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TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. March 19th

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IT WAS MARCH 19th … when the first televised prize fight aired in ‘living color’ saw Joey Giardello knock out Willie Troy on NBC …. When Vancouver’s C-FUN AM 1410 flipped to a Top 40 format …. When singer Lesley Gore guest-starred on the last episode of the ABC-TV sitcom “The Donna Reed Show”… And when the final episode of the iconic “Mary Tyler Moore Show” (pictured) aired on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

MONDAY in Broadcast History .. March 18th

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IT WAS MARCH 18th when a daytime drama based on the Bible “Light of the World” was first heard on NBC radio…. When Joan Rivers made the first of some 62 guest appearances with Johnny Carson on NBC-TV’s ‘Tonight Show’… When the debut episode of “The Greatest American Hero” aired on ABC-TV… When a KOMO-TV news helicopter crashed near the Space Needle, killing the pilot and a photographer.. and when Pat Cashman (pictured) left KJR-FM after 12 years doing morning drive at various Seattle stations. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Canadian-born YouTube star Lilly Singh to host NBC late-night show

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With her new post-midnight show, Singh will become the only woman currently hosting a late-night show on broadcast TV.

Dick Dale, Surf Guitar King, Dead at 81

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Dale’s self-released records with his band the Deltones led the way for countless other acts — the Chantays, the Surfaris, Eddie and the Showmen and the Pyramids among them — who emulated his reverb-soaked, “wet” sound and aggressive attack.

‘Fight hard for Jeanine Pirro!’ Trump calls on Fox News to...

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President Donald Trump has called on Fox News to 'bring back' Jeanine Pirro after her weekly show was replaced by a documentary following her remarks suggesting that Rep Ilhan Omar's hijab meant that she subscribes to sharia law.

Numeris to measure all radio markets year-round starting this summer

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Data will be collected over 24 weeks, essentially every other week, excluding the last two weeks of December and first two weeks in January, during a 12-month period and reported in the Fall and Spring.

ST. PATRICK’s DAY in Broadcast History .. Sun. March 17th

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IT WAS MARCH 17th when Kate Smith (pictured) came out of vaudeville to begin a 3-decade radio career with Kate Smith Sings, a quarter-hour several times a week on NBC. When the live country TV program “Five Star Jubilee” premiered on N-B-C… When Pres. George W. Bush took to TV to issue an ultimatum to Iraq's Saddam Hussein .. And when CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show featured singers Paul Anka, the Chad Mitchell Trio and the McGuire Sisters. ALL the milestones for St. Patrick’s Day INSIDE.

Corey Feldman: I can no longer defend Michael Jackson

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Actor, Corey Feldman, a long-time friend of Michael Jackson tells HLN's Mike Galanos about the man he knew and how that jibes with the startling allegations made in the controversial HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland."

Rock star Burton Cummings tells Moose Jaw dance studio to turn...

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Fitness class operator says Cummings has called police several times and even gone to city council to get a zoning bylaw changed.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Returning to TV Following Sex Misconduct Investigation

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The astrophysicist has been accused of inappropriate behavior by three women, but Nat Geo and Fox say they're ready to put 'StarTalk' and 'Cosmos' back on their schedules.