Puget Sound Radio

Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas 

It’s the day Frank Sinatra was born 104 years ago, and the evening Mae West got so suggestive on NBC Radio’s ‘Charlie McCarthy Show’ that she was banned from the network for 15 years. In Cleveland, Mike Douglas began a daytime variety TV show that went national for the next 21 years. And Marie Osmond debuted her prime time NBC variety show that was cancelled before the season was out. Robin Williams (pictured), Dionne Warwick, Clint Black and Denver Pyle all received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And Canada’s Bell Globemedia changed its name to CTVglobemedia. ALL the milestones for Dec. 12th INSIDE.

CFOX 99.3 finished with an 11.4 share in the key demographic of A25 - 54. And The Jeff O'Neil Show ranked first for the 11th consecutive book with an 18.6 share.

CBC Radio 1 captured 30.2 per cent of the listener market, well ahead of the three commercial stations operating in Penticton.

Frank Sinatra - Mistletoe and Holly

Happy Birthday to Brenda Lee, Jermaine Jackson, Rita Moreno, Donna Mills, Teri Garr and comedienne Mo’Nique. Radio around the world carried the abdication speech of the UK’s King Edward VIII; Alan Waters purchased Totonto’s CHUM 1050; Victoria’s CFMS was transformed into ‘The Ocean 98.5’; the CBC announced the cutting of 378 jobs; ABC-TV aired the first of Bing Crosby’s 17 Christmas TV Specials; and Tom Selleck was seen for the first time as the original ‘Magnum PI’ on CBS-TV. Notable obits include sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, radio & TV host Robert Q. Lewis, and Canadian TV vocalist Wally Koster, Details and ALL the Dec 11th milestones INSIDE.

The duo’s last day at K103 will be celebrated with a special live broadcast from the iHeartRadio Theater in Portland. The Christmas-themed show will feature a live studio audience & special performances.