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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.

David hosted the "Swinging Dave Hall" show at KPUG. He retired from KPUG after 41 years in 1995.

CNN’s ratings saw a significant drop in April 2019 as compared with last year, said Nielsen Media Research

Karim joined TSN at the end of 2011, and departed about six weeks ago.

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.

Jason was a highly respected hockey journalist, prominent in the Vancouver area and across Canada for his coverage of the Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League for The Athletic Vancouver and for TSN radio and television.

IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts…. When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410… When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King… When C-ISL signed on as Richmond BC’s first radio station at 940 on the AM dial .. When both of Kamloops heritage radio stations CFJC & CHNL debuted, though some 44 years apart .. and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Salem's conservative-leaning digital arm, Townhall Media now reaches more than 15 million unique visitors a month, and is a "nicely profitable business."

IT WAS APRIL 30th … when television was demonstrated for the first time in the US, as President Roosevelt spoke at the opening of the New York World’s Fair …. When after 27 years, the final broadcast of ‘Arthur Godfrey Time’ aired on CBS Radio, a decade after most network entertainment radio had ended …. When host Jack Bailey (pictured) introduced the so-called daily agony show “Queen For a Day” on Mutual radio… and when the 208th & final episode of “The Cosby Show” was seen on NBC-TV. ALL the milestones for the last day of April INSIDE.

King, 85, was set to have a scheduled angioplasty Thursday when he began experiencing "angina and went to the hospital early to be examined."