THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 12th
IT WAS SEPT. 12th … when a raft of TV series debuted, including Lassie, Family Affair and Maude on CBS; Bonanza, The Monkees and Punky Brewster on NBC; and Taxi (pictured), Lois & Clark, and the Jeff Foxworthy Show began on ABC. Party of Five was seen for the first time on Fox.
The 10th season of Murder She Wrote began on CBS-TV, and Vancouver radio station AM 1040 signed on with an adult contemporary music format… years before any all-sports format!
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Daniel Johnston, Cult Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 58
Outsider music hero had been hospitalized with a kidney malfunction before his death of natural causes.
Apple TV Plus Is Launching In Canada And It’s Actually So Cheap
Apple TV Plus will be launching in Canada November 1st, at a cost of $5.99 a month. That's just a few days before Disney+ Nov. 12th, and $3 a week less expensive.
Drew Dalby Does Radio
Drew Dalby is an excellent interviewer, drive host, football prognosticator and dad. He's also a good Twitter follow.
CORRECTED DATE: CFAX celebrates its 60th anniversary Thursday
“We’re bringing back some names and voices from the past to celebrate the station,” said CFAX morning-show host Al Ferraby, who will take calls from listeners and host notable station alumni as guests, including former owner Mel Cooper and Hockey Night in Canada commentator Rick Ball.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Vikki Carr
Born in July 1941. She started out in 1962 and continues to this day. It Must Be Him hit the charts in 1967.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 11th
IT WAS SEPT. 11th .. when the Miss America Pageant was televised coast-to-coast for the first time. Future TV star Lee Meriwether won the crown …
When the last of Gillette’s Friday Night Fights was seen on free, home TV. Veteran Don Dunphy handled the blow-by-blow as he had on radio & TV for 23 years…
When the Canadian newsmagazine “W-5” launched on CTV…
When the Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS, with the first of 278 episodes over the next 10-and-a-half years...
and when the world's broadcasters reported the dreadful facts of one of the USA's darkest days.
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