Chuck’s Classics, featuring Tommy Edwards
Tommy Edwards ha many marginal hits. Only a could made it to the top 10. One making it to the top 25 was Morning Side Of The Mountain in 1951.
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. March 20th
IT WAS MARCH 20th … when the original Lucky Strike Hit Parade premiered on NBC radio, featuring the top 15 tunes of the week…
When Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra on CBS in the first symphony concert to be televised in North America…
When a protege of Dick Clark Bobby Rydell (pictured) made his first TV appearance, during the second season of Clark’s daily “American Bandstand” on ABC…
When Gibsons BC's CKAY began testing at 91.7...
and when Edmonton public radio station CKUA went dark for five weeks after it ran out of money.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE;
Steve Young Broadcaster of the Year Award Deadline Extended to April 20
This is the 12th annual award to recognize Canada's outstanding young broadcasters, many of whom have gone on to big successes since receiving the award.
St. Louis’ KEZK to Begin Christmas in March on Friday
The station is following on the heels of Hallmark Channel doing a Christmas movie marathon this upcoming weekend and people re-hanging their Christmas lights.
Message from Dame Vera Lynn on eve of her 103rd birthday
" I am reminded of World War II, when our country faced the darkest of times and yet, despite our struggles, pulled together for the common good and we faced the common threat together as a country, and as a community of countries that joined as one right across the world."
Soccer’s Premier League to fight huge fine threat from UK Broadcasters
The Daily Mail reports English club soccer’s top-flight league will resist any attempts from broadcasters Sky and BT to fine them up to UK£750 million (US$897.2 million) if the season fails to finish..
Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Four Aces
The Four Aces had many million selling tunes, including Three Coins In The Fountain in 1954. The group still entertains today, but not all original members.