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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B7xr_EjbzE Shake Rattle & Roll Bill Haley & His Comets had the teens jiving to Shake Rattle & Roll in 1954. 1954 Bill Haley & The Comets ... Chuck Benson – Started his broadcast career in 1960 as a writer...

Frank Gifford was born in Santa Monica Calif, Elvis Presley had died in his Memphis mansion at the age of 42. Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of CBS-TV’s “The Morning Show.” longtime host of CBC-TV’s Man Alive, Roy Bonisteel, succumbed to cancer at age 83.  Plus who is celebrating a birthday today, and hit songs over the early years

At 1pm west coast time, Victoria's 103.1 did a Flashback, with the rebranding of JACK 103.1 FM

They sound way better than Hot 107. Kiss 91.7 and Virgin now have another competitor

1964 brought Unless You Care a hit for Canadian vocalist Terry Black

IT WAS AUG. 15th .. when CBS inaugurated the first nightly TV news broadcast, a 15-minute feature with anchorman Douglas Edwards reporting the day’s events. At first it was seen only in five cities in the Eastern Time zone… When Peck’s bad boy of Vancouver radio Jack Cullen (pictured) made the move from CKMO to CKNW, taking his Owl Prowl program with him… When Vancouver radio station CKWX moved from 980 to 1130 on the AM dial where it still resides as News 1130… ..and when the CBC locked out 5500 employees coast to coast, all members of the Canadian Media Guild. The labour dispute was not resolved until October. ALL the milestones for Aug. 15th INSIDE.

I've had the pleasure of producing and being featured on the most unique and successful radio talk shows in Edmonton's broadcasting history from 1981-1991--The 11-2 Show with Bill and Bill featuring the “Tone Arm on 930 CJCA.”