Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback with Blondie
Blondie is an American rock band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 13th
IT WAS JULY 13th .. when Allan Slaight bought rocker CFOX in Montreal and within two weeks turned its music to Country ..
When BBC Radio banned “No One Is Innocent” by the Sex Pistols….
When sportscaster Howard Cosell said that he was “tired of being tied to the football mentality” and asked to be released from duties on ABC’s Monday Night Football…
..and when Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (pictured) announced he was leaving FOX-TV’s American Idol after two seasons, to focus his attention back on the band.
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ESPN Suspends NBA Reporter over Vulgar E-mail to US Senator
ESPN suspended NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski a day after a profane email from him to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was leaked to social media.
Recent Moves .. as of July 12th
What’s happening with Tara Lopez, Tony Gallagher, Ben Dery, Chris Ingalls and Tony Coles?
India lodges protests with Canada re ‘Anti-India TV show’
The program in concern was a religious program held annually as a tribute service to militants killed during terrorism in Punjab.
Another ‘Memories’ Zoom was at Noon (PT) Sunday… with Don Shafer
Join us and share your earliest memories of getting started in a radio career.
Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback by Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, with founding members consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Burton Cummings
Burton Cummings, former lead vocalist for the Guess Who. While in radio, I can remember a 45 coming into the station with Guess Who? on the label.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. July 12th
IT WAS JULY 12th .. when the Toronto Daily Star’s pioneering radio station CFCA had its Grand Opening. Foster Hewitt broadcast his first hockey game on CFCA seven months later. ..
When The Adventures of Sam Spade was heard for the first time, on ABC Radio. Howard Duff (pictured) starred as the San Francisco detective in the summer replacement series which quickly won a year-round following …
When PBS began airing concerts by the Boston Pops Orchestra…
…and when the daytime game show “Family Feud” premiered on ABC-TV with Richard Dawson as host.
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Seattle’s Lady A responds to the country trio Lady A’s lawsuit against her
White accuses the trio of misappropriating her performance name, misrepresenting their negotiations and propagating the very kind of racism they said they were trying to avoid by changing their name from Lady Antebellum, a reference to the pre-Civil War South.
