Puget Sound Radio

There is no better way to begin the seventeenth year of this podcast than to talk to an old friend of the show, one of the best television personalities in the country, the host of TVO’s The Agenda, Steve Paikin.

Neil Diamond started out in 1962 and has now sold her 100 minion records world-wide. His Hot August Night LP was one of his biggest hits in 1972. Sweet Caroline made it to the charts for him in 1969.

It’s the birthday of Joan Lunden, Don Harron (pictured), Sylvia Tyson, James Lipton, Adam West, Mama Cass Elliott, and Brook Benton. The early radio soap opera ‘Just Plain Bill’ debuted on a regional CBS network; ’The Mary Tyler Moore Show’, ‘Search for Tomorrow’ and ‘Judging Amy” had their premieres on CBS Television. ‘M*A*S*H’ aired its finale to a record viewership on CBS-TV, while ‘ER’ played its first episode on NBC-TV. Canada’s Giselle MacKenzie became host and featured singer on NBC-TV’s ‘Your Hit Parade’; Max Weinberg debuted as drummer in Springsteen’s E St. Band; and Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman were costars on NBC-TV’s live production of ‘Our Town.’ ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Paper Lace are a Nottingham-based popgroup who rose to success in 1974 and during that year had their only three UKTop 40 hit singles. In the United States they are considered a one-hit wonder, having just a single top 40 chart hit in that country

Born in London, England, Dusty became a member of the Rock ’n Roll and UK Hall of Fame. In 1967 her song The Look Of Love made the charts. Sadly she died at the age of 59 in 1999.

Robert Blake, Jason Sudeikis, Jack Warden, Jada Pinkett Smith, Fred Willard, Frankie Avalon, James Marsden and June Foray all were born on this date. ‘Roving Mike’ began its 50 year run on CKNW, Victoria’s CKDA moved up the dial to 1220 and doubled its power to 10,000 watts… CBS radio came into being with an initial 16 stations,… ‘Toast of the Town’ on CBS-TV became ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’… and ‘Wagon Train’ began its 8 year run on NBC-TV. Ken Burns opened his 18.5 hour documentary ‘Baseball’ on PBS… ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ and ‘Get Smart’ debuted the same evening on NBC-TV… and the sitcom based on a rock radio station, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ had its premiere on CBS-TV. Details and ALL the Sept. 18th milestones INSIDE.