Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS AUG. 28th .. when U.S. 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 CBC 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!

Global News announced today that Jill Krop, BC Regional Director of Global News, is stepping down after almost 35 years in journalism, including 23 years spent at Global stations. Her last day managing the newsrooms at Global BC, Global Okanagan and 980 CKNW is September 30, 2020.

This kind of reporting doesn't just hurt CNN, it hurts all of journalism. We're all painted with the same brush.

Not to be confused with Jefferson Airplane or Starship (band).

An English beat group, Gerry & The Pacemakers consisted of 4 lead by Gerry Marsden. One of their big hits came in 1965: Ferry Cross The Mersey.

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!

In order to help reduce transmission risk of COVID-19, Huber Radio Ltd., the company that operates Cat Country 98 Assiniboia, has made a computer donation to the following Long Term Care and Retirement Homes in Assiniboia and Avonlea.