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iHeart’s woes go back to 2008 and a leveraged buyout valued at $27 billion, one of the largest LBOs in history... and there's supposed to be an iHeart launch in Canada?

Our friend Martin Strong of Roundhouse Radio talked with Christie Blatchford (Pictured) from The National Post on Thursday about the Jian Ghomeshi verdict and it got a bit heated (she did anyway)

She was the star of sitcom “The Patty Duke Show,” portraying identical cousins, and was mother of “Lord of the Rings” actor Sean Astin

IT WAS MARCH 29th when Jack Benny appeared on radio for the first time, on newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan’s interview show in New York City… When the melodramatic radio serial ‘Our Gal Sunday’ debuted at 12:45 ET on CBS Radio, where it would remain for the next 22 years!… When the great frequency switch of 1941 sent Vancouver’s CKWX 950 to AM 980, CFCT 1450 Victoria became CJVI 1480, and Vancouver’s CBR 1100 moved to AM 1130…. When the CBC first announced it would be removing all commercials from its radio stations… and when Jack Paar (pictured) left his wildly-popular NBC-TV ‘Tonight Show’ after five years. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Crouter’s broadcasting career stands as very unique—only one radio station prior to hitting the top – the longevity of his half century of service with CFRB, in the most competitive market in Canada—his undisputed command of market listenership – all combined with his popularity both on-and-off the air.

IT WAS MARCH 28th when one of Chicago’s great radio stations, WGN 720 first took to the air… When the New York Times classical music station WQXR banned singing commercials from its schedule… When UK pirate radio station Radio Caroline began broadcasting from a ship off the British coast …. And when New Westminster’s Raymond Burr (pictured) starred in an NBC movie ‘Ironside,’ which became (after Perry Mason) his second longrunning TV series. ALL the milestones for March 28th INSIDE.

IT WAS MARCH 27th when ‘Blue Ribbon Town,’ the radio show that starred Groucho Marx was first heard on CBS…. When the daytime serial ‘Myrt & Marge’ ended its 11-year run on CBS radio When a young Steve McQueen (pictured) made his network TV debut on NBC’s Goodyear Playhouse… and when Vancouver’s CFUN 1410 once more scrapped its music format to go all-talk under the slogan “Talk with Attitude.” ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

During February, news/talk was the No. 1 genre on the radio among US listeners over the age of 6, according to Nielsen data based on portable people meter ratings.

Program Director Casey Clarke is blown away year after year. “The huge support the community shows this event every year is astounding. It’s a testament to Roo’s passion for the cause that it’s always a sell-out.”