THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. April 30th
IT WAS APRIL 30th … when television was demonstrated for the first time in the US, as President Roosevelt spoke at the opening of the New York World’s Fair ….
When after 27 years, the final broadcast of ‘Arthur Godfrey Time’ aired on CBS Radio, a decade after most network entertainment radio had ended ….
When host Jack Bailey (pictured) introduced the so-called daily agony show “Queen For a Day” on Mutual radio…
and when the 208th & final episode of “The Cosby Show” was seen on NBC-TV.
ALL the milestones for the last day of April INSIDE.
SiriusXM Launches Nine Single Artist Channels; Extends Free Listening
The nine channels will be available online only and will feature David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, George Strait, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Prince, and The Rolling Stones.
(Watch The Video) The Back Story: Rockland Singer/Songwriter North Easton’s Quarantined Song/Video: “Family Boogie...
Many songwriters get the inspiration to write a song from life, and their current experiences. Rockland singer/songwriter North Easton wrote his song out of a challenge.
NY Times: ‘Our Reporting Does NOT Clear Biden on Sex Charge’
Aides for Joe Biden are taking Tara Reade "seriously enough behind the scenes to coordinate messaging among other Democrats."
Classic Dave Niehaus Calls Return Nightly on 710 ESPN Radio
Mariner fans can relive team highlight games, and perhaps as enticing, hear again from the late great team broadcaster, 7 nights a week at 7.
Cable News Sets Ratings Records in April
The three big cable news networks owned the top spots across all of cable for the month both in primetime and the total day: Fox News ranked first in both measures, averaging 3.68 million viewers in primetime — its best month ever — and 2.24 million for the whole day.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Phil Collins
Phil Collins was with the band Genesis. On his own he made a score of hits. Including in 1990 Another Day In Paradise









