One of my all-time favourite Flashbacks, with The Hollies
This isn't just The Hollies ~ Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) 1972, It's the Extended Meow Mix
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 27th
It’s the date that brought us John Cleese, Nanette Fabray, Matt Drudge, Floyd Cramer, Kelly Osbourne, and Manitoba-born comic actor Jack Carson.
Pittsburgh’s pioneer radio station KDKA was granted a broadcast license,
‘Disneyland’ began a long Sunday night run on ABC & CBC televison,
Groucho’s quiz show ‘You Bet Your Life’ (pictured) debuted on ABC Radio;
Jane Morgan sang ‘Fascination’ on the Ed Sullivan Show,
and 11 years later Mary Hopkin sang ‘Those Were the Days’ on the same CBS-TV showcase.
‘Knots Landing’ began its 10th season on CBS-TV,
and Jane Pauley announced she would be ending her 13 years on NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show.’
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CBC’s Matt Galloway leaving Toronto’s ‘Metro Morning’ for ‘The Current’
“I’m looking forward to being part of the big stories in Canada today, and diving into the international topics that I’m always curious about,” said Galloway.. He’ll be succeeding Anna Maria Tremonti, who left “The Current” in June.
Rachel Maddow Unloads on Her NBC Bosses
Maddow's decision to book Ronan Farrow alone sent a powerful message to her superiors. Farrow has accused the network of blocking his reporting on Harvey Weinstein's alleged misconduct, before taking his story to The New Yorker and winning a Pulitzer Prize.
One of my all-time favourite flashbacks, with Whitney Houston
Whitney was an American singer and actress. She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and remains one of the best-selling music artists of all time with 200 million records sold worldwide. Whitney died in February of 2012.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 26th
Happy Birthday today to Seth McFarlane, Keith Urban, Tom Cavanagh, Pat Sajak and Jaclyn Smith.
‘St. Elsewhere’ debuted on NBC-TV;
‘M*A*S*H’ started its tenth season on CBS-TV;
Frances Gumm (later known as Judy Garland) made her radio debut on NBC’s ‘Shell Chateau’;
‘Chez Helene’ began its more than 13 year run on CBC-TV;
and the acclaimed WWII documentary ‘Victory at Sea’ debuted on NBC-TV.
Taking their final bows on this earth were Canadian radiomen J. Frank Willis and Alden Diehl, CBS founder Bill Paley, country music’s Hoyt Axton, and the teacher on ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Sue Randall.
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Chuck’s Classics, featuring Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra
An American jazz trombonist and band leader. Pee Wee had a #3 hit, Oh, that sold a million copies.
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