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Known as the “Caruso Of Rock”, Orbison died very young at 52. His music lives on today, including the 1960 hit Uptown. Roy Orbison

IT WAS APRIL 12th when Canadian broadcaster J. Frank Willis began his legendary 69 hour marathon coverage from a mine surface in Nova Scotia (pictured), after an explosion trapped three miners down below … When ‘The Life of Riley’ family comedy was heard for the first time on the CBS radio network, as a Saturday morning half-hour… When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show featured Brook Benton singing his first hit, “It’s Just A Matter Of Time”… and when the first episode of “21 Jump Street” starring a young Johnny Depp, aired on the Fox Network. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Lisa retired from CBC Radio five years ago and has written for several magazines since, but she says when the opportunity arose to create a news department at CHLY, she jumped at the chance.

John Barbour Reads From His Book - Episode 3 - 'The Gong Show

IT WAS APRIL 11th .. when the first live sports event on radio, a boxing match, was heard blow-by-blow over Pittsburgh’s pioneer station KDKA… When hockey play-by-play legend Danny Gallivan (pictured) was born in Montreal… When Lesley Gore and Paul Anka headlined the final broadcast of NBC-TV’s pop music showcase, ‘Hullabaloo!’… and when the Tommy Hunter Show, after a nearly 27 year run, was seen for the last time on CBC TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

ALL ACCESS has learned that JUBAL had been off the air in a live role since JANUARY 5th ... and there is no reason given for the separation.