radio station CKLG signed on at 1070 KHz licensed to serve Vancouver’s North Shore. ‘What’s My Line’ (pictured) began a 17 year run Sunday nights on CBS-TV. NBC-TV debuted the 90-minute musical ‘Midnight Special,’ which would run for almost nine years in the late Friday 1 am slot following Johnny Carson. And Britney Spears was both the host and performing musical guest on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ALL the milestones for Feb, 2nd INSIDE.

Last summer, David MacNeil’s seven-year-old golden retriever, Scout, was diagnosed with cancer. His veterinarian told him that Scout only had a month to live.

This was the date 67 years ago when both ‘Private Secretary’ (with Ann Sothern) and ‘General Electric Theatre’ (hosted by Ronald Reagan) debuted on CBS-TV. The date when 26-year-old Toronto-born Peter Jennings (pictured) became anchorman at ABC News for the first time. The TV mini-series that introduced Nick Nolte, ‘Rich Man Poor Man’ began on ABC. And 38 years ago today NBC-TV’s ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ debuted in the hour following Johnny Carson. ALL the milestones for Feb. 1st INSIDE.