Chuck’s Classics, featuring Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
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Don't Pull Your Love
Popular during the 1970’s the soft rock group consisted of Don Hamilton, Joe Frank and Tommy Reynolds. They were active at the original trio from 1968 to 1976. Don’t Pull Your...
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 7th
IT WAS JULY 7th .. when ‘Flashgun Casey’ debuted on CBS radio. It evolved into ‘Casey, Crime Photographer’ and ran for 12 years!..
When ‘Escape’ (pictured) was heard for the first time on CBS. The critically-acclaimed anthology series continued on an erratic and largely sponsorless schedule (18 different time slots!) through 1954…
When Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet’ was first heard on NBC radio. The program was the first to dramatize cases from actual police files…
..and when a live summer replacement for Dinah Shore, “The Eddy Arnold Show” debuted on NBC-TV.
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US iHeartMedia Ends Use of the Words ‘Urban & Urban AC’ As Format Descriptors
"We already didn’t use it to reference our Hip-Hop and R&B stations as 'Urban' on the air, but now we are also no longer using the term 'Urban' internally or when referencing the format within the music industry. This includes job titles, etc."
Country music legend Charlie Daniels dies at 83
Daniels accumulated a slew of accolades and awards during his long career in music, including his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame and becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback by REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s
Chuck’s Classics, featuring David Bowie
An English singer-songwriter, David Bowie is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century. Bowie died of liver cancer at the age of 69. In 1975 he had the charted hit Fame.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. July 6th
IT WAS JULY 6th … when Canadian soprano Sarah Fischer sang 30 minutes of excerpts from Carmen in the first opera telecast by the BBC…
When following on years in supporting radio roles with Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman and Edgar Bergen, Judy Canova (pictured) began her own weekly comedy-and-music show on CBS…
When a hidden microphone eavesdropped on unsuspecting people for the first time, as Candid Microphone hit the ABC radio airwaves. Allen Funt was the host…
When Garrison Keeler's 'A Prairie Home Companion' had its premiere on National Public Radio ....
..and when Karen & Richard Carpenter hosted the debut of their summer series, 'Make Your Own Kind of Music', on NBC-TV.
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