Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS MAY 15th … when Victoria radio station CJVI 1480 moved to AM 900 and doubled its power to 1,000 watts … When 16 year old Brenda Lee guested as struggling singer “Tina Davis” on an episode of the CBS-TV sitcom “Make Room For Daddy”… When the 91st and final episode of the original series”Starsky and Hutch”(pictured) aired on ABC-TV… ..and when one of Canada’s most successful entertainment exports, “SCTV Network, ” a 90-minute variety/comedy show debuted on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

It was also a good 6+ book for KZOK and 710 ESPN (KIRO AM).

“I’m heartbroken. He was one in a million, not only as a brilliant comedian but as a loving human being,” said Carol Burnett.  “I cherish the times we had together both on the screen and off. He’ll be in my heart forever.”

Ask Canadians whether fake news has fooled them and millennials are most likely to confess they’ve been taken in by a false story or an alternative fact, according to an Ipsos Survey.

Still active today, Jimmie had a #1 hit in 1957: Honeycomb

IT WAS MAY 14th .. when the Ernie Kovacs Show, a highly innovative TV variety show, debuted on NBC…(Kovacs is pictured)… When 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh In' ended its sensational 5-year run on NBC-TV ... When CBC TV stations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto were linked for the first time, the first step in creating a national network … When Victoria radio station CFAX was sold to Clare G. Copeland, who changed it from a daytime only station to 24/7 at 1070 KHz .. When 84-year old Lowell Thomas wrapped up his 46-year career as a nightly radio newscaster ... ..and when Paul McCartney and John Lennon were guests on NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” .. but with Joe Garagiola as guest host. ALL the milestones for May 14th INSIDE.

Huffman pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Monday afternoon to charges in the nation's largest college admissions scandal, becoming the highest-profile defendant to admit to crimes in the blockbuster case.