Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback by Boston
Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, which had its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on multi-instrumentalist founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, the band is a staple of classic rock.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Guess Who
Shakin’ All Over a big hit in 1965 was another #1 hit for the Winnipeg group, The Guess Who.
Sunday in Broadcast History .. August 23rd
IT WAS AUG. 23rd …when singers Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, “The Happiness Boys”, first appeared on New York’s WEAF radio, sponsored by Happiness Candy stores.,,
When the BBC’s experimental TV service featured the first televised boxing match between Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri, almost 15 years before the TV era began …
When Seattle radio station KKND “The End” FM 107.7 was born, billing its music as “The Cutting Edge of Rock.” The format helped give birth to Seattle’s famed Grunge movement…
..and when Richard Hatch was revealed as the winning castaway on the first season of CBS’ “Survivor.”
ALL the milestones for Aug. 23rd INSIDE!
Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback by Manfred Man
Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse born October 1940 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa) is a British keyboard player, guitarist, and vocalist, born in South Africa, who became best known as a founding member and eponym of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Barry Manilow
Spanning a career for over 50 years, Barry Manilow continues to entertain since he started out in 1964. Manilow has had a good number of hits in his career
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra very popular in the 60’s in film and music. My Kind Of Town in 1964 did not do that well on the charts, but did make a showing
Saturday in Broadcast History .. August 22nd
IT WAS AUG. 22nd … when the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its first experimental TV broadcasting from London…
When “Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy” became a three-times-a-week 30-minute feature on ABC radio, after 14 years as a daily quarter-hour strip…
When Toronto’s CBLT-TV Channel 9 did its first test broadcast, covering the opening of the 73rd Canadian National Exhibition…
..and when Vancouver radio station CKLG AM730 scrapped it’s Middle-Of-The-Road programming and switched to a Top 40 format in direct competition with C-FUN 1410..
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