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It’s the date of birth for John Ritter, Kyle Chandler, Jerry Colonna, Hank Williams, Bill Black and Anne Bancroft... ABC debuted the TV series ‘Home Improvement’, ‘Spin City’, ‘The Fugitive’ and ‘Battestar Gallactica’; CBS premieres on Sept. 17th included ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘Bewitched’, ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ and ‘The Smothers Brothers Show’; while NBC-TV showcased the first episodes of ‘MacMillan & Wife’, ‘The Perry Como Show’ (pictured), and ‘Car 54 Where Are You’... David Letterman hosted the first late-night TV talk show since the 9/11 terrorist attacks 6 days earlier... .. and CIVT became Vancouver’s newest station, a UHF license that would be viewed by most on cable channel 9. ALL the milestones for Sept. 17th will be found INSIDE.

Summertime spikes are nothing new to the Classic Hits format. If you examine the long-term audience trend by month, it’s clear that summer seasonality is an important factor for the Classic Hits listener. There are noticeable spikes every summer, but the past two years stand out for how consistently and sharply the audience increased from the beginning of the year through the summer.

“If Brunt wanted to do 40 weeks and commit to Prime Time, I’d be happy with that.”

SEPT. 16th is the date that gave us Amy Poehler, Jennifer Tilly, Ed Begley Jr., Lawrence Dobkin. Allen Funt, B.B. King and Maverick’s Jack Kelly. Starting their TV runs this day were ‘Miami Vice’, ‘Frasier’, and ‘The Dean Martin Show’ on NBC; ‘Shindig’ and ‘The Outer Limits’ on ABC, and ‘Wiseguy’ and ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ on CBS. Canadian-born Jenny Jones (pictured) began a syndicated talk show that lasted 12 years. and the CBC introduced ‘The Fifth Estate’ which has now been the network's key newsmagazine for 40 years. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Don Shafer has had a lengthy career in broadcasting, whether it’s programming, marketing or managing stations across the country, including CFMI here in Vancouver, and later the WIC company; as well as stations for Bell Media, and the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group

IT WAS SEPT. 15th .. when "The Lone Ranger" debuted on ABC-TV, after 16 years on radio... When the family sitcom "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe began its 5-year run on CBS-TV... When the rural comedy 'Green Acres' debuted on CBS-TV, starring Eddie Albert & Eva Gabor.... ..and when the action-adventure series 'Lost in Space' (CBS) and 'I Spy' (NBC) debuted on the same evening. ALL the milestones for Sept. 15th INSIDE!

Additionally, Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover, recently passed 5 million copies sold, while the Ramsey Solutions online budgeting tool and app EveryDollar has already logged over 500,000 users in just five months since its launch.

IT WAS SEPT. 14th ... when two major radio soap operas made their debut on the same day, 'Big Sister' on CBS, and 'John's Other Wife' on NBC... When Milton Berle was named the permanent host of NBC-TV's 'Texaco Star Theatre,' enroute to his earning the title 'Mr. Television'... When Richard Boone (pictured) starred in episode one of 'Have Gun, Will Travel'... ..and when Alberta premier Ernest Manning was on hand to help inaugurate Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV on channel 4. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

After 21 years as host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup, Rex Murphy has decided to retire from the show.