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Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman, who first reported the news on Sunday, said the Queen of Soul's family is “asking for prayers and privacy.”

Many of us from the Great White North are shocked and disappointed at the depth to which our friends in US radio are allowing the degradation of those (mostly) shared beliefs and values, and the speed at which this disassembly process of our industry is occurring.

It WAS AUG 13th…. when the last new episode of “The Waltons” aired on CBS-TV… When US cable channel Comedy Central aired the first episode of the adult cartoon series “South Park”… When the Recording Industry Association of America bestowed its American Legend Award upon Fats Domino… ..and when Dean Martin recorded “That’s Amore,” Frank Sinatra recorded “All the Way,” The Guess Who recorded “American Woman,” and The Supremes recorded “Baby Love.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

There’s little funnier on live radio than when things go wrong, listeners absolutely love those moments, says BBC Radio 4 presenter Steve Penk.

IT WAS AUG. 12th … when comedian Red Skelton (pictured) got his first national exposure as a guest on NBC’s Rudy Vallee radio show …. When rock jock “Cousin Brucie” (Bruce Morrow) did his last show on WNBC-AM, New York City… When XM Satellite Radio began broadcasting in the US… ..and when disc jockey Jim Brady did his final show on radio station CFTR, Toronto. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Citing sources from inside Facebook, The New York Times reported on the process that led to Jones’ suspension.

IT WAS AUG. 11th .. when New York’s WCBS-TV became the first station to televise a baseball game in color..in fact, a doubleheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves…. When CBS-TV’s Sunday night variety showcase, The Ed Sullivan Show featured Buddy Knox singing his two rockabilly hits ‘Party Doll’ and ‘Hula Love’… When the folksinging Kingston Trio signed in as the “mystery guests” on CBS-TV’s “What’s My Line?”… ..and when Edmonton radio station CJAX-FM began operations on 92.5 MHz with 100,000 watts. The call letters are now CKNG FM, with a branding of 92.5 Fresh FM. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media by Sinclair collapsed Thursday, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach of Fox News.

IT WAS AUG. 10th … when Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” a video version of his “Candid Microphone” radio show, debuted on ABC…. When Vancouver’s CHQM-FM signed on for the first time at 103.5 MHz, initially as a straight mono simulcast of CHQM 1320 AM… When “Manhattan Transfer,” the summer variety show starring the singing group of the same name, premiered on CBS-TV… .. and when legendary 30-year-long CKNW sportscaster Al Davidson (pictured) died at age 66. ALL the milestones for Aug. 10th INSIDE.

Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82