Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS APRIL 26th … when the Ozarks comedy ‘Lum & Abner’ was broadcast for the first time on Arkansas radio station KTHS… When the daytime drama ‘Lorenzo Jones’ debuted on NBC radio… When ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ appeared in prime time on NBC-TV, starring former Beatle Ringo Starr… When John Wayne, Bob Hope, and Tom Jones were guests of Raquel Welch on her NBC-TV special ... .. and when the 200th episode of ‘The Simpsons’ aired on FOX-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Get the latest on Wheeler Morris, Scott Mahalick, Bryan Washington. Craig Stone, Olivia Mowatt and John Gattens.

The onetime morning drive L.A. disc jockey worked with Judy Sheindlin since the start of her program.

The musical group frequently sang backup for country icon Johnny Cash. Some of their biggest hits included 1965's "Flowers on the Wall" and 1970's "Bed of Rose's."

Also known as the Genius, Ray Charles started losing his vision at age 5. He could perform in all genres, and his LP Modern Sounds In County & Wester proved very popular

IT WAS APRIL 25th .. when the future iconic broadcast news pioneer Edward. R. Murrow (pictured) was born in North Carolina… When the New York experimental TV station that preceded WCBS aired the first circus on television…. When Vancouver’s CKST AM 1040 dropped its adult contemporary music format and began airing commercial free Classic Rock, enroute to adopting an all-sports format two weeks later… and when the TV-movie “Dukes Of Hazzard: Reunion!” aired on CBS, 12 years after the series left the air. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Streaming means we can tune into breakfast shows, travel bulletins and local gossip on every continent – and revel in radio’s ability to create a sense of community.