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IT WAS MAY 30th … when America’s Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener… When the first major league network baseball telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2… When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray (pictured) signed a contract with C-B-C-TV’s “Singalong Jubilee.’ She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show … ..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 “The Drive” with a classic rock format. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The Vancouver broadcaster was once a student well on her way to a career in law when her father encouraged her to volunteer at a local community TV station (then Rogers, now Shaw) as a way to overcome her fear of public speaking

Jack FM Vancouver has cleared the slate of on air personalities... They're all gone...

IT WAS MAY 29th … when the soon-to-be-popular daytime soap ‘When a Girl Marries’ debuted on CBS Radio. It moved to NBC in 1941 and to ABC in 1951 for a total run of 18 years…. When Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” which began on radio as “Candid Microphone,” debuted on NBC TV…. When 20-year-old Barbra Streisand made an appearance on CBS TV’s “The Garry Moore Show”… ..and when 16-year-old Michael J. Fox (pictured) made his professional acting debut in the CBC TV series “Leo and Me.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 28th … when The Temptations headlined CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show, along with pop singers Robert Goulet and Jane Morgan … When The Association made their TV debut on CBS’s ‘Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ … When NBC announced that Brian Williams would succeed Tom Nrokaw as anchor of the network’s ‘Nightly News’ … When Vancouver’s NW 2 AM 730 gave up its 15-months-long All-News radio battle with News 1130 .. ..and when bandleader Kevin Eubanks (pictured) left NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ after 16 years of supporting Jay Leno. ALL the milestones for May 28th INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 27th … when Frank Sinatra (pictured) made his TV debut as he guested on NBC’s “Star-Spangled Review,” hosted by another show biz legend, Bob Hope… When Toronto’s CHUM AM 1050 became the first Canadian fulltime top-40 radio station and published its first hit record chart… When the final episodes of the sitcoms “Mork and Mindy,” “Punky Brewster” & “Bosom Buddies” aired on ABC-TV… ..and when Jim & Tammy Bakker appeared on ABC’s “Nightline” following their evangelical TV scandal. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

C-99 is on top of the heap, with Cool and Rock 102 to follow...

101.3 The River leaps into #1 spot (12+), while Radio One tumbles to 3rd.