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The three Al Jazeera journalists, sentenced to three years in prison by an Egyptian court, should NOT have been found guilty criminally ... but they are no innocents either!

IT WAS AUG. 30th .. when, as the TV era kicked into high gear, "Screen Directors Playhouse" ended its 2.5 year run on NBC Radio... When "American Bandstand" aired for the final time as a daily show on ABC-TV, becoming a weekly hour on Saturdays for another 26 years... When, after five years, ABC-TV's "The Brady Bunch" came to an end ... ..and when the "Late Show with David Letterman" debuted on CBS-TV, with guests Bill Murray & Billy Joel. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Bill Good Jr. returns to the airwaves with an all-encompassing daily commentary on News 1130, the same spot on the radio dial where his late and legendary father barked his opinions a half century ago.

IT WAS AUG. 29th .. when Calgary's CFAC, the radio station of the Calgary Daily Herald, had its official opening at 7:45 p.m. with a concert by the Salvation Army Band... When the summertime replacement show Paul Whiteman Presents, with hostess Dinah Shore, was heard on NBC radio for the last time.. When Calgary got its first FM station CHFM-FM, at 95.9 MHz. It is currently branded as KiSS 95.9... .. and when the 120th and final episode of the ratings sensation The Fugitive aired, attracting the largest TV audience ever to that point. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

While the staff at 1170 CKGY was on strike. GM Rod Stevens asked a few radio buddies to help out on air. Featuring 630 CHED's 14 year super star Bob McCord, Rod Stevens, Marty Larson, Jim Elliott, Irv Thomas & Murray Mayling.

Ken Truhn, the owner of Bear Creek Broadcasting, said the sale has been considered the 'endpoint' since Pattison and Bear Creek entered into that agreement.

IT WAS AUG. 28th .. when radio's first commercial was heard on WEAF in New York, as announcer H.M. Blackwell touted Hawthorne Court, a group of apartment buildings in Queens. The realty company had bought 10 minutes of commercial air time for $100... When 16 years after leaving the air Canada's Happy Gang musical troupe reunited for two sold out reunion concerts at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition... When the 40th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honors to 30something, The Wonder Years and Richard Kiley... ..and when The Jamie Foxx Show began its 4-and-a-half-year run on the WB network. ALL the milestones for Aug. 28th INSIDE!

IT WAS AUG. 27th ... when CBLT Toronto moved down the dial from Channel 9 to Channel 6... When the country program that had first showcased the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and Lefty Frizell, 'Louisiana Hayride,' aired for the last time on KWKH/1130 AM in Shreveport... When singer Connie Francis signed in as the celebrity mystery guest on CBS-TV's panel show 'What's My Line?'... ..and when Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on the top-rated TV newsmagazine, '60 Minutes,' alongside (pictured) Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!