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Steven Guilbeault on Monday walked back his comments aired on Sunday, stating that the government had “no intention to impose licensing requirements on news organizations,” nor will the government “regulate news content.”

Tommy started in 1956 on CBC’s Country Hoedown and got his own TV show in 1960. He had a few songs hitting the charts, including Travellin’ Man in 1967

Baseball’s Jackie Robinson (pictured) signed a contract with NBC’s New York radio & TV stations as Director of Community Activities, thus becoming the first black broadcast executive. Elvis Presley made his second appearance on CBS-TV’s ‘Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.’ ABC-TV aired a 25th anniversary salute to Dick Clark’s ‘American Bandstand.’ And Katie Couric’s “All Access Grammy Special” aired on CBS-TV, featuring interviews with Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift. ALL the milestones for Feb. 4th INSIDE.

For broadcasters looking to cash in on the exploding cannabis industry, there was a breakthrough in 2018 when the Farm Bill was adopted. It legalized and regulated certain hemp derivative products, including CBD oil, removing them from the blanket prohibition of the Controlled Substances Act. That essentially created two camps: marijuana (still illegal under the Act) and derivative CBD products unshackled by federal law. But accepting CBD oil ads without putting your station at legal risk involves a litany of steps and precautions that must be taken.

The 69-year-old conservative talk pioneer closed his broadcast with the grim news, saying he will be leaving his golden EIB microphone for treatment, but hopes to return later this week.

Buddy Holly & The Crickets with a big hit from 1957: Maybe Baby

The third of WXYZ Detroit’s kids radio adventure shows ‘Challenge of the Yukon’ debuted… for a Michigan audience only. The comedy team of Abbott and Costello (pictured) joined the cast of CBS radio’s ‘Kate Smith Hour.’ The mischievous chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs became a regular on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’ And Vancouver radio station C-ISL got the okay to move down the AM dial from 940 to 650 KHz and increase power to 10,000 watts. ALL the milestones for Feb. 3rd INSIDE.