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May looks to be the month when things slowly pick up again. The big move: NASCAR will resume racing in North Carolina and South Carolina May 17. There won't be fans in the stands, but the races will be televised on Fox Sports

The husband & wife team of Captain & Tennille comprised of “Captain” Daryl Dragon (died in 2019) and Toni Tennille. They were active from 1974 to 2013. In 1975 they produced the hit Love Will Keep Us Together

IT WAS MAY 1st … when Edmonton got its first radio station. The Edmonton Journal’s CJCA broadcast on 450 metres with 50 watts…. When Vancouver’s CKMO moved down the dial from 730 kilocycles to its longtime home at 1410… When Brooklyn’s Larry Zeiger made his first radio broadcast in Miami after his boss renamed him Larry King… When C-ISL signed on as Richmond BC’s first radio station at 940 on the AM dial .. When both of Kamloops heritage radio stations CFJC & CHNL debuted, though some 44 years apart .. and when country comedienne Minnie Pearl (pictured) was the surprised honoree on NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Lockwood began at KJR doing afternoons 3-6 pm, moving to mornings in 1981 where he remained until the station turned all-sports in 1991.

Nielsen Media Research finds that Americans restricted to self-isolation in their homes are increasingly turning to broadcast radio as a primary source of information.

Billy Idol is another vocalist from England. Idol began his career with the band Generation X, then with the band Chelsea. Then on his own, where he has had great success. In 1987 he had the hit Mony Mony.