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IT WAS MAY 3rd… when National Public Radio began operations in the US with 112 affiliates …. When President Ronald Reagan began a series of 5-minute Saturday morning radio broadcasts, which most successive presidents have continued .... When the final episode of the original prime time TV soap opera “Dallas” aired on CBS… and when the British group Gerry & the Pacemakers made their US TV debut, performing “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. ALL the milestones for May 3rd INSIDE.

“Boy, do I have a story to tell you, starting MAY 9th! Go subscribe to the OPIE RADIO Podcast now so you’re the first to hear it.”

Montreal media company Stingray Digital Group Inc. is making a big bet on radio with the purchase of Newfoundland Capital Corp. Ltd., Canada’s second biggest private radio broadcaster

With the support of FACTOR and Canada’s private radio broadcasters, we are excited to bring the rising Saskatchewan country act, the Hunter Brothers to Banff! Luke, J.J., Ty, Brock and Dusty - a.k.a. The Hunter Brothers will perform exclusively for our delegates and guests at our President’s Dinner & Gold Medal Awards Gala on June 7, 2018. Don’t miss this fun evening!

“Brokaw made a pass at me 50 years ago in my rented hillside house . . . We talked and then, abruptly, he was embracing me and giving me a French kiss.”

IT WAS MAY 2nd … when comedian Jack Benny (pictured) made his radio debut as star of ‘The Canada Dry Program’ on NBC Blue … When Calgary's heritage radio station CFAC (now Sportsnet 960) first aired as CQCA with 10 watts of power ... When radio station WLS Chicago (AM 890) switched its format from Country to Top 40… When Phil Donahue taped the final episode of his syndicated TV talk show… and when Ed Sullivan abandoned his vow not to have this British rock group back, and allowed Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones to make a second appearance on Sullivan’s popular Sunday night showcase on CBS-TV. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

Since the 2016 election Facebook has been cracking down on conservative and pro-Trump content

Upon completion of the restructuring process, Cumulus’s debt will have been reduced by more than $1 billion, and Cumulus will have greater financial flexibility with which to support its ongoing business transformation.

“The letter was being handed around the office and the unspoken threat was that if your name was not on it, there would be some repercussion down the road.”

The BCAB 2018 Conference is 2 weeks away from happening on May 15-17, 2018, if you haven't registered yet or booked your rooms, please do so through the link below