Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Mills Brothers

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These guys could harmonized like no other. The Mills Brothers had another hit in 1953: The Jones Boy

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 31st

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IT WAS AUG. 31st .. when the first news program on radio was aired in Detroit, when election returns were broadcast on 8MK, (later to become WWJ), owned by the Detroit Evening News. Only some 30 homes in the city were equipped with radio receivers… When “The Great Gildersleeve”, a spin-off of radio’s longtime laughfest “Fibber McGee and Molly,” began its two-decade run on NBC’s Red Network… When “The Adventures of Superman” started on network radio on the Mutual Broadcasting System, quickly becoming one of the era’s most iconic series… ..and when “The Partridge Family” TV show aired its last episode, leaving David Cassidy free to pursue a solo music career. ALL the milestones for the last day of August INSIDE.

‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘Rhoda’ star Valerie Harper dead at 80

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Harper, who beat lung cancer in 2009, was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer called leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in 2013.

Former CHEK Bright light CEILIDH MILLAR New Co-Host of CTV Morning Live Atlantic

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Ceilidh Millar, formerly of CHEK News Vancouver Island and Global Regina is the new co-host and weather specialist at CTV Morning Live Atlantic.

Alex Trebek Back on ‘Jeopardy’, says he is ‘On the Mend’

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In an official Jeopardy! video released earlier this week, the 79-year-old Canadian-born entertainer says that he returned to the show in order to host its upcoming 36th season.

CHED Edmonton Morning Star Bruce Bowie says Goodbye after 47 Years

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Just shy of a month after announcing his retirement, Edmonton radio legend Bruce Bowie signed off of 630 CHED for the final time Friday morning.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring Lulu

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From Scotland, Lulu has been active since 1964. To Sir With Love came out in 1967 to reach the top ten